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Politics & Policy

Consumers View Video Via More Platforms, But HDTVs Most Popular, CEA Study Finds

By Shane Sturgeon • May 16, 4:46am

As video consumption increases and viewing devices vary, consumers are still using televisions most often to watch video, according to The Evolving Video Landscape study released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®.

Consumers are watching more video than they have in the past, across a variety of platforms. One-third of U.S. adults online (34 percent) say they watch...

Internet HD Video

LG Previews Google TV At Internet Week

By Shane Sturgeon • May 16, 4:34am

LG Google TVLG Electronics USA is conducting live demonstrations of LG's highly anticipated Google TV models at Internet Week New York, which starts here today. LG's Smart TV with Google TV (G2 Series) combines the power of Google services with the speed of LG's new L9 dual-core chipset and a user-friendly interface for the next-generation Google TV experience. The event runs from May 14-17 at 82 Mercer Street in Manhattan.

LG's G2 Series TVs are the first Google TV models coming to the U.S. market with a...

3D HDTV

Dolby and Philips Unveil 3D HD Format Capable of Bringing Full HD 3D to Glasses-Free 3D Devices

By Shane Sturgeon • Apr 13, 4:29am

Dolby 3DDolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) and Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) today unveiled Dolby® 3D, a 3D HD format and suite of technologies designed to deliver full HD 3D content to 3D-enabled devices, including glasses-free displays. Dolby 3D is being demonstrated at the NAB Show® (April 16–19, 2012) at booth SU1212.

The two leading companies have undertaken the joint project to improve the 3D viewing experience on displays of all sizes, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, and televisions. Dolby 3D is...

Marketplace

Smartphones, HDTVs Are the Most Planned CE Purchases This Year, According to CEA Study

By Shane Sturgeon • Apr 8, 4:25pm

Smartphones and HDTVs are the top consumer electronics (CE) products U.S. households plan to purchase over the next 12 months, according to a new study released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. The 14th Annual Household CE Ownership and Market Potential Study also shows that household penetration rates for tablet computers will see their largest growth this year.

Smartphones will be the...

Internet HD Video

Apple Brings 1080p High Definition to New Apple TV

By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 8, 4:48am

Apple TV 1080pApple® today announced the new Apple TV® featuring 1080p programming including iTunes® movies and TV shows, Netflix, Vimeo, photos and more in HD. With iTunes in the Cloud, customers can purchase and play their favorite movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store® and watch them instantly on their HD TV. The new Apple TV features a simpler, refined user interface making it easier than ever to access your purchased movies, TV shows and music with iTunes Matchâ„  right from iCloud®. With AirPlay®, users can stream or mirror their favorite content from their iPad® or iPhone® 4S to Apple TV.

"People are going to love streaming movies and TV shows in 1080p with the new Apple TV, and photos look beautiful displayed at the maximum resolution of your TV," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president ...

Smart HDTVs

Samsung Delivers the Future of Smart TV Now

By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 8, 4:23am

The Future of TV is here. Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced that its highly anticipated 2012 TVs will begin shipping this month in the U.S., beginning with the LED 6-series and higher, as well as the Plasma 6-series and higher.

The new models represent Samsung's fifth generation of Smart TV. While features vary by model, highlights of the products include...

Blu-ray

Only One Name Defines the Ultimate Hero ... Only One Format Delivers the Ultimate Experience ... Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection

By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 1, 5:06am

Indiana Jones Blu-ray CollectionThe man with the hat is back – and looking better than ever! The world's favorite globe-trotting archaeologist is, at long last, embarking on his greatest adventure – when The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Media Distribution. The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection will be excavated in the fall of 2012 and will include all four of Indy's thrilling adventures, using the highest possible high definition picture and audio presentation – along with a "best of" collection of documentaries, interviews, featurettes and a few new surprises...

3D HDTV

SENSIO and Samsung Electronics Reach a Patent License Agreement over SENSIO® S2D Switch

By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 1, 4:51am

SENSIO Technologies Inc. (SENSIO) (TSX-V: SIO), a pioneer in 3D-image processing and leader in 3D business solutions, and Samsung Electronics co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics, today announced that they have reached a patent license agreement over the SENSIO® S2D Switch. As a result of this agreement, SENSIO is licensing Samsung Electronics the right to implement SENSIO® S2D Switch in its 3DTVs. The financial terms of the license agreement will...

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Panasonic Announces Pricing for 2012 Line of High Definition Camcorders, all Available in March 2012

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By Shane Sturgeon • Feb 29, 4:48amHD Camcorders & Cameras

CEA Launches Working Group to Unite Content and CE

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By Shane Sturgeon • Feb 16, 3:12amPolitics & Policy

Dates Announced for IntertechPira's OLEDs World Summit 2012

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By Shane Sturgeon • Feb 13, 10:38pmEvents & Tradeshows

Canon U.S.A. Introduces the REALiS WUX5000 and WUX5000 D, its Brightest Installation LCOS Projectors to Date for the Professional AV Market

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By Shane Sturgeon • Feb 2, 3:19amFront Projection

Planar's Clarity Matrix Sets New 3D Video Wall Standard

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By Shane Sturgeon • Feb 1, 2:13am3D HDTV

WealthTV Launches 24/7 3D Channel

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 19, 10:06pmProgramming

HDNet, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media, and CAA Establish Joint Venture to Rebrand HDNet as AXS TV

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 19, 4:02amSatellite HDTV

2012 CES Grows, Excites and Catalyzes

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 14, 9:41pmEvents & Tradeshows

VIZIO Takes Home Entertainment Beyond TV With New Blu-ray Players, a Stream Player, Audio Products and Accessories for 2012

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 11, 3:03amBlu-ray

Samsung Announces Set-Top "Boxless" Viewing in all 2012 Smart TVs

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 11, 2:47amSmart HDTVs

James Bond Celebrates Fifty Incredible Years with Golden Anniversary Blu-Ray Collection BOND 50

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 11, 2:22amBlu-ray

JVC Unveils World's First Handheld 4K Camcorder

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 11, 2:11am4K (Ultra HD)

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