Today's High-Def Headlines

I'm back after a few days off, so without further ado here are the day's top stories:

Cox Inks Deal for National Geographic HD - Multichannel News
Cox Communications will soon offer every high-def customer National Geographic HD under terms of a carriage deal announced yesterday. Full rollout will take place this year and next.

Comcast Adds 4 HD Channels in Chicago - Multichannel News
Comcast high-def customers in the Second City now have access to A&E HD, Food Network HD, HGTV HD and National Geographic HD. Comcast began rolling out these high-def nets in Boston a couple months back and has made them available in select markets throughout the U.S.

A Closer Look at Samsung's Wireless Plasma - CNET TV
CNET/ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind talks to Samsung's senior manager for plasma TV marketing, Bill Dickey, about the company's new FPT 5084 50-inch wireless flat-panel TV.

Honeywell Develops New Materials to Enhance Flat-Panel Displays
Not normally a name you associate with HDTVs, industrial titan Honeywell has launched new materials for the production of flat panel displays aimed at reducing manufacturing costs and power consumption while improving color uniformity and device lifespan. Honeywell developed the new materials in conjunction with the U.S. Display Consortium.