My Mom to Public Relations People: Shut Up, You Bozos!

More than often, we get dumb press releases here in Gizmodo. This one starts with the following: "MAKE MOM THE ENVY OF THE BLOCK WITH STYLISH WESTINGHOUSE LCD HDTVs." It goes downhill from there. More »

The Reconstruction of Elektro, the World's First Celebrity Robot

New Scientist has a neat story about Elektro, arguably the first celebrity robot, and Jack Weeks, who is attempting to rebuild the golden humanoid that sat in the basement of his childhood home during WWII. More »

Westinghouse Throws Its Support Behind Universal Adapter Concept

Even if it's not keeping up with other types of LCD technology, Westinghouse is at least throwing its support behind a solution for an age old problem. The budget electronics maker said that it had committed to using a "universal adapter" made by start-up Green Plug that will power everything from cell phones to television sets. More »

Westinghouse: Struggling to Keep Up With LCD Tech

I was really excited to check out the 2008 line from Westinghouse today, but I left the showroom very disappointed. After last year's sweet n' cheap 52”, I expected bigger and better tech with the same nice let's-make-a-deal pricing, but lo, I got nothing. No 120Hz, no LED backlighting, and no new TV larger than 52”. While cheapo LCD brands Olevia and Vizio have at least announced their intentions to play ball with the big brands by adopting performance-LCD technologies, Westinghouse seems content to stay at the bottom rung. That said, if you don't mind shopping on the bottom rung, there are some deals to be had. More »

Westinghouse Goes Wireless with Ultrawideband Pulse-LINK HDTV

Westinghouse is jumping into the wireless TV business with partner Pulse-LINK to unveil an ultrawideband HDTV in the second quarter of next year. Using Pulse-LINK's wireless HDMI system, a highbandwidth Blu-ray or HD DVD signal can be streamed through an invisible pipeline of up to 500 Mbps at 8 feet, or 115 Mbps at 40 feet, with video encoded on the fly using the JPEG 2000 codec. We've seen 802.11-based wireless HDTVs from Samsung and LG, but this is the first integrated UWB version. Sadly, the initial rollout will be for corporate customers only, with their fancy kiosks and point-of-purchase displays. But if we know Westinghouse, we'll soon see that stuff coming our way (and for cheaper than the other leading brands). Jump for press release. More »

What Features Do You Want in the TV Set of the Future?

Westinghouse, the company whose PR flacks try to make us think their old TVs are new but we're not fooled, keeps the press releases coming anyway, and in their latest missive they've done a poll, asking people what features they'd most like to see in TV sets of the future. The top answer? Voice recognition. Everybody seems to want to order around somebody or something, and the TV set will just have to do. Hey, let's do our own poll, using the same top answers Westinghouse got, and maybe we'll add one or two of our own. Cast your ballot, after the jump. More »

Panasonic Announces "Affordable" 1080p Plasma TVs

Panasonic just announced a "more affordable" 1080p 42" plasma for $1,799, and a 50-incher for $2,799. It's good news for the plasma camp, since 1080p has been where LCD makers have been hitting the price war hardest. The new Panasonic TH-42PZ77 is just $200 more than Westinghouse's notoriously well-priced 1080p 42-incher, while the Panasonic TH-50PZ77 is actually $200 less than the 52" Westinghouse. Performance-wise, you can bet Panasonic plasma will stomp all over any cheap LCD. More »

Eyeball Tested: Tasty Westinghouse TX-52F480S 52-inch 1080p LCD Will Cost $2,499

Because I was kind enough to ask, Westinghouse told me that the TBD price on the 52" TX-52F480S LCD HDTV we mentioned this morning had indeed been determined, and it was $2,499. For now, you'd be hard-pressed to find a 42-in. 1080p for that price. Indeed, a similarly sized top line Sharp Aquos costs $4500 at MSRP. The unit I saw (and that I photographed, above) was an engineering sample, but Westinghouse reps said it was a revision of the sample they showed at CES. I didn't have special equipment to test the claim of 6.5 millisecond response time, but I have to say, I went in fairly pessimistic, and it looked tasty. 52 inches of awww yeah. Come September, we'll try to get one in for a face-off with some of its bluer-blooded competition. More »

Eyeball Test Later Today: Is Westinghouse's 52-inch 1080p LCD the New King of Budget HDTV?

