The Digital Television Group (DTG) has just held what it claims is the world’s first 4K UHD (ultra high-definition) TV “product testing zoo” to try and establish which types of 4K hardware are compatible with one another. The invitation-only event saw the testers hook up twelve different 4K displays with various bits of 4K hardware, including upscaling Blu-ray players, set-top ... Read More »

Angry activist investor Carl Icahn has set his sights on Apple, and he’s not happy with the company’s constant umming and ahhhing over rumours of the mystical Apple television set. Icahn, who has a long and successful history of agitating within companies to get his own way, penned an open letter to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook this week, and made ... Read More »

Earlier this week, we were invited by LG UK to a technical briefing at their Slough headquarters, where we were able to spend time with the Korean manufacturer’s TV engineers and assess the company’s latest OLED TVs including, for the first time, a final version of the 65-inch 65EC970V curved 4K Ultra HD model. We were also given the opportunity ... Read More »

While its sound quality won't tempt audiophiles, the Samsung M7 wireless speaker is an easy-to-use, Sonos-rivalling lifestyle product. Read More »

The new Type-C USB connector is getting lots of people excited, and not just because of its fast data transfer rates and reversibility. It also comes with a tantalising new feature in the form of DisplayPort support that promises to facilitate 4K TV transmission as well. This week, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced it had finalised the specs ... Read More »