High-Definition

Amazon Video-On-Demand Official on Sony’s Bravia Internet Video Link, HD Films Too

We’ve been bringing you news on Sony’s Bravia Internet Video Link for ages (it’s that net-connected, wired, Bravia-TV compatible movie-player device) and now Sony’s announcing official support for Amazon‘s Video on Demand service. So you’ll have “tens of thousands of premium movies and TV shows” for the device, and more importantly “streaming high-definition content” from…

Commerce Kit Eaton Sep 11

DLO’s Homedock Pro Adds 1080i HD Output to Your iPod

It was way back in February when we first alerted you to DLO’s upcoming Homedock, but now there’s more info available. The Homedock HD Pro is an upscaler dock that can add 1080i or 720p output to your iPod through an HDMI cable to your TV, and it’s going to be demoed at the upcoming…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Aug 27

Canon Vixia HF11, HG20 and HG21 Camcorders Priced For U.S., Getting Solid Early Reviews

Three new Canon cams including the successor to the HF10, one of last year’s best AVCHD ‘corders, are now officially bound for the U.S. after details hit in Japan a few weeks back. Camcorderinfo.com has already gotten their hands on an HF11 review unit, and liked what they saw-full HD capture at 1920×1080, dual flash…

Tech News John Mahoney Aug 7

Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution Blu-ray Set Comes Out Nov. 4

Nothing says “A swingin’ good time” like a Planet of the Apes marathon, and come Nov. 4 you’ll be able to watch all that monkey madness in Blu-ray when 20th Century Fox releases its Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution disc set. Each Apes film will be presented in widescreen 2.35:1 1080p video and newly…

Movies Elaine Chow Aug 2

Canon Updates HD Palmcorders With HF11, HG21 Versions

Canon’s AVCHD HF10 camcorder got an excellent reception earlier this year, and now Canon have tweaked it slightly into the upcoming HF11 version. The most important tweaks are doubling the internal storage from 16GB to 32GB and the addition of a 24Mbps high quality MXP imaging mode. Otherwise, most features of the camera remain the…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Jul 22

Toshiba’s LED TV Screen Lights up Center Stage in Times Square

Only back in May were we talking about another Times Square display—Walgreen’s one—and today Toshiba’s news is about its new display there. Sitting 285 feet in the air, the 51.2-foot by 52.5-foot display is a 1280 x 1248 pixel LED high-definition monster that uses some proprietary Technovirtual technology to create virtual pixels to achieve an…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Jul 16

DXG-567V Camcorder is HD-recording, YouTube-ing Flip Cam Rival

DXG’s new 567v looks designed to join Flip cam lookalikes in the YouTube camcorder game. But this candybar form-factor camera packs in a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor and records at 1280 x 720 pixels HD resolution at 30 frames per second: meaning it’s far beyond YouTube’s video requirements. Recording to SDHC cards, it also comes with…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Jun 27

Dealzmodo: Buy 2 Get One Free Blu-ray Disks on Amazon (Psst…Father’s Day)

At a loss about what to get your Dad for Father’s Day? If he likes movies you could always take advantage of the buy 2 get one free sale going on Amazon right now. There are 95 titles to choose from and you just might get them in time for Father’s Day if you hurry.…

Commerce Sean Fallon Jun 12

TiVo Switched Video Tuning Adapters Appear at CableLabs

At long last, the SDV dongles that TiVo promised would arrive this year from Motorola and Cisco have been submitted to CableLabs for formal testing. For those unfamiliar, these little devices allow for two way communication between CableCard boxes and Cable Companies, so that only the needed programming data is sent, and bandwidth is conserved.…

Television Adrian Covert May 19

HD Content Confirmed For Amazon Unbox!

TiVo has officially confirmed that Amazon Unbox will get HD content in the near future, but execs at the company say a few kinks need to be ironed out first. The current version of Unbox can’t process HD content, and availability is limited by bandwidth constraints—something cable companies are in the process of solving. If…

Commerce Elaine Chow May 10

NASA Pics Celebrate Hubble’s 18th Birthday, Space Telescope Still Can’t Drink Beer

Eighteen years ago today, the Hubble Telescope was launched into space by the Space Shuttle Discovery. To celebrate its coming of age, NASA has released 59 high-definition breathtaking pictures of galaxies colliding across the universe. Above is ESO 99-4, a weird-shaped galaxy (probably the result of another collision) situated in the Triangulum Australe, around 400-million…

Space & Spaceflight AddyDugdale Apr 24

Toshiba IK-HD1 is World’s Smallest HDTV Camera

With vital measurements of 1-6-inches cubed and 2.3-ounces in weight, Toshiba’s IK-HD1 waltzes in to easily steal the “Smallest HDTV Camera, Ever” title. Packed to the miniature eyeballs with three CCD chips, the 1K-HD1 can capture video at broadcast-quality at 1080i, but it won’t be making its way to your camcorder anytime soon. The tiny…

