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Ciil Technologies weatherproof HDTVs work by the pool, in the pool

Ciil Technologies weatherproof HDTVs work by the pool, in the pool

Jan 6, 2011

Never heard of Ciil Technologies? Nah, you aren’t out of the loop — these guys were just founded last year, and now they’re hoping to make a literal splash in the desert with their first full range of weatherproof LCD TVs. Designed to be used primarily outdoors (or in homes with loads of Super Soaker fights), this new range of fully-sealed...

Panasonic’s CES 2011 HD lineup: Blu-ray players, 3D video conferencing, HDTVs, audio gear

Panasonic’s CES 2011 HD lineup: Blu-ray players, 3D video conferencing, HDTVs, audio gear

Jan 5, 2011

Panasonic’s blowing it out here at CES, partciularly on the HD front. There’s a boatload of new content to disgest, so we’ll take you through it all step-by-step below: For starters, Panasonic is dishing out seven new plasma HDTVs, six new LED LCDs and five new standard LCD HDTVs. For the 2011 model year, Panny’s introducing the VT30...

Samsung touts Bluetooth 3D support on LED 8000 / 7000 HDTV line, intros D8000 and D6500 plasmas

Samsung touts Bluetooth 3D support on LED 8000 / 7000 HDTV line, intros D8000 and D6500 plasmas

Jan 5, 2011

Are you ready to look your existing 3D HDTV in the face (yeah, the one you purchased a fortnight ago) and tell it that aren’t enticed in the least by Samsung’s latest? Good luck with that. As it tends to do each year, Sammy is busting out a barrage of new releases here at CES, and is kicking things off with a smattering of big-screen television...

LG Display thinks it can fix 3DTV with passive glasses & FPR

LG Display thinks it can fix 3DTV with passive glasses & FPR

Jan 5, 2011

So far 3DTV hasn’t increased sales by as much as predicted, but LG Display thinks it can turn that around with three simple letters: FPR (branded Cinema 3D by its consumer arm earlier today.) Standing for Film Pattern Retarder, it places a thin film over the LCD (there’s no plans for plasma products) that allows 3D viewing with cheap, passive...

LG’s CES 2011 HD lineup: SmartTV platform, network Blu-ray players and HDTVs

LG’s CES 2011 HD lineup: SmartTV platform, network Blu-ray players and HDTVs

Jan 5, 2011

Thanks to a couple of carefully planned slips over in South Korea, hardly anything about LG’s CES 2011 is apt to take you fully by surprise. But if you just so happened to disconnect over the holidays, we’ll break it all down below to ensure you remain firmly in the loop. For starters, the outfit seems pretty darn proud of its new SmartTV platform....

Samsung’s new 9 Series LED-backlit 3D monitor goes for asymmetric beauty with a Touch of Color

Samsung’s new 9 Series LED-backlit 3D monitor goes for asymmetric beauty with a Touch of Color

Jan 5, 2011

We might already be here at CES in Las Vegas, but that isn’t stopping Samsung from doing some very last minute teasing. The Korean maker of everything electronic has released a few teaser images for its new flagship 9 Series LED-backlit 3DTV monitor. This new panel features a striking asymmetric design, with the stand offset to the far right, and a...