Joost to be Embedded in TVs, Cellphones, Set-top Boxes, Bagel Toasters
Internet TV software Joost doesn’t want to lose any position in the infinite video wars. They want to move out of the PC box as soon as possible and that’s why they are getting ready to embed their software in TV sets with Internet connections, cellphones, set-top boxes and any other “future device” they could…
Small LG Quidam XCanvas TV won’t do Splits, Will Change Backlight
Ouch. LG’s new Korean-for-now LCD TVs have been named the Quidam after that bendy, fiery, circus troupe, the Cirque du Soleil. There are six models to choose from, all with a rather spanky circular base design and sensors which automatically adjusts the brightness depending on how much surrounding light there is. That’s rare for a…
New Sony 11″ OLED TV For Sale in 2007
This time Sony doesn’t want to be left behind on the display front, and they are going to ship a real ultra-thin 11-inch OLED television in 2007. Not another prototype: a real TV. A small one that will cost a few times more than a comparable LCD, but a telly nonetheless. https://gizmodo.com/sony-demos-9mm-thick-high-def-oled-displays-251613 They won’t say…
Pirates of the Caribbean AV Gear: Throw Good Taste to the Sharks
Here’s a joke. What do you get if you cross a pirate with an astromechanical droid? Aaaarrrr2-D2. And here’s another joke. What do you get if you cross Pirates Of The Caribbean with a TV-DVD player and CD player? A rather tragic Pirates-themed home entertainment set that will bring out the rapin’, pillagin’, ooh-arr-me-hearties sofa…