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LATEST DIGITAL HOME INTEGERATION NEWS

Hulu will likely start charging to view its online library of television shows in order to get the value of that content, according to reports of comments from a top News Corp. executive.

October 22, 2009

A year after testing the TV waters with Yahoo, Intel aims to bring PC power to the television set with its new CE4100 media processor.

September 24, 2009

HDTVs and home computer networks are among the consumer technologies being rapidly adopted.

September 03, 2009

CEO Stringer gains more power as Sony also restructures electronics and games divisions

February 27, 2009

Could social networks be the foundation of education in this millennium?

November 21, 2008

The device will retail for $599.99 and is much greater than the company's previous 160-GB model.

September 04, 2008

Services include home television installation, home theater set-up, technology integration, and other services for Dell-branded or other-branded products.

April 21, 2008

High-def TVs get bigger, thinner and more energy-conscious as Panasonic's President Toshihiro Sakamoto unveiled the next wave of plasma screen technology at CES 2008.

January 07, 2008

The Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas next week promises a look at a bevy of home theater products.

January 04, 2008

The CEA's recent report documenting a rise in digital TV sales is good news for home integrators, but shrinking hardware margins make service offerings a key revenue generator.

December 31, 2007

With the downturn in the real estate market showing few signs of short-term recovery, home integrators are adopting fresh strategies for generating revenue. Despite a minor slowdown in growth, however, integrators find their industry shielded, in part, by the clientele many of them serve.

November 09, 2007

Many industry watchers believe the battle between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is starting to escalate for the holiday season.

November 02, 2007

The service allows users to choose who can view their content in an ad-free envrionment, according to the company.

October 30, 2007

Company aims for direct integration of the Best Buy Digital Music Store with the Sonos Digital Music System.

October 23, 2007

Microsoft releases to manufacturing Windows Home Server. OEM products are due to hit retail shelves this fall.

July 17, 2007

As the digital convergence honeymoon over for the computer and consumer electronics industries, or are the two technologies just settling down for a long and prosperous marriage?

July 16, 2007

The D&H Distributing's Mid-Atlantic Show last week was a hubbub of new digital technologies, but VARs expressed concern that the market may be slowing down. However one company may be able to save it - Apple.

June 13, 2007

The first CableCard-ready Windows Vista Media Center PCs are trickling into the market, and the technology is expected to give a much-needed boost to Microsoft's multimedia PC platform.

June 11, 2007

Hewlett-Packard is revamping its digital home product lineup to make integration easier and curtail Apple, but the move is causing some waves.

April 02, 2007

Apple on Wednesday shipped its Apple TV multimedia device, and VARs said the company is placing extra requirements on partners for authorization but is offering additional support.

March 21, 2007

After 130 years the humble home phone is finally getting a makeover. Wireless networking vendors are rolling out VoIP handsets with a slew of new features such as integrated search and RSS feeds.

March 19, 2007

Solution providers say they expect Apple TV, which is set to ship next week, to be a hot seller in the burgeoning digital home market.

March 14, 2007

Apple said the new iTunes 7.1 software fixes a number of unspecified Windows Vista-compatibility issues but leaves several potentially major problems unresolved.

March 06, 2007

Solution providers looking for hot new products for the digital home and small business market should take a gander at these five.

February 28, 2007

73 million television sets are reportedly at risk of going dark without help in meeting the February 2009 deadline for digital television.

February 28, 2007

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