| (Unranked) | Is the World's First Truly Wireless Xbox 360 Headset Truly Worth $300? [Video] (Kotaku, 8/22/2012 3:00am) |
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| (Unranked) | Intelligent Headset delivers 3D audio for better zombie games, we go hands-on (video) (Engadget, 9/06/2013 2:30pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Headset-less GTA5 PS3 bundle is $269 on Amazon (Joystiq, 7/13/2013 6:30pm) |
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The PS3 bundle announced at E3, which [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mighty Switch Force 2 coming to 3DS eShop (Joystiq, 2/25/2013 3:30pm) |
The latest episode of Destructoid's Sup, Holmes? interview show was the venue for the surprise announcement of a sequel to WayForward's Mighty Switch Force. Director Austin Ivansmith told host Jonathan Holmes that Mighty Switch Force 2 will [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Skype update for iOS brings two-way HD video chat to newer Apple devices (Engadget, 1/16/2014 6:08pm) |
| Did you get a new iPad or iPhone this holiday? If so, Skype has a treat in store for you -- it just updated its iPad and iPhone apps to support two-way HD video chat on all A7-equipped devices. Not that Skype is leaving older hardware without an [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | MGM to Bring 'Force 10 From Navarone' to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/02/2009 9:00pm) |
| MGM has announced its latest catalog title for Blu-ray, alerting retailers to a mid-May release for 'Force 10 From Navarone.' Starring Robert Shaw, Edward Fox, and Harrison Ford (in one of his earliest... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mighty Switch Force 2 set for a controlled burn on Wii U, dev says (Joystiq, 8/13/2013 12:55am) |
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Mighty Switch Force 2, the sequel to Wayforward's 3DS platformer of a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hands-on with Meta 1, a 3D augmented reality headset with a natural UI (video) (Engadget, 6/06/2013 5:02pm) |
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Augmented reality is the future, or at least the proliferation of AR [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Spectral Force 3 - The Prettiest U.S. Xbox 360 SRPG [Gallery] (Kotaku, 4/18/2008 12:00am) |
| Ladies and gentlemen, what you;re looking at here are new screens for what is sure to be the best damn strategy RPG available for the Xbox 360 in North America come late May, Spectral Force 3.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mighty Switch Force 2 screens reveal Officer Wagon's change of vocation (Joystiq, 3/21/2013 11:00am) |
| These Mighty Switch Force 2 screens show [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Air Force One' to Make Blu-ray Landing this June (High-Def Digest, 3/23/2009 10:10pm) |
| 'Air Force One' is coming to Blu-ray, with Sony announcing an early-June release for the smash Harrison Ford thriller. Currently atop IMDB's poll of top movie presidents, Ford will battle terrorists ("Get... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Air Force Buys 300 PlayStation 3 for Research [War Games] (Gizmodo, 3/05/2008 10:16am) |
| The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.The Air Force has bought 300 PlayStation 3 for "research." Whether "research" means "let's play a massive Call of Duty 4 game" or... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mighty Switch Force 2 is Following its Predecessor Onto Wii U (Kotaku, 9/01/2013 3:30pm) |
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3DS eShop favorite Mighty Switch Force 2 is making its way to the Wii U's digital storefront "by popular request," Wayforward Technologies announced this week on its (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Logitech launches force feedback wheel for PS3 (Pocket-lint, 7/16/2008 1:53pm) |
| Wireless one-piece Logitech has launched a racing wheel for the PS3 that features a one-piece design, an expandable lap rest and built-in acceleration and brake controls.
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| (Unranked) | Mighty Switch Force 2 lights up 3DS eShop next week (Joystiq, 6/05/2013 1:00am) |
Tireless public servant Patricia Wagon returns to the Nintendo 3DS eShop next week in a follow-up to WayForward's 2011 dimension-shifting [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony prices latest 3D headset (CNET News, 9/12/2012 11:41pm) |
| Compared with its predecessor, the new HMZ-T2, which costs $900, is lighter and supports native film [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Explore 360-degree 3D models of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (CNET Blogs, 6/14/2013 9:25pm) |
| Get up close and personal with the hottest gaming hardware coming from Microsoft and Sony. Bonus: Chat up aesthetics in the comments. (Read Full Article) |
 | Class-D audio PAs tailored for DTVs (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 1/19/2006 9:13pm) |
| Texas Instruments introduced two new stereo Class-D audio power amplifiers for digital televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Deal: Harman Kardon AVR 3600 7.1-Channel AV Receiver: $499.99 (Electronic House, 8/02/2012 9:03pm) |
| World Wide Stereo is slashing $700 off the price of this 3D-ready, iPod/iPhone-friendly component.
