IT News - Feb 19, 2008

HDTV News:
· Newsday – Big-screen TVs work into home-decorating plans (ToC) - http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/partii/ny-k5582505feb19,0,7550502.story
· PC World – Top 50-/52-inch HDTVs: Samsung FP-T5084 a “Best Buy” - http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142540-page,1-c,televisions/article.html
Overall Top 5 Chart - http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142535/article.html
· HDTV Expert – One year left to “Hey, Where’d all my channels go?” - http://www.hdtvexpert.com/pages_b/AnalogTVgoesDark.html
· Display Daily – One year to “D-Day!” (LN-T4681F) - http://displaydaily.com/2008/02/18/one-year-to-%E2%80%9Cd-day%E2%80%9D/
· Engadget – Sony looks to grow OLED biz and display sizes - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/sony-looks-to-grow-oled-biz-and-display-sizes/
· I4U – Sony to spend $200 mln on advanced Panel Technology - http://www.i4u.com/article14883.html
· Engadget HD – T-minus one year till the US analog shutoff: are you ready? - http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/17/t-minus-one-year-till-the-us-analog-shutoff-are-you-ready/
· Engadget HD – Westinghouse boasts of easy LCD upgrades via online firmware updates - http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/18/westinghouse-boasts-of-easy-lcd-upgrades-via-online-firmware-upd/
· TG Daily – LCD panel prices may not rebound in March - http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36109/122/

Blu-ray / DVD / Home Theater News:
· The Associated Press – Toshiba quits HD DVD business - http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTHHXJdHiSuq8n1753HbYdPYHbKwD8UTFTQ83
· Bloomberg – Toshiba scraps HD DVD, gives it to Sony in format war (Update4) - http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aBgBfVVdAHAM&refer=home
· Engadget – Samsung expected to focus efforts on Blu-ray (BD-UP5500) - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/18/samsung-expected-to-focus-efforts-on-blu-ray/
· Gizmodo – Samsung makes a bold choice, decides to focus on Blu-ray over HD DVD - http://gizmodo.com/357745/samsung-makes-a-bold-choice-decides-to-focus-on-blu+ray-over-hd-dvd
· TWICE – Study says salespeopke like Blu-ray - http://www.twice.com/article/CA6532944.html
· The Washington Post – Microsoft stays mum on Blu-ray disc support - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021901161.html
· Joystiq – Rumor: Xbox 360 Blu-ray player could be out by May - http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/18/rumor-xbox-360-blu-ray-player-could-be-out-by-may/
· WHP-CBS 21 – Consumers are asking: “What’s a Blu-ray?” - http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=4eaef81e-9a06-444a-a66f-df297cd94120
· Engadget – Toshiba: “no plans” to adopt Blu-ray - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/toshiba-no-plans-to-adopt-blu-ray/
· Engadget HD – Blu-ray discs reach 1.5 million sold, HDM still trails DVD’s first two years - http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/16/blu-ray-discs-reach-1-5-million-sold-hdm-still-trails-dvds-fir/
· Engadget – Paramount and Universal to publish films on Blu-ray - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/paramount-and-universal-to-publish-films-on-blu-ray/
· Engadget HD – Retailers already forgetting HD DVD - http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/17/retailers-already-fogetting-hd-dvd/
· Engadget – HD DVD casualty report: over 1m players, recorders, and drives lost to the format war - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-casualty-report-730-000-players-recorders-and-drives-l/
· CrunchGear – HD DVD in trouble??? Onkyo stops HD DVD production - http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/19/hd-dvd-in-trouble-onkyo-stops-hd-dvd-production/

MP3 Player / PMP / Camcorder / Camera News:
· FYI – Engadget – Samsung’s New TouchWiz UI Gets Previewed on Video - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/samsungs-new-touchwiz-ui-gets-previewed-on-video/
· TWICE – MP3-player speaker docks surge: CEA - http://www.twice.com/article/CA6532944.html
· Gizmodo – iPod Shuffle 2GB for $69 - http://gizmodo.com/358007/ipod-shuffle-2gb-for-69
· Gizmodo – iPod Shuffle drops to $49 - http://gizmodo.com/357972/ipod-shuffle-drops-to-49
· Engadget – Sony’s NWZ-A820 Bluetooth Walkmans heading to Europe - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/sonys-nwz-a820-bluetooth-walkmans-heading-to-europe/
· Gizmodo – Panasonic AG-HMC150 shoots on SDHC - http://gizmodo.com/357336/panasonic-ag+hmc150-shoots-on-sdhc
· Gizmodo – Waterproof MP3 player is iRiver, dives to 200 feet under the sea - http://gizmodo.com/357623/waterproof-mp3-player-is-iriver-dives-to-200-feet-under-the-sea


FYI:
· Engadget – Samsung’s See’N’Search set-top TV/Internet box demo video - http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/16/samsungs-seensearch-set-top-tv-internet-box-demo-video/
· Engadget HD – Samsung’s See’N’Search set-top TV/Internet box demo video - http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/16/samsungs-seensearch-set-top-tv-internet-box-demo-video/
· The Consumerist – Monster responds to “Monster Cables, Monster Ripoff” - http://consumerist.com/358006/monster-responds-to-monster-cables-monster-ripoff-story


General Industry / Trade / Competitor News:
· Gizmodo – Apple patents show the advanced future of multitouch - http://gizmodo.com/357953/apple-patents-show-the-advanced-future-of-multitouch
· Engadget HD – Matsushita gears up to build $2.8 billion LCD factory in Japan - http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/19/matsushita-gears-up-to-build-2-8-billion-lcd-factory-in-japan/