Sony has confirmed that it is junking its original Applicast TV internet portal in favour of a new system based on open standards. Introduced on TVs just one year ago, the AppliCast service suffered in comparison to rival content portals from Panasonic and Samsung. Only a limited number of Apps have been Cast.
Speaking at an exclusive briefing of the brand's 2010 Monolith TV range, Sony executive Ed Uzzell told HCC: ‘The problem with  read more »

From tomorrow, you’ll be able to experience first-hand Sky’s upcoming 3D TV service. The satcaster’s new 3D TV Experience opens at the giant Westfield mall in West London (you’ll find it at the Sky Retail Store on level 2).
It’s the first in what will be 100 shopping mall demonstration 'Experiences' rolled-out to support Sky 3D this year.  read more »

LG today confirmed it will release its active shutter Full HD 3DTV and 3D Blu-ray player in May to meet what it describes as 'increasing interest in 3D across the nation.'  read more »

Samsung yesterday unveiled two Blu-ray-player-cum-Freeview HD PVRs that should be onsale within the near future.

The BD-C8200M features a Profile 2.0 BD-spinner, complete with Samsung's Internet@TV functionality, built-in Wi-Fi, and 1GB of local storage for BD-Live applications. Built into the same sexy-looking black/chrome chassis is a Freeview HD tuner and 250GB HDD.  read more »

You couldn't make it up - as Richard Littlejohn is fond of saying. 3DTV isn't even in the shops yet, but already doom-merchants are claiming that it could be hazardous to your health.
Internet pundits such as BoingBoing.net and ABC.net.au are sounding Daily Mail-style warnings that prolonged exposure to 3DTV could  read more »

Original PVR pioneer TiVo has unveiled a new generation of set top boxes at a press event Stateside which it claims represents the next evolution in personal video recording.  read more »

TechRadar's 2010 Awards are here! Vote for your top tech - and you could win a share of £25K worth of prizes.
The TechRadar Awards 2010 have gone live today at www.techradar.com/awards and we want you to vote for the tech you've loved the most over the last 12 months.  read more »

Philips has announced that it will employ LED backlighting across its entire LCD TV range this year. Both edge and full array LED backlights will be used (dubbed LED and LED Pro). The new 5000, 7000 and 8000 TV line up features edge lighting, while full array with local dimming is reserved for the top-end 9000 range (pictured left and below).

The company is also getting into 3D: the 9000 and  read more »

Philips has teamed with Hollywood heavy-hitter Ridley Scott to promote its 2010 range of LED, 3D-ready  and Cinema 21:9 TVs. In a unique deal with Scott’s production company Ridley Scott Associates, the Dutch lighting/tech/massage giant has commissioned a variety of directors to make short films designed to showcase the cinematic capabilities of its TV hardware.  read more »

Blu-ray’s mandatory but M.I.A. Managed Copy requirement now looks likely to go live this March, but does anyone care?

A requirement from the Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator (AACS-LA) body, Managed Copy obligates studios to offer consumers a high-resolution backup copy of every Blu-ray movie they buy. This copy can be  read more »