i.gizmodo.com - 1/7/2009
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To borrow a sentiment from Hershey, there's no wrong way to watch some Netflix. With a veritable slew of other viewing options , built-in capability for TVs was inevitable. So here it comes, courtesy of LG. LG hasn't broached the subject of specs or prices yet (mostly), but the new ...
obsessable.com - 1/13/2009
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obsessable.com —
It wasn't a year of huge breaking announcements
at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, but we found...
some devices worth favoriting. After a week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we came home exhausted and overwhelmed - but kind of in a good way! There weren't any ...
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Best of CES 2009: Editors' picks
news.cnet.com - 1/14/2009
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news.cnet.com —
In an effort to keep pace with rival
Netflix, Blockbuster announced a partnership Wednesday to offer instant...
access to its video library through various home and portable devices. The movie rental company has partnered with Sonic Solutions to ...
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Blockbuster to offer video downloads
google.com - 1/12/2009
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google.com —
14 hours ago SEOUL, South Korea (AP) LG
Display Co. has reached a long-term deal with Apple...
Inc. to supply flat panels to the iconic maker of computers, music players and smart phones. The contract between the two companies is for five years and ...
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The Associated Press: LG Display to supply flat panels ...
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New LG Broadband TVs, Blu-ray Decks All Get Netflix HD Streaming and More [Ces 2009]
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LG is picking up where they left off with the Netflix-juiced BD300 in their Broadband HDTVs and plasmas, as well as the brand new BD370 and BD390 Blu-ray decks and a slew of HTIBs. The supported TVs with Netcast are the 47 and 42-inch LH50 LCDs and 60 and 50-inch PS80 plasmas. Netcast also adds Cinemanow and YouTube, as we had suspected LG ELECTRONICS DEBUTS FULL LINE OF NETWORK BLU-RAY DISC PLAYERS AND HOME THEATER SYSTEMS DOWNLOAD New Devices Deliver Superior Image Quality, Enhanced Entertainment Options through New ...
Top 10 CES and Macworld Announcements [Lifehacker Top 10]
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... , or at least Netflix in LG HDTVs . Streaming media is also making in-roads into Blu-Ray disc players, and, while the offerings are pretty high-end at this point, it spells an eventual simplification of that mid-1990's dream of the Internet As TV. 6. Better laptop batteries [image] No way to tell if other laptop makers will follow Apple's lead or if consumers will want them too but the Cupertino company ...
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Netflix on LG TVs: No Box Required [NewTeeVee]
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LG shows off `Dick Tracy' wristwatch phone —
SFGate: Technology 1/7/2009
It looks like Dick Tracy may finally get his wristwatch cell phone, the one that does video calls. LG Electronics Inc. plans to introduce a wrist phone later this year, giving reality a chance of catching up with the comic-strip hero who famously used ...
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