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Videocassette recorder
(VCR) 1970
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Pong home console by
Atari, 1975
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Camcorder 1981
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Compact disc player
1981
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Commodore 64 personal
computer 1982
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Firewire, 1334 Standard,
1992
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Mini disc 1993
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NBS100 introduces VATS,
FirewireVatsSystem, 1994
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Digital versatile disc
(DVD) 1996
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Mag intorduces Smart90.com,
2000
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High-definition television
(HDTV) 1998
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Xbox game console by
Microsoft, 2001
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Plasma television 2001
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Internet television (IPTV)
2005
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BunnyBox, 2008. A analog
to digital WiFi converter Box. /
Hand-held voice translators and
dictionaries
01.
The
Featured Events -
Bill Gates Keynote
Speech, and The Technology & Engineering Emmy
Awards - CES will host
the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for
the second year in a row! These awards honor
achievements in two areas: Science & Technology
for Television - broadcast, cable and satellite
distribution and Advanced Media Technology -
interactive television, gaming technology and the
Internet, cell phones, private networks and
personal media players. For ticket and event
information, visit the National Television Academy
website at www.emmyonline.tv. Date/Time: 1/7/2008 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: The Venetian
Room: Bellini 2101
02
/
Parade of gadgets -
The Consumer Electronics Show has long been the
venue of choice for introducing hot new
home-entertainment technology. SEE LIST ON
LEFT. Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian:
Top Five Reasons It's The Place to Be at
CES. •••The Sands Expo and
Convention Center/The Venetian is perhaps the most
exciting and newest venue at the 2008
International CES. Register now, and peruse
our top five reasons you'll want to add this venue
to your must-see list at CES -- the world's largest
tradeshow for consumer technology. MISSION
STATEMENT: To serve as the definitive source for
information about the consumer electronics
industry.
3.
Editor's Note / FRANKLIN
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS ATTEND EVENTS. Booth 795 /
Central/15200 •••"PUTTING A BOOTH TOGETHER to be part of
the Las Vegas Convention Center, isn't simple,
especially if your company sells hand-held
translators and MPG3 players," says Erin Salvatore
of Franklin. The International Consumer Electronics
Show, a trade extravaganza highlighting the newest
gadgets, runs Monday through
Thursday. •••Put
the power of language in the palm of your
hand! -
Erin says that "almost as essential as your
passport when traveling, in Las Vegas, it's having
your Handi around. •••The Speaking Global Translator contains
over 450,000 words and 12,000 phrases, and speaks
115,000 words in recorded human voice. Ideal for
communicating on almost any continent with 12
languages and translations to and from Chinese
(Mandarin), Dutch, English, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese,
Russian and Spanish. Enter a word in your native
language and this indispensable travel tool will
speak and show the translation in your language and
the language you seek. •••A voice recording feature allows you to
record custom words and phrases appropriate to
travel or business needs. The predictive spelling
feature can help you with misspelled words. 7-line
screen aids visibility in this lightweight
unit. •••• Includes an MP3
Player to download and play MP3 files; enjoy music
and more while looking up words and
phrases. •••• Includes Audio
Player, Earbuds and AC
adaptor •••• Five
games •••• Chinese, Japanese
& Korean are displayed phonetically using the
Roman alphabet, and in Asian
characters •••• Organizer,
local/world clock, calculator, currency and metric
converter •••• USB Connection. -
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STORY ON PRODUCT
4.
Bylines /
Sands Expo and Convention
Center/The Venetian: Top Five Reasons It's The
Place to Be at CES. •••The Sands Expo and Convention Center/The
Venetian is perhaps the most exciting and newest
venue at the 2008 International CES. Register
now for next year, and peruse our top five reasons
you'll want to add this venue to your must-see
list, at CES -- the world's largest tradeshow for
consumer technology. MISSION
STATEMENT: To serve as the definitive source for
information about the consumer electronics
industry. •••The analog to digital television (DTV)
transition is going strong. TV manufacturers are
still leading the DTV charge, offering more than
300 models of DTV products including integrated
sets, digital monitors and set-top receivers at
affordable prices. CEA research shows a remarkable
level of satisfaction with the product with, as
expected, the biggest disappointment being the
relative dearth of HDTV programming. We're making
progress in the transition, but we still have
hurdles to overcome. •••The Federal Communication Commission's
expressed goals for digital television (DTV) are:
"to preserve and promote free, universally
available, local broadcast television in a digital
world" and "to promote spectrum efficiency and
rapid recovery of spectrum by fostering the swift
development of DTV." •••In order to meet those goals and for consumers
to realize the promise of DTV, several outstanding
policy issues must be resolved. •••Among these issues are intellectual property
rights, cable DTV must carry and, cable
interoperability. CEA is working with government
and related industries to address these issues and
to create solutions that will avoid marketplace
confusion and needless delay - bringing the
enhanced performance and services found in digital
television to consumers as soon as possible. •••CEA has led in the effort to promote HDTV to
consumers, as well, via viewing parties for major
DTV broadcasts such as the SuperBowl and the NCAA
men's basketball championships; DTV displays at
design shows that allow consumers to see the latest
DTV products in a home theater environment; and the
DTV promotional campaign with the National
Association of Broadcasters (NAB), which will be
launched in January 2002. •••Go To www.ca.org to browse through the DTV
Guide to learn more about this exciting
transition.
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