| November 2, 2009 | News covering the consumer electronics industry |
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- Nintendo hopes "Mario" is super again
Nintendo on Nov. 15 is scheduled to launch its latest game for the Wii console, "New Super Mario Bros." The Japanese company needs a big hit: The heady days when the Wii was a must-have entertainment platform have, at least for now, faded, and sales and profit have gone south in the first half of the year. BusinessWeek
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, The Wall Street Journal
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- LG lays future OLED plans
LG by the end of the year will begin shipping a 15-inch OLED TV set with a resolution of 1366 x 768 and luminance of up to 450cd/m2. The company also is laying plans for future OLED rollouts, with a 20-inch model coming next year, a 30-inch version in 2011 and a 40-incher set for 2012. Digital Trends
(10/30)
, TWICE
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- Horror-genre video games not so scary after all
On the heels of Halloween, research firm Wedbush Morgan Securities has come out with findings that zombies, monsters and everything else that goes bump in the night are rocking the video game industry. The company reported that revenue from horror-genre video games was $147 million during the first nine months of the year compared with $131 million in all of last year. Reuters
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- Google Checkout features new promotion tool
Merchants who use Google Checkout can now easily launch and manage Checkout promotions whenever they want. "These promotional badges have been introduced to enable shoppers who search on Google.com to easily identify and take advantage of promotional offers," said Gina Del Vecchio, a Google Checkout specialist. "Checkout promotions are a great way to attract new buyers, and we're excited to make this functionality more widely available." WebProNews (Lexington, Ky.)
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CEA needs your help urging the FCC to allocate broadband spectrum
For our nation to maintain its global leadership position in innovation and technology, we need more spectrum for wireless-broadband devices, applications and services. CEA has urged the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate spectrum for wireless broadband as a critical component of its national broadband strategy. As part of our advocacy efforts, we are asking CEA members to lend their company's name to our letter to the FCC. To support CEA's call for more spectrum, or for more information, please contact Jamie Hedlund or (571) 344-1583.
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Greener Gadgets Design competition open for entries
Calling all emerging designers! We at the Greener Gadgets Conference are looking for an intelligent design that helps solve issues of energy efficiency, carbon footprint, sustainable lifestyles or development in nations off the grid. This year's Greener Gadgets Design Competition will highlight a new class of standout sustainable products, from those that create their own energy to those that minimize the need for any electricity at all. Our most verdant finalists will be judged in front of a live audience at the Greener Gadgets Conference in New York on Feb. 25. Think you've got a winning product? Enter today for a chance at $5,000 in prizes.
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High-performance audio at The Venetian
The intimate Venetian Tower Suites and Meeting Rooms are the perfect places to hear the latest high-performance sound technology. One hundred twenty-five exhibitors from 16 countries are bringing their extraordinary innovations to CES so you can hear it all in one place. Register NOW and save $100! Don't miss 88,000 square feet of audio excellence from top manufacturers such as Audioquest, Kimber Kable, Meridian America, Paradigm, Pioneer/TAD Home Audio, Polk Audio, Sumiko, Thiel Audio and Vandersteen.
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Enter new CES video competition -- Get free promotion on CESweb.org
And ACTION! Enter the "Visit Me at CES" 2010 Exhibitor Video Contest to win a month's worth of free exposure on CESweb.org. You know why CES is among the most important things you do for your business each year. Now tell everyone else about it and reap the rewards. Just create a short clip explaining why your company is at CES and why attendees should visit your booth. Your video must be under one minute and include your booth number. Enter your video today! The deadline for video submission is Nov. 10.
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Webcast teaches you to get the most from your CEA benefits
New and existing CEA members will benefit from this webcast Nov. 11 designed to help you get more from your CEA benefits. Learn how to navigate the members-only Web site and find the critical resources that will help your company succeed and help you grow professionally. See a live demonstration of the members.CE.org Web site and its many features; understand collaboration pages, discussion boards, research forums, etc.; and learn how to use the CEA resources to gain knowledge and help you succeed. Register today.
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What will be the gotta-have CE technologies in 2010?
Look for the CEA SmartBrief Year-End Report on Dec. 1 and 8. The results of this poll will appear in Part 2 on Dec. 8.
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| 3-D TV. |
| Touch-screen computers. |
| Mobile TV-supported devices. |
| GPS devices. |
| Don't know. What's hot depends on the likes of each consumer. |
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