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Who Played Your Dad In The Tragicomedy That Was Your Childhood?

People seem to have strong feelings about TV dads. They round them up and rank them. And no one ever really got over the whole Danny Tanner situation. But which TV dad is your dad?


Panasonic VT60 Television: $3500 Of Video Perfection

When it comes to high-end HD sets, you get what you pay for. And in the case of Panasonic’s new top-of-the-line plasma set, it’s worth every cent.


ESPN Is Killing 3D Broadcasts By The End Of The Year

ESPN will kill 3D TV by the end of the year. We reached out to ESPN, and the company confirmed rumours, citing lacklustre adoption of the technology. This is huge news considering the huge investment that TV manufacturers and broadcasters have made to try to bolster the tech.


3DTV Is Officially Never Going To Happen

That was it. That was 3DTV’s best chance. ESPN just decided to discontinue its push for 3DTV sporting events, deciding its time would be better spent focusing on traditional high resolution broadcasts and Tim Tebow daguerreotypes. And that, in a nutshell, effectively kills 3DTV’s chances of ever going mainstream.


Report: Intel Is Throwing Crazy Money At Its Streaming TV Dream

Intel confirmed its all-in for this whole streaming TV thing early this year, and since then we’ve heard that plenty of the big content providers are slowly but surely getting on board. And how did that happen? According to Reuters it’s because Intel is willing to pay out the arse to make this work.


The New Arrested Development Season Edited Into Chronological Order

Have you seen the new Arrested Development episodes. Of course you have. While a lot of people loved them just fine as they are, many others had a problem with the non-standard editing, which didn’t really resemble the original show.


One Day You’ll Be Able To Touch Everything On TV (Yes, Everything)

Designed to allow persons with visual impairments to touch and feel objects being referenced on TV, this haptic feedback system will no doubt get co-opted for less benevolent uses, like advertising and adult entertainment. Haptic feedback systems like this have existed before, but what sets this new version apart is its ability to apply pressure to five unique points on a finger.


This Sums Up The Xbox One Launch Perfectly In Under Two Minutes

You may not have got up early to watch the Xbox One announcement yesterday morning, but by all accounts, you didn’t miss much. This hilarious video shows why.


Steven Spielberg Is Directing A Live-Action Halo Series

We thought we knew a lot about what was coming at today’s Xbox One announcement, but there’s at least one phenomenal surprise that the internet was able to keep it’s mouth shut about: a new instalment of the Halo franchise is making its way to living rooms in the form of a live-action television series. And Spielberg’s directing.


Doctor Who Series 8: It’s Official

Granted, we’d have been deeply surprised if the BBC decided to end Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary year by killing off the Time Lord. But we’re still pleased that last night’s season finale (any thoughts?) has been followed with confirmation of plans for series 8 (if you start counting from Christopher Eccleston) in 2014.


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