Greying Gadgets: How Older Americans Shop For & Use Consumer Electronics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Greying Gadgets – How Older Americans Shop For and Use Consumer Electronics” report to their offering. There are millions of consumers aged 50 and over (”Older Americans”) who control billions in disposable income....

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U.S Senators Introduce Legislation To Curb Cell Phone Early Termination Fees.

Four U.S senators introduced legislationThursday aimed at the fees wireless carriers charge when subscribers change providers before their contracts are up. The bill, dubbed the Cell Phone Early Termination Fee, Transparency and Fairness Act, would cap those early-termination fees based...

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Panasonic To Invest $1 Billion In Green Technologies By 2012.

Panasonic plans to invest $1 billion by 2012 to develop green technologies for the home that would include energy-monitoring systems, marking a major shift in the company’s focus. Panasonic President Fumio Ohtsubo said in an interview with the Bloomberg news service this week that growing consumer...

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GREEN ELECTRONICS: Sony KDL-VE5 Turns Itself Off To Save Power.

In case you haven’t noticed, “green” is big business. One way for HDTV makers to cash in on the public’s craving for efficiency is to label a TV “eco-friendly.” Sony’s KDL-VE5 series does just that, but unlike a lot of so-called green electronics, this TV can...

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Hewlett Packard Aims To Reduce Environmental Impact While Reducing Production Costs

Hewlett-Packard Co. has been thinking green — about how both to lessen its impact on the environment and cut its production costs. To help achieve these dual goals, the US technology bellwether, popularly known as HP, has teamed up with a German company to recycle disposable ink cartridges from HP...

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