HDTV
Black Friday 2012: Save $300 on the purchase of a Vizio E-Series 70″ Razor LED Smart TV
Vizio has announced a Black Friday sale. The offer is for one model TV only, the new E-Series 70″ Class Razor LED Smart TV. That being said, the sale will come with a seemingly nice discount. The TV is regularly priced at $1999.99 and it will be on-sale for $1699.99 — a savings of $300. more »
“To 3D or not to 3D… That Is The Question!”
“Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune”… wrote William Shakespeare. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, part of his soliloquy in Hamlet causes many of us in the consumer electronics business to connect these words to consumer pondering with respect to purchasing or not purchasing the ultimate more »
Roku announces its Streaming Stick and availability of the Vudu channel
Roku today announced that its tiny wireless streaming player, the Roku Streaming Stick will be available starting next month. If you’ve always wanted to stream video and music on your television, be prepared to grab this streaming device which is roughly the size of a USB flash drive – for $99.99. You just need to more »
Dish Network angers broadcast TV executives with commercial skipping feature
Dish Network announced a new feature in their latest equipment that will automatically record every primetime show and keep it for up to a week. This seemed like a great idea for broadcast networks, since it allows people to watch shows they didn’t catch live or set to record on their DVRs , until they more »
LG to launch 47″ and 55″ Google TV sets in late May
The South-Korean electronics Giant, LG, is set to launch two new Google TV-enabled TV sets by the end of May, in 47″ and 55″ diagonally-measured sizes. These ultra-slim LED-let LCD displays will be 3D-enabled, feature 1080p resolutions and use LG’s TruMotion 120Hz for better looking fast-motion sequences. A full-sized QWERTY keyboard-remote will make it easy more »
D-Link releases MovieNite streaming media player (DSM-310)
D-Link just announced the availability of its new streaming media player dubbed MovieNite (DSM-310). this media player promise to deliver 1080p HD movies and TV shows including personalized Internet radio. MovieNite also delivers instant access to the latest new releases from VUDU, Netflix, YouTube and new music from Pandora via easy-to-use interface and one-click remote. more »
Tribune Broadcasting channels return to DirecTV customers
DirecTV customers from across the United States had an unpleasant experience at the end of March. Due to expiring contracts between Tribune Broadcasting and DirecTV, several markets lost access to local stations such as Fox, CW, WGN and others. After four days of negotiations, the two companies have finally come to an agreement.
Lawsuit seeks to prevent broadcast television from streaming over the internet
On March 14, 2012, a company named Aereo is hoping to launch a service that takes over-the-air broadcast television signals, and repurpose them for internet consumption. Simply put, Aereo plans to make broadcast television available on laptops, tablets and smartphones. Customers (initially in New York City) will have to pay $12 a month for this more »
Roku players begin shipping in the UK, will arrive with the BBC iPlayer channel
The Roku set-top box has officially begun shipping for those in the UK market. And nicely done, they will arrive with the BBC iPlayer channel. More specifically, the Roku players will arrive with more than 40 streaming channels including a few that are region specific. Some of the others that will join the BBC iPlayer more »
Boxee Live TV Tuner starts shipping on Monday
The Boxee Live TV Tuner is about ready to start shipping. Boxee has announced that the $49 USB stick will start shipping on Monday, January 23. After Monday if you order the Boxee Live TV Tuner, it should ship out to you within the same week. With the shipment starting now it means that soon more »
