IT News - Feb. 14, 2008

HDTV News:
· PC Magazine’s DigitalLife – 2008 Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: Home Entertainment (LN-T4665F) - http://digitallife.pnmi.com/newyork/shopping_guide_page.cfm?0801J4465A5E84441
· TG Daily – Sony leads North America LCD TV shipments for the first time – DisplaySearch - http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36024/122/
· Engadget HD – Digital cliff could drop more antenna TV viewers than anticipated - http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/11/digital-cliff-could-drop-more-antenna-tv-viewers-than-anticipate/
· The Star-Ledger – Imagine this, TV watchers glued to computer screens - http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/12027963829540.xml&coll=1
· TG Daily – Big screen 1080p LCD TVs were the big story in 2007 - http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36026/117/
· TWICE – Q4 plasma unit sales up, revenue down - http://www.twice.com/article/CA6531530.html
· PC World – Motorola sees boost from high-def TV - http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142403-c,hdtv/article.html
· Engadget HD – Gefen TV Scaler Pro: Realta HQV 1080p upconversion for $699 - http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/11/gefen-tv-scaler-pro-realta-hqv-1080p-upconversion-for-699/


Blu-ray / DVD / Home Theater News:
· AV Guide – Playback: Three affordable Blu-ray players (BD-P1400) - http://www.avguide.com/news/2008/02/11/playback-three-affordable-blu-ray-players/
o Playback - Three affordable Blu-ray players (BD-P1400) - http://magazine.playbackmag.net/playback/200801web/?folio=147
· The New York Times – Two retailers favor Blu-ray DVDs - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/technology/12bluray.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Two+Retailers+Favor+Blu-Ray+DVDs&st=nyt&oref=slogin
· CNET – All-star LED team quietly working on Blu-ray successors - http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9869719-54.html
· Engadget HD – Leaked NPD numbers show HD DVD hardware sales still trailing Blu-ray - http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/11/leaked-npd-numbers-show-hd-dvd-hardware-sales-still-trailing-blu/
· AV Guide – Marantz’s super high-end Blu-ray player may be released by April - http://www.avguide.com/news/2008/02/11/marantzs-super-high-end-blu-ray-player-may-be-released-by-april/
· Engadget – Netflix coming to Xbox 360 and PS3? - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/netflix-coming-to-xbox-360-and-ps3/
· Engadget – HD DVD camp issues sad little response to Netflix, Best Buy snubs - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/hd-dvd-camp-issues-sad-little-response-to-netflix-best-buy-snub/
· Newsday – Which will win – Blu-ray or HD DVD? - http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzleft0212,0,701103.story


MP3 Player / PMP / Camcorder News:
· CRAVE – CNET – Coby tries to think out of a familiar box (P2) - http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9869870-1.html
· Engadget – Cowon A3 review - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/cowon-a3-review/
· Switched – iPod and iPhone price cuts on the horizon? - http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/ipod-and-iphone-price-cuts-on-the-horizon/
· CRAVE – CNET – Turn your Zune into a home-theater hub for $19.99 - http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9870060-1.html


Corporate News:
· BusinessWeek – Samsung’s new marketing push - http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/europeinsight/archives/2008/02/samsungs_new_ma.html
General Industry / Trade / Competitor News:
· The Record – Tech spending slowdown seen - http://www.northjersey.com/business/Tech_spending_slowdown_seen.html
· Engadget – Apple store down – that time of the month again? - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/apple-store-down-again-that-time-of-the-month/
· Engadget – Microsoft to Yahoo: come back, this isn’t over! - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/microsoft-to-yahoo-come-back-this-isnt-over/