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While “green” technology has often been used as much as a marketing catchphrase as a legitimate way to save the planet, it’s undoubtedly an increasingly vital part of the focus on consumer electronics in the future.

With the number of products being made every year, and the degree to which so many are considered “disposable,” the sooner products can be both more energy-efficient and made of safer, recycled materials, the better.

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Sharp Corp. (6753.TO) is aiming for yearly double-digit percentage growth in unit sales of liquid crystal display televisions, a company executive said Tuesday.Masafumi Matsumoto, executive vice president at the Japanese maker of Aquos-brand TVs, told reporters that the company ...

BRAVIA ZX1 has been launched here.Sony Electronics Asia Pacific has introduced BRAVIA ZX1, a stunning full HD LCD TV that will transform any living space, said Nepa Hima Trade Link.The most striking design feature is the world’s slimmest 40-inch HD display screen, a mere 9.9mm thick. The secret of  this remarkable engineering feat is Edge LED technology achieved by using side-mounted LEDs to illuminate the screen instead of the usual backlight array.

BRAVIA ZX1 imbues cool sophistication, whether it is free-standing or mounted on the wall, and thanks to ‘BRAVIA 1080 Wireless’ technology the luxury aesthetics are not obscured by wires or other devices. The innovative system utilises a high-speed wireless connection for real time transmission of HD signals to the ZX1, the company said.

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Western Digital has just released a smaller and cheaper version of their WD TV multimedia player, called, appropriately, the WD TV Mini.

Like the original, the WD TV Mini supports a wide variety of audio and video codecs, with the addition of RealMedia Variable Bitrate (.rmvb) video, which was added due to consumer demand from the Asian market.

However, the WD TV Mini isn’t a replacement for the original WD TV — to bring it in at a lower price point, the WD TV Mini only has component and composite video output; does not support the Matroska (MKV) file format and foregoes the HDMI port completely.

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The Hisense HL81V68P is a 32in (81cm) LCD television aimed at budget buyers. It’s not as advanced as TVs from the big-name brands but it has acceptable picture quality for the casual viewer.

The styling of the Hisense HL81V68P is not anything exceptional, but it’s a step up from the squarish sets of Kogan and Tyagi (the Tyagi 2298 and Kogan 1080P-47 spring to mind).

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From the front, the 42PFL8404 looks fully set to be another cutting edge, feature-packed, performance, rather than price-focussed Philips TV. For its bezel really is remarkably slim - less than an inch across. Plus the design enjoys an extra futuristic touch in the shape of a see-through shroud that curves around from the TV's back to stand a cm or so proud of the main black frame.

However, as with a large person wearing a tight corset, this seriously slender facade actually hides a rear end that sticks out surprisingly far, making the TV feel rather out of proportion.  Now that a chunky butt has alerted us to the possibility that the 42PFL8404 might not be quite so envelope-pushing as I'd first anticipated, my eye falls on another important clue: Pixel Precise HD video processing.

While it's easy to get confused by all the various pixel-focussed video processing iterations Philips has delivered over the past few years, I'm confident that Pixel Precise HD is not a name I've seen before. And further investigation of the name finds that it's a new mid-range system, sitting between the aging Pixel Plus HD processing system now found on the Philips' entry-level 5 Series models, and the all-singing, all-dancing, already proven Perfect Pixel HD system found on the brand's new 9 Series.

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HitachiProduct26LD6200 66cm LCD Widescreen TV Partnumber26LD6200 DescriptionHitachi's new 66cm visible LCD Widescreen Television combines the latest flat panel technology with stylish design. Offering a whole range of features, this LCD TV will fit perfectly into any environment.

Features: 66cm Visible LCD Widescreen Television  Ultra Slim Design  Built-in TV Tuner  High Screen Resolution of 1280 x 768 Pixels for Superb Pictures  2 x SCART Sockets (RGB)  Panel Luminance of 450cd/m²  Built-in Speakers  2 x 8W RMS Output  Headphone Socket for Personal Viewing.

With some exciting features designed to access on line content, Sony's V5500 series LCD TV's are now available in the UK. AppliCast technology gives viewers access to online content via Ethernet. The V5500 can display a range of RSS feeds such as News, Weather and stock quotes.

Via Sony's XMB on-screen interface, there’s a choice of handy 'widgets' that can be selected for displaying alongside the normal TV picture. Widgets from a list that includes Calculator, Alarm, World Clock and Picture Frame Online.

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Making up for its absence from this years CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, the Dutch electronics giant Philips has unveiled a huge range of LCD TV's.Heading up an impressive line-up of new panels, the top of the range 200Hz 9700 series comes in 40in, 46in and 52in sizes.

These panels are part of the Philips super slim range and boast eye catching aluminium bezels. Elsewhere there is Ambilight Spectra 3 and the latest picture processing technology, Perfect Pixel HD engine.

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We have heard for a while now that sales in Q4 2008 were abysmal for many retailers. The final quarter of the year is typically huge for most retailers and companies as consumers buy for the holiday season. Q4 2008 was different though and thanks to the poor global economy, not much happened in the way of sales.

Vizio issued a statement today that provided numbers for its shipments over Q4 2008. Despite what most of the rest of the electronics industry reported, Vizio had a great quarter. The company says that over the quarter it was the second largest shipper of HDTVs in America.

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