Tablet plus TV Tuner
Toshiba unveiled its new tablet, called AT330, in Germany yesterday at Toshiba World 2012. The tablet has a 13.3-inch display and runs Android 4.0, an addition to its massive size, it also features a TV tuner — complete with an antennae that can be pulled out of the body. Other features include a 5-megapixel camera at the back, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, full-size SD card slot, and an HDMI port. No release date or pricing info has been revealed at this...
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Aereo is a startup company with a $12/month service that lets you stream live and recorded over-the-air TV using an iOS device or your web browser. You simply touch a show and live TV starts streaming on your device. Unfortunately, Aereo is currently only available in New York, but the project is still an ambitious one. The technology behind the service is rather unique: Aereo has several large “antenna arrays” set up somewhere in Brooklyn, filled with thousands of tiny TV antennas. When users access their Aereo, account they are assigned their own individual mini-antenna. A...
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Many have bemoaned the ever-increasing use of 3D in the entertainment industry and shudder at the thought of a future in which 3D is the norm, $15 is considered cheap for a movie ticket, and even people with 20/20 vision have to wear headache-inducing glasses to watch TV. Even fans of the burgeoning 3D revolution who disagree with detractors will perhaps find one reason to dislike 3D’s comeback—the return of other silver screen gimmicks hoping to repeat its success. Yes, it seems that Smell-O-Vision is once again in the news, and not as an April Fool’s joke. Researchers at the...
read morePanasonic’s HUGE TV
Panasonic to start selling HUGE 152-inch plasma TV this fall Panasonic’s new TV coming out this fall is a 152 inch giant with a spec list that will make anyone’s head spin. For starters its 152 inch plasma screen is so big you’ll need an entire wall to hang it from. It also features 4k by 2k resolution which is four times standard HD and, of course, 3D. These TVs don’t come cheap either; expect to pay upwards of a half a million dollars for it. Never mind the cost of knocking down a wall to get the giant into your home and the astronomical electric bill to run the thing. Check...
read more3D Movies
It all started with a simple television set along with Video/CD/DVD player that allowed us to watch movies at home. However, it lacked the premium sound and picture which we could enjoy only in movie theaters. The introduction of home theater systems and LCD/plasma/projector television sets in the market changed this scene completely and families were now able to enjoy the complete theater experience without leaving the their house. That was, until 3D came out! In the event you wanted to see a 3D movie (take recently launched Avatar for example), you had no option but to buy a ticket and sit...
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