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Oakley Debuts Optically Correct 3D Glasses

Oakley is aiming to change the 3D viewing experience for cinema-goers every where by introducing its own brand of 3D glasses called Oakley 3D Gascan. Unlike the 3D glasses people are used to in movie theatres, the Oakley 3D Gascan glasses aim for optical correctness. Oakley used an exclusive technology called HDO-3D to correct several problems with traditional 3D glasses. ... Read More »

56% Of US Homes Own HDTVs, But SD Viewing Still Prevails

More than half of American homes are now equipped with a HDTV display, but standard-definition content still makes up the majority of TV viewing, according to a report from one of the country’s most authoritative and influential media research firm. When high definition televisions were first released, the prices were very high – it was then considered a luxury to ... Read More »

Sky Reaches Long-Term Target Of 10 Million Customers

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), the leading satellite TV broadcasting company in the United Kingdom, has announced that it has surpassed the 10-million-subscribers landmark with two months to spare before the end of this year. The customer target was initially set in August 2004 by James Murdoch who was then the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BSkyB. The number of customers ... Read More »

Best Buy Europe Launches UK Online Shop Despite £29m Loss

Best Buy Europe – a retail project jointly owned by US consumer electronics merchant Best Buy and UK-based mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse – has signalled its intention to grab more market share in the United Kingdom’s electronic retail landscape by launching an e-commerce platform this week, even as the subsidiary group incurred a £29 million loss for the six ... Read More »

More & More UK Adults Prefer Home Cinema To Going Out

As the nights grow longer during the winter months, a significant number of Brits prefer to spend time at home enjoying the home entertainment systems they’ve put together rather than head out to the pub or cinema, according to a new research commissioned by the British Video Association (BVA). YouGov – the London-based online market research firm – carried out ... Read More »