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| New PS3 Music Visualiser Is Quite Soothing [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 12/27/2007 8:00am) |
| When the PS3's 2.10 firmware launched a few weeks ago, I totally missed something. A new music visualiser! Probably because, thanks to Sony's lack of iPod support, my 360's the one pulling stereo... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony releases first 4K TV: The 84-inch XBR-84X900 (CNET Blogs, 8/29/2012 2:59pm) |
| Sony has announced its first 4K television, the 84-inch XBR-84X900, which features a separate stereo speaker system and passive 3D viewing.
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| Playstation 3 Firmware Update Released (Format War Central, 12/18/2007 7:17am) |
| Probably most of you are aware that Playstation 3 is now updating to firmware 2.10. This update adds Divx and WMV decoding for video as well as a voice pitch changer that can be used during chat (for what purpose I don’t yet know). This release is rumoured to also include support for Final Standard [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ferrari Challenge Joins PS3 Trophy Support List [Ps3] (Kotaku, 7/24/2008 8:20pm) |
| The latest PS3 title to get trophy support is Ferrari Challenge, already out in Europe but on its way Stateside already. Mark Cale of publisher System 3 recently participated in a live chat with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft: Your Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Is Still Awesome [Hd Dvd] (Gizmodo, 4/17/2008 6:50pm) |
| Game Daily had a chat with Microsoft Game Studios VP Shane Kim about the Xbox 360, and one of the topics that came up was the defunct (but cheap!) HD DVD player, which you might still be tempted to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fraunhofer Institute researchers to be honored with IBC2012 Best Conference Paper Award (Broadcast Engineering, 8/19/2012 4:52pm) |
| The paper, “Fully Automatic Stereo-to-Multiview Conversion in Autostereoscopic Displays,†examines creating signals for glasses-free 3-D displays from two-camera stereoscopic origination.
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 | HDTV answers (The Tucson Citizen, 3/09/2005 2:00pm) |
| Thinking about getting a HDTV? Here are answers to some key questions you might have before buying a digital TV. What's the advantage of digital TV? Digital TV offers a much sharper, clearer picture than regular analog TV and can add stunning surround sound stereo. (Read Full Article) |
| $99 Xbox 360 Bundle Has Everything The Arcade Doesn't [Xbox 360] (Kotaku, 10/29/2008 7:30am) |
| Microsoft have announced an "Xbox 360 Live Pack", which contains a 60GB HDD, a wired headset, ethernet cable and 3 month Xbox Live Gold subscription. In other words, everything you need in the Arcade... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Sound Options; Pros, Cons Of Wireless Speakers (Sun-Sentinel, 4/28/2005 6:39pm) |
| Q: I just purchased a 65-inch Mitsubishi HDTV. Is there any way I can connect my Bose Lifestyle 25 sound system to the TV so I can either control all volume or mute all sound from the TV and stereo? I could do this with my old Hitachi TV, but haven't figured out how to do this with the Mitsubishi. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Step Inside The Wondrous World of Spirited Away With The Oculus Rift (Kotaku, 3/06/2014 7:00pm) |
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Forget typical 3D movies. Using virtual reality, you can now strap on a headset and walk through famous scenes of your favorite movies—like say, Miyazaki's fantastical anime film, Spirited [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Competition grows between 3-D technologies, says NDP DisplaySearch (Broadcast Engineering, 4/01/2013 3:29pm) |
| A new report from the display authority says film-type patterned retarder is catching up with the shutter glass approach.
