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Sony Gets 3D Fever: 3D Bravia TV Next Year, PlayStation 3 Support Planned
3:30PM Danny Allen | Sony has confirmed yesterday’s leak that it’s working on a 3D Bravia LCD HDTV, and will also develop 3D-compatibility into its PlayStation 3, Vaio computer, and Blu-ray products. Silly 3D glasses and cheesy promo video? You betcha. See for yourself: More »
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Sony Plans To Introduce 3D LCD Television By End Of 2010
3:15PM Dan Nosowitz | The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony is planning to introduce a 3D LCD TV by the end of 2010. Sony’s been in a bit of a slump lately, and a push to 3D would certainly provide some excitement. More »
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LG’s 15-inch OLED HDTV Has Pretty Screen, Prettier Case
3:08AM Mark Wilson | Have you seen Sony’s 11-inch OLED in person? The screen is fine and everything, but its design is awkward—as if vomited up by an engineer and never reassessed. LG’s 15-inch OLED, however, is at least trying. More »
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LG Preparing To Reveal Largest Retail OLED TV Next Month
3:00AM Jack Loftus | High prices and size constraints are the current Achilles Heel of the OLED TV market, but nevertheless LG will reveal the largest retail version yet next month for an undisclosed price. More »
Entertainment
9:43AM Nick Broughall | Sony’s has unleashed its next wave of Blu-ray players onto the Australian market, and they introduce some much-needed Wi-Fi into the mix. But despite the introduction of DLNA compatibility, the players still can’t compete with your PS3. More »
Sony’s New Blu-Ray Players Waste Their DLNA Functionality
9:43AM Nick Broughall | Sony’s has unleashed its next wave of Blu-ray players onto the Australian market, and they introduce some much-needed Wi-Fi into the mix. But despite the introduction of DLNA compatibility, the players still can’t compete with your PS3. More »
Cameras
Is It The Camera, Or Are You Just Fat?
12:40AM Matt Buchanan | Does the camera really make you look 10 pounds fatter? Short answer, according to video pros: Not really, unless you’re shot under horrendous lighting and from a terrible angle. Of course, with HD, there are other concerns. [Ars] More »
Games
First Game In Cowboys Stadium Played On World’s Largest HDTV
7:00AM Jack Loftus | The first football game to *officially* grace the brand spankin’ new Dallas Cowboys stadium was in fact rendered for all to see in glorious 1080p high definition. More »
Peripherals
First HDMI 1.4 Cable Set To Live A Lonely, Disconnected Life
6:26AM John Herrman | How awful it must feel to be a fancy new cable with nothing to plug into. Such is the plight of the sad NXG 20-meter HDMI 1.4 cable, whose 3D/2160p/Ethernet talents will simply go unnoticed, at least this year. More »
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12:30PM Nick Broughall | Not that Channel 9 has ever really understood the benefit of broadcasting content in HD, but David Knox over at TV Tonight is reporting that with the launch of their second SD channel Go!, Nine is reverting to using their HD channel to simulcast whatever crap they’re showing on their regular SD channel. More »
Channel 9 Ditches Original HD Programming
12:30PM Nick Broughall | Not that Channel 9 has ever really understood the benefit of broadcasting content in HD, but David Knox over at TV Tonight is reporting that with the launch of their second SD channel Go!, Nine is reverting to using their HD channel to simulcast whatever crap they’re showing on their regular SD channel. More »
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