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Buzz-Word of the Day: Staycation
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 27, 2008
One silver lining to the economic crisis, if there is one, is that we get bizarre new vocabulary. For example, Jimmy Carter brought us the fun new word, "stagflation." Now, we have another fun new word, "staycation."

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At Last: Some Good News
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 27, 2008
Declining: The value of your stock portfolio, your home and . . .

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The New Black
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 24, 2008
Henry Ford famously said that customers could buy a Model T in any color, as long as it was black.

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2008: A Very Good Year
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 24, 2008
Business is bad. The market is tanking. Instead of retiring at age 65, you’ll have to work until 95. But at least more and more of us can watch Knight Rider in high-def.

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Surprise! HDTV Sales Slump as Economy Tanks
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 15, 2008
Unless you've been living under a rock, (and these days, that might be the only housing you can afford) you might have noticed that the economy ain't doing great. As a result, analysts are reporting a slowdown of HDTV sales. Ya think?

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JVC's Pseudo 3D Converter
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 2, 2008
Just when you thought it was safe to watch 3D TV without the dorky glasses, theeey're back. Our buddies over at Gizmodo have found a JVC prototype TV at the CEATEC show in Japan that converts high-def 2D video into pseudo 3D, in real-time, using a small processor.

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We Don't Need No Stinkin' Glasses
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 2, 2008
Ha! Look at those dorks in the picture! What dopes! They are wearing those crazy cardboard glasses to watch 3D TV! Idiots!

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3D Bundle from Panasonic
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 24, 2008
A lot can get lost in translation, but it looks like Panasonic has big news coming out from CEATEC, the Japanese electronics trade-show that's coming up shortly.

Panasonic is releasing a home theater package that's bound to raise some interest. The bundle will include a 103-inch plasma HDTV ($$$), a Blu-ray Disc player, and at least one pair of 3D glasses.

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GE Entering HDTV Market
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 23, 2008
General Electric Co. is re-entering the TV business after officially bowing out in 1987. (The name was licensed to Thomson until 2004.) With the digital transition looming, folks need TVs, but do we need yet another name brand?

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Black Friday Predictions
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 22, 2008
Wouldn't you love to be able to see into the future? To be able to predict what the stock market will do tomorrow, who will win the next Superbowl, or just to see when the best time to buy a TV might be?

The folks at Dealnews (that's a hint right there) have news about when they think the deals will hit HDTVs and Blu-ray.

Looking into their crystal ball they say . . .

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Hard Times Hit HDTV?
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 17, 2008
These economic times are tough on everyone. Is the TV hardware business immune from the troubles? In a conference centered around HDTV displays, the news was surprisingly optimistic.

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Hotels: HDTVs without HDTV
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 16, 2008
This would seem like a small mistake if it wasn't so prevalent. Hotels across the nation are upgrading to flat-panel HDTVs, tossing out those bulky CRT sets and slapping either LCD or plasma sets on the walls. Should look great, right?

Seems like most hotel chains haven't gotten the big picture. They have HDTVs, but no HD service. Oops.

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