Korean TV manufacturer LG Electronics has launched five new models of LED-backlit LCD televisions in Japan: two featuring the company’s proprietary “Nano Lighting Technology”; and three “Cinema 3D” models based on its FPR (film-type patterned retarder) passive 3D technology. Similar HDTV sets were released in Korea early last month, and now the Seoul-based conglomerate is ready to test the waters ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Classic Game Tetris Falls Onto Samsung Apps Smart TV Application Store
Oberon Media, the exclusive distributor of the world-famous video game Tetris for internet-connected televisions, has announced that it is bringing the game to the Samsung Smart TV application marketplace. The casual-games company has decided to debut the much-loved classic game – originally invented back in 1984 by Russian mathematician Alexey Pajitnov – on Samsung Apps, the first HDTV-based app store ... Read More »
Sharp Unveils Aquos L Series Of Smartphone-Linked LED LCD TVs In Japan
Sharp Corporation has announced that it is set to launch a new range of LED LCD TVs which will be able to link with its own-branded smartphones. The Aquos L series of 3D-capable HDTV sets will be released next month in Japan according to reports, and the company hopes that the new range will renew demand in what has become ... Read More »
BBC iPlayer International To Launch In Europe As Subscription Ipad App
Many European residents who have access to an Apple iPad will soon be able to watch UK favourites such as Doctor Who following the announcement that the BBC is set to launch its international iPlayer for use with iPad tablets. The service is set to be made available later on this year in Western Europe in the form of an ... Read More »
Sony To Play Key Role In 3D Wimbledon 2011 Finals Broadcast On BBC HD
Last week, we reported that the men’s and women’s singles finals from the Wimbledon 2011 tennis tournament will be broadcast in all their 3-dimensional glory for the first time ever on BBC HD. Now, further details have emerged regarding the role Sony will play in this groundbreaking event which may usher in a new dawn for 3D home entertainment (at ... Read More »