| March 9, 2010 | News covering the consumer electronics industry |
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- Sony announces plans to enter the 3-D TV marketplace
Sony will introduce its first 3-D TV sets June 10 in Japan. Sony joins a crowded field: Samsung last month began selling its 3-D models in South Korea and will go global with them this month, while Panasonic is scheduled to enter the market Wednesday in the U.S. Reuters
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- Warner joins BD4C Licensing Group
Warner Home Video has joined Mitsubishi Electric, Thomson Licensing and Toshiba as a member of the BD4C Licensing Group. The group's goal is to create a streamlined licensing program for manufacturers of Blu-ray-related products. Home Media Magazine
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- HP profit still is up despite an EDS lawsuit-prompted revision
Despite a legal issue tied to its 2008 purchase of Electronic Data Systems that required revising its fiscal first-quarter earnings ended Jan. 31, Hewlett-Packard reported a profit of $2.25 billion, a healthy increase over a profit of $1.86 billion a year earlier. EDS is in court over a CRM system deal it made with a British TV broadcast group, and HP is hoping to appeal a court decision regarding a court-mandated fine. The Wall Street Journal
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- Panasonic's Bob Perry: TV is good, but could be better
The future of IPTV was the topic of discussion at an industry event sponsored by "IVTV," and, while the consensus seemed to be that traditional TV providers such as cable and telecoms are trying to keep pace with new developments, others felt still more could be done. Bob Perry, senior vice president of marketing at Panasonic, for instance, said the industry currently did not "deliver to the American consumer everything they would like to have in the way they would like to have it." TWICE
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- Internet sales tax is a hot topic for many states
Almost 20 states are either considering or enacting laws that require online retailers to collect sales taxes for products bought and sent outside the states the merchants are based in. "I see this as a trend moving along -- a lot of states are considering doing it," said Joseph Henchman, director of state projects at the Tax Foundation. CNET/Politics and Law blog
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- Sales increase for DIY residential surveillance cameras
Sales of do-it-yourself security cameras for the home appear to be bucking the downward trend of the home-security market overall, according to this report. A separate report attributed the uptick in DIY residential surveillance to the fact that manufacturers have "moved from systems that are expensive, difficult to install, hard to use and poor quality to affordable, easy-to-use systems with good video quality." CEPro.com
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- Newegg terminates contract after fake CPUs discovered
Newegg has terminated its supply relationship with IPEX, which supplied the fake Core i7s that were shipped. "Newegg's top priority is to proactively reach out to all customers who may have been affected to ensure their absolute satisfaction," Newegg said. PC Magazine
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EPA evaluating CEA suggestion for a new ENERGY STAR labeling specification
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which administers the ENERGY STAR program, is conducting research to examine opportunities for a new ENERGY STAR specification related to home energy-management systems and services. CEA and members of the TechHome Division have urged the EPA to explore ENERGY STAR program opportunities for such systems and services. Contact Doug Johnson and Bill Belt for more information.
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CEA raises concerns with proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency
CEA joined with more than 30 other companies and associations in a letter to U.S. Senate banking committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and ranking member Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., to express concerns regarding the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) as included in Dodd's discussion draft of financial-reform legislation.
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Testing procedures for measurement of TV-energy consumption through new CEA-2037 standard
CEA-2037, December 2009 -- Determination of Television Average Power Consumption, is the result of a collaborative effort across the consumer-electronics industry to codify testing procedures and ensure accuracy in measuring energy consumption of TVs. The standard specifies a testing procedure that relies on the Environmental Protection Agency's use of IEC 62087, Methods of Measurement for the Power Consumption of Audio, Video and Related Equipment. CEA-2037 codifies the EPA's testing regime and will ensure that testing is conducted in a uniform manner. Buy CEA-2037 today by visiting global.ihs.com or calling (877) 413-5187.
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