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LG’s Smart TV Line-Up Announced At CES 2011

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January 6, 2011
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After teasing us with its CES 2011 smart TV line up, LG seems to be bringing more to the table than originally expected. The new LK530, LV3700, LV5500, LW5600, LW6500, LW7700, LW9500, LW9700, PZ750 and PZ950 – all made up of LED, LCD and plasma models – are all models that will be getting a redesigned UI and a Magic Motion remote along with other exciting features. With the main menu being slimmed down -to TV Live, Premium Content, TV Apps and Launcher Bar- there’s now more focus on streaming content and LG Apps. You’ll get local streaming with LG Smart Share working with a web browser on More >

Verizon Demo’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb On Motorola XOOM At CES 2011 Keynote

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January 6, 2011
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Verizon recently demoed the new Honeycomb OS running on Motorola’s XOOM. The entire operating system is completely redesigned for use with a tablet which makes it the first tablet optimized Android OS. The Honeycomb UI seems to be extremely refined. Just as rumored, all of the controls will be within the OS itself. Since Motorola’s XOOM has no buttons on the front, the software has full control. The walkthrough of the device allowed everyone to see the new widgets UI. Adding a widget to the home screen was as simple, the user is presented with a new UI that features previews of each widget More >

Toshiba Shows Off Glasses-Free 3D TV At CES 2011

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January 6, 2011
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Something that everyone is excited to see at CES 2011 is the glasses-free 3D TV technology that Toshiba will be showing off. The prototype is the 56-inch 4k HDTV that uses a lenticular display, which means that from certain angles, viewers will be able to see a 3D picture without needing to wear specially designed view glasses. The 3D footage to be displayed will be limited due to the prototype on display supports 4K, it was originally designed for 2D content. Toshiba plans on playing loop demos of Final Fantasy which will have 3 available viewing angles for the demo.

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JVC Precision Series 3D Projectors Unveiled at CES 2011

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January 6, 2011
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What do you do to stand out of the crowd at show where all your competitors are showing off similar products? You do what JVC did and become one-of-a-kind, thereby putting yourself in a playing field all your own. JVC will be showing up to CES 2011 with the only THX-certified 3D projector at the event and they’re more than happy to show it off.

The Precision Series DLA-X7 and DLA-X9 are able to project in both 2D and 3D, whether it’s a 3D Blu-ray movie or a standard definition TV broadcast. The process is handled by a pair of HDMI ports, and the project can support side-by-side More >

PX5 Headset From Turtle Beach Announced For CES

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January 5, 2011
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Turtle Beach is looking to blow us away at CES 2011 tomorrow with their new Ear Force PX5 Programmable Wireless Surround Sound Headset. The headset includes an impressive list of features. Turtle Beach is so confident in the headset the company is calling it “the most technologically-advanced headset ever designed for PS3 and Xbox 360 gaming,” and we’re hoping it lives up to the claim. One impressive feature that stands out is the fully programmable digital signal processor that will allow the user to customize the experience all the way down to which sounds they want emphasized. This More >

Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer To Show Off Windows 8 At CES 2011 Keynote

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January 5, 2011
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The CES 2011- International Consumer Electronics Show will kick off today, commencing with the keynote address from Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft. His keynote like always will be streamed LIVE from Las Vegas on January 5th, 2010 at 6.30 pm PDT.

According to a report from WinRumors, a sneak peak of Windows 8 may also be teased at the event. Recent reports also state that Microsoft may announce Windows TV – a set-top box in answer to the Apple TV and Google TV, along with a massive update for Windows Phone 7 introducing copy-and-paste functionality, CDMA-based Windows Phone devices, and More >

Amazon’s Kindle App Now Available On Windows Phone 7

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January 5, 2011
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The official Kindle app for Windows Phone 7 is now available for download in the Zune Marketplace. Kindle for Windows Phone brings over 750,000 books, magazines and newspapers from the Kindle platform over to the new Windows Phone 7 devices. The app also features Amazon Whispersync which automatically syncs your bookmarks, last page read, and highlights across various platforms and devices.

Some of the features of Kindle for Windows Phone 7 includes:
  • Shop the Kindle Store for over 750,000* Kindle books, including New Releases and 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers. Over 550,000* More >

Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation Phone Sports Android 2.3

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January 5, 2011
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While everyone is still waiting for Sony Ericsson to make the PlayStation Phone official, more and more leaks of the device keep showing up. This time, a lucky owner of the device manages to show off two of them. This time around, we get to see what version of Android the device is running, which will be known either as Zeus Z1 or Xperia Play (more likely this one) when it launches. This all comes with a new logo on the bottom-left of the slide out board.

There aren’t too many details though aside from that. We don’t get to see the handset featuring the unique slide-out gamepad is running More >

Microsoft CEO Expected To Announce Windows TV At CES 2011 Keynote

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January 4, 2011
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A Windows-based STB is rumored to be in the works from Microsoft with plans on taking on Google TV and Apple TV. According to the Seattle Times, the Microsoft box will be a stripped-down, focused version of the company’s existing Windows 7 embedded OS and will retail for about $200 later this year.

Although details regarding the hardware are scarce right now, rumor has it the Windows TV STBs are going to have a Windows Media Center UI and a streamlined TV program guide that pulls together online and broadcast content simultaneously. Presumably there will also be media streaming and More >

Honeycomb Music Player For Android Leaked And Tested

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January 4, 2011
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For a while now we’ve known about a fancy new music player contained in Android 3.0 -Honeycomb- since Google I/O, but until recently the details have been scarce. With an APK that has been leaked, we’re getting our first look at the player which is available for download here.

With this most likely being beta version of the final app, the much-anticipated wireless syncing feature isn’t there. However the new UI is gorgeous. Judging by the video, it a lot like the Gallery app that’s been with us since Éclair, right down landscape mode which has the same stacks of music. The general consensus More >

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