Net-enabled TVs add new fillip to consumer electronics market

Net-enabled TVs add new fillip to consumer electronics market

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. markets Wooo TV sets compatible with the acTVila service, as seen here at a store in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on April 9.

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