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| Defining the extras (Lexington Herald-Leader, 2/10/2006 3:21pm) |
| The term "high-definition" was almost a curse five years ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to force massive changes upon the nation's television landscape. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Unboxing the Oculus Rift VR Headset (eCoustics, 7/16/2013 3:10pm) |
| Virtual reality isn’t here, but it’s getting closer. Oculus VR’s Oculus Rift was a massive Kickstarter success story, turning the idea of an affordable 3D head-mounted display (HMD) platform into an actual product. I was very [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Bungie reaffirms faithfulness to Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 12/07/2007 4:55pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
While still asserting its independence by moving out of the house, Halo creator Bungie has again told the world that it's still happy with Microsoft and does its best to call at least once a day (*regularity of phone calls unconfirmed). In an chat with EuroGamer, writing lead Frank O'Connor said, "We have no plans to work on any other platforms beyond ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg Talks CES, Xbox 360 In '09 And Beyond [Xbox 360] (Kotaku, 1/15/2009 2:40am) |
| We caught up with Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg, Director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE, to chat about the console's presence at CES, the year ahead and the number 17 million.
While... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Firmware 2.50 announced (I4U, 10/13/2008 1:38pm) |
| Besides the new firmware 5.00 for the PSP Sony also introduced today the new firmware update 2.50 for the Sony PS3.
The firmware 2.50 for the Sony PS3 offers several improvements. The 2.50 PS3 firmware brings support for the new PS3 Bluetooth headset.
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| ATI X600 Pro All-in-Wonder (The (The Register, 5/20/2005 2:33pm) |
| Review Tour-de-force or tour-de-farce? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Onkyo’s iLunar Sound System Promises 3D Sound from Stereo Sources (High-Def Digest, 8/23/2012 7:31pm) |
| The company has teamed up with Sonic Emotion to provide the technology that allows for the feature. The folks at Onkyo are getting ready to launch a new sound system that they’re calling iLunar. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What It's Like to Watch Movies on the Oculus Rift (Kotaku, 8/27/2013 11:00am) |
| There is no doubt that the Oculus Rift VR headset, with its 3D display and tilt sensors, is designed for gaming. But that's not all it can do. There are several apps that allow you to watch [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oculus Rift headset revives virtual reality gaming for the masses (DVICE, 8/01/2012 7:08pm) |
| Virtual reality failed in the 80s because the technology to enable full immersive gaming wasn't ready. With today's high resolution 3D displays, advanced head tracking and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 7 Days and 7 Nights THU. APR 21 (Gay City News, 4/21/2005 10:13pm) |
| From 6-11 p.m. at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, “Heroes and Legends… a Night at the Fights†will match the NYFD Boxing Team against boxers from the Garda—the police force of the Republic of Ireland. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Force of Evil (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 8/03/2012 7:16pm) |
Olive
Drama
$19.95 DVD, $29.95 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor.
Though it’s something you can effortlessly intuit all by yourself, Martin Scorsese has [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 3D HDTV, no glasses required (Engadget, 9/03/2005 11:05am) |
| Seems like 3D glasses are taking a beating this week. Newsight Corporation has developed a technique for displaying HDTV in 3D without the need for wearing special glasses. The technique uses software processing to pass HD video streams through a converter chip that creates eight stereo views on-the-fly. When a filter is applied to project each of the eight views in a slightly different ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo 3DS StreetPass roundup: A Ghostly Warrior's Flower Force (Joystiq, 7/25/2013 9:00pm) |
| This is Portabliss, a column about downloadable games that can be played on the go.
