Over-the-Air TV to Your Phone — Again
January 11, 2012
Broadcasters are trying again to send TV programming to hand-held devices over the air.
Reporter's Notebook; Apple does not exhibit at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but its shadow looms large; many booths feature accessories for Apple products; Apple's early and well-known practice of 'user experience' is particularly prominent in the product presentations. Photos (M)/
Reporter's Notebook; television makers at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are trying to outdo one another by showing off the biggest television; Sharp Electronics' latest model is 80 inches, while Mitsubishi Electric has a 92-inch model. Photo (M)2
The Consumer Electronics Show displays a future of proliferating gadgetry, from the serious to the frivolous.
Reporter's Notebook; Polaroid is featuring its new SC1630 Smart Camera at the International Consumer Electronics Show, an upgraded smartphone camera without the phone. Photo
Bits blog notes Roku is developing product called the Roku Streaming Stick to replace the television set-top box; notes it slips into an HDMI jack on the back of a TV, providing same access to Roku's video offerings.
Television sets are much less expensive now because of an oversupply and continued pressure on prices from low-cost manufacturers and online retailers.
In a bid to streamline its money-losing television business, the Japanese technology giant is turning over production capacity to its South Korean partner, Samsung.
The Japanese electronics and entertainment giant said that it expected to post a net loss for the full year, hurt by the strong yen, floods in Thailand and weak overseas sales.