The way things look from the back is becoming just as important as the way they look from the front in the latest fashion language. This has come to women’s wear most recently in the form of the halter dress, a hit item this season, which lets women show off their shoulders and back, as well as shoes with unique styles. For example, Prada has shaped their shoes’ heels like a flower about to bloom.

As consumers’ needs for product design is increasingly aesthetic, previously hidden or ignored aspects like the design of a product’s other side is becoming crucial…

Panasonic, the industry leader in HD, will lend its technological expertise to the upcoming Democratic National Convention, August 25-28 in Denver, Colorado. The Democratic National Convention Committee recently named Panasonic the Official HDTV and High Definition Equipment Provider for the Convention.

The DNCC’s commitment to present the most extensive HD content ever created at a national political convention is mirrored by Panasonic’s commitment to lending state-of-the-art, High Definition products, giving Convention goers and those viewing the proceedings at home the ultimate HD experience…

Panasonic, the market leader in Plasma HDTVs and the Official HDTV of the Olympic Games, announced that its entire best-selling 2008 line of 1080p VIERA Plasma HDTVs is rated to last 100,000 hours before reaching half its original brightness. Based upon the U.S. average daily viewing time of six and a half hours, Panasonic 1080p Plasma HDTVs could on average take more than 42 years to reach half of their original brightness level…

Today Panasonic announced that it is looking for more families to participate in its Living in HD program, a unique study of real American families experiencing what it means to “live in High Definition.” Panasonic plans to increase the number of participating families to 60 by 2009 and further expand the growing online Living in HD community to eventually include 100 families.

To date, 30 families are participating in the program, providing ongoing feedback to Panasonic about product functionality, design concepts and how living in High Definition has influenced how they think and use technology…

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a worldwide leader in innovation and HDTV technology, unveils the successor to the company's award-winning 81 Series LED LCD HDTV, with the launch of the new Series 9 LED LCD HDTV. The 2008 flagship Series 9, Samsung's 2nd generation LCD HDTV to use LED SmartLighting™ technology, offers consumers the powerful combination of LED and 120Hz technologies, resulting in a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for a crisp, full HD 1080p picture. The Series 9 is also distinguished by Samsung's new addition to the art-inspired ToC™ (Touch of Color™) design – an elegantly patterned bezel with charcoal gray accent…

Samsung Electronics America Inc., the market leader in HDTV design and innovation, enhances its "functional art" home technology collection with the introduction of two new LCD HDTVs. The Series 8 850 and 860 LCD HDTVs feature a next generation implementation of Samsung's ToC™ (Touch of Color™) design – a new slim and narrow frame with a depth of 1.9 inches at its widest. In addition to rose (850), Samsung now offers its innovative ToC design in deep blue (860)…

Samsung Electronics America Inc., the market leader in flat screen HDTV design and innovation, offers consumers more options for bringing a “Touch of Color” to their home entertainment center with the Series 6 630 LCD HDTVs. The bezel of the LCD HDTVs incorporates Samsung's ToC™ (Touch of Color) design now with a new, narrower frame…

Samsung Electronics America Inc., the leader in the U.S. digital television market, lets consumers view PC-content on a Samsung HDTV with the retail launch of the company’s MediaLive adaptor. Samsung’s MediaLive delivers digital content (including HD content) in real-time from Windows Media Center on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate operating systems to the big screen of a Samsung HDTV via a wireless or wired home network. From photos, music, feature films, home movies, and live and recorded TV programs, Samsung’s MediaLive is the ideal plug-and-play complement to most 2008-model Samsung HDTVs…

Panasonic, a market and technology leader in High Definition televisions, announced today that it has extended its unique and successful Plasma ConciergeTM free customer support program to both Panasonic Plasma and LCD HDTV owners and renamed it Panasonic VIERA ConciergeTM. Previously only available for Panasonic HD Plasma owners, the exceptional service, which includes a toll-free customer support line, provides Panasonic HDTV owners with quick access to technical experts via phone, web or in-home service for answers to a broad range of questions…

Establishing a new benchmark in flat panel TV design, JVC in July will market the world's thinnest LCD TVs with built-in tuners*. The new line of super-slim Full HD TVs also weigh less and consume less power than conventional LCD TVs.

JVC's new slim LCD TVs, part of the company's Procision series, feature a cabinet that across most of its width measures a mere 1.5 inches (39mm) deep, with a maximum depth of just 2.9-inches (74mm) at the panel's center. The design ensures that from nearly any angle, the sets present a super-slim appearance. Complementing the slim design is a thinner bezel, further minimizing the presence of the cabinet…