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Apple have always described the Apple TV set-top box as ?a hobby? and it doesn?t look like that?s changing any time soon. According to Apple COO Tim Cook, the company is aware that the next logical step for Apple TV is to integrate the functionality into a standalone HDTV; however, that?s not a step they?re interested in taking. |
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Panasonic, which yesterday rolled out its first 3D plasma TVs in Japan, is facing a wait-and-see exercise in Australia, with company officials admitting that stock availability will determine when the new models will be launched in Australia. |
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Despite the fact that Apple has thus far not publicly acknowledged the 27-inch iMac?s problematic and widely-complained-about issues, like cracked screen and flickering videos, its internal tech support document has recently revealed that the company is fully aware of the problem. |
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On Monday, January 25, Oppo Digital is launching the BDP-80, the "lower-cost" Blu-ray player model the company recently hinted at (see blu-ray.com, December 22). It is a BD-Live (profile 2.0) player, based on the same decoder chipset and firmware as the acclaimed BDP-83. It also supports DVD-Audio and SACD playback, and multichannel analog audio output. It is priced at $289 and will soon be available for purchase on the Oppo website. |
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US company Prysm has taken the covers off what it claims is a new type of ultra-low power HD TV that combines old-style CRT elements with laser technology. |
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Imaging and video technology specialist, HDlogix (note: the company's main product lines are ImageIQ, a suite of image and video optimization and enhancement technologies; Clique, a set of mobile and desktop video communications client software applications; and Hue, a range of HD Web cameras), contacted [itvt] Monday to let us know that it powered what it says was the first live 3D broadcast ever to be shown on giant screens at a major sporting event--during last Sunday's football game at Cowboys Stadium between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Diego Chargers, which was attended by 80,000 fans who were given 3D glasses upon entering the stadium. |
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PHILADELPHIA -- General Electric Co. has reached an agreement to buy the 20 percent stake in NBC Universal held by French media conglomerate Vivendi SA, The Associated Press has learned. The agreement would pave the way for GE to sell control of the TV and movie company to Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable TV provider. That deal, which would make Philadelphia-based Comcast one of the nation's largest entertainment companies, is valued at about $30 billion. An understanding between GE and Vivendi has been reached but has yet to be formalized, according to a person with knowledge of the talks who requested anonymity because the talks were private. The Wall Street Journal reported that GE would pay $5.8 billion for the stake. |
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Sony is set to launch several new OLED TV's at the 2010 CES Show in Las Vegas. According to internal Sony documents sent to one of their International marketing partners, the Japanese Company is set to use OLED technology to try and resurrect a dominant position for Sony in the flat panel TV market. |
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DirecTV Group Inc.'s (DTV) third-quarter profit inched higher, but more subscribers left as the company held back on retaining and adding customers in an effort to improve its profitability. |
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Durham, N.C.-based Cree said Wednesday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) signed a deal with the company to buy two kinds of its LED lights, which the retailer will install in 650 of its stores in the first year. Although the companies wouldn't disclose the value of this deal for Cree, or exactly how many lights Wal-Mart bought, this move has larger implications for the LED lighting industry and Cree. |
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