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| News Analysis Will DIRECTV Force Cable to Add HDTV? The satcaster's announcement that it will carry 100 national ... (TVPredictions.com, 1/09/2007 1:31pm) |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some subscribers may be upset at losing the multiple feeds. But with HDTVs now in roughly 35 million homes, the high-def audience is becoming a beast that must be fed. ... (Read Full Article) |
| IFA - Blu-ray brings Hollywood to Berlin (ARNnet, 8/31/2006 10:46pm) |
| Key backers of the new Blu-ray Disc optical storage technology turned out in force at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin to announce a string of content and equipment offerings. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | APX Labs mods Epson Moverio headset, adds camera, mic and motion sensors for improved AR (Engadget, 5/09/2013 5:31am) |
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Epson's 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launches high-definition Qosmio (Scoop.co.nz, 3/01/2006 2:16am) |
| Auckland, 1 March 2006: The New Zealand office of Toshiba (Australia) Pty. Limited Information Systems Division (ISD) today launched the new version of its Qosmio four-in-one entertainment unit today, upgrading the combined television, stereo audio player, DVD and notebook PC with an integrated high-definition (HD) digital TV tuner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Expect double the 'Star Wars' 3D in late 2013 (CNET News, 8/27/2012 8:16pm) |
| Start shinin' your sabers. A massive force of "Star Wars" is headed to the silver screen in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D scan of Stonehenge reveals hidden ax-head carvings (CNET Blogs, 3/18/2013 5:41pm) |
| Modern technology battles the force of erosion to unveil Bronze Age carvings on the surface of Stonehenge. (Read Full Article) |
 | TV changes force viewers to choose a format (Detroit News, 3/23/2005 7:12am) |
| Now could be an opportune time for snagging a great deal on sleek flat-screen HDTV sets, with prices falling nearly 20 percent in the last year for some of the plasma, liquid-crystal or digital-light-projection televisions. (Read Full Article) |
| TV changes force viewers to choose a format (Detroit News, 3/22/2005 6:30am) |
| Now could be an opportune time for snagging a great deal on sleek flat-screen HDTV sets, with prices falling nearly 20 percent in the last year for some of the plasma, liquid-crystal or digital-light-projection televisions. (Read Full Article) |
| TV changes force choices (Florida Today, 3/14/2005 5:57am) |
| Complete FLORIDA TODAY coverage delivered to your door. Subscribe now. Herbert Allebaugh doesn't watch cable. There is no satellite dish outside of his Melbourne home. He said he is "very happy" with his 16 channels. He invested $100 more than 20 years ago to put up a spindly antenna and signal booster. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D-printed button-bashing robot guesses phone PINs (CNET Blogs, 7/24/2013 6:20pm) |
| A hacker robot takes the brute force approach to guessing smartphone PINs by just punching in numbers until it hits the right combination. (Read Full Article) |
| Satellite Receiver targets enterprise networks. (ThomasNet, 5/24/2006 1:20pm) |
| Supporting linear broadcasts of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/h.264 video programming for both PAL and NTSC video standards, Unity 550 Enterprise Media Receiver can be used to launch HDTV services with bandwidth efficient MPEG-4/h.264 video compression and DVB-S2 modulation. Operators can support multi-language broadcasts with 2 configurable stereo audio outputs. Integrated COMPEL network control is used to ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cable Takes a Loss in DTV Bill (MultiChannel News, 12/31/2005 5:26pm) |
| Washington — Cable operators lost the right to deliver some digital-TV signals in analog, a policy defeat that might force millions of subscribers to lease set-top boxes to maintain their ability to watch local broadcast stations via cable. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CeBIT: World's largest high-tech fair opens with Asia out in force (AFP via Yahoo! News, 3/10/2005 4:06pm) |
| The world's biggest IT gadget fair showcased the digital future, with next generation phones, computers and electronics awakening hopes of a powerful rebound in the sector. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NASA satellite gets a 3D view of Sandy's eye (CNET Blogs, 10/29/2012 7:56pm) |
| With tropical-storm force winds about 1,000 miles across, Sandy is a monster. NASA's radar view of its eyewall shows "remarkable vigor" for its Category 1 status. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CES 2013 Preview: HDTVs and Home Theater (eCoustics, 1/05/2013 6:30pm) |
| CES is upon us again, and PCMag will be out in full force to cover the show from the convention floor. All the major technology players will be in Las Vegas unveiling their 2013 product lines, and HDTV and home theater manufacturers will be well [...] (Read Full Article) |
| ESPN will be the driving force in US Open coverage (Boston Globe, 6/14/2005 7:35am) |
