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• CES 2007: JVC first to offer HD HDD videocam*
  Sunday 7 January 2007 – 11:26
  JVC today announced a high-definition version of its Everio hard drive camcorder series. The GZ-HD7 records video in 1080i (1920x1080 interlaced) onto a 60 GB hard drive.
• CES 2007: Toshiba to offer 1080p HD DVD player for $600*
  Sunday 7 January 2007 – 09:28
  HD DVD continues to undercut the overall price structure of Blu-ray: Following the recent release of a $1000 1080p HD DVD player, Toshiba today announced a $600 device that is capable of taking advantage of the full 1080p resolution of HD DVD video content.
• CES 2007: MSN pairs up with Garmin to offer local data on GPS devices*
  Monday 8 January 2007 – 08:14
  MSN will be pushing everything from updates about traffic conditions, weather conditions and forecasts, fuel prices, to even movie times and locations to GPS devices, beginning with Garmin's $999 nuvi 680 in the coming months.
• CES 2007: TomTom to offer portable GPS device to the automotive industry*
  Tuesday 9 January 2007 – 11:59
  Pre-installed navigation systems in automobiles do not only have the disadvantage that they are significantly more expensive than most after-market systems, they are also, well, stationary which limits their use.
• CES 2007: DirecTV to offer 100+ HD channels by the end of the year*
  Tuesday 9 January 2007 – 01:31
  During a press conference at CES, DirecTV made several few announcements, including the introduction of a portable satellite system and pending agreements with new channels for HD broadcasts. By the end of the year, DirecTV will be offering more than 100 HD channels to its customers.
• CES 2007: Tech companies offer several ways to pimp your ride*
  Wednesday 10 January 2007 – 12:22
  At CES this year, the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center is home to most of the companies showing off automotive technologies. From radio to speaker systems to video players, the underlying theme at CES of digital multimedia content is in full swing in the car market as well.
• Lukewarm response to Microsoft's offer to share Windows code*
  Thursday 26 January 2006 – 06:51
  In public statements yesterday, EC Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes rendered an unofficial, preliminary rejection of Microsoft's offer to create a new licensing program for releasing its Windows source code, claiming that code is not self-explanatory as to the nature of how Windows works. Microsoft also didn't get the response it had hoped for from the rest of the world. Did the "barriers to entry" finally come tumbling down, not with a bang, but a whimper?