The Blu-ray format has yet to blow up in a wave of success, but Sharp Electronics is betting that a Blu-ray-TV combo design will boost its sales and bring the company some needed buzz. According to Sharp executive Mike Troetti, the company will release two Aquos LCD HDTVs with embedded Blu-ray players next month, right [...]

LG’s surprisingly slick DVS450H “floating” DVD player may not have Blu-ray high-definition, but it does pack DVD upscaling, DivX playback and a nifty motorized tray door.  Now, courtesy of Reg Hardware, we know it also packs some decent video quality too.  Unlike many “fashion” products, the DVS450H actually backs up its looks with solid performance.
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Sunfire, a specialist in the design, manufacture and marketing of luxury audio/video products for the custom installation and specialty retail markets, announced that their exciting Theater Grand Processor and Amplifiers are now shipping.  The TGP-401 Processor ($3500 MSRP) delivers unmatched sonic performance with all the connectivity and processing needed for today’s ultimate home theater systems. [...]

Game maker Nintendo Co Ltd will team up with ad agency Dentsu Inc to launch a video distribution service on the Wii console, in a move to establish a new revenue stream, the Nikkei business daily said. The two firms plan to offer cartoons and other entertainment programmes created for the new service to differentiate [...]

Market newcomer Dashboard Devices will unveil a $2,700 in-dash double-DIN computer for the car at the 2009 International CES that reads aloud the users’ email and has other advanced features. The computer series, called the ENV, is slated for spring production and will be sold initially through computer resellers and then to CE car audio [...]

ASUS has today launched the new ASUS AIR3, which integrates an iPod speaker with Internet radio—a combination designed to fulfill the needs of any discerning audiophile. An exquisite design stylishly envelopes the HDSS® (High Definition Sound Standard) certified speakers, and the ETL™ (Embedded Transmission Line) module within the chambers provide natural, real and clear sound [...]

Sony’s new 40” Bravia LCD flat-panel TV, scheduled for availability in Canada this week, is just 9.9 mm thin, and weighs about 26 lbs. The KLV-40ZX1M boasts 1080p resolution, LED backlighting, and 120 Hz Motionflow technology for quick refresh rates in quick motion scenes. It has a single HDMI input, and is compatible with Sony’s [...]

Sony has this “P-series” VAIO on their notebook section in the SonyStyle store, so maybe netbook isn’t the right term. Just ask Psion, if you don’t believe me. Eagle-eye reader Jose was browsing Sony’s online storefront and caught the new P hiding unsuccessfully at the front of the VAIO line. Not much [...]

The Wind Nettop CD100, which is actually a desktop version of the MSI Wind, is now available in Japan. Sold without OS, RAM or HDD, our Wind Nettop CD100, is powered by an Intel Atom 330 at 1.60GHz mounted on a 945GC Express + ICH7 chipset motherboard. 
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