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...numbers, which instantly program the VCR to record at the proper time and channel. Sales of VCR Plus+ have reached about 6 million worldwide, and 600 U.S. newspapers, along with TV Guide, now carry the code numbers in their TV listings. The device is being incorporated into some new VCRs. "I'm not mechanically inclined," says TV producer Dick Clark, a VCR Plus+ enthusiast. "But you just punch in the numbers, and it makes you feel like a genius...
...dubs himself "the Cable Doctor," will do the job for confused viewers in a $45 house call.) The VCR Voice Programmer is also complicated to set up (it must be trained to recognize the user's voice) and costs a hefty $169, nearly as much as some low-priced VCRs. The device is being sold only through a toll-free mail-order number (800-788-0800), to avoid further markup in stores...
...much of one day on the trail fruitlessly trying to explain to Daniel Stern how to tape one show while watching another. "He'll never get it!" cries their partner, Bruno Kirby. "It's been four hours. The cows can tape something by now." Yes, and those moo-activated VCRs are just around the corner...
...will form the basis of such gee-whiz products as pocket supercomputers, 3-D interactive televisions and wristwatch telephones. If the computer-chip revival here can be sustained, says Fred Zieber, president of Pathfinder Research, "you could see the return of the MADE IN THE U.S.A. label on TVs, VCRs and telephones...
...also profiting from some Japanese misfortunes. Japanese semiconductor companies have been able to dominate world markets by feeding chips to Japan's own consumer-electronics industry. About 42% of all chips made in Japan are consumed by such companies as Sony and Panasonic. But as global sales of TVs, VCRs, PCs and telephones have fallen because of the worldwide economic slump, so have the fortunes of Japanese chip companies. At NEC, profits are down 71%; at Toshiba, earnings are off 39%. As a result, the Japanese have retreated from some markets. Fujitsu, for example, is closing its U.S. chipmaking plant...