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FyreTV UnBoXXXing (SFW)

Steven Grady, May 15th 2009 Discuss [4]

This was an interesting assignment. SlashGear has received some FyreTV BoXXXes (Yes, three X’s) and absolutely must review them. Oh the terrible, terrible things this job makes me do. Explanation and video after the jump.

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Time Warner Cable removes FEARnet from channel line-up

Brenda Stokes, May 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

FEARnet is a well-known on-demand channel that offers up all sorts of edge of your seat programming in the horror, thriller and suspense genres, but the channel has recently been pulled from Time Warner Cable and Bright House Cable. Read The Full Story

Philips shows off Lumiblade, new OLED applications

Steven Grady, Apr 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

Philips may be out of the TV Game in North America, but they're busy finding new and crazy ways to manipulate OLED's into awesomes designs and shapes. The experiments by Philips demonstrates the wide application of OLED's and possibilities for future products. Given their lightweight and thin nature, OLED's are capable of being utilized in many different ways, not just televisions. Read The Full Story

Scare off burglars with a TV simulator

Shawn Farner, Jan 12th 2009 Discuss [0]

Looking for a home security device but don't want to spend a bundle on an alarm system, cameras or guards? The Home Security Television Simulator might be just what you need to secure your home on the cheap. Read The Full Story

Obama calls for digital tv switch to be delayed

Shawn Farner, Jan 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

You've probably heard about the looming switch from analog television signals to all-digital signals. At the end of the broadcast day on February 17, televison stations will stop broadcasting their analog signals. Or will they? Barack Obama is calling for an extension to the February 17 deadline. More after the jump. Read The Full Story

TiVo rolls out paused TV targeted ads

Brenda Stokes, Dec 9th 2008 Discuss [3]

TiVo rolled out a rather interesting aspect to their advertising plan today. In fact, it involves including ads on the Pause Menu. Yes, now even when your show is paused, you will still be bombarded with advertising. This new advertising will allow people to buy text spots that will be displayed whenever a user pauses live TV or a timeshifted program. The ads are set up to show up during particular shows or when a show possesses a particular keyword in its description. TiVo says they had to do this, since everyone is fast forwarding through standard commercials these days. I guess they had to get those ads seen somehow. TiVo isn't exactly jumping head first into this pause commercial stuff though. In fact, it is only being rolled out on the Series 2 TiVo boxes for now. There's no word on when they'll be implemented on the newer Series 3 models.

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Sony BRAVIA Drome Revealed Alongside New Ad Campaign

Vincent Nguyen, Dec 4th 2008 Discuss [2]

We’re live in Milan today, covering Sony’s latest announcement. In fact, Sony showed off a brand new marketing campaign today that’s intended to demonstrate their latest technology behind their BRAVIA televisions. The tech is called Motionflow 240Hz and in order to show off what the latest in motion picture technology is capable of, Sony resorted to the oldest method of creating motion pictures: the zoetrope.

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ILVE VELA Rangehood is for the serious cook

Brenda Stokes, Oct 27th 2008 Discuss [0]

I love kitchen gizmos because anything that can make cooking easier, I'm all for it. But the ILVE VELA rangehood brings a whole new level of technology into the kitchen. This new device is a rangehood outfitted with a 10-inch LCD monitor. That way you can look at a screen right above your stove. Talk about convenient. And with it up high like that, it's out of the way of splatter and food particles, unlike screens that sit on counters. Read The Full Story

TV Cozy protects your LCD

Emily Price, Aug 27th 2008 Discuss [2]

When you’re done playing your video games for the day, or even just watching your television, the TV Cozy is designed to keep your television feeling loved. The cover protects your LCD or Plasma screen from dust and debris and can also add a little color to your living room. Read The Full Story

Sony DMX-WL1T: Sony’s first WHDI device

Emily Price, Aug 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

We’re finding out more details about the Sony DMX-WL1t, the companies first WHDI device to transmit video wirelessly in your home. The device first showed up in January at CES, and is making another appearance now, but now with more details.

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Plasma TVs can last 42 years

Brenda Stokes, Aug 15th 2008 Discuss [2]

One concern many people have about plasma TVs is their relatively short lifespan. And until recently, it was commonly thought that you'd only get a few years out of your plasma screen before it was destined for the junk bin. But now it seems you could hang onto that flat-panel a good while longer. Read The Full Story

The On-Demand Age: Killing Broadcast TV?

Brenda Stokes, Jul 31st 2008 Discuss [3]

I don't spend all that much time watching TV anymore. In fact, while I spend more time than ever in front of the computer, I hardly ever sit for hours straight in front of the TV. And I'm okay with that. And though we have a DVR and all of that, I still don't get antsy if we miss a favorite show. No, I'm not sure that I'll catch it in a rerun. I'm positive that I'll catch it online. Read The Full Story