Category: TVs
50 inch Apple TV incoming, but little to watch on it?
The long-awaited Apple TV seemed a dead-cert to make an appearance at some point in 2012, rumoured to be putting iOS and it's famous App Store front and centre in the living room. However, a new report from USA Today…
TalkTalk to test its YouView service in early 2012
YouView, the venture that is looking to bring on-demand video and Freeview together, is to start a friends and family testing period starting in early 2012. The service is looking to be a catch up service that is based…
Are fatscreens the new flatscreen TVs?
It's a tongue-twister as well as a head-twister, but just like mobiles got too small, it seems TVs are getting too thin. It makes sense: once the screen is down to an inch, who cares if they shave off…
Who cares about the telly? It's all about the internet now
It's official: internet access and mobile phones are more important to young Britons than television. This is the conclusion from new research from Ofcom, the communications regulator, but at a closer look it's not such a straight shot as…
Was an Apple TV set Steve Jobs final "one more thing"?
Walter Isaacson's biography on the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs hits stores today, and with it comes some tantalising tid-bits on what the Apple main-man was working on shortly before his death. While many assume that the iPhone 5…
Philips to cut 4,500 jobs as profits fall 85%
It's a tough economic climate for all out there in the working world today, and the tightening of purse strings extends to multi-million dollar businesses too. Philips have just revealed some harsh financial figures, leading to inevitable job losses. The…
Smell-o-Vision: Whiffing its way to your nostrils soon!
Smell-o-Vision? Remember that? The idea that you could smell what you were watching on TV? Well the concept may be set for a comeback thanks to a small French company called Olf-Action. They're getting ready to display at the Lisbon…
IFA 2011 Best in Show video round-up
The annual IFA tech show in Berlin has come to a close for yet another year, after bringing plenty brand new gadgets and gizmos to the table to start saving for. It's a massive show, packed with everything from…
IFA 2011 VIDEO: LG PZ850T PenTouch Plasma 3DTV preview
LG's screens at IFA 2011 were a little bit more quirky than the competition. Take the LG PZ850T PenTouch Plasma TV for instnace. As the name suggests, it comes bundled with a special touchscreen stylus that lets you sketch…
IFA 2011 VIDEO: LG LW980T 3DTV preview
LG were showing off their latest flagship passive 3DTV at IFA over the weekend, the LG LW980T. A Nano Full LED passive 3D display, it's got a few unexpected tricks up its sleeve. The super slim 26.4mm-thick TV has…