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Sony and Samsung enforcing minimum pricing on TVs

Ben Kersey, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Cheap televisions may be great for the consumer, but it seems like some companies are fed up of the low prices. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony and Samsung have both begun to set minimum pricing on their TVs to protect profit margins. Retailers will be prevented from offering the TVs below the prices that the companies have set in an effort to avoid steep discounts. Read The Full Story

EchoStar HDT-610R is world’s slimmest FreeView STB

Ben Kersey, May 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

EchoStar might not be a big name in the UK, but they’re hoping to change that with the introduction of a new FreeView+ HD set-top box. The company says it’s the world’s slimmest FreeView coming in at 14mm thick. The HDT-610R packs a lot of tech into that 14mm too, as well as a familiar software interface and additional apps and services from the likes of BBC iPlayer and Box Office 365. Read The Full Story

Sony and Panasonic reportedly in talks to partner on OLED

Ben Kersey, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

What do you do when profits are tumbling down? Team up. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony and Panasonic are in talks for a partnership that would see the duo producing OLED panels for televisions. The move would try and reduce manufacturing costs that come with making OLEDs panels on such a large scale. The talks so far are said to be in the preliminary stages. Read The Full Story

Kylo web browser for TV turned Open Source overnight

Chris Burns, May 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's been a relatively large announcement made by Hillcrest Labs tonight in that they've turned their own "Kylo Web Browser for TV" over to the Open Source community. This announcement sets the Mozilla-based TV browser up for open-sourced management for its many features, features such as its ability to work with Mac OS and Windows machines and its ability to work with Freespace-enabled in-air pointing controls. This release will be done with Mozilla Public License (MPL) 2.0 "to enable developers to create new and different versions that extend its features and enables new uses." Read The Full Story

Foxconn reportedly making preparations for Apple iTV

Ben Kersey, May 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple television rumors continue to swirl, and now the head of Foxconn has seemingly confirmed that the television is being put into production soon. Terry Gou, chief of Foxconn, gave a speech at the start of the building of the new Foxconn headquarters, spilling the beans by saying that the company was preparing to manufacture the TV. Read The Full Story

Toshiba 55XS5 offers 4K north of $9k

Ben Kersey, May 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Maybe you’re not sold on this whole “OLED” thing. Maybe you think 1080p on a 55-inch screen looks gross. Why not future proof yourself and jump straight to the next big thing? Toshiba will be releasing a 55-inch TV in Japan next month with a 4K resolution, even if the content isn't quite with us yet. It’s not quite top of the line either, lacking 3D capabilities and useing edge-lit LEDs instead of the superior local dimming tech, but hey, it’s 4K. Read The Full Story

Samsung demos 55″ OLED TV at World’s Fair

Ben Kersey, May 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

So you want the amazing blacks that plasma can offer but in an even thinner package than what you’re used to seeing with LCD TVs? Samsung has you covered, if you have the cash. The company unveiled the 55-inch OLED TV at CES this year, saying that regular human beings would be able to buy it sometime in 2012 but neglecting to mention price. The company has shown off a mass-production model at the World’s Fair in Korea, although the price may send you reeling. Read The Full Story

Apple iTV said to feature Siri: resembles Cinema Display

Ben Kersey, May 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

Is the Apple television coming this year? Is it even coming at all? We can’t answer those questions, but more details seem to be leaking out about the mythical television set of lore. Cult of Mac reports that a source has seen the fully working TV in the flesh, and has spilled the beans about what to expect. Most of what is outlined matches up with previous rumors, such as Siri integration, but there’s one or two odd details. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: April 23, 2012

Chris Burns, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

We've got a brand new gigantic review of ASUS new look at an Android tablet with Tegra 3 inside - NVIDIA's quad-core powerhouse! It's the Transformer Pad TF300 and it's time to get down. There are launch details for the USA inside that review and more details for the UK launch right here - grab one! Adobe has been extremely pumped up about the future of their software that they've announced in ernest today: Photoshop CS6 and Creative Cloud! Last night we saw the launch of a Samsung teaser and today we find that it's just a link to another teaser - with an insult to boot! Read The Full Story

Dolby, Philips show off glasses-free 3D HD displays

Rue Liu, Apr 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Dolby and Philips have partnered to create a new 3D HD format and suite of technologies called Dolby 3D, which they unveiled at the NAB 2012 show in Las Vegas this week. The Dolby 3D format enables glasses-free 3D HD viewing for displays of any size, which allows 3D HD content to be delivered to any device, from HDTVs to tablets and smartphones. Read The Full Story

LG intros 3D World store on 2011/2012 Smart TVs

Ben Kersey, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Television manufacturers may be keen on selling us the latest and greatest 3DTVs, but content so far has been limited. You’re pretty much restricted to buying 3D Blu-rays, and no one has really stepped up and offered the ability to download 3D titles over the internet. That’s set to change, as LG has announced that the launch of 3D World, a service which will allow customers of LG’s Smart TVs to watch 3D content. Read The Full Story

Philips: Smart TV has 60% daily use rate

Chris Davies, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Smart TV has long been seen as the technology that cried wolf: internet-enabled sets that, while promising the web on your big screen, have yet to deliver quite as slick an experience as on a tablet or notebook on your lap. Not so, Philips co-subsidiary TP Vision says. In fact, of their smart TV owners, over 60-percent supposedly use those smart TV features daily. Read The Full Story