Consortium to develop TransferJet a new interoperable wireless transfer technology
Sony, Canon, Kodak, Hitachi, Victor Company of Japan, KDDI, Kenwood, Panasonic, Nikon, Olympus, Pioneer, Samsung, Seiko Epson, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba today announced an agreement to form a consortium to develop specifications for interconnecting products using TransferJet a new interoperable wireless transfer technology that enables rapid transfer of high resolution video, music and images.
TransferJet wireless [...]
Pioneer unveils 400GB Blu-ray disc
Pioneer has gone all storage crazy on us by coming up with a Blu-ray disc that is capable of holding 400GB of information.
This disc uses 16 layers to hold all the information at 25GB per stack, compared to the dual layer 50GB discs that we see in Blockbuster but never rent because the normal [...]
Sanyo switches to Sharp for LCD TV panels
Sanyo is switching to Sharp LCD panels for its HDTV sets, the former company has announced. While Sanyo is well-known as a brand in general, its TVs have not been able to compete against the likes of those from Samsung and Sony. The Japanese electronics market has been consolidating as whole, and has forced the [...]
Pioneer releases BonusView Blu-Ray Disc Player and Elite A/V receiver
Pioneer has announced the Elite BDP-05FD and Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-Ray Disc players and Elite SC-07, SC-05, VSX-03TXH and VSX-01TXH A/V receivers designed to give users that true theater experience in their own homes. The Elite BDP-05FD and Pioneer BDP-51FD BonusView Blu-ray Disc players support next generation high resolution audio and video formats, feature picture-in-picture [...]
CeBIT 2008: Pioneer Dropping Plasma Business?
In case you aren’t already aware, Pioneer’s KURO range of Plasma TVs are breathtakingly good and anyone in their right mind will be waiting with bated breath in anticipation of the new models shown off at CES. Sadly, if the latest rumours are to be believed, those panels may never see the light of day [...]
Pioneer neither confirms nor denies rumours it will drop 42in plasmas in favour of LCD
Yes, we checked the date, we rubbed our eyes, we muttered disbelievingly… but rumours abound that Pioneer is to announce a range of LCD TVs and at the same time cease production of plasmas under 50in. Now lift up your chin.
We contacted Pioneer UK about the rumours and this was its response:
“On February 28, 2008 [...]