Later today, we'll eyeball-check some 1080p Westinghouse TVs that were announced at CES, including their new flagship, the 52-inch TX-52F480S, which is due in September for an undisclosed but likely relatively rock bottom price. We didn't bother to see it back in Vegas, back in its early, rough state. That's partially because Westie's been off our radar. Basically, if you want a better picture, Sharps, Sonys or Samsungs will generally do you right, and the similarly priced Vizios have been scoring higher in terms of performance. At CES, we simply diverted our attention to better gear. More »

Dealzmodo: Westinghouse 42" LCD HDTV for $899

Looking for a 42" HDTV? While it's not that rock bottom price of $859.98 that was available until April 1, you can still get a great deal on a Westinghouse LVMW4207 42" Flat-Panel LCD HDTV Monitor. It's brand-new—not a refurbished unit—and Newegg's pricing it at $899.99. There's a $100 mail-in rebate available until April 12, but then shipping is $99.99, so your final price is $899.98 shipped. More »

Dealzmodo: Westinghouse 37-inch 1080p LCD, $1099

The ever-so-familiar Newegg has this 37-inch 1080p LCD HDTV from Westinghouse for $1,299 with $200 worth of instant savings bringing the final price down to $1,099. With the Super Bowl coming up, and more importantly, the Austrailian Open women's finals featuring Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, you will need the best TV to see the beauty of Sharapova Brian Urlacher. Other specs include a 16:9 aspect ratio, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 8ms response time and HDMI support. Good to see the 1080p TVs finally get into a ~$1,000 price range, even if they are somewhat of an off-brand, like Westinghouse. Our own Brian Lam took this TV for a test-run a while back and wasn't very impressed. Says the colors are overblown, and it is somewhat ugly, despite being 1080p—so take that into consideration before buying. Or just go hit up an electronics store that carries Westinghouse and look for yourself before buying. –Travis Hudson More »

Westinghouse Declares LCD the Winner: Is It Right?

In a rather candid interview with CNET, Douglas Woo, the president of Westinghouse Digital, said that LCD (as opposed to plasma, DLP, etc.) is "probably unstoppable." And obvious move from who's livelyhood comes from shilling LCDs. His reasons are somewhat fresh, though. The main reason for LCD's success, he contends, is that because engineers have been working on the technology since they were merely PC monitors, the tech is nice and mature. More »

Westinghouse's 2160p TV Gets Pricing

Even though CES is over, Westinghouse's Quad HDTV continues to make news. This time around, however, it's the TV's pricing that's making the headlines. The folks at Cybertheater are reporting that the 52-inch TV (which has a 3,840 x 2,160 resolution) will sell for about $50k. While that's enough high-defness to blow everything else out of the water, there's still no content for the TV to display, so all you millionaires might be better off with Sony's 1080p Bravia KDL-70XBR3 instead. – Louis Ramirez More »

Westinghouse to Demo Quad HD LCD at CES

While other companies will be flaunting their latest 1080p panels at CES, Westinghouse is planning on stealing the show by demoing the world's first 56-inch quad HD LCD. As a quick refresh, quad HD blows away 1080p's 1,920 x 1,080 resolution with an eye-opening 3,840 x 2,160 pixels. In addition to its quad HD display, Westinghouse will also demo a 24-inch LCD monitor with a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution. It goes without saying, we'll be first in line to get a look at that quad HD goodness. More »

Frankenfight: Cheap, 32-inch HD LCDs

LCDs have plummeted in price over the last year, so much so, that if you are willing to sacrifice a bit of quality and maybe go generic, you can snag a 32-inch HD for under $1000, and often far less. But you aren't like the rest of the cheapos out there, grabbing the first bargain LCD you see. You are a cheap aficionado who wants the absolute best...for whatever pittance you are willing to pay. More »

Black Friday Watch: Best Buy Edition

A reader sends in this tip about Best Buy's plans for Black Friday. More »

1080p: Take It or Leave It?

Everyone knows that 1080p is the holy grail of high-def, but is it worth shelling out those extra bucks for a 1080p set when you can save some cash by buying an HDTV with a lower resolution? The folks at CNET did us the fine favor of locking themselves up with a bunch of HDTVs, Samsung's Blu-ray player, and Mr. Katie Holmes himself (i.e. Mission Impossible III) to find out. Click through to see what they discovered. More »

Dealzmodo Supplemental: Westinghouse 14.1-inch Laptop For $399 AR

Although marred by the $80 mail-in-rebate, this deal still gets you a 14-inch widescreen laptop with a 1.46GHz Intel M 410 processor for $399.99. The Westinghouse laptop has 802.11b/g wireless, ATI Xpress 200M Graphics card, a 60 GB hard drive and 512MB of DDR2 RAM. More »

Westinghouse DPF-0701 Multi-Picture LCD Frame

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