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Thomson Consumer Electronics to Debut Internet Device.(Originated from The Indianapolis Star and News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 1996 by Francis, Mary
Nov. 5--Surfing the Internet, sending electronic mail and getting caught in the World Wide Web will be as easy as hitting your remote control, with a new device being launched by Thomson Consumer Electronics.
The device won't be the first of its kind -- both Philips/Magnavox and Sony Corp. have been selling similar set-top devices for about a month. Thomson's version is expected to reach stores next spring.
But Thomson officials say this $300 product has the potential to outdo their widely popular 18-inch dish RCA Digital Satellite System, which will reach 3 million in sales by the end of this year.
"Everybody knows how to use a remote control and our feeling is you can master the Internet with a remote control," said Lou Lenzi,...
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