Comdex

Philips Components, a division of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, announced that, in conjunction with COMDEX Fall 2001, it plans to showcase several new radio-frequency (RF) solutions for high-demand consumer products. As a leading supplier of analog and digital RF solutions for markets including multimedia, set-top box and TV/VCR, Philips Components offers both standard and customized products, reference design boards and intellectual property (IP) licensing.Read more

Nov. 5, 2001-- Acer Communications & Multimedia America Inc. (CMA), one of the world's leading computer peripheral manufacturers and suppliers, today announced the latest in its line of ultra-portable multimedia projectors as well as several advanced wireless input devices. Read more

Nov. 5, 2001--Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), has introduced its new 15-inch flat panel LCD monitor. The new monitor - Hitachi's CML153 flat panel display - weighs only 8 lbs and has a 23.7 mm left and right bezel width, making it one of the lightest and thinnest LCD monitors available. The CML153 features TFT (Thin Film Transistor) Technology, delivering high quality, distortion free images, at a value price. MSRP is $399.Read more

Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) has made buying direct even easier by introducing to U.S. customers the SmartStep 100D, a desktop computer that is a breeze to order, set up and use. Read more

Palm just announced the public beta version of a new, personal portal for Palm VII series handheld users. The MyPalm portal takes the expanse of the Internet and organizes just the information needed and wanted onto users' Palm handheld computers. Information is displayed in a format sized to the handheld's screen for easy, clear and virtually instantaneous access. This move represents a large step forward in Palm's vision of delivering personal information and the best of web-based content and access to a handheld device. Read more

eMachines just announced its new value-priced eTower personal computers for this year's holiday buying season. Read more

Matias Corporation's Half Keyboard for Palm and Handspring made its debut at Comdex this week, amid crowds of curious onlookers. Read more

Hauppauge Digital is demonstrating a distributed home networking application of its WinTV-PVR at the Fall Comdex2000 in Las Vegas this week. WinTV-PVR allows PC users to watch TV in a window on their PC screens, pause and replay live TV, record TV shows to disk and create Video CD's from television programs. The demonstration shows a "home media server" PC using a WinTV-PVR to watch and record selected television shows, while a client PC connected using an Intel AnyPoint 10 Megabit per second Home Network simultaneously watches shows that have been recorded. Read more

Nov. 16, 2000--Rand McNally and Nexian today announced a new initiative that will unite Rand McNally's top-selling StreetFinder Deluxe Travel Navigation Software with Nexian's HandyGPS system, one of the first hand-held global positioning systems (GPS) designed for the Handspring Visor. By packaging StreetFinder Deluxe with the HandyGPS unit, Rand McNally and Nexian will provide a portable, all-in-one mapping and navigation solution. Read more

Nov. 16, 2000--Turtle Beach Systems today began taking orders for its highly anticipated home-networked digital audio appliance, the AudioTron. The device ($299 estimated street price) can be ordered at http://www.turtle-beach.com, with shipments following in early December. Read more