News: Televisions
Monday, 6 Feb 2012
Panasonic and Sony On Course for Staggering Annual Losses
Panasonic and Sony are expecting record losses as the year progresses. Panasonic is expected to come off the worse of the two with a projected net loss of US$10.2 billion.
Corning and Samsung Team up to Release Lotus Glass
Corning's Gorilla Glass is renowned for its resilience and strength, so it 's no surprise that Samsung has decided to team up with the glass substrate manufacturer to develop better AMOLED screens to be used in smartphones and Super OLED TVs.
Wednesday, 1 Feb 2012
Boxee's PC Client Bids Its Last Adieu
Boxee has removed its PC-based applications from its servers with effect from yesterday. The company will concentrate on CE offerings such as the Boxee Box henceforth.
Thursday, 19 Jan 2012
LG's Magic Remote is Driven by Dragons
Nuance, a speech technological firm, has done it again with the revamped LG Magic Remote. According to Nuance's press release, the Korean gesture-based remote will be powered by Nuance's Dragon TV platform.
Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012
Samsung's 46-inch Transparent LCD Panels Begin Production
Samsung Electronics announced that they will be expanding production of transparent display panels, starting with 46-inch types. This is after seeing moderate demand for the current 22-inch transparent LCD panels, from customers in the retail sector looking to add some attention grabbing qualities.
Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012
Sony Releases "DOT SWITCH" Teaser Video
Sony Japan teases with a 'Dot Switch' video, highlighting the powers of the Xperia Arc and its universal remote awesomeness. It even works with a robotic arm if the video is to be believed.
Friday, 13 Jan 2012
TV Remotes Advance with Trackpads, Voice Input and More at CES 2012
While all major TV brands have long adopted their own Smart TV platforms, it's only this year where we're seeing a major shift in remote controller designs to accommodate their new platforms. We check out what the big four brands were up to in CES 2012.
Thursday, 12 Jan 2012
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 to Power Windows 8 Tablet and Lenovo Smart TV
Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors are moving beyond the Android smartphone and tablet space, powering a new wave of Windows 8 tablet and smart TVs starting with Lenovo's K91 SmartTV that was announced at CES 2012.
Panasonic Lands on CES with Infinite Black Ultra Plasma Panels
Panasonic has announced a bevy of new Viera plasma panels for their 2012 line-up. Notable enhancements include an Infinite Black Ultra panel for the VT50, enhanced motion processing, DLNA, 8-Train speakers and a new 'Glass & Metal' design.
Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012
LG to Ship Google TV Sets Late This Quarter
With software and feature updates to the Google TV platform, it's now making a come back and LG is one of the four key consumer electronics giants to help give this platform some weight. We show you their G6 and G8 series Google TV equipped 3D TVs that should hit retail this quarter.