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	<title>about-electronics.eu &#187; 2008 &#187; December</title>
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		<title>UK TV sales jump by over a million, as staying in becomes the new going out</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/24/uk-tv-sales-jump-by-over-a-million-as-staying-in-becomes-the-new-going-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Cinema Choice: More than a million TVs were sold in the UK during October compared to the same period last year, according to new sales data released by market analysts GfK.  The UK&#8217;s move to digital switch-over, plus heavy discounting and the credit crunch are all credited with the massive sales boom. Explains David &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Hot TV trends for 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/24/hot-tv-trends-for-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electronic House: TVs are continuing to shrink around the middle. Last year, 4-inch-deep flat panels were all the rage. Now 1 inch or less is the new benchmark. All the big names are in the game, including Hitachi, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp and Sony. “Thin televisions offer consumers the combined benefits of choice, &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Epson launches EH-TW3000 LCD Projector</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/24/epson-launches-eh-tw3000-lcd-projector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EH-TW3000]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home-cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LCD-projector]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AVRev.com: Epson is launching their latest projector, the EH-TW3000.  This projector is meant for home cinema displays, bringing a new look to sports, television and movies.  The TW3000 uses the 3LCD technology for accurate colors and grey scaling. Next generation D7 LCD panels are used to enhance image quality. The EH-TW3000 boasts a 20,000:1 contrast ratio &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Garmin to develop Android phones</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/24/garmin-to-develop-android-phones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navigation, GPS, Sat Nav]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Android]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garmin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google-Maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Electronista: Garmin Asia Pacific marketing director Tony An revealed that the company&#8217;s nuvifone will just be the first device in a series of phones. Where the original touchscreen, GPS-focused phone is now said to be due in the spring, An adds that the firm will develop multiple phones based on Google&#8217;s Android platform to ship &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Blaupunkt sold to Aurelius</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/24/blaupunkt-sold-to-aurelius/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/24/blaupunkt-sold-to-aurelius/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Car Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurelius]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TWICE: Bosch, the parent of car stereo company Blaupunkt USA, said the division has been sold to the Aurelius Group, a German holding company, that specializes in the acquisition of medium-sized companies in the midst of restructuring. The purchase price was not disclosed. Under the agreement, Blaupunkt’s aftermarket and audio components business will become an &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Will 2009 (finally) be Blu-ray’s year?</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/23/will-2009-finally-be-blu-ray%e2%80%99s-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blu-Ray, DVD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Batman-sequel-The-Dark-Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blu-ray]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PC World: Sales of Blu-ray players in 2008 aren&#8217;t exactly stellar, despite lower prices and the lack of competition from the recently departed HD-DVD format. But are things looking up for Blu-ray? Recent reports indicate that 2009 may bring better times for Sony&#8217;s high-def video format. According to a report from Futuresource, sales of Blu-ray &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Fusion Electronics CA-IP500 car stereo with iPod swallowing dock action</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/23/the-fusion-electronics-ca-ip500-car-stereo-with-ipod-swallowing-dock-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/23/the-fusion-electronics-ca-ip500-car-stereo-with-ipod-swallowing-dock-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Car Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CA-IP500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fusion-Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPod]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tech Digest: Leaving your iPod sitting there in the ashtray while you are out shopping is a definite no-no &#8211; so keep it safely hidden from view by ramming it right down into the stomach of the Fusion Electronics CA-IP500 music player. The deep unit swallows an entire iPod, just like an old cassette-based car &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Cheaper OLED TV on the horizon</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/23/cheaper-oled-tv-on-the-horizon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/23/cheaper-oled-tv-on-the-horizon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oled]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HD News: Samsung has developed an improved manufacturing process for the manufacture of OLED TV&#8217;s which is set to dramatically cut the cost of their production. OLED technology is based on organic materials which emit light naturally after an electrical charge is passed through them. OLED pixels generate their own light which brings a whole &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Garmin expects to end ‘08 with a lot of GPS’s shipped</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/23/garmin-expects-to-end-%e2%80%9808-with-a-lot-of-gps%e2%80%99s-shipped/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/23/garmin-expects-to-end-%e2%80%9808-with-a-lot-of-gps%e2%80%99s-shipped/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navigation, GPS, Sat Nav]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CrunchGear: Garmin is expecting ‘08 to be a banner year despite the piss-poor economy. When all the beans are counted and the ducks are lined up, the largest GPS manufacturer expects to have shipped 50% more GPS units this year verse in previous years. If Garmin does hit that 50% more figure, that would result &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>European GPS enabled phones maybe taxed</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/23/european-gps-enabled-phones-maybe-taxed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/23/european-gps-enabled-phones-maybe-taxed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Navigation, GPS, Sat Nav]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS-enabled-phones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Navigadget: It is still in proposal at this stage but if it is