Revamped Xbox 360 dashboard to launch on December 6th, Microsoft confirms
Update: Read Microsoft’s e-mailed announcement in full, after the break.
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Revamped Xbox 360 dashboard to launch on December 6th, Microsoft confirms originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung in ‘last-stage talks’ to use Google TV, will show off hardware after CES
The true second act of Google TV won’t take place until new hardware hits the streets, and Reuters reports that while Samsung is still on board, it will unveil its product(s) next year at an event other than CES. There’s no word on when or where we might see hardware from other partners like LG, but at last year’s show Vizio and Samsung (pictured above) were the only ones to display their efforts. TV division prez Yoon Boo-keun confirmed the company was working with Google on the rollout, and apparently indicated Samsung’s service would “differ” from competitors. We’ll have to find out what that means, but in the meantime what we can expect to see in Las Vegas are OLED TVs, which he said Samsung would have on display. After being teased by countless concepts, we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled for price tags and shipping dates, but those details will likely remain under wraps until January.
Samsung in ‘last-stage talks’ to use Google TV, will show off hardware after CES originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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SlingPlayer for Facebook is okay, Chrome(book) compatibility is better
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SlingPlayer for Facebook is okay, Chrome(book) compatibility is better originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Show off your smartphone photog skills with Sony Ericsson’s vscreens
Show off your smartphone photog skills with Sony Ericsson’s vscreens originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Show off your smartphone photog skills with Sony Ericsson’s vscreens
Show off your smartphone photog skills with Sony Ericsson’s vscreens originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sports Fans Coalition intends to lobby against NFL blackouts
We know how it is, you have a big HDTV and inexpensive adult beverages at home and you just don’t feel compelled to spend the bucks to go to the game in these tough economic times. We feel for you, but the NFL does not as your situation doesn’t exactly pay all those player’s salaries. Well, starting this Friday the Sports Fans Coalition, along with other organizations, plans to petition the FCC for change to the current blackout rule. The groups argue that since many of the stadiums are built with public funds, Joe Consumer has the right to watch those games at home. As is, we’re mostly just glad the old NFL blackout policy, prior to 1973 that made all home games unavailable to the home market, isn’t still in effect. Of course that doesn’t mean that we believe the current blackout policy actually helps sell those $100+ tickets and believe the NFL might realize more profits if it sought out more modern supplemental revenue strategies.
Sports Fans Coalition intends to lobby against NFL blackouts originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Vizio’s M-Series Theater 3D TVs are officially available, at last
Last CES Vizio announced a slew of new LCD HDTVs with its passive glasses-compatible Theater 3D capabilities and Vizio Internet Apps built in, and now it’s finally ready to announced the M-series midrange lineup is shipping nationwide. M3D models in various 40- and 50-inch sizes have been popping up over the last few weeks, featuring edge LED backlighting for between $1,039 (42-inch) and $1,649 (55-inch). Need something bigger on your wall? There’s also a 65-inch version on the way in 2012, with a pricetag of $2,099. As usual, Vizio’s displays bring a rather complete line of features without an ultra-high price tag, but there’d be more reasons to share the included four pairs of 3D glasses with friends if the NBA season would just ever start. As is, buyers will have to make do with whatever videogames and college sports they can find for now — check after the break for more specs and prices.
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Vizio’s M-Series Theater 3D TVs are officially available, at last originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony may be preparing an internet-based cable TV alternative
We’ve officially entered the silly season of pre-CES rumors, so take this with a grain of salt, but the Wall Street Journal reports Sony has approached “several big media companies” about distributing their channels over the internet. This comes on the heels of its report on comments by CEO Howard Stringer about significant R&D efforts going into a “different kind of TV”, and the four screen strategy Sony would like to implement. According to the report, Sony’s idea is to offer small bundles of channels over the internet to its TVs, Blu-ray players, and the PS3. Still, cutting deals with companies like CBS, that doesn’t want to jeopardize its cable and satellite TV-based revenue, could be difficult. As for the competition, similar rumors about Microsoft turned into an effort that mostly works with partners like Comcast, U-verse, and FiOS, while Google is also pursuing a route of adding to, but not necessarily replacing, cable TV. Sony has positioned itself well, adding IPTV services including sports to the PS3 and live TV tuning capability, and its tested the waters of going over the top before, but so far whether it will actually pursue this new plan is unknown.
Sony may be preparing an internet-based cable TV alternative originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi make joint venture official, form Japan Display Inc.
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Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi make joint venture official, form Japan Display Inc. originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Turkish company builds 65-inch Android ‘tablet’ with Honeycomb, 1080p support (video)
Want Honeycomb on your TV? You can take your chances with a Google TV-enabled set from Sony, or you can get the full Android experience by adding a connected tablet to your HD mix — if Istanbul-based Ardic gets its solution out the door, at least. The Turkish company’s prototype uses a 10-inch Android Honeycomb-based tablet to power a 65-inch LCD with 1080p support for basic gestures, like pinch and zoom. The display currently has two touch sensors, but a version with four sensors is on the way, which will bring multi-touch support. The tablet is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC, and includes 1GB of RAM, 16GB of flash memory, dual cameras, HDMI, USB, microSD and 3G and WiFi connectivity. A dock enables instant connectivity with the OEM TV, including HDMI for video and audio, and USB for touch input (a wireless version is in the works as well).
The devs customized Android to support 1080p output, and it appears to work quite seamlessly, as you’ll see in the embedded video. And this isn’t simply another goofy demo or proof of concept — the Turkish company is in talks with education and enterprise customers and hopes to bring this setup to production as a more power- and cost-efficient smart board alternative. The company eventually hopes to offer displays in a variety of sizes, that will all be powered by a pocketable device, such as a smartphone, but watch in wonder as the 65-inch proto we have today struts its stuff in the video after the break.
Turkish company builds 65-inch Android ‘tablet’ with Honeycomb, 1080p support (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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