The rumor that will never die. Not only is Tim Cook’s crew is working on a television, the rumor mill has upped the stakes and is now saying it will be an ultra HD 4K Apple iTV — we will be able to count the hairs on a fly’s backside. Take that, Samsung. Boom — Apple winning. Citing unnamed supply chain sources, DigiTimes claims Apple is trying to source ultra HD 4K panels (3840 x…
Apple Thunderbolt Display Release Date Imminent? Multiple resellers have been reporting low stock levels of the Apple Thunderbolt Display, suggesting that an update to Apple’s year-and-a-half old external display may be just around the corner. As first reported by Apple Insider, a number of online retailers including Amazon and MacMall are completely out of stock of the current model Apple Thunderbolt Display. Historically, low stock levels and product unavailability amongst 3rd party resellers provide a…
Samsung’s uniquely designed 85-inch 4K TV was one of the highlights of CES 2013 and one of the best TVs on show at the Consumer Electronics Show. 4K has always been expensive and we pleaded that with Sharp’s new 8K TV, which is expected to ship in four years, that it comes at a cheaper price than the latest 4K TVs. We remember at previous conferences when asked how much the TV will cost company…
Good news for Jailbroken ATV 2 users as FireCore updates its popular software ATV Flash (black) with a whole bunch of new features. For those unaware, the software is only supported on the Apple TV 2 (probably why it’s running at over $200 on Amazon) and unfortunately doesn’t support Apple TV 3, because well, you can’t jailbreak it yet. Anyway, with that out of the way, lets have a look at some of these new…
Tired of all the electronics’ companies releasing 4K TVs for an astonishing amount of money? Well meet the future, 8K. Unfortunately, it is four years early to CES, but Sharp has shown what the company is capable of. 4K resolution is impressive and will be, to the hundreds of thousands that have been satisfied with 1080p resolution, a mind blower. The problem is no company is ready to make a 4K TV that consumers will rush…
4k definitely seems to be the theme for CES 2013 following Samsung’s announcement of their 85″ TV, and now Panasonic have joined the party by unveiling not only a 20″ tablet running Windows 8, but also a 56″ 4k OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TV. Unfortunately Panasonic were not very forthcoming with details, including pricing or availability, but did take time to discuss their new My Home Screen feature which will feature in a whole new line of 2013 Viera…
LG Releases Upgraded Magic Motion Remote Ahead of 2013 CES. Just a few weeks ahead of the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, LG has released an upgraded version of its incredible Magic Motion remote control. Though the older version of the Magic Motion remote was pretty awesome itself, the new, upgraded version will really knock your socks off. New to the Magic Motion remote is the ‘Gestures’ feature as well as the…
Samsung’s long awaited flexible smartphone screen is set to debut at 2013 CES in Las Vegas, Navada. Bigger and better, the display has not been developed not only for smartphones, but for televisions, too. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Consumer Electronics Show that is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada until this Friday, the 11th. As always, tech enthusiasts everywhere are chomping at the bit in anticipation of all of the new and useful…
Samsung promised something ‘unprecedented’ and revolutionary at CES 2013, and boy have they delivered, releasing an 85-inch 4k floating design TV. The Samsung 85-inch UN85S9 is the world’s largest Ultra High-Definition TV and is suspended by a metal frame that can be titled up or down. Oh, and it’s not just a frame, it is also a 120-watt 2.2 speaker system! Whilst you’ll have to have a pretty big living room to fit this massive…
Over the next few days the Consumer Electronics Show will be the prime stage for companies to flaunt their new TVs, phones, tablets, and other devices. Kicking off the announcements was LG which is bringing its 55” OLED HDTV to the US. The company had announced the TV earlier in the month but had not detailed whether it was coming to the US. For those of you that are unfamiliar, OLED stands for organic light-emitting…
Google are preparing a top line of partners to release new Google TV’s, including some new arrivals that will be showing their very first Google TV at CES in the coming weeks. Asus are the newest arrival to start making TV’s for Google. For years, Asus were a simple chip provider, but in the past few years they have developed phones, tablets and now they are preparing a Google TV. LG, Vizio and Sony are…
We love companies that think outside the box, especially boxes that have been built around what people expect the box to look like. In this instance, TV, the beloved portal into the world of entertainment, drama, history and anything other programs. For the good part of the past two decades, companies have looked at the TV and thought; “maybe if we make it a little thinner, people will love it”, display and functionality has also…
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is coming up fast, and like every other year the rumor mill is in full swing, anticipating the next great product that will be announced this year. Yesterday, Samsung let out a little tease with a blog post about a major announcement from their television division, and in the post they included a picture of what could be construed as a transparent television. Before you dismiss the idea try to…