turned into law any cell phone which falls into the ‘multi-functional device’ category will be taxed extra inside European Union. It will be different for different features and for GPS this happens to be 3.7%. It will be even worse &#8211; 14% &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>LG7000 series LCD TV&#8217;s now in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/lg7000-series-lcd-tvs-now-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/lg7000-series-lcd-tvs-now-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lcd-tv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LG7000]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HD News: Replacing their uniquely stylish LG6000 series as their high end LCD TV offering was never going to be easy with LG taking a slightly different approach by introducing the supremely stylish yet subtle LG7000 range. The circular hole right through the bottom edge bezel certainly made the 6000 series one of the most &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Canton unveils redesigned GLE Series speaker system</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/canton-unveils-redesigned-gle-series-speaker-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/canton-unveils-redesigned-gle-series-speaker-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLE-Series]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AVRev.com: Canton releases the redesigned GLE loudspeaker system, meant for stereo or multichannel audio setups. The series consists of two floorstanding models, two compact speakers, a center channel, and on-wall speaker.  The GLE lineup improves the iteration of the soft dome tweeter. Previously the tweeters were made of a fabric dome.  Now the tweeters are made from &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Kenwood intros iPhone-friendly car head unit</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/kenwood-intros-iphone-friendly-car-head-unit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/kenwood-intros-iphone-friendly-car-head-unit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Car Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-K50]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[iPodNN: Kenwood introduced its I-K50 in-car head unit with support for Apple&#8217;s iPod players and the iPhone 3G via its front-mounted USB port. The I-K50&#8242;s CD drive will play back MP3, WMA and AAC-encoded files, while the USB port will allow users to plug in USB flash memory keys loaded with the same supported types &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Japan gets world’s first Blu-ray/DVD hybrid title</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/japan-gets-world%e2%80%99s-first-blu-raydvd-hybrid-title/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/japan-gets-world%e2%80%99s-first-blu-raydvd-hybrid-title/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blu-Ray, DVD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CrunchGear: Tokyo-based Infinity Storage Media is the world’s first company that will roll out a Blu-ray / DVD hybrid disc (a boxed set, to be more precise), which has a single-layer of Blu-ray (25GB) on one and a conventional dual-layer DVD (8.5GB) on the other side. The first title will only be released in Nippon and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Panasonic buying controlling Sanyo stake</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/panasonic-buying-controlling-sanyo-stake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/22/panasonic-buying-controlling-sanyo-stake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[panasonic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TrustedReviews: We already heard the rumours that Panasonic was set to buy Sanyo. Then confirmation was supposed to come on the 7th so it&#8217;s a couple of days late but, as predicted, the deal is indeed going through. The deal will cost Panasonic in the region of ¥560 billion which is a lot of money, &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Philips intros flagship touch-screen universal remote</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/19/philips-intros-flagship-touch-screen-universal-remote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/19/philips-intros-flagship-touch-screen-universal-remote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Philips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electronista: Philips has recently announced the upcoming release of a new flagship universal remote for home theater systems, the Prestigo SRT9320, which features both a 2.8-inch color touchscreen and physical buttons as the interface method. The remote is able to control as many as 20 separate devices and Philips promises users will not need a &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Panasonic, Harman drop GPS lines</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/19/panasonic-harman-drop-gps-lines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/19/panasonic-harman-drop-gps-lines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electronic House: For a while there, it was easy to get lost in the GPS market. Now the smoke seems to be clearing just a bit. Hot on the heels of Magellan’s announcement, both Panasonic and Harman/Kardon say they are also getting out of the portable GPS market. Harman introduced the Becker earlier this year. &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>CES 2009: Sharp to show Aquos HDTVs with integrated Blu-ray Player</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/19/ces-2009-sharp-to-show-aquos-hdtvs-with-integrated-blu-ray-player/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I4U News: Sharp is apparently planning to bring their Aquos HDTVs with integrated Blu-ray Player onto the US market. When Europe will follow is unknown. The company is supposed to exhibit the new Blu-ray HDTVs at the CES 2009. Sharp has already introduced HDTVs with Blu-ray Players and Recorders in Japan in October. According to &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Digital TV watched in nearly 90% of UK homes</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/19/digital-tv-watched-in-nearly-90-of-uk-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/19/digital-tv-watched-in-nearly-90-of-uk-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guardian: Nearly 90% of UK households now watch digital television, according to the latest figures from Ofcom. The media regulator&#8217;s quarterly Digital Progress Report shows that 88.2% of households had digital TV on their main sets by the end of September, up 3.1% year-on-year. This means that 22.5m UK households now have some form of &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst: slow HDTV sales hurting PS3 Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/19/analyst-slow-hdtv-sales-hurting-ps3-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/19/analyst-slow-hdtv-sales-hurting-ps3-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Game Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blu-ray]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PCMag.com: A report from the NPD Group shows a large disparity between sales of the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. One obvious reason is the difference in price, but Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter suggests that the difference is also due to the sagging sales of HDTVs. &#8220;We believe that PS3 sales are being &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung set to slash cost of OLEDs</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/samsung-set-to-slash-cost-of-oleds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/samsung-set-to-slash-cost-of-oleds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TechRadar: Samsung Electronics has developed a new production method that could slash the cost of OLED manufacture and change the face of display production with a 300 per cent improvement in screen functionality. The set of transistors on the back of your LCD/OLED, the TFT, tell the pixels which colour to switch to in order &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Mvix intros PVR, extender, iPod dock combo</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/mvix-intros-pvr-extender-ipod-dock-combo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/mvix-intros-pvr-extender-ipod-dock-combo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[iPodNN: Mvix has recently and quietly introduced a new multi-functional device to complement home theater set-ups, the MvixPVR. It combines personal video recorder capabilities with media server functionality and has a dock for iPods. The MvixPVR can play back 1080p high-definition video, will upconvert standard-def signals and supports 5.1-channel digital surround sound set-ups. It has &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Sony shows off new home cinema systems</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/sony-shows-off-new-home-cinema-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/sony-shows-off-new-home-cinema-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Home Cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Entertainment Systems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TechDigest: Sony has launched a range of home cinema systems in time for the holidays, so if you&#8217;ve got a bit of money to spare and want an all-in-one package, these are worth considering.First up is the HTP-BD3iS, which combines Sony&#8217;s BDP-S350 Blu-ray player and HT-IS100 5.1-channel surround sound system that features subwoofer, powerful S-Master &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Parrot by Starck Zikmu WiFi &amp; Bluetooth speakers with iPod dock</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/parrot-by-starck-zikmu-wifi-bluetooth-speakers-with-ipod-dock/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/parrot-by-starck-zikmu-wifi-bluetooth-speakers-with-ipod-dock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Loudspeakers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SlashGear: Parrot have teamed up with designer Philippe Starck to create a new set of wireless speakers.  Called Zikmu, the speakers incorporate an iPod/iPhone dock together with WiFi and Bluetooth. The latter is used both to stream audio from mobile devices such as cellphones using A2DP, and to connect the two speaker columns themselves together. &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>More than 40 plasma screens get Energy Star</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/more-than-40-plasma-screens-get-energy-star/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/18/more-than-40-plasma-screens-get-energy-star/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TWICE: The Plasma Display Coalition (PDC), a multi-company body promoting sales of plasma display technology, released the model numbers of 43 flat-panel plasma TV sets that qualified for new tighter Energy Star power-consumption standards. Under the new system, the PDC said, “it&#8217;s now possible to replace an old big-screen color TV picture tube television with &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Jamo A 804 wall-mounted surround sound speaker</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/jamo-a-804-wall-mounted-surround-sound-speaker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/jamo-a-804-wall-mounted-surround-sound-speaker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Cinema]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SlashGear: Denmark-based Jamo have announced their latest wall-mounted speaker, the A 804, which the company claims is designed to be used at any corner of a surround sound setup.  Wall-mounted, the pair of A 804’s can be used as a front stereo pair, flipped to act as a center channel speaker, or two placed at the &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Rip, record and playback MP3s with the Onkyo-FR-N9FX hi-fi</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/rip-record-and-playback-mp3s-with-the-onkyo-fr-n9fx-hi-fi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/rip-record-and-playback-mp3s-with-the-onkyo-fr-n9fx-hi-fi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tech Digest: Does anyone still use mini disks? If so, you will be pleased to hear that Onkyo has not forgotten about you. They have embraced you with a big, warm hug along with the whole digital music public by featuring USB Direct Play in their latest FR-N9FX music system. If you&#8217;re not familiar with &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Intel to unveil internet on your TV in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/intel-to-unveil-internet-on-your-tv-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/intel-to-unveil-internet-on-your-tv-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TechRadar: After the announcement from Intel that it was joining forces with Yahoo, the first fruits of this partnership look set to debut. Using the widget channel unveiled at the Intel Developers Forum, which allows developers to make bits and bobs for the set, the company will unveil the new viewing experience at CES next &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Greener TVs and cheaper Blu-ray players expected at CES</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/greener-tvs-and-cheaper-blu-ray-players-expected-at-ces/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/greener-tvs-and-cheaper-blu-ray-players-expected-at-ces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blu-Ray, DVD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TWICE: New television and video products slated to be unveiled at the 2009 International CES, will get considerably greener, if not more profitable, based on show trends predicted by TWICE. Among those on the floor, several first-tier manufacturers are expected to emphasize new eco-friendly TV designs this year with full ranges of products scheduled to &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>TV prices to soar in the UK in 2009 as a result of the plummeting pound</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/tv-prices-to-soar-in-the-uk-in-2009-as-a-result-of-the-plummeting-pound/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2008/12/17/tv-prices-to-soar-in-the-uk-in-2009-as-a-result-of-the-plummeting-pound/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>About Electronics</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HEXUS.lifestyle: Despite current high-street prices dropping dramatically in an effort to entice customers ahead of the Christmas season, retailers may soon face further gloom as Asia&#8217;s biggest TV manufacturers plan to raise prices. Sony, one of Japan&#8217;s leading manufacturers of consumer TVs, has stated that the plummeting value of the pound against the yen has &#8230;]]></description>
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