Full FeedWal-Mart’s Pre-Black Friday sale - Xbox and cheap laptops
What’s better than a Black Friday sale? A desperate Pre-Black Friday sale in hopes to get all the dollars you would have spent on the actual Black Friday. Wal-Mart delivers with a sale this Saturday, Novermber 7. The deals look worthy of making a special trip. From the Xbox 360… Continue Reading »
Samsung adds Blockbuster, Amazon video to HDTVs and Blu-Ray players
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 »
Toshiba to release Cell processor powered television
Toshiba is finally putting a Cell processor in a television and will show it off on October 5, 2009. Announced back in CES 2009, Japan gets this super-TV first. What purpose could having a Cell processor have in a television? Toshiba says they will use the processor to upscale standard… Continue Reading »
PacketVideo launches TwonkyBeam media-streamer, streams video from the web to your TV for free
PacketVideo has launched TwonkyBeam as part of its TwonkyMedia suite of media-sharing software. TwonkyBeam is a free, downloadble browser plug-in that allows you to stream photos, video, and music from media websites to other devices in your home. After installing the plug-in to your browser, you can stream content by… Continue Reading »
Six new HDTVs from ViewSonic
ViewSonic introduced six high definition televisions with SRS TruSurround technology (three of the six are pictured here). The styling of these particular LCDs is quite utilitarian - not gorgeous, but not ugly either. The smaller models are meant to for either monitors or television use, although if you want, you… Continue Reading »
Good news: Pre-DVD movie releases. Bad news: MPAA wants to break your TV to do it.
Since June 2008, the Motion Picture Association of America (“MPAA”) has moved forward with a petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the right to use selectable output control (SOC). This practice involves disabling the analog or digital portions of a video stream to the consumer. The MPAA claims… Continue Reading »
New Mitsubishi televisions have Vudu video on demand built in
Vudu is working with Mitsubishi once again. Recently, a purchase of a Mitsubishi television garnered a Vudu player and more. Now, certain Mitsubishi televisions will have Vudu built in. The Diamond models of Unisen Immersive Sound TVs will have a Vudu player integrated. The model numbers of these televisions are… Continue Reading »
Sharp unveils HDTVs with Blu-ray recorders
It’s no big news that Blu-ray adoption, at least in the US, is far from ubiquitous. Not everyone has an HDTV and the players can be expensive. While DVD adoption was partially attributed to the PS2, the PS3 hasn’t sold nearly as well as its predecessor with the HD standard. … Continue Reading »
Sub-$1000 1080p projector from Vivitek around the corner
Sure, you can get a LCD or plasma HDTV for $1000. However, then you’re stuck with a fixed screen size. This August, Vivitek is planning to ship the H1080FD 1080p DLP projector at $999 (retail price). Just think about watching anything at over 100-inches. The H1080FD has some modest specs… Continue Reading »
SRS TruSurround coming to ViewSonic HDTVs
ViewSonic is adding in SRS TruSurround XT to its 16-inch and 24-inch HDTVs. If you’re unfamiliar with SRS, their TruSurround XT is designed to create a surround sound experience using 2-channel audio instead of the normal 5.1 setup. Virtual surround sound will probably not replace traditional setups, but SRS is… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
