Electronics Companies: The Leading Edge by Chris Robertson
As technology becomes more refined, electronics companies are offering consumers and businesses a number of cutting-edge products. Following is a rundown of some of the top electronics companies and their latest offerings: Nokia: Nokia, notable for its cell phones, has taken the lead in... Panasonic: Panasonic offers an incredible range of products for both consumers and businesses. ... Panasonic's consumer products include DVD and VCR players, cameras and camcorders, phones and fax machines, and computers.

Xbox Catching Up in 2006 by Chris Robertson
Although there was a delay in delivering the number of Xbox 360s that consumers demanded for the 2005 holiday season, Microsoft is expected to manufacture over 2 million of the gaming consoles in the first quarter of 2006. It's estimated that about 1 million Xbox 360s made it to stores in time... On the whole, consumer electronics continue to improve in reliability and performance, while becoming increasingly affordable. ... Consumer electronics continue to be integrated into car design and sold as after market features.

A Short Introduction to Blu Ray by Chuck Red
Blu ray is a next generation optical media format developed by the Blu ray disc association, a group of leading consumer electronics and technology companies such as Apple, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sony, TDK to name, but a few. The format was developed for high definition video,... This allows data to be packed in more densely allowing more space for data in the same sized physical space. ... Blu ray is called Blu ray because it uses a blue light laser to write data onto the disc.

Blu-Ray Set to Take the World by Storm! by Colbert Paul
The Blu-ray Disc belongs to a new generation of optical discs capable of staging high density data. Blu-Ray technology is based on a blue-violet coloured laser. The blue laser operates at a wave length of 405 nm, while older technology such as DVDs and CDs are based on red and infrared lasers... Today, Samsung, JVC, Matsushita (Panasonic) and LG Electronics are all examples of companies using Blu-ray technology in their products. ... The standard for Blu-ray technology has been developed as a joint venture between several major manufacturers of PCs and consumer electronics, including Sony...

How Plasma TV's Work and their Pro's and Con's by Bill Ransom
How a Plasma Display Works Plasma Televisions are made up of plasma gas which is Xenon and Neon Gas. These gases are placed in tiny cells or pixels across the screen. The interior of the pixels and sub-pixels are coated with phosphor. Each pixel has three sub-pixel representing a primary... The largest Plasma screen in the world was just shown at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. ... For the consumer the largest panel you can buy is made by Samsung measuring 80" and costing a whopping $130,000.

HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray: The Great Optical Disc Battle by Phillip Jr Kimpo
Long gone are the times when all we had were compact discs, first for music, then for data storage and movies. The DVDs came next, boasting of what seemed then as tons of data storage. But as they say, times quickly change, and so does the technology. ... Factors going for Blu-Ray : Blu-Ray has the support of the world's largest electronic companies -- Sony, HP, Dell, Pioneer, Philips, Panasonic, Samsung, Apple, LG-Electronics, and Mitsubishi Electric. ... All HD-DVDs and HD-DVD players are backward compatible, meaning they will still support old DVDs.