Video and TV

Aug 11, 2008

Want a Bluetooth MP3 player? Here are dozens…

Posted by Mike Evans in Bluetooth, Featured, Lists, MP3 Players, Manufacturer, Media Receiver, Portable Gadgets 3 comments

A Bluetooth MP3 player transforms the way you listen to your tunes, but finding a good one from the thousands of ordinary MP3 players on the market can take days of tedious research.
So we’ve done the hard work for you and compiled a list of the top Bluetooth MP3 players on the market today, together [...]




Aug 7, 2008

Why the Samsung MediaLive is a missed opportunity

Posted by Mike Evans in Featured, Media Receiver, Video and TV No comments

Media streaming from PC to TV could finally be making its way into more people’s homes thanks to the new Samsung MediaLive. The MediaLive lets you stream just about any content you like from your PC to your HDTV either wirelessly or via Ethernet. Movies, tunes and images can all be streamed regardless [...]




Aug 3, 2008

LG reveals plans for ultra thin, LED-lit HDTV’s

Posted by Daniel in Featured, HDTV, LG No comments
LG LED lit HDTV

Earlier this year LG hinted at a HDTV that would be LED-backlit instead of fluorescent-lit and touted a whopping 1,000,000:1. LG have now firmed up the details on this 1080p LCD and even given us a release month and price tag. Read on for all the details.




Jul 29, 2008

Giant inflatable backyard theatre won’t let you down

Posted by Daniel in Featured, Home Cinema, Miscellaneous, Technology No comments
Cinebox inflatable theatre

Movie nights with friends and family won’t be the same again with Open Air Cinema’s 9′x5′ CineBox Home Backyard Theater System. This product has a real “Wow” factor: wow when you see it erected in your garden; imagine inviting your friends over to watch the game, or a film, and leading them straight through the [...]




Jul 28, 2008

World’s Slimmest LCD TV by Asus!

Posted by Daniel in HDTV No comments
Asus Slim TV

Asus’ new 22″ widescreen LCD is a mere 45mm thick, this feat of engineering has earned the ASUS LS221H the title of “World’s slimmest”.
There are plenty of features mentioned other than its thinness but nothing in Asus’ press release was particularly outstanding. Light-in-motion II dynamic lighting effects which works by shining LED up at the [...]




Jul 23, 2008

Cowon P5 - Bluetooth and Mobile TV in a premium PMP

Posted by Mike Evans in Cowon, Featured, Miscellaneous, Portable Gadgets, Video and TV No comments

Cowon have announced the new Cowon P5 Personal Media Player. Actually, “Personal” may be pushing it a bit, as the thing is so huge it comes with its own remote control! Coming with a huge 5″ touchscreen capable of showing 16.7 million colours at an 800 x 480 resolution, the Cowon P5 is aimed [...]




Jul 23, 2008

3D holograms will replace HDTV

Posted by Daniel in Coming Soon, HDTV, Home Cinema, News, Technology 1 comment
3D hologram

When I saw the second Back to the Future with the holomax and the hologram of the cartoon Jaws attacking people as they went by, I wish that technology was available now! 3D holograms floating in the air always seemed magical when seen in movies like Star Wars but they may be a reality sooner [...]




Jul 22, 2008

BBC iPlayer confuses Virgin

Posted by Daniel in Manufacturer, News, Video and TV No comments
Virgin and BBC iPlayer

I want to start by giving BBC a round of applaud, they have created a controversial but amazing piece of technology with their iPlayer which enables you to access BBC television programs up to 7 days after the air date. You can watch programs on-line by streaming the video content or you can download and [...]




Jul 22, 2008

How to improve your HDTV’s picture quality

Posted by Daniel in HDTV, How To 1 comment

Your HDTV is meant to have an amazing image quality but the chances are it is not as good as it could be. Unless you have calibrated your HDTV it will not be performing to the best of its potential. You could shell out a few hundred to get a professional to do it for [...]




Jul 15, 2008

Sharp will change your life?

Posted by Daniel in News, Sharp, Technology, Video and TV No comments

Yesterday, Sharp Electronics Corporation announced it will be doing a large marketing campaign that shows how future focused they are by looking at their past achievements in LCD screens and solar electricity. The marketing strategy revolves around a very large claim… their technology changes your life, I assume for the better although they don’t say. [...]