Home Electronics Industry News: January 2000

NOTE: This page is an archive for previously posted news stories from January 2000 - Since most of the links are now inactive, they have been removed. However, the headlines and summaries are still posted to historically document the news headlines from the dates listed.

01/31/00
DVD Player From China Plays MP3
A DVD player that Plays MP3 off CD-R's, Multi-Region Decoding, and Macrovision defeat? You Bet, and all for $169 street price!

Olympus Breaks The 3 Megapixel Barrier
Following in the wake of announcements by Canon, Toshiba, Casio, and JVC, Olympus announces its entry into the 3 Megapixel Digital Camera category.

01/30/00
December Caps Strong Year In Video Sales
Sales of consumer video products continue their upward spiral.

01/29/00
Self-Destructing DVDs
From out of the woodwork comes a proposal for Disposable DVDs. Is this something consumers really want, or is DIVX trying to make a comeback?

DVD A Christmas Hit
DVD Hardware and Software continue their march into U.S. Homes.

01/28/00
3-Megapixel Camera Invasion
Yesterday it was JVC, now Nikon announces its new 3.3 Megapixel Digtial Camera.

01/27/00
JVC Re-enters Digital Still Camera Market
After an absence of several years, JVC re-enters the Digital Camera Market with the 3.3 Megapixel, under $1,000, GC-QX3.

Best Buy Building New Headquarters
Keeping pace with its rapid expansion, Best Buy plans to move into new World Headquarters.

01/25/00
RIAA Sues MP3.com
RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) sues MP3.com for copyright infringement involving its streaming CD service.

01/23/00
SatCom Electronics Introduces HDTVision
Watch HDTV on your current analog TV?

01/22/00
Tweeter To Buy United Audio Centers
Tweeter acquires United Audio Centers in its bid to become a national Electronics retailer.

01/21/00
Audio Magazine Expires
Audio Magazine, a mainstay Audio publication since 1946, will cease publication with the Feb/Mar isssue.

01/20/00
Lucent Selling Consumer Phone Business To Vtech
Long-time Phone Manufacturer, Lucent Technologies, is selling its consumer phone business to Vtech of Hong Kong. As reported by

01/19/00
JVC To Market Clear VHS Tape Housings
The plain black VHS cassette is about to get a facelift.

01/18/00
Today Show's Gadget Guru Offline
Andy Pargh, of Gadget Guru fame, has taken "temporary" leave of his website and media appearances. Check out the details as reported by your About.com Guide.

01/17/00
TMI Introduces Back Seat Theater
TMI, of Corona, CA. introduces a breakthrough "backseat theater" system that fits 98% of all vehicles and only takes 30 minutes to install.

01/15/00
Panasonic To Manufacture And Market HDTV DirecTV Systems
Panasonic and DirecTV have entered into an agreement that could see HDTV Satellite Receivers available in large quantity by Spring 2000.

01/14/00
Krell Introduces The Ultimate Subwoofer
At 2,600 Watts and 420 Pounds has Krell produced the Ultimate Subwoofer? If you have $28,000 you can be the first on your block to own one!

01/13/00
Digital Television Is Happening!
Digital TV sales continue to rise as more product hits showroom floors and programming options increase.

Sony Expands Internet Audio Plans
Armed with its Memory Stick Technology and other innovations, Sony is poised to take advantage of the popluarity of Internet Audio.

01/12/00
THX Ultra Makes Its Debut
In a continuing effort to maintain the highest standards for Home Audio THX announces a host of new reference products.

01/11/00
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Presents The Consumer Electronics Hall Of Fame
As part of CES, the CEA announced it first 50 inductees to the Consumer Electronics Hall-of-Fame.

Zenith Introduces HDTV Satellite Receiver<
Zenith is still with us and presents a Satellite Receiver with both HDTV decoding for both Satellite and Terrestial DTV reception.

01/10/00
Photo Coverage From CES Continues
Outstanding photo coverage continues from this weekend's CES in Las Vegas.

DV Camcorder Price Drop
With the popularity in the marketplace and more competition between manufacturers, MiniDV camcorders are getting cheaper than ever.

HD-DVD: When?
It looks like HD-DVD will be here eventually, but not anytime soon, so don't hold your breath.

01/09/00
More Pix From CES
More pictures of upcoming products and prototypes (including Pioneer Recordable DVD Player) from this weekend's CES in Las Vegas.

AOL TV Previewed At CES
AOL previews its challenge to WEBTV at CES in Las Vegas. Can WEBTV hold up against the AOL juggernaut?

Canon And Casio Break 3 Megapixel Barrier
For those looking for photo quality in a digital camera, it is just right around the corner, if the new entries from Canon and Casio previewed at CES are any indication.

Retail Giants Embrace Digital Products
Best Buy, Circuit City, and Tandy see Digital Electronic Products and E-commerce as the key to future sales growth.

Phones Of The Future Viewed At CES
The home telephone is about to get a major makeover!

01/08/00
Konka Invades CES
Konka, the largest TV maker in China, is making its presence known at this year's CES.

Breakthrough HDTV Pricing By Thomson
In an effort to bring HDTV to the masses, Thomson announces lower prices for the upcoming model year.

Panasonic Unveils New Products At CES
Check out what Panasonic has in store for the consumer market this year.

Daily Pictures From CES!
Here are some interesting product photos from this year's CES in Las Vegas.

01/07/00
First Pictures From CES!
Here are some photos from this year's CES in Las Vegas.

01/06/00
Sony Introduces New Digital8 Camcorders With Memory Stick
Sony strengthens its comittment to Digital8 with a new product line incorporating its Memory Stick Technology for still images.

Three Toshiba Products Win Prestigious Innovations 2000 Awards At CES.
Toshiba's Progressive Scan DVD Player, Dual Tray DVD Player, and 65-Inch HDTV seem to be top favorites at this year's CES in Las Vegas.

01/05/00
Monster Cable Introduces Composite To S-Video Adapter
If your TV and Receiver have S-video inputs and your components have only RCA Composite Outputs, your can now take advantage of Higher-Quality S-Video.

01/04/00
SONY Does TIVO
Sony jumps on the PVR (Personal Video Recorder) bandwagon with a 30 hour capacity machine that is sure to generate attention at this year's CES.

01/03/00
CES IN HDTV
This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (Jan 6-9) will be the first Trade Show to be covered in HDTV.

01/01/00
2000 International CES - The DTV Marketplace
The new Millennium is here and Digital TV products take center stage at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (Jan 6 - 9).

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