Irvine, CA — February 4, 2009 — VIZIO, America’s HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, is pleased with the overwhelming response they received from their Super Bowl ad which asserted that if the audience wasn’t watching the Super Bowl on a VIZIO, they had spent way too much. Their “Million Dollar Event” was designed to thank consumers who have made VIZIO a leading flat panel TV brand. Consumer response was so strong that VIZIO has seen visits to their website grow by more than 400%.
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VIZIO to give away $1,000,000 in 55” HDTVs

“Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market the 16-model AQUOS DX Series (including 52V-, 46V-, 42V-, 37V-, 32V-, and 26V-inch*2 models), the world’s first series of LCD TVs equipped with Blu-ray Disc Recorders,” according to their recent press release.

Mikio Katayama, Sharp Corporation President & COO, stated,”By launching them in the year-end shopping season, we are aiming to do our best in fighting sluggish consumption, a slowing economy, an adverse business environment and fierce competition.”
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Sharp AQUOS DX Series LCD HDTV with Integrated Blu-ray Exposed

The government may not be prepared for an an expected surge in demand for the DTV converter coupons from consumers needing to make the switch from analog to digital television, according to a recent government report. “NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) is aware of the potential for a surge in coupon applications as the February 17, 2009, transition date draws closer. Although the coupon application rate has spiked only rarely over the past eight and one-half months, we recognize that consumer education will intensify in the coming months and that coupon applications could reach more consistently high levels than has been our experience to date.”
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Government May Be Unprepared For Digital TV Coupon Demand

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Microsoft announced that starting Friday, September 5 it is cutting the price of its Xbox game system. They are slashing the price of the base console (Xbox 360 Arcade) $80 which will sell for $199, making it the cheapest of the big three game systems.The Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 Elite will retail for $299.99 and $399.99 respectively.

“We are thrilled to be the first next-generation console on the market to reach $199, a price that invites everyone to enjoy Xbox 360,” said Don Mattrick, senior vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. “Xbox 360 delivers amazing performance at an extraordinary value with the leading online service and best lineup of games, downloadable movies and TV shows available from a console. The majority of consumers make the decision to buy consoles once the price falls to this mark, making this an important milestone for consumers and the industry.”

As an all-in-one entertainment system, the Xbox not only allows you to play high definition games, but with an Internet connection and a Xbox Live Gold membership, you can download and play multi-player games online. Plus, the ability to view your pictures, video and listen to your music from a plug and play device. Microsoft has also teamed with Netflix to offer streaming movies and TV shows.

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2008 – Intel Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. today previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television (TV) application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture. The Widget Channel will allow consumers to enjoy rich Internet applications designed for the TV while watching their favorite TV programs. The Widget Channel will be powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, a fifth-generation applications platform that will enable TV watchers to interact with and enjoy a rich set of “TV Widgets,” or small Internet applications designed to complement and enhance the traditional TV watching experience and bring content, information and community features available on the Internet within easy reach of the remote control. The Widget Channel will also allow developers to use JAVASCRIPT®, XML*, HTML* and Adobe Flash® technology to write TV applications for the platform, extending the power and compatibility of PC application developer programs to TV and related CE devices. In addition to supporting the Yahoo! Widget Engine, Yahoo! will also provide consumers Yahoo!-branded TV Widgets that are customized based on its category-leading Internet services.

See the full press release at the Yahoo! Press Room.

If you are a bargain hunter like me, then I am sure you have heard of eBay. eBay has emerged as the marketplace of the world. If you have never used eBay, then you’re missing out on a place where millions of people buy and sell to each other. It is a cultural barometer where the buyer determines the value of the products that are sold. eBay is a safe and fun place to shop instead of spending hours wandering through malls, shops, thrift stores, or garage sales looking for the perfect item. Continue Reading »
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