Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, continues to improve its camcorder offerings with the addition of the SC-HMX20C Progressive HD Flash-based Camcorder. Featuring Full HD and a1080p mode with 30 frames-per-second recording capability, the SC-HMX20C’s flash-based design makes this camcorder compact and easy-to-use. With an included docking station, users will find it simple to not only charge the SC-HMX20C, but utilize the HDMI input and component connectivity to easily view home movies directly on an …

Sony today announced it would be shipping super-charged versions of its VAIO® PCs. Dubbed VAIO Premium, these units will empower users with lighting-fast processing speeds, massive amounts of storage, and innovative technologies to improve performance.

Fueling these dream machines will be the new Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processors— T9000 and T8000 series. Among the very first to ship with these chipsets, these PCs will provide business travelers and multimedia enthusiasts alike with unparalleled power and multi-tasking capabilities. The …

Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link users will soon have access to an extensive collection of Internet video content including full episodes from “America’s Most Watched Network” as a new agreement was announced today with CBS Interactive. 

Sony also announced that FEARnet and Ford Models, Inc. will now provide content to the BRAVIA Internet Video Link Service, in addition to a new Music Videos channel and a Movie Trailers channel.  The new content adds to existing channels including Yahoo!, …

Sony today announced the availability of the industry’s first Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) television in the United States.
The 11-inch (measured diagonally) XEL-1 model is just about 3 millimeters thin and offers picture quality with extremely high contrast, outstanding brightness, exceptional color reproduction, and a rapid response time.

“The launch of an OLED TV is one of the most important industry landmarks,” said Randy Waynick, senior vice president of Sony Electronics’ Home Products Division. “Not only …

Xbox LIVE Marketplace is expanding once again, adding content from two major entertainment partners. Microsoft Corp. today announced at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that Disney-ABC Television Group and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) will be joining the more than 35 networks and studios offering U.S. Xbox LIVE members premium entertainment content via the Xbox LIVE Marketplace Video Store.

“Disney-ABC Television Group and MGM are two of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, and this announcement …

As the advertising around Las Vegas have been hinting for days, “1.5 Is Coming…” and, after much anticipation, it’s now here. For the first time in the U.S., Hitachi is officially unveiling its new line of Ultra Thin LCDs. Having already received overwhelmingly favorable response in sneak previews to overseas audiences last Fall, the new line called “1.5″ – in reference to its 1.5-inch depth – is now expected to be among the hottest items being announced …

Pioneer Corporation today unveils concepts for future plasma display technologies under the code name “Project KURO” at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. After a year where it was proved that its award-winning plasma technologies are leagues above the rest of the HDTV industry in picture quality, Pioneer engineers preview future Project KURO concepts for extreme contrast and advanced design. The extreme contrast concept realizes the reproduction of absolute black, and the advanced design concept becomes …