3D@Home Consortium Unveils Requirements for Digital 3D in Homes

Topic: Home Entertainment

3D movies have grown very popular and much more common in the past few years than they have ever been with many new feature films hitting the theater in 3D glory. 3D is quickly coming to our homes as well with several 3D TVs being unveiled recently and more on the way.

The 3D@Home consortium has released the requirements for 3D at home. The new documents that were released are to outline the requirements manufacturers need to follow to ensure that products are compatible. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:36:19 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Sony Networked TV and Blu-ray Owners Get Exclusive Movie Access Before Release

Topic: Home Entertainment

Today Sony announced that owners of Sony networked BRAVIA HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players will be able to get an exclusive in-home offer to rent the Sony Pictures animated hit, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, four weeks before it is available at retail.
Starting today, customers who purchase a networked BRAVIA HDTV or Blu-ray Disc player and register the device between Nov. 9, 2009 and Jan. 4, 2010, will receive a free 24-hour rental of the movie in high definition (a value of $24.95).
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Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:59:29 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG 15-Inch OLED TV Now Largest Commercially Available OLED TV

Topic: Home Entertainment

LG unveiled a sexy 15-inch OLED TV at the IFA 2009 in August. This week the LG OLED TV is on sale in South Korea according to the Korea Times (via Oled-display).
The LG OLED TV is now the world's largest commercially available OLED TV. Sony was the first to offer an OLED TV with the XEL-1. The Sony OLED only has an 11-inch screen. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:07:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tachyon Unveils New XC Micro Helmet Cam

Topic: Home Entertainment

Tachyon has been offering rugged helmet cams for a long time now for people who like to film themselves doing extreme sports or other activities where a normal camera would simply not withstand the punishment. Tachyon has announced a new camera called the XC micro.

The new camera has the same features as the larger 2010 XC helmet cam in a smaller package. The XC Micro can accept a variety of microSDHC cards from 4GB to 32GB in capacity. The camera mounting system allows it to fit on goggles, helmets, sporting equipment, dashboards, and other locations. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Best Buy Launches On Demand Movie Service

Topic: Home Entertainment

Best Buy announced an on-demand movie and entertainment service today that will be powered by Sonic's Roxio CinemaNow and will allow consumers to have access to buy or rent a vast library of premium content.
Best Buy has entered into a multi-year agreement in which Best Buy plans to license and deploy Sonic's Roxio CinemaNow technology and services platform to make on-demand digital content delivery a standard feature on connected consumer electronics devices sold by Best Buy.
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Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:54:59 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kingston and Paramount Digital Entertainment Team Up for Movies on Flash Memory

Topic: Home Entertainment

Kingston and Paramount announced today that the two have teamed up to deliver Paramount movies on Kingston flash memory products. The partnership will deliver full-length movies to consumers as a bundle package sale.

Neither company divulged when the partnership will launch its first products or how the products will be packaged. I bet it will be along the lines of the Godfather flash drives we have seen before with the movie on a drive carrying logos from the film. What movies will be seen first is unknown as well. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Sonos S5 Ships And Now Supports Twitter

Topic: Home Entertainment

Sonos unveiled the Sonos ZonePlayer S5 last month and announced today that the S5 is now shipping nation-wide. The all-in-one wireless music system you can control with an iPhone, iPod touch or any Sonos Controller has an MSRP of $399 and is available on Amazon.

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Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:49:15 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

XM SkyDock Available to Purchase

Topic: Home Entertainment

Sirius XM has announced that the XM SkyDock is now available to purchase across the country in retail outlets and online. The device is an XM radio dock that can be controlled by the iPhone or iPod touch in the car. The device allows subscribers to access all available Sirius and XM satellite radio programs.

The dock has an app that installs on the iPhone or iPod touch that is required for use. The app allows the tagging of songs to purchase from iTunes and more. The device uses PowerConnect technology allowing the existing car radio to play the music back. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Cisco FlipShare TV Appears On FCC

Topic: Home Entertainment

A new Flip branded device was uncovered in the FCC database by ZatzNotFunny. The Cisco FlipShare TV can transmit video recorded with Flip camcorders stored on a PC to a TV wirelessly.
I assume the FlipShare TV will work with other media formats as well. If not it would not really be an interesting device. On the other hand Flip camcorders come with the Flipshare software to organize videos. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Licenses VIZIO Digital TV Patents

Topic: Home Entertainment

Sony and Vizio have been fighting in court over patent disputes for a while now. Today Vizio has announced that Sony has licensed its patent portfolio for use. Vizio claims it is continuing to expand its patent portfolio.

"We are pleased with the result of our patent licensing efforts. It further demonstrates the technical strength and value of VIZIO's patent portfolio," said Rob Brinkman, VIZIO V.P. of Operations and Administration. Read more

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung UN55B8500 LED HDTV Is The New Ultimate LED TV

Topic: Home Entertainment

In May we highlighted the top of the line Samsung LED HDTV. Back then the Samsung UN55B8000 was the ultimate LED TV from Samsung. Now a new model in the Samsung 8 Series LED TVs is the top dog: The Samsung UN55B8500.
The Samsung 55-inch UN55B8500 (46-inch UN46B8500 is also available) offers a higher Dynamic contrast ratio of 7,000,000:1 compared to the 5,000,000:1 the UN55B8000 series offers.
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Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr