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February 24, 2010 From News
Best Buy Wednesday announced that it has joined a coalition of environmentally-minded U.S. companies called Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy
February 22, 2010 From News
While the wait continues for market release its first 3D TVs, Panasonic is fielding in the next few months an across-the-board lineup of VIERA TVs and Blu-ray players and Panasonic audio systems sporting improvements in connectivity, picture and sound reproduction quality and “greenness” over the 2009 line.
January 26, 2010 From News
Whirlpool said this week that has launched a new online tool to help consumers better understand the government's new "Cash For Appliances" rebate program. The tool will be available on the sites of three of its brands- Whirlpool, Maytag and KitchenAid.
January 20, 2010 From News
Amazon.com has added a green category to its electronics page, CNET reported Wednesday. The category will use both the Energy Star and EPEAT certification, and was established with the help of the Green Electronics Council.
December 2009 From E-Gear
Want to achieve superior high-performance on a budget this holiday season? Yes, it is possible with this Home Theater System That Makes Sense. This is one gift array, you'll want to keep for yourself.
March 2, 2009 From News
How ‘green’ is your iPhone? And, do you really care? Questions just like those were posed and vigorously debated at last week’s Greener Gadgets Conference, a symposium designed to examine the industrial, economic and social implications of “greening” CE and other technology-based products and to address issues arising from their manufacture, use and disposal.
June 2008 From News
As the summer season gets underway this weekend, the Consumer Electronics Association has issued a list of suggestions for saving energy, as well as money, in the summer months. “Today’s electronics are more energy efficient than ever, a welcome benefit of the trend toward smaller, more technologically-sophisticated products,” CEA’s vice president of environmental affairs and corporate sustainability, Parker Brugge, said as part of the announcement of the tips. “The combination of energy-efficient design by manufacturers and energy-conscious usage by consumers goes a long way toward saving energy, especially during the summer months when power consumption typically spikes.” The industry associations suggests
February 2008 From News
In the midst of the “green revolution” that has swept electronics and many other industries, federal Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that it will soon begin requiring TVs to be 30 percent more efficient than normal in order to earn the “Energy Star” label. “Energy Star’s new specifications for televisions are turning the channel on energy guzzling sets – making them go the way of rabbit-ears and the black and white TV,” EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson said in a statement issued by the agency. The EPA also estimated that if every TV sold in the U.S. met the new standard, it
More Snags for HDTV
October 2005 From News
The HDTV revolution has hit another snag in the setting of a firm cutoff date. Originally the cutoff date was scheduled for December 2006 or when 85 percent of US households adopted digital television, whichever came last. A move for a firm cutoff date had grown in popularly with many in the CE industry. On October 21 this year, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved the Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005. In the bill, the date for the shutoff of analog TV was set for April 7, 2009. According to a release by the committee, "this hard date
October 2005 From News
The HDTV revolution has hit another snag in the setting of a firm cutoff date. Originally the cutoff date was scheduled for December 2006 or when 85 percent of US households adopted digital television, whichever came last. A move for a firm cutoff date had grown in popularly with many in the CE industry. On October 21 this year, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved the Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005. In the bill, the date for the shutoff of analog TV was set for April 7, 2009. According to a release by the committee, "this hard date
Hi-Def For Less
September 2004 From E-Gear
A few good HDTVs that don't require a second mortgage You don't have to be a famous athlete or wealthy businessperson to enjoy HDTV right now. While you'll still need a decent chunk of change, numerous HDTV-capable sets on the market today retail for less than $1,000. That doesn't mean you're getting all of the bells and whistles of the more expensive HDTVs. These sub-$1,000 TVs are usually "only" HDTV monitors, lacking built-in ATSC (HDTV) tuners, which means you need to buy a set-top box tuner yourself for a few hundred bucks or lease one from your cable or satellite provider. They also don't
September 2004 From E-Gear
A few good HDTVs that don't require a second mortgage You don't have to be a famous athlete or wealthy businessperson to enjoy HDTV right now. While you'll still need a decent chunk of change, numerous HDTV-capable sets on the market today retail for less than $1,000. That doesn't mean you're getting all of the bells and whistles of the more expensive HDTVs. These sub-$1,000 TVs are usually "only" HDTV monitors, lacking built-in ATSC (HDTV) tuners, which means you need to buy a set-top box tuner yourself for a few hundred bucks or lease one from your cable or satellite provider. They also don't
