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VCRs & Set-Top Boxes Cost leadership and a solid lineup enabled us to capture a major portion of the global VCR mar-
ket in 2001, putting us in the No. 1 position for the first time since we entered the business in 1979. As illustrated by our
strategic alliance with AOL Time Warner to develop Internet-capable cable TV set-top boxes with hard-drive recording capa-
bilities, digital video recording technology is quickly coming into the mainstream. While we’ll be making analog VCRs for
the foreseeable future, we’ll be accelerating the digital transition in 2002 with new SDTV and HDTV set-top boxes that’ll tune-
in and record terrestrial, satellite, and cable broadcasts in their full digital glory.
DVD Players Our DVD player lineup moved us
up another position to No. 2 in the global market in 2001. Our space-saving combination DVD/VCR family pioneered a new
category during the year as it sold a remarkable 1 million units worldwide. In 2002, we’ll be aiming for No. 1 with innova-
tive players like the world’s first portable with a 10-inch TFT-LCD screen as well as combination DVD/PVR and high-end
HD-DVD models.
Camcorders During the year, we added over five new Mini DV models to our camcorder lineup as we acceler-
ated our transition to the popular 6 mm digital format that’s easily edited on today’s PC systems. In 2002, we’ll be expand-
ing our digital family even more as we set our sights on entering the global top-three in the market.
MP3 Players Our popular
Yepp MP3 player family continued to mature in 2001 with increasingly smaller and lighter designs, support for Windows Media
Audio, FM radio reception, faster USB 1.1 transfer speeds, and our first MP3 CD models. In 2002, we’ll keep the portable
digital music revolution rolling with features like 2x MP3 for twice the music capacity and extended battery life that’ll keep
the tunes going all day long.
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June 26 Modular TV, compact phone, and digital camera concepts win IDEA Bronze Awards July 5 0.15-micron 512Mb NAND flash 23
4. Q10 notebook PC
This 19.8 mm thin, 1.29 kg light portable boasts
Wi-Fi wireless LAN and 5.1 surround sound..
5. VM-A990 Mini DV camcorder
Captures life’s special moments in vivid
digital quality for easy editing on a PC.
6. SyncMaster 171P TFT-LCD monitor
Sleek, powerful styling by F.A. Porsche Design
sets the standard for visual form and function.
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