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Samsung adds Blockbuster, Amazon video to HDTVs and Blu-Ray players

by Shawn Ingram on Oct 14, 2009 at 07:04 PM

It seems like no set top box is safe from getting Internet video options lately.  Amazon, Blockbuster and Netflix have been hard at work to get their respective video stores on as many boxes as possible.  We’ve seen a number of companies add the functionality through new hardware and firmware… Continue Reading »

Asus intros the O!Play HD media player set-top box

by Robert Nelson on Oct 5, 2009 at 07:01 AM

Anyone looking for a low-cost set-top box that will allow for HD playback on a big screen may want to check out the recently released O!Play from Asus.  To begin with the Asus O!Play is selling for $99.  Now, here is what we can expect feature wise: Plays up content… Continue Reading »

QNAP gets in on the network media player game

by Iyaz Akhtar on Sep 28, 2009 at 01:41 PM

A few of us adventurous types have hooked up a computer to our living room television set up.  However navigating with a keyboard and mouse in a living room is less than ideal.  There are other ways to access your home video library and web content on your TV.  QNAP… Continue Reading »

Pushing the limits on “Mini,” HP introduces Mini 311 with 11.6-inch screen

by Iyaz Akhtar on Sep 15, 2009 at 12:01 AM

How’s this for a set of specs?  An 11.6-inch display with 1366 x 768 resolution powered by NVIDIA ION, HDMI out, 3.22 pounds, 1.60 GHz Intel Atom, 1GB of DDR3 RAM, and 6 hours of battery life at $399.  Sounds pretty good to me.  The downsides: this netbook still can’t… Continue Reading »

Wireless HDMI coming from Philips, but it’s not cheap

by Iyaz Akhtar on Sep 3, 2009 at 03:18 PM

With televisions getting thinner and lighter, hanging a television on the wall gets easier.  However, there is still the aesthetic issue of cabling.  Wireless HDMI technology is finally coming to homes in Germany this month.  The Philips Wireless HDMI Link will be a two part system: one transmitter that hooks… Continue Reading »

720p HD webcams from Microsoft and Hercules coming in September

by Iyaz Akhtar on Aug 28, 2009 at 09:00 AM

While full 1080p HD is still coming, a crop of 720p HD webcams will be here before you know it.  Microsoft and Hercules (the company, not the demigod) will be releasing 720p cameras for your computer in September, 2009.  Microsoft’s LifeCam Cinema is a barrel shaped clip-on webcam that will… Continue Reading »

Canon announces new VIXIA HD camcorder, the HF S11

by Shawn Ingram on Aug 19, 2009 at 11:06 AM

Canon today is adding a new flagship camcorder to its line-up.  As with any other Canon camcorder in recent memory, the VIXIA HF S11 specializes in HD video for recording every possible detail.  As is usual for Canon, it’s not just putting out the VIXIA HF S11 as an update… Continue Reading »

Double the YouTube: Now you can upload 2GB videos

by Jodie Andrefski on Jun 27, 2009 at 09:14 AM

Fans of YouTube should be happy, since they have just doubled the size of uploads for users from 1GB to 2GB.  The change counts for regular account holders, no fancy account status needed.  According to the company, the increase is to compensate for users’ HD uploads. This is a pretty… Continue Reading »

U.K. lands new Panasonic Blu-ray HD recorders

by Iyaz Akhtar on Jun 26, 2009 at 11:02 AM

Panasonic UK unveiled several new home theater components today.  Two are Blu-ray Disc recorders that allow you to record HD content to Blu-ray discs.  H.264 compression is being used to allow for up to 24 hours of HD content per disc.  The two models of Blu-ray disc recorders, the DMR-BS850… Continue Reading »

What you always wanted: Blu-ray and DivX together at last

by Iyaz Akhtar on May 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Not sure why you’d need it, but you can have one set top box that can play Blu-ray and DivX video.  LG has put together these two technologies in its LG BD390. This might actually make some sense.  Every electronics manufacturer needs to do something to differentiate their products from… Continue Reading »

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