According to a report from Advanced Television, DirecTV is working on plans regarding upgrades to an Ultra HDTV signal. A 1080p HD signal offers 1080 horizontal lines of vertical resolution, and DirecTV’s Ultra HDTV will have both “4000-line and 8000-line services” according to the company.
The massive upgrade in resolution with both 4K and 8K technologies would enable television manufacturers like Toshiba and Sony to create glasses-free 3D images at multiple viewing angles. For example, Toshiba’s 55-inch glasses-free 3D TV offers 4K resolution, but the 3D mode is limited to 720p. Designed to accommodate multiple viewers within nine different regions, the television utilizes extremely small lenses to split the video feed up into two views at different angles. The user calibrates the views using face-tracking software that is built into the TV set. Toshiba has already released the television in Japan and Europe, but it comes with a hefty $10,000 price tag.
As technology becomes more and more prevalent in our lives and homes, so to do the numbers of wires and outlets we need to connect everything. Often times, a rats nest of tangle cords is seen as a necessary evil that’s required if you want to stay connected in the digital age. So, it’s good to see manufacturers coming up with ways to keep a home stylish while not limiting the number of gadgets we can have on at one time.
Picture above shows the Large Power Pylon Kitchen Power Gromett from Mockett, and it’s pretty nifty if a little pricey at $127. Still, it’s a cool product to keep in mind while building your dream home.
Not Microsoft Windows, plain ole pie-on-the-sill windows turned into a touchscreen computer by Samsung.
The video really wants you to imagine having one in your kitchen, but we know what people are really thinking…
Here’s a picture of the Ford Evos concept at CES.
For the person who literally has everything (except a dancing robot).
Josh just sent over a picture with some I’m Watches from CES. These Android-powered smart watches come packed with a music player, apps, and caller ID (when linked via Bluetooth to your smart phone) while still looking fairly fashionable.
Oh and they also tell time.
German-based company Behringer is bridging the gap between electronic gizmos and water with it’s new floating bluetooth speaker called the Splash 100. It’ll cost $99 when it comes out later this year and will allegedly have a 230-foot range and work for 3.5 hours off a single charge.
Look! Up on the ceiling! It’s a bird…It’s a plane… It’s a smoke detector!
It’s called the Chick-a-Dee and it is indeed a smoke detector that is currently undergoing testing to make sure it complies with the Australian Standard for smoke alarms. It’s hard to imagine one of these in every room and hallway of a home, but like the website says, it might be good for a child’s room or a nursery.
Of course, if it ever goes off in an emergency, it may lead to a bad case of ornithophobia.
It can’t fit under the tree, but an automated home is the gift that keeps on giving! Start your project today and get your home automated for the holidays.
Phillips is making it easier than ever to have an army of angry bees at your command with their urban beehive concept.
The urban beehive has an a flower pot on the outside with a bee entryway above it and a glass container of honeycomb frames the bees can develop into a hive.
It the idea ever takes off, urban beehives could help bolster the declining number of bee colonies. Still, as fascinating as bees are, I freak out when even one is in my house.
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