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Toshiba Rolls Out New Models in Blu-Ray Players

Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. ("Toshiba"), a market leader in home entertainment products, expands its range of Blu-ray players with the introduction of three new players, the BDX2500, BDX2700 and the BDX3000. The BDX3000 will feature Blu-ray 3D(TM) capability for added entertainment.

7 Jan 2010

Toshiba Brings Next Level in Home Entertainment with ZX900 Series CELL TV

Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. ("Toshiba"), a market leader in LCD TVs, announced today that the company has developed groundbreaking home entertainment technology and is introducing the ZX900 Series CELL TV(TM) into the U.S. market. The state-of-the-art CELL TV will provide consumers with a new level of home entertainment experience. The focal demonstration of Toshiba's 2010 CES exhibit, CELL TV will be available in the U.S. later this year.

7 Jan 2010

Panasonic 3D Plasma TV and 3D Blu-Ray Disc Player Receive CES Innovation Awards

Continuing its tradition of producing innovative technology products that enhance the consumer's entertainment experience, Panasonic is proud to announce that its cutting edge 3D Plasma television, and 3D Blu-ray Disc player were awarded 2010 Innovations awards by the Consumer Electronics association. The innovative Full HD 3D products will be showcased at the 2010 CES convention, held in Las Vegas, January 7-10.

7 Jan 2010

Panasonic Unveils 42-Inch and LED-Backlight LCD HDTV Models

Panasonic Corporation of North America (NYSE: PC) expanded its commitment to LCD HDTVs by announcing at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show an increase in screen sizes to include additional 42-inch class models and showcased new models employing LED-backlight technology.

7 Jan 2010

General Imaging Introduces New GE Digital Cameras at CES

DIGITAL EXPERIENCE AT CES - Whether your New Year's resolution is to take better pictures or capture more memories, General Imaging, the worldwide exclusive licensee for GE digital cameras, will unveil four new cameras today that make either resolution easy.

7 Jan 2010

Study Reveals Interval Colorectal Cancer Occurs Despite Regular Colonoscopy

A new study examines the occurrence of interval colorectal cancer despite regular colonoscopy and highlights the importance of close follow-up for patients who have a history of advanced adenomas, which are precancerous polyps.

7 Jan 2010

Panasonic Announces New Network Cameras Compatible with Select Plasma HDTVs

Panasonic today announced that its latest plug-and-play and wireless IP network cameras will be available this month, making it possible for consumers to monitor their homes remotely using select models of Panasonic's Internet-enabled plasma HDTVs, as well as PCs and cell phones.

7 Jan 2010

Sony Displays its HD 3D LCD TVs, Blu-Ray 3D Players, Cyber-Shot Cameras at CES

Sony Electronics is unveiling an array of new products and technologies at this year's Consumer Electronics Show that unite the company's strengths in electronics, movies, music, and games. Sony's CES display ranges from full high-definition 3D compatible BRAVIA® LCD TVs, Blu-ray 3D(TM) capable players and an impressive new line of BRAVIA TVs, which incorporate Sony's Monolithic Design concept, to customized Internet content, new Cyber-shot® cameras, Handycam® camcorders, VAIO® PCs, the Reader(TM) digital book, and more.

7 Jan 2010

Spire Names Napson as Solar Capital Equipment Representative for Japan

Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules and turnkey manufacturing lines, is pleased to announce Napson Corporation as its exclusive solar capital equipment representative in Japan.

7 Jan 2010

Yaskawa Selects Avago's R<sup>2</sup>Coupler Isolation Products for Mazda Premacy Hybrid Vehicle

Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced that Yaskawa Electric Corporation has selected two of its latest R2Coupler™ isolation products for use in the futuristic Mazda Premacy hydrogen/gas powered hybrid vehicle.

7 Jan 2010

BC Tech Unveils Miniature Single Use Video Camera for Medical Device Applications

In response to healthcare reform, medical product company BC Tech launches miniature video camera that enables the development of new kinds of 'medical devices with eyes'

7 Jan 2010

Different Colors of Light Can Help Treat Abnormal Brain Activity

Neuroscientists at MIT have developed a powerful new class of tools to reversibly shut down brain activity using different colors of light

7 Jan 2010

Scientists Analyse Pill Quality Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore have successfully used near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) -- a method already used to test farm product quality -- to predict how quickly pills dissolve in the body. The experiments could lead to cost savings for drug makers and more consistency in the quality of pills, says Stephen Hoag, PhD, professor, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

7 Jan 2010

Toshiba America Unleashes its First LED Light Bulbs at Consumer Electronics Show

CES 2010, LVCC Central Hall, Booth # 12114--Toshiba America, Inc. announced today details of Toshiba’s line-up of eco-products being showcased this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV, including the company’s first LED light bulbs for the US market.

7 Jan 2010

Panasonic Launches Second Generation Blu-ray Disc Players

Panasonic (NYSE: PC), a major developer and contributor to the success of the Blu-ray format, introduced the industry's only second generation portable Blu-ray Disc players at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.

7 Jan 2010