Tag: TV
Samsung teaming up with Yahoo to offer web-enhanced TV, via the Widget Channel
Samsung will, so it is believed, announce a deal with Yahoo to include a series of web apps with its forthcoming HDTV range at this week’s IFA tech show.
The apps, powered by Yahoo Widgets and operating under the name Widget Channel, will let you augment your TV-watching experience, having all sorts of little windows popping up to give you news feeds, tell you what the weather is doing outside and let you watch share prices plummet throughout that afternoon’s episode of Countdown…
Sony intros BRAVIA X4500 and W4500 LCD HDTVs
Sony has announced another two sets of high definition tellies, the BRAVIA X4500 Series and the BRAVIA W4500 Series.
While both happily handle full 1080p high definition, the X4500 series uses a LED backlight on the 46 and 55 inch screens, while the W4500 uses standard LCD technology…
Popularity of buying digital goods via mobile phone set to soar
New research suggests that, globally, two billion mobile users will have bought digital goods using their phones by the year 2013.
“Digital goods” means anything that can be delivered directly to the phone over the cellular network or Internet, including ringtones, music, videos, electronic tickets, TV programmes, and games…
Panasonic rumoured to be producing a 40" OLED TV. Expect the Joneses across the street to retaliate soon.
If you had £467million, what would you do with it? Travel? See the world? Buy yourself a small country? Maybe even give some of it to poor people?
Panasonic, as it happens, does actually have that sort of money, but has opted to stay in instead, and spend the money on a bigger telly…
HANNSpree launches HT11 19-inch HD ready digital TV
HANNSpree has announced its HT11 19-inch HD ready digital TV, promoting it as an ideal second telly for the bedroom, kitchen, or study.
The 19-inch screen size coupled with 170 degree viewing angle offers a decent solution when it can be hard to place a TV in a smaller room.
It’s HD ready, and while its 1,280 x 1,024 resolution isn’t going to display full 1080p if connected to a Blu-ray player, at this size that doesn’t really matter…
Samsung launches Crystal Design flat panel TV range with built-in home networking
Samsung has launched its new Crystal Design series of TVs, with a September launch promised for Europe…
BBC natural history, travel, factual programmes to air on Babelgum
BBC Worldwide has announced a deal which will see a range of the Corporation’s natural history, travel, and factual programmes placed on the Internet TV platform Babelgum.
Excerpts from shows such as David Attenborough’s documentaries, Top Gear, and Tribe, will be globally available on three new branded channels: “BBC LoveEarth”, “BBC Knowledge”, and “BBC Entertainment”…
Consumers and retailers STILL confused about digital switchover
British retailers may have committed to phasing out analogue TV equipment but it doesn’t seem to be happening very quickly.
A recent parliamentary report echoes other surveys which suggest that nearly half of all TVs sold in the first half of last year were analogue. While the situation may have improved since then, the £200m “digital switchover” campaign appears not to have worked on all consumers…
JVC launches LT TV range – with an iPod dock
Do you really need an iPod dock on your TV? JVC thinks so – and has a range of LCD TVs on the market with one on the front…
Loewe offers limited edition crystal-studded LCD TV – the Individual
You already have to pay a premium to get standard Loewe TV in your home – the Individual will knock up that price tag even further…