| The driver is the big golf club, especially during US Open week. But in the media, TV is ''the driver." That's the case even at ESPN, which is covering the US Open in many ways, with its multimedia platforms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This $200 Brute Force Bot Will Bust Your Phone's Pin in Hours (Gizmodo, 7/24/2013 2:05pm) |
| Your Android phone is not safe. This 3D-printed robot systematically tries all of the possible lock screen PINs for your phone until it gets in. With your standard four-digit number, your [...] (Read Full Article) |
| A Clash of Titans (LinuxInsider.com, 10/21/2005 3:11pm) |
| Hollywood has a nightmare, and it isn't a movie. This bad dream is about how a duel between two high-tech giants could force consumers to make a costly bet on the wrong technology, or slow the adoption of high-definition DVD players due out next year. Such a delay would be bad news for consumer electronics retailers such as Best Buy, which count on new products to spur sales growth. ... (Read Full Article) |
| A Clash of Titans (E-Commerce Times, 10/21/2005 12:02pm) |
| Hollywood has a nightmare, and it isn't a movie. This bad dream is about how a duel between two high-tech giants could force consumers to make a costly bet on the wrong technology, or slow the adoption of high-definition DVD players due out next year. Such a delay would be bad news for consumer electronics retailers such as Best Buy, which count on new products to spur sales growth. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dell 37-Inch Widescreen LCD TV (BIOS, 10/20/2005 2:09pm) |
| Dell are slowly becoming a major force in the TV market, helped by some very competitive pricing. The 37-inch W3706C widescreen LCD television is sure to extend this marketshare. The screen, Dell's largest LCD to date, features a WXGA display and 1080i support. The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| MPAA CEO Dan Glickman on the Broadcast Flag (Slashdot, 5/28/2005 1:06pm) |
| Thomas Hawk writes \\\"Motion Picture Association of America head Dan Glickman has an opinion piece up at CNET explaining why, even after they and the FCC lost the legal case to force the Broadcast Flag on us, we should still as consumers be advocates for it. The gist of Glickman\\\'s argument boils down to the old \\\'we\\\'re taking our ball and going home\\\' game as he tries to convince us tha ... (Read Full Article) |
| Atlanta Thrashers look to make a city grab some seats (AdJab, 9/13/2005 11:00am) |
| Filed under: Indoor , Online , Outdoor , Television Advertising for the National Hockey League's teams isn't going to be easy this year. Faced with a year-long outage of puck passing to overcome, the team realizes that it's staunchest supporters will probably be back in some force, but not totally - and the league wasn't exactly a powerhouse of American fanship before, so they have multi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blade Runner, The Final Cut, comes to HD DVD and Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 11/26/2007 8:00am) |
| One movie which won't force you to choose between HD DVD and Blu-ray is Blade Runner, The Final Cut, which comes to both high definition disc formats next Monday, 3rd December.
The discs feature remastered visuals and audio, plus new scenes, previously unseen special effects, commentaries from Ridley Scott, and documentaries about the making of the film.
The film's Vangelis soundtrack gets the ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 firmware 1.90 hits Japan, Europe tomorrow, NA "coming soon" (Joystiq, 7/23/2007 11:27am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
Firmware 1.90 is infecting Japanese PS3s as you read this. Symptoms of 1.90 - helpfully deciphered at NeoGAF - include:
XMB backgrounds
Move games in XMB up and down
Eject games, CD's and movies from XMB by pressing triangle, and selecting "Eject Disk"
Force 24Hz output for Blu-ray over HDMI
Change the frequency of music to either 44.1, 88. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TANDBERG Television to Show New Broadcast Products at NAB Also featuring new on-demand video services (March 10,2005) (Digital Video Editing, 3/10/2005 6:13pm) |
| NAB2005 will see TANDBERG Television take centre stage as a global force in the provision of enabling technologies for compelling broadcast and on-demand video services. (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV shortage may force Euro viewers into pubs (Engadget, 3/21/2006 12:50pm) |
| Filed under: HDTVWhile we've had the
opportunity to watch sporting events from the (Read Full Article) |
| News PBS to DBS: Carry Our HDTV Signals! Public broadcasting officials want Congress to force satellite TV operators to ... (TVPredictions.com, 2/12/2007 6:03pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2007) -- Public Broadcasting officials say satellite TV operators should be required to carry their High-Definition signals. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Comcast Subsidiary Refuses to Provide OLN Programming to EchoStar's DISH Network (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/20/2005 10:40pm) |
