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Marketplace

Verizon's PR Czar Responds To Whistleblower RE: 30K Missing HDTVs

By InformationWeek • Apr 2 2008, 1:27pm

Uh oh. It looks like things are about to become unglued over at Verizon where there's a dispute over the number of HDTVs that were promised to new FIOS subscribers, but that so far remained undelivered. In response to the debacle, Verizon apparently told ABC News that only a handful of customers were impacted. But an alleged whistleblowing Verizon customer service rep (CSR) says that the number i ...

Technology

CES: Logitech's tiny Bluetooth keyboard works PCs, Media Center, and even Sony's PS3

By InformationWeek • Jan 7 2008, 4:24am

When we spotted this tiny little Bluetooth keyboard from Logitech at the Consumer Electronics Show, we didn't even wait for a spokesperson to come over and show it to us. After getting a couple of questions answered, we decided to shoot a quick 90 second video of the nifty little $149 wireless keyboard which is designed to work with (1) any PC or notebook that supports the Human Interface Device ...

Blu-ray

Hacker Opens Crack In High-Def Movie DRM

By InformationWeek • Jan 26 2007, 10:02pm

Authorities may file legal action against whoever posted decryption keys that allow code compromises in Blu-ray or HD DVD formats. ...

Marketplace

Toshiba Sees HD DVD Sales Jumping In 2007/08

By InformationWeek • Jan 8 2007, 2:27pm

Toshiba Corp. said on Sunday sales of its HD DVD players and recorders were likely to jump about six times to three million units or more in the year starting April, driven by robust demand in the United States. ...

Marketplace

Sony Blu-Ray Gets 'General Dislike' Among Web Posters

By InformationWeek • Dec 8 2006, 8:05pm

Early adopters more frequently praise rival HD DVD, while panning Sony's high-definition format ...

General Interest

High-Definition Demand Expected To Drive TV Holiday Sales

By InformationWeek • Nov 9 2006, 1:20am

Flat-panel HDTV sales will drive the consumer electronics market as a whole this holiday season, says an analyst for NPD. ...

General Interest

Next-Gen DVD War Averted?

By InformationWeek • Nov 6 2006, 1:20am

The emergence of HD/BD universal players in 2007 is likely to make the irreconcilable HD DVD vs. Blu-ray next-generation high definition-capable DVD format battle a moot point. ...

Products & Equipment

Review: VIZIO P50HDM

By InformationWeek • Nov 21 2005, 8:43pm

The $2,699 VIZIO P50HDM features 1366 x 768 of native resolution packed into a panel footprint. The picture is everything you’d want in an HDTV monitor -- it performed well in our tests, even in a well-lit room, putting out an impressive amount of image power -- and it costs a lot less than than comparable units. ...

Technology

Tech Overload

By InformationWeek • Oct 27 2005, 1:59pm

Quote of the day: "Men have become the tools of their tools." -- Henry David Thoreau I value the contributions information technology has made to our lives probably more than most people. ...

Marketplace

Microsoft Updates Media Center PC 2005

By InformationWeek • Oct 14 2005, 7:29pm

The refresh is considered a relatively minor upgrade. It's most compelling feature is a link to the upcoming Xbox 360 video game console. ...