Sharp Pushes Back U.S. TV Re-launch Plans To 2021
Sharp Corp., now under majority control of Foxconn, will not be using CES 2020 to launch a new Sharp branded television line in the United States this year, a top executive with the company’s U.S. sales operations told HD Guru. “We’re not announcing any plans…
Skyworth To Kickoff Global Expansion At CES 2020
China-based TV manufacturer and marketer Skyworth will be staging a pre-CES press conference to announce the global expansion launch of the Skyworth TV and appliance brand. The company said it has made a significant investment aimed at expanding its TV business by formally entering the…
DSCC: OLED TV Panel Growth Slowed In Q4 2019
Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technology is becoming an increasingly important technology to the future of the television industry but the recent growth pace of revenue and unit shipments has slowed in the fourth quarter, according to data released by market research firm DSCC. In…
LG 8K TVs Among The First To Carry CTA’s 8K UHD Logo
LG formally announced Monday that its 8K OLED and NanoCell LED/LCD TVs will be among the first in the industry to carry the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA’s) 8K Ultra HD certification logo in 2020. As previsously reported, LG is positioning its 8K televisions as “Real…
Microsoft Reveals ‘Xbox Series X’ Name, Details
Looking ahead to next year’s holiday season, Microsoft formally unveiled Thursday the name and further details of its forthcoming next-generation Xbox console — called the Xbox Series X. The new gaming platform, which previously went by the code name Project Scarlet, will launch around the…
Konka To Re-Launch TV Brand In North America
China-based TV manufacturing concern The Konka Group will be giving the Konka brand a re-launch in the U.S. market at the upcoming CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Jan. 7-10. Konka is among the top-five TV brands in its China domestic market, and it has unsuccessfully…
Hulu Adds Roku To List Of 4K, 5.1-ch Supporting Devices
Hulu quietly revealed on its web site Thursday that it is adding certain Roku digital media streamers to the list of devices supporting 4K Ultra HD and Dolby 5.1 surround sound enhancements streamed through its app. Website Cord Cutters News recently reported that a reader…
Has Black Friday Shifted To An E-tail Holiday For Tech?
According to early anecdotal accounts, the 2019 Black Friday promotional weekend, which ended with Cyber Monday, generated a good amount of foot traffic at brick-&-mortar electronics and discount chains across the country, but the over-arching trend found much of the frenetic in person shopping activity…
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