April 23rd, 2012
Sony and Channel 10 have today announced a joint venture which will bring a catch-up programme service for Channel 10 on Sony TVs and Blu-rays. While Channel 10 has been quick to offer mobile applications for catch-up TV on the iPhone and Android devices, it has has thus far been lagging in the catch up TV arena, with SBS, Channel 7 and the ABC already offering similar services on ... Read more
April 23rd, 2012
Forget a vacuum cleaner, Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) is keen to remind the kids that digital radios are a beaut gift idea this Mother's Day. The national industry body, which represents Australia's commercial radio broadcasters, is hoping to back up a solid Christmas sales period with equally successful Mother's Day sales. To do this, it is turning to the tunes for the promotion. For the next three weeks consumers can look ... Read more
April 23rd, 2012
Tony Ignatavicisu will head up the IT division at Samsung, the company announced late Friday afternoon. Effective immediately, Ignatavicisu will lead the product marketing team across the Korean company's IT division including its notebooks, printers, monitors, and large format displays to both the consumer and business markets. The veteran manager comes with 25 years of experience in the IT sector working for a number of multi-national companies, according to ... Read more
April 20th, 2012
The French company Parrot has this week announced its new and improved AR.Drone 2.0 - a remote controlled, video enabled, four bladed helicopter. It has four electric motors and an on-board 720-pixel recording capability for video and still shots, and it is Wi-Fi controlled for wireless use by an iPhone or an iPad. The remote 'pilot' can visualise the scene using the mobile/tablet via the chopper's two point ... Read more
April 20th, 2012
3D sound is like surround sound on steroids: the complete sensory immersion which accompanies 3D visual for a souped up cinematic experience. With surround sound we get an enhanced sound by placing speakers with added audio channels around the listener, who is seated in the 'sweet spot'. It means that we can hear a bullet whizz past our left ear followed by the thud of its collision on ... Read more
April 19th, 2012
It's split screen gaming, but not as we have seen it before. Distraction and cheating with the old style split screen will be a thing of the past with Dual Play. LG has used the 3D technology on its new line of 3D TVs to take split screen gaming to the next level. It works by presenting two different full screen images, but which image is seen depends ... Read more
April 19th, 2012
Millions of Aussies are tuning in weekly to digital radio channels, but why? And how? Since 2009 digital radio has been available in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth; Canberra and Darwin have had trials since 2010. And while there are no plans to switch off analogue radio, more and more Australians are turning to digital, surprising even the experts. By the end of next year 16 per cent ... Read more
April 19th, 2012
LG is forging ahead with 3D technology as a key selling point, so it's just as well that the 3D on LG's newly revealed TVs didn't disappoint. While its Korean rival Samsung, is spruiking design and connectivity as prime features, LG reckons that 3D and depth perception is what people have been wanting "since the dawn of time". Unveiled last night at the newly reopened Museum of Contemporary ... Read more
April 18th, 2012
Samsung last night revealed the Australian line-up of 2012 Smart TVs with face recognition, voice control, the promise of new apps, and lower prices. Doing away with the old remote control, cheaper entry level LED screens, cheaper 3D glasses and more internet connectivity highlighted the launch event last night. With a new entry level price of under $500 the new EH series is slightly thicker than previous models ... Read more
April 17th, 2012
LG has launched a dedicated 3D content service called 3D World. The service is offered as a downloadable app on LG's 2011 and soon to be announced 2012 line up of 3D Cinema Smart TVs. The online content will include entertainment, sports, documentary, kids and lifestyle, and it will be available in over 70 countries, the company said. Further details are scare, including content partners and how frequently content ... Read more