Tech News Haroon Malik Apr 6

Blu_ray, the Makeup

Making your face presentable for high definition is tough, which is why the makeup brand Cargo is carrying a “blu_ray” brand makeup—trademarked, no less—that’s supposed to cover up any Cameron Diaz-level skin problems. It’s unlikely that Sony will be pleased that someone’s calling dibs on a brand they spent billions on building, but since this…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 11

Concept Samsung 82-Inch LCD World’s Largest Ultra High-Definition

Samsung has just popped out a ridiculously large 82″ LCD TV, boasting ultra high-definition resolution of 3840 x 2160. That is a four-times increase on conventional LCD standards, and word on the street is Japan has already begun testing video broadcast in ultra high-definition. We are sure that’ll eat bandwidth faster than the cookie monster…

Gadgets Haroon Malik Jan 9

Vudu XL HD Video Download Box Is Biggest Vudu Ever

The new Vudu XL is the higher capacity version of the Vudu download and play video box. This Vudu model can hold 500 standard definition movies for $999, with 1080p/24 output over HDMI and component with optical and coaxial digital sound. The Vudu XL allows you to rent and download standard- and high-definition movies from…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 6

Life|point HD Touch Panel is a Friggin’ Beast

The Life|point HD touch panel takes home automation to the next level by allowing users to watch high-definition video, pause live TV or even check out four television streams at the same time—all from one device. The system also features an iPhone-esque point-and-slide navigation feature that can be used to control instant news, traffic and…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 21

Canon Portable Burner Transfers High Def AVCHD to DVD Without a Computer

I’m usually turned off by video transfer/burner devices like this Canon DW-100 because of how unrefined DVD burning still is. The DW-100 takes high-def AVCHD video from your camcorder and burns it to DVD without a computer. It’s hard to argue with that. It can also function as an external burner for any PC or…

Tech News Adrian Covert Nov 26

Toshiba HD DVD Laptop To Be Sub-$1000 Blu-ray Killer?

UPDATEDToshiba announced that one of its laptops would come standard with an HD DVD drive for under $1,000 in time for Christmas. Citing easily available DVD-ROM/CD-RW drives as the cause for mainstream adoption of DVD, Toshiba believes that affordable HD DVD/DVD-RW drives will dictate the winner of the war. Battery drain is still a high-def…

Tech News Benny Goldman Oct 10

Direct-to-Web Show Is All Greenscreen

Can a hi-def sci-fi show succeed by going direct to the Web? Stage 3 Media is gambling that it can. In an interview at VIdFest in Vancouver, Stage 3 CEO Damien Kindler talks up the audacious gamble that is Sanctuary. Sanctuary is the highest budget direct-to-Web show ever, and the first show to be made…

Television Charliejane Oct 5

21 New DirecTV HD Channels Go Live, More To Come

DirecTV rolled out 21 of its promised 100 new HD channels today, boosting its HD count to 37 networks in all. Some of these, such as Showtime too, Starz West, and The Weather Channel, are total fluff. However, some of these, such as the NFL Network and A&E, are welcome additions. Animal Planet and the…

Television Adrian Covert Sep 26

Amazon Video-On-Demand Official on Sony’s Bravia Internet Video Link, HD Films Too

DLO’s Homedock Pro Adds 1080i HD Output to Your iPod

Canon Vixia HF11, HG20 and HG21 Camcorders Priced For U.S., Getting Solid Early Reviews

Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution Blu-ray Set Comes Out Nov. 4

Canon Updates HD Palmcorders With HF11, HG21 Versions

Toshiba’s LED TV Screen Lights up Center Stage in Times Square

DXG-567V Camcorder is HD-recording, YouTube-ing Flip Cam Rival

Dealzmodo: Buy 2 Get One Free Blu-ray Disks on Amazon (Psst…Father’s Day)

TiVo Switched Video Tuning Adapters Appear at CableLabs

HD Content Confirmed For Amazon Unbox!

NASA Pics Celebrate Hubble’s 18th Birthday, Space Telescope Still Can’t Drink Beer

Toshiba IK-HD1 is World’s Smallest HDTV Camera

Blu_ray, the Makeup

Concept Samsung 82-Inch LCD World’s Largest Ultra High-Definition

Vudu XL HD Video Download Box Is Biggest Vudu Ever

Life|point HD Touch Panel is a Friggin’ Beast

Canon Portable Burner Transfers High Def AVCHD to DVD Without a Computer

Toshiba HD DVD Laptop To Be Sub-$1000 Blu-ray Killer?

Direct-to-Web Show Is All Greenscreen

21 New DirecTV HD Channels Go Live, More To Come

‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

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