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Panasonic to close two Japan factories-report (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp <6752.T> will close two factories in Japan that make televisions and TV parts, the Nikkei financial daily reported.

“Bold burglar” sought in flat screen TV thefts (FOX 35 Orlando)

Detectives from the Kissimmee Police Department are looking for a person they are calling a “bold burglar” who broke into two businesses and stole several flat screen televisions.

Pleasanton Police Arrest 4 In Hotel Thefts (CBS 5 Bay Area)

Pleasanton police arrested four people Wednesday morning for the theft of flat screen televisions and other property from various hotels in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Sharp May Cut Temporary Workers at Factories on Slowing Demand (Bloomberg)

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Sharp Corp. , Japan's largest maker of liquid-crystal displays used in televisions, may cut temporary workers at factories in Japan because of slowing demand for electronics including TVs.

DTV Transition: E-Cycle or Keep Your Old TV? (KTVN Reno)

At the Waste Managment recycling center in Reno, old televisions are piling up. Officials say many people re-upgrading their old analog sets for digital ones, by way of electronic waste recycling.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-21 17:57 Panasonic to close two Japan factories-report (Interactive Investor)

NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp will close two factories in Japan that make televisions and TV parts, the Nikkei financial daily reported. The report on Nikkei's website said Panasonic would close its Kanagawa facility, which makes TVs and digital tuners for cars, in March, and that production would move to the company's LCD TV factory in Tochigi Prefecture. The plant's 190 or so ...

Thieves steal flat screen TVs from Frisco businesses (The Frisco Enterprise)

Some Frisco businesses may be a little less entertaining this week after thieves broke in and stole several flat screen televisions. Frisco police said that two to three suspects broke into at least 11 businesses last week and removed or attempted to remove flat screen TVs.

Go Green, Save Money (NBC New York)

Some appliances use electricity even when they are off, such as televisions and DVR products. Unplugging these items when not in use could save money and electricity.

For Sony, No Discounts Means Stress-Free Shopping (New York Times)

Eliminating price competition among retailers for high-end cameras and TVs is a great benefit for consumers — or so Sony executives argued Thursday.

Fabric treatments taking clothes to a new level (Dallas Morning News)

Companies that make computers, televisions and automobiles promote technological upgrades with the version numbers and model years. But the fashion industry – for all it promotes design changes – rarely touts the steady improvement of fabric treatments that fight wrinkles, stains and other hazards.