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CRT challenge looks for new ways to get rid of old picture tubes

Electronics
By Carl Laron on April 16, 2013 in

Recycling old TVs

The cathode-ray tube (CRT) is, for all intents and purposes, dead. Long the predominant technology for TVs, computer monitors, and more, CRTs have given way to beautiful flat-panel monitors, mostly LCDs.

But while the CRT is dead, it can't be forgotten -- not with somewhere around two billion pounds of obsolete TVs, computer monitors and other hardware that's reaching the end of its product lifecycle. What to do with all of that e-waste -- in particular, the lead-laden glass from old picture tubes -- has become a major headache that promises to only get bigger.

Stumped for answers, industry is turning to the public for help. If you think you have an innovative use for CRT glass, your idea can earn all or part of a $10,000 prize. Read more

Recall recap: Haier LED-TVs, Fitness Anywhere Suspension Trainer Devices, and a new slew of peanut butter-related recalls

By Rita Colorito on October 4, 2012 in

Forget the injuries on the football field. Watching the big game on a Haier America 42-inch LED TV could put you on the stretcher. The neck support on these TVs can break, posing an injury hazard to the viewer nearby, and especially dangerous for infants and young tots, as televisions of this size are extremely heavy. You could also get your own sports injury working out on your personal Suspension Trainer Device by Fitness Anywhere, 40,000 of which were recalled because the strap buckle can break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

In food safety, the salmonella-contaminated peanut butter-related recalls continue. Read on for this and other recalls. Read more

New survey: Not even half of us still watch regular TV

Electronics
By Christine Frietchen on January 10, 2012 in

Watching television

A survey conducted to coincide with this week's CES show in Las Vegas found that not even half of us are watching TV the "normal" way (through cable, satellite or over the air) anymore. According to the Accenture survey, which polled about 1,000 people in each of ten countries (including the United States), just 48% watch regular cable or satellite television each week -- that's compared to 71% just three years ago. Read more

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