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Wednesday, Jan 7
Panasonic touts full 1080p 3D HDTV
Last year we saw Panasonic launch a 150-inch Plasma TV. This year they’re talking up their new 3D 1080p HDTV. The first 3D Blu-ray won’t be launched until 2010, so there’s still a lot of work to go to perfect the concept. The company mentioned that they are working with famous director / prod...
CES 2009 Press Conference: Sony live blog
Section: Audio, Audio Receivers, Car Audio, Headphones, Home Audio, Portable Audio, Video, DVD/DVR/Blu-ray, HDTV, Portable Video, Communications, Cellphones, Computers, Laptops, Gadgets / Other, GPS/Navigation, Imaging, Camcorders, Digital Cameras, Trade Shows, CES, Pres...
Panasonic, Amazon team up to allow Video On Demand via new Viera TVs
Panasonic and Amazon have just announced they will be offering Amazon VOD on some of the new HDTV Viera-series flat panels from Panasonic. Videos can be purchased on the TV without having to fumble with a computer or media center. Once you buy the vid, you can watch on your TV, PC, or Mac.
Samsung shows off new Luxia LED 6000, 7000, 8000
The new 6, 7, and 8 series LED TVs from Samsung super-slim - measuring in at just over an inch thick, as you can see above (Yep, that’s it in the foreground—I told you they were super-slim). The new models add to their theme of adding a Touch of Color to their displays so they fit in more stylisti...
CES 2009: World’s first 64GB SSD camcorder by Samsung
Section: Video, HDTV, Imaging, Camcorders Live, from CES, Samsung is announcing their brand new high volume memory, high speed line of cameras. Samsung is betting on bigger capacity (64GB and 128GB) and their super fast boot time and access, which they say is 3x faster than HDD.
Sharp’s Soundbar brings surround sound on the cheap
Kinda. Simulates surround sound is probably a bit more accurate Either way, a sound upgrade follows after upgrading your TV and perhaps your media player. Instead of the expense and install hassles of a true surround sound speaker system, drop this bar and enjoy simulated surround soun...
Cyberlink announces new TrueTheater technologies at CES 2009
Features include TrueTheater HD, an enhancement that will eliminate the problems usually found with standard definition content. It will have better detail and eliminate the jagged edges typically found on standard definition videos. CyberLink expects TrueTheater to vastly impr...
Toshiba intros wireless HD with Regza Link
REGZA LINK (HDMI-CEC) currently achieves simplified operation of multiple digital products connected by HDMI cables. But the next generation version does it all wirelessly. Toshiba will demonstrate REGZA LINK (HDMI-CEC) based on WirelessHD technology, which realizes wireless tra...
CES 2009 Press Conference: SHARP live blog
Section: Video, HDTV, Trade Shows, CES, Press Conferences As always, hit Ctrl+R or F5 to refresh this live blog. For more CES press coverage head over here or check out our 2009 CES page for all the CES news, CES keynotes, CES photo galleries/booth tours, and more!
Mitsuibishi shows off at CES: 3D ready HDTV or new LaserVue
And the battle to be the King of 3D continues! Mitsubishi is continuing to muscle their way into the top of the stack with their line of 3D-ready Home Theater HDTV products. Frank DeMartin, Vice President, Marketing, at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, says “3D in the home is bec...
Monday, Jan 5
Put Flash on your TV, Intel and Adobe scheming
Intel and Adobe announced today they are collaborating on optimizing Adobe’s Flash and Intel’s media center CE 3100 processor. The two companies are moving to bring the wealth of Flash content to TVs both in standard and high definition. This is a good move for both companies and will pav...
Sunday, Jan 4
Yamaha offers HTIB to upscale your DVDs
Section: Audio, Home Audio, Video, Accessories, DVD Players/DVRs Yamaha has realized this and released its new Home Theater In a Box, the DVX-700. It features a 2.1 channel sound system that Yamaha claims creates a “360-degree sound stage.“
Saturday, Jan 3
CES 2009 Preview: ezGear’s BluCobra EZ3000 Blu-Ray player
To begin with, the Blu-Ray player comes with many video outputs including HDMI 1.3, component video, composite video, and S-video. It also supports SACD, Blu-Ray (obviously), and DVD all at 1080p and 24Hz outputs. In case your HDTV isn’t full HD, the EZ3000 also can output at 1080i, 720i,...
Thursday, Jan 1
Not all Blu-ray discs are created equal
Since Blu-ray is maturing as a format, I think that the studios are figuring out the best way to put their HD transfers to disc. I’m sure many of you have played with and tweaked your compression settings while trying to keep file size small. If you’re filling out your Blu-ray library, award...
Friday, Dec 19
Digital Architect combines your media center and architecture
Trying to set up a decent media network in a home can sometimes be a pain, especially when your home isn’t really built for it. You might need to drill a few holes in some walls to run some cables or to hang an LCD or plasma HDTV. Then there’s the challenge of hiding all those wires and actually se...
