British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has unveiled a newly designed Sky HD box geared towards multiroom subscribers who prefer a device that takes up less space in their secondary rooms such as bedroom. For the moment, the UK’s largest Pay-TV broadcaster is making the box available for free to new Sky+HD customers who take up the Multiroom option. Sporting a polished ... Read More »

The massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami which consumed north-east Japan on Friday afternoon has hit the country hard, prompting Prime Minister Naoto Kan to declare the natural disaster – which has thus far claimed thousands of lives with many more missing – as the largest crisis the Land of the Rising Sun has faced since World War 2 (WW2). While ... Read More »

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has this week invited interested manufacturers in the HDTV industry to submit proposals to standardise the infrared synchronisation signal used on active-shutter 3D glasses, so that eyewear from one brand can be used on three-dimensional TVs from other makes. The American trade organisation hopes that by arriving at a common standard for interoperable 3D glasses, ... Read More »

LG Electronics and Sony Corporation may be embroiled in a patent dispute over the Blu-ray technology used in the PS3 (Playstation 3) video game console, but that has not stopped the former’s TV-making division from trying to persuade the latter to adopt its FPR (film patterned retarder) passive 3D LCD technology. The Korean conglomerate is seeking to topple Samsung as ... Read More »

Although active-shutter models still dominate the 3D TV landscape in China, “passive” sets that use polarized 3D glasses have been gaining in popularity among consumers over the Chinese New Year holiday sales period, the latest data from iSuppli has revealed. According to the California-headquartered market research firm, passive 3D TVs actually grew faster in sales compared to their ASG (active-shutter ... Read More »