publish: 2011-05-25 By Rachel Cericola Click here to view the full article http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Mitsubishi-Drops-TVs-Under-65-Inches.shtml
Samsung Electronics this week announced the launch of its “Explore 3D” app, through which owners of connected Samsung 3D TVs can stream 3D content. The available content includes movie trailers and programs from Wealth TV. “Once consumers experience the wonder of immersive 3D that we deliver on Samsung 3D LED and 3D Plasma TVs, they generally crave all the 3D content they can get their hands on,” John Revie, senior vice president of Home Entertainment,…
Panasonic is developing a 3D projection system for the commercial market that will launch this summer, the company announced Tuesday on its Critical View blog. The PT-DJ3D53 system will be offered to military and education customers, as well as restaurants and sports bars. It will feature two PT-DW530U DLP projectors, and does require glasses.
publish Jun 02, 2011 By HD Living Click here to view the full article http://hdliving.com/high-definition-homes/custom-home-theaters/2011/06/02/remodel-basement-home-theater With residential construction at nearly a standstill, compounded by the dismal real estate market, Appollo Systems of Maple Grove, Minn., is experiencing a significant increase in existing home or retro-installations. As homeowners once considered new construction, they are now electing to stay in their current homes. Many see a remodel as an investment that will, hopefully, result in a healthy…
But 3D content is “sorely needed” says Rick Dean at THX By Jamie Carter May 26th Click here to view the full article http://www.techradar.com/news/television/thx-3d-tv-adoption-at-home-is-inevitable-959385?src=rss&attr=news Having worked on Star Wars with George Lucas and Aliens with James Cameron, Rick Dean knows a thing or two about making sure audiences experience movies the way filmmakers originally intended. And in the 3D era that’s exactly what Dean, senior vice president at sound and picture guru THX, is fighting…
But how long until 3D streaming movies arrive? By Jamie Carter Click here to view the full article http://www.techradar.com/news/television/3d-streaming-is-coming-to-your-smart-tv-959669?src=rss&attr=news When Samsung recently confirmed that it had started streaming 3D content via at app on its Smart Hub platform, it was unexpected – and a touch disappointing. The appearance of the latest 3D blockbusters would have been a genuine game-changer, but the collection of DreamWorks film trailers and other short 3D clips could still give some…
by John Sciacca on May 25, 2011 Click here to view the full article http://www.hometechtell.com/technologytell/article/best-3d-projector-on-the-market/ I first experienced Runco’s new D-73d 3D projector at the CEDIA Expo last September and was pretty impressed. By “pretty impressed” I mean that it was the best display of 3D technology I witnessed at the show. I find myself prone to headaches and discomfort when viewing many 3D demonstrations, and the D-73d was the easiest-on-the-eyes solution I’d seen. From…
April 17, 2010 Click here to view the full article http://johnsciacca.webs.com/apps/blog/show/3489541-battle-royale-home-theater-vs-swimming-pool Today was one of those just *perfect* days in Myrtle Beach. A day where the humidity struck a perfect balance with the temperature to create weather that just feels imperceptible on your skin. The only way to know that you aren’t floating in some languid pool of body-temp water is the occasional light breeze that just barely tussles your hair. So, I was enjoying…
May 18, 2011 Click here to view the full article http://www.customretailer.net/article/directv-testing-home-media-center-25018080/1?sponsor=newsletter/cr-e-weekly&e=chantal%40audioimpact.com#utm_source=cr-e-weekly&utm_medium=enewsletter_headline&utm_campaign=2011-05-23 DIRECTV said this week that it has launched field testing for its new Home Media Center product. The product uses RVU technology and will allow for “receiver-less” TV viewing, the company said. “The DIRECTV Home Media Center is going to simplify the way our customers watch television throughout their homes and give them access not only to their favorite content in HD and DVR…
16/05/2011 Click here to view the full article http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-blogs/nxp-technology-enables-light-bulbs-to-be-turned-on-via-web/33765/ In the latest incarnation of the ‘internet enabled fridge’, NXP has announced technology that can be integrated into the base of an energy efficient light bulb. Not only does this technology offer dimming abilities, it will also allow light bulbs to be turned on and off over the web. According to Jon Croteau, general manager of NXP’s power lighting solutions business: “The only time I’ve seen…