JAPAN’S Sharp Corp. on Wednesday launched what it billed as the world’s first liquid crystal display television with a built-in next-generation Blu-ray DVD recorder.The latest in Sharp’s Aquos line of televisions will hit the market in late November with prices between 170,000 and 500,000 yen (S$2,468 and S$7,261). ‘At a time that competition is tough [...]

Looks like Comcast customers in the Chicago and Denver areas will be the first in the U.S. to have access to tru2way digital cable service with additional cities expected to go live in the coming months. The tru2way VIERA HDTVs will be available in the Chicago area at Abt Electronics in Glenview and at Circuit [...]

Gateway has introduced two new multimedia PCs, a $779.99 AMD quad-core system and a more powerful Intel based system with a MSRP of $1,199.99.
The Gateway LX6200 features a AMD Phenom X4 9500 2.2GHz processor, ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics, 8GB DDR2 memory, 750GB HDD, DVD burner, 15-in-1 memory card reader, analog/digital TV tuner, HDMI, [...]

AT&T and Option today announced the availability of the AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver, a new USB mobile broadband device with an award-winning design. The Quicksilver is the newest addition to AT&T’s High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)-capable lineup of LaptopConnect devices on the nation’s fastest third-generation (3G) network.
The AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver is the first USB mobile broadband [...]

RUF, the makers of all things performence and Porsche, have focused their modding efforts on an all-electric Porsche 911.  They’ve succeeded, and the RUF Electric Porsche 911 has finally hit the pavement.  While it looks and feels like a combustion 911, this RUF mod isn’t dependent on foreign oil.  And with a brand so familiar [...]

More than half of all automobile models sold in the United States next year will offer optional support for Apple Inc.’s iPod, reflecting automakers’ drive to accelerate sales by offering compelling technological features, according to iSuppli Corp.
U.S. consumers for the past few years have been demanding improved connectivity between their vehicles’ audio/video systems and their [...]

Quantenna Communications, Inc., a developer of silicon for intelligent wireless networking, today announced the world’s first fully integrated 802.11n chipsets with 4×4 MIMO and transmit (Tx) beamforming, which are designed to deliver guaranteed wireless bandwidth within any home, anywhere. The Quantenna High Speed (QHS™) family of chipsets pioneers a new level of ultra reliability for [...]