Pioneer PDP-5070 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
Pioneer is showing that there’s still some life left in plasma displays with the PureVision PDP-5070. It’s a 50-inch, 1080p plasma display that, in addition to looking quite handsome, should deliver some pretty decent visuals. Pioneer redesigned the panel to improve some of the inner circuitry, chief among them improved red and blue phosphors, supposedly…
Novac’s Skype TV
Novac plans on making sure people don’t just think of phone calls when they think of Skype. Using the video conferencing functionality of Skype, Novac has come up with a piece of software that lets you transmit TV over Skype. By plugging in a USB TV tuner into your PC (yes, PC. Apparently, Novac hates…
Nexxion Curve, Combination TV+DVD Player
The Nexxion Curve will no doubt draw comparisons to Apple’s old iMac, given the striking resemblance. The Curve isn’t a computer, though, but merely a TV that features an integrated DVD player. The 15″ LCD has an decent contrast ratio of 500:1, but with combination players like this, style may take precedence over substance, as…
Slingplayer 1.2 Beta on the Loose
In contrast to last week’s heart breaking announcement from Sling Media that the Mac version of their SlingPlayer software had been delayed, today we get word that the beta of version SlingPlayer 1.2 for Windows is now available in the U.S. What can users expect from this release, which runs in tandem with Sling Media’s…