| EchoStar Communications Corporation confirmed today that it is no longer carrying Outdoor Life Network. The Comcast-owned programmer recently demanded that EchoStar force millions of additional DISH Network customers to pay for its outdoor programming as a condition to continued availability. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Electronics and Microsoft Announce Revolutionary HDTV Alliance on Next-Generation Xbox Video Game Console (RedNova, 4/28/2005 2:03pm) |
| NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Electronics, a global HDTV leader, and Microsoft Corp., a leading force in the software and video game industries, today announced an alliance to elevate gaming to the next level through high-definition technology. (Read Full Article) |
| Lockheed Martin Selects PESA Cheetah V5 Routing System (Broadcast Newsroom, 4/15/2005 11:43pm) |
| PESA, a leading provider of analog and digital video and audio equipment, today announced that Lockheed Martin has selected a PESA Cheetah V5 routing system to be used in the Command Center Upgrade (CCU) project for the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. (Read Full Article) |
| GlobeTel Signs Formal Agreement with NASA (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/13/2005 5:01pm) |
| GlobeTel Communications Corp. today announced that the company has signed a formal agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration . The terms of the agreement with NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California establish that NASA Dryden will provide assistance in GlobeTel's development and flight testing of the Stratellite, the company's high ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Sony announces Wi-Fi Blu-ray players (Pocket-lint, 9/02/2009 3:57pm) |
IFA 2009: BDP-S560 and BDP-S760 announced
At its IFA press conference, Sony has announced two new Blu-Ray players that come with Wi-Fi functionality. That'll mean that you won't have to fiddle with plugging an ethernet cable into the back of the units.
The BDP-S560 and BDP-S760 have wireless-n standard connectivity, and are also WPS-enabled for ease of connection. Firmware updates and BD-Live capabilities can then be accessed without having to deal with cables.
Both Blu-ray players are also DLNA certified, meaning that you'll be able to use Windows functionality to send pictures and video to the players from your laptop. They have upscaling for DVDs and have a 6-second quickstart feature that the company claims is "unrivalled by other products available today".
The BDP-S760 is the flagship model and in addition to the above functionality contains an "HD Reality Enhancer". That should smooth image tones and reduce noise to create more a realistic picture, if the company is to believed. The BDP-S760 also includes multi-channel headphone surround for generating a 7.1 experience on stereo earphones.
No pricing or availability was provided.
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| NEWS: Toshiba Qosmio X500 Blu-ray laptop announced (Pocket-lint, 9/23/2009 3:12pm) |
18.4-inch multimedia monster
Toshiba has announced the launch of the Qosmio X500 boasting a "sleek, glossy black chassis, backlit keyboard and LED-feathertouch controls".
Powered by Intel's latest Quad Core processors and the latest nVIDIA GeForce graphics, the Qosmio X500 claims to deliver "a realistic gameplay experience with intense visuals, vibrant environments and dynamic character effects".
With an 18.4-inch TruBrite Full HD LCD screen with 16:9 aspect ratio at a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, a rewritable Blu-ray drive, the X500 appears, on paper at least, to be an entertainment powerhouse.
It also gets Toshiba's Resolution+ upscaling technology, that sees standard definition DVDs and video files upconverted to "near high definition" quality.
Other features include an "HD" webcam, a multi-touch touch pad, fingerprint reader, face recognition, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, eight touch-sensitive multimedia buttons, up to 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, three USB ports all of which offer "Sleep-and-Charge" tech, REGZA-Link HDMI-CEC and a 5-in-1 card reader.
The Qosmio X500 will be available in the UK from late October - no pricing revealed, but it's gonna be steep.
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| Movie studios again demand HDTV disabling powers from FCC (Ars Technica, 9/02/2009 11:22am) |
Hollywood's bid to force a yet-to-be-agreed-upon number of households to buy new home theater gear is back in business. The Motion Picture Association of America has once again asked the Federal Communications Commission for the right to selectively control output streams to the TV entertainment systems of consumers. "The pro-consumer purpose" (!) request "is to enable movie studios to offer millions of Americans in-home access to high-value, high definition video content," three MPAA biggies explained during a meeting they held with seven FCC Media Bureau staffers last Thursday.
Consumer groups, electronics makers, pro-consumer bloggers, and consumers, it should be noted, think this idea is a very stinky dog. So did former FCC Chair Kevin Martin. But that does not seem to dissuade the MPAA, whose principals just can't seem to let the issue go. What's interesting about the group's latest filing, however, is that it effectively concedes that the output changes it wants could, in fact, hobble some home video systems.
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