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First Dolby HDR TV scheduled for early 2009

November 28, 2008, 5:57 pm by Ben Sillis Leave your comment

Filed under HDTV, Uncategorized Tags: contrast, contrast ratio, Dolby, HD, HDR, HDTV, LCD, Sim2

Exclusive: You may know Dolby best for its surround sound technology, but the company’s on the cutting edge of high-def video rendering too. Its latest system, Dolby HDR, uses LED backlighting to push contrast ratios to the max, and we’ve just heard that the first gogglebox it’ll be garnishing will be out Q1 next year.
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Loewe sticking with LCD, will have Blu-ray built in by 2010

November 27, 2008, 2:30 pm by Ben Sillis Leave your comment

Filed under HDTV Tags: Add new tag, Blu-ray, HD, LCD, Loewe, Sony

Exclusive: German engineering maestro Loewe has been offering up Freeview inside its recent wondