Archive for the ‘HDTV’ Category

Wal-Mart has purchased premium VOD service Vudu Networks in a deal valued at $100 million. The service is known for touting its ability to provide full HD 1080p steaming of select content over high-speed internet connections and currently counts LG, Mitsubishi, Samsung, SANYO, Sharp, Toshiba and VIZIO as some of its partners. The service also [...]

A new premium television provider by he name of Sezmi promises to provide an alternative to standard cable and satellite service by offering up instant access to online video along with popular cable/broadcast channels in the Los Angeles area. The hardware, available in L.A.-area Best Buy locations is set at $299.99 and includes an indoor [...]

Verizon has announced the launch of the latest update to its venerable VZNavigator GPS application in VZNavigator 5.0. VZNavigator 5.0 adds support for Verizon’s newest devices while improving the user experience, staring with streaming real-time map data retrieval, improved point of interest data with detailed descriptions and icons, anonymous traffic data crowd soucing via opt-in [...]

Nintendo has reported a 23% drop in annual profit in the third quarter of 2009 due to slowing sales of the Nintendo DS and the September Wii price drop cutting into total earnings. Total annual profit in the third quarter was down to $192 million from $249 million one year prior. Nintendo will be launching [...]

British boutique manufacturer Oppo has announced the forthcoming release of one of its most inexpensive Blu-Ray players ever manufactured by the company in its short history. The Oppo BDP-80 will retail for $289 when it’s released later this Spring and will feature Blu-ray, DVD, Super Audio CD and MKV video file playback as well as [...]

We didn’t get much information from SiliconDust beyond what you’ve probably already heard about their HDHomerun CableCARD tuner. In fact, we actually went back a few steps. SiliconDust is sure that their CableCARD dual networked tuner will work with multiple Windows Media Center installations around your house. This will enable you to record a show [...]

We promise this is about as far away as the iConsole as you can get… If there wasn’t a better case for the March to Boredom declaration we made earlier, we’d call this one good enough for case in point. Haier is basically selling HDTVs with “built-in gaming” and wireless controllers… Wii-like wireless controllers. That [...]

HDHomeRun manufacturer and developer SiliconDust has officially announced the successor to its venerable HDHomeRun network HD tuner in the HDHomeRunCableCARD network tuner. The tuner will allow CableCARD use and two program recording without needing additional hardware as well as dual digital cable tuners, a single RF input and ethernet connectivity allowing PCs with Windows 7 [...]

Dish Network has announced new hardware for its satellite television service that will allow for placeshifting in different ways in cooperation with Sling Media. Starting with the TV Everywhere Adapter, it adds Slingbox placeshifting functionality to existing DISH Network HD DVR receivers such as the ViP 722k via a single USB cable which also provides [...]

The buzzword at CES this year is 3D. 3D displays to be exact, and it should come as no surprise that many different companies are looking to cash in on the recent phenomenon brought into prominence with the astounding success of Jame’s Cameron’s technological opus known as Avatar as well as the recent success of [...]