By Killian Bell |
Right on cue, LG’s 84-inch 4K Ultra HD television arrives in Korea today. The set offers a stunning resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, but it also comes with a hefty price tag at ₩25 million (approx. $22,100). If that price tag didn’t make your jaw hit…
By Killian Bell |
Apple has entered talks with the biggest cable operators in the United States in an effort to bring “live television and other content” to its set-top box, according to sources familiar with the matter, who have been speaking to The Wall Street Journal. While this…
By Sean P. Aune |
The number of TVs connected to the Internet is definitely on the rise, and by 2017 that number is expected to hit a whopping 650 million. According to a new report from Juniper Research, the number of television that connect to the Internet in some…
By Todd Haselton |
You see that ultra crisp iPhone 4S display in your hand? That has a pixel density of 326 pixels-per-inch (PPI). Well, according to a report out of South Korea today, Samsung has managed to develop an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display that has a sharper…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung announced on Tuesday that Angry Birds, with full support for gesture controls, is now available for download from Samsung’s Smart Hub on select Smart TV models. The game is free and doesn’t require a special controller (besides your hands… or feet?), but you’ll need…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple’s fabled HDTV, a product expected to be the biggest thing since the smartphone, might not come to market until 2014, according to one analyst. Speaking with Stuff.tv, Informa’s broadband content and online video analyst Giles Cottle said the obstacle right now is capturing the…
By Killian Bell |
If 65-inch televisions with high-definition 1080p displays just don’t satisfy you, then it may be a good idea to pick up your next TV from South Korea, where LG is releasing a massive 84-inch Ultra HD 4K Smart TV next month. Only a limited number…
By Sean P. Aune |
Samsung unveiled its new ES9000 television today, bringing with it 75-inches of of 3D LED entertainment into your life. Unveiled today at the Samsung SpaceFest aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid museum in New York City, the Samsung ES9000 features not only 75-inches of screen, but gesture controls that…
By Killian Bell |
Yesterday we reported that Rovio’s smash hit, Angry Birds, is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo 3DS later this year. But the game will be expanding its reach before then by making its way to Samsung Smart TVs this month. I said in…
By Killian Bell |
It’s taken over two years to arrive, but YouView’s TV catch-up service is finally coming to the U.K. later this month. The £299 (approx. $468) set-top box brings together the streaming services from the U.K.’s biggest TV and broadband companies — including the BBC, BT,…
By Maximum PC |
Bragging rights don’t come cheap, and if you want to own the largest LED-backlit high-definition television on this side of the Solar System, it’s going to set you back $10,999.99, leaving you a penny for your thoughts if you’ve saved up eleven grand. That’s the…
By Sean P. Aune |
According to one analyst, Foxconn is accelerating its time table with Sharp for television panel delivery which could mean the Apple television would be on the shelves by the holidays. Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets issued a note to investors this morning that suggests…
By Todd Haselton |
We weren’t expecting Apple to launch a touchscreen television, so we’re not too surprised by this report. An analyst on Monday said that Apple’s Siri-powered iTV will rely on motion controls — much like one would control an Xbox 360 with a Kinect – and…
By Maximum PC |
Hitherto, OnLive has been widely viewed as the cloud gaming industry’s poster child, but don’t be surprised if it eventually ends up getting overshadowed by its lesser known rival Gaikai. This is because the latter is joining forces with the world’s largest television manufacturer. Samsung…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re curious exactly what the Ikea television system is going to look like, the company showed it off recently at the Milan Furniture Fair.…
By Todd Haselton |
Will Apple’s iTV be a success? We don’t even know if it exists yet, but, if it does come to fruition, Piper Jaffrey analyst Gene Munster thinks it could grab as much as 5-10% of the connected TV market in the first year it’s on…
By Sean P. Aune |
Foxconn has reportedly begun accepting orders for the “trial production stage” of the long-rumored Apple Television set.…
By Todd Haselton |
The thought of an Apple iTV powered by Siri and iOS with access to hundreds of thousands of applications and media content has us salivating, but our opinions aren’t reflected on Wall Street where at least one analyst thinks the television could be a big…
By Todd Haselton |
Last week, a quote from China Daily suggested that Foxconn’s chief executive Terry Gou had confirmed that his firm was already hard at work on Apple’s Siri-powered HDTV set. However, the company has recently rebuked the original claims and says that Gou did not confirm or…
By Sean P. Aune |
The long-rumored Apple television set got discussed openly by the chief of Foxconn yesterday as construction started on a new plant in Shanghai. Notorious for not discussing future products, Apple has still yet to officially address the never-ending stream of rumors surrounding a possible television…
By Brandon Russell |
TVs are evolving to a place only previously seen in Science Fiction. The rudimentary act of simply turning them on/off is being replaced by some of today’s most advanced technology — and you can say Good-Bye to the remote; Gestures, voice control and facial recognition…
By Killian Bell |
LG has announced that it will bring its Google TV sets to the United States later this month, with sales set to begin during the week commencing May 21. The Internet-connected sets are powered by the Android operating system, and they offer viewers a whole…
By Sean P. Aune |
Despite numerous rumors that an Apple television set could launch as early as the end of this year, at least one analyst is saying it will take a bit longer than that. The mythical Apple Television, also know as the iTV, has become like Bigfoot…
By Sean P. Aune |
A new rumor has surfaced suggesting that Apple may be talking with premium cable channel EPIX about a potential deal to bring content to the long rumored Apple television set. Citing “two people with knowledge of the negotiations,” Reuters reported today that Apple has been…
