Rebecca Day

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High-Priced Storage
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 4, 2007
Panasonic didn't even have time to gloat about the 8GB SD card it launched this summer when it doubled down capacity on the category. The company is shipping a 16-gig SD memory card in November that costs more than a dozen of its digital cameras selling at Amazon.com.

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Sony: On to the Video
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 30, 2007
Whoulda thunk that the company that invented the portable music player would years later play catch up to a computer company and some of its biggest TV rivals?

But that's what happened to Sony and the Walkman in the digital age. Today's "news" is the video Walkman has finally arrived in the U.S.

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What Did We Do Before the DVR?
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 28, 2007
A recent survey by Leichtman Research Group indicates that one in five homes now has a DVR. I get that. I don't know where I'd be without mine. I never would have been able to keep up with Lost and I never would have enjoyed Desperate Housewives if TiVo weren't recording it while I was tuned to Sunday Night Football.

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Did the Industry Just Yell Ouch?
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 24, 2007
Just when it seemed like the Blu-ray camp was starting to gain an upper hand in the high-res DVD format war, HD DVD scored a major coup. But did the industry shoot itself in the foot again?

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A Little Fashion Goes a Long Way
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 21, 2007
The female demographic has always been a tough nut to crack for the consumer electronics market. After all, pixel count, dB of SPL and high-octane wattage ratings are the kinds of testosterone-driven salesspeak that make most women's eyes glaze over. Maybe now companies are on to something.

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