Samsung answered rumors that it might split off its LCD division. Representative James Chung wouldn’t confirm or deny the talk to Reuters, saying only that the company was “internally reviewing various options.” Nothing had been locked in, he explained. Although it has had successes in LCDs for small and large tablets, as well as smartphones, [...]
Vizio has quietly updated the product page for its flagship TV of the year, the CinemaWide, to give it a price. The middle tier 58-inch set should cost $3,499. Smaller 50- and high-end 71-inch sets are still coming, but didn’t immediately get prices. The CinemaWide mix earns its name through the 21:9 aspect ratio, 2560×1080 [...]
Google posted a tweet of an update for Sony’s Google TV devices. Both its Internet TV and Internet Blu-ray player now have a faster Chrome web browser. The Blu-ray gets an extra treat in support for 3D Blu-ray movies to catch it up to other players. The update should roll out sometime this week for [...]
VIZIO has announced the continued expansion of its VIZIO Internet Apps platform: VIZIO Internet Apps Plus (V.I.A. Plus). V.I.A. Plus aims to bring a unified user experience to a wide range of devices that include HDTVs, Tablets, Blu-ray players, Media Players and more. Among the V.I.A. Plus products to be included in VIZIO’s CES showcase [...]
First LG teased us with Magic Motion Remote which will be shown with new TVs at next week’s CES. Now LG has offered a few more details of its new 55-inch Organic-LED TV set ahead of its debut in Las Vegas next week. Now this is not the first time OLED TV have been showed [...]
Repeating a pattern from last year, Vizio has run a commercial (below) giving a hint as to its lineup for 2012. The Rose Bowl spot outlines the contrast between old and new in American football before giving a quick preview. Vizio’s lineup may be much more distinct this year, with a chromed, arcing neck and [...]
Samsung will be presenting the “Future of Smart TV, Now” at this year’s 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. This video looks back at the many changes TVs and their owners have undergone over the past decades. Even though it hints at what’s happening next.
Samsung and Sharp have both managed to buck downward trends in flat-panel TV sales thanks a surge in demand in the US. Samsung, the world’s leading TV manufacturer revealed to Reuters that its TV sales reached a record 5.7 million units sold in November. Meanwhile, Sharp says it expects to reach sales of over 1 [...]
Google in a late night update brought its Google Music update to the TV, giving it access to the service for the first time. The new TV app hinges on Google Music’s cloud storage to stream the user’s collection with an interface identical to that seen on smartphones and tablets, optimized for the ten-foot TV [...]
Panasonic is exiting the small-to-mid-sized TV LCD panel business. Instead, according to the Japanese news service Nikkei, it will focus on producing panels for tablets and 50-inch and larger TV panels. The company claimed that demand for the smaller TVs has dropped since the Japanese government stopped offering subsidies for energy efficient appliances, effectively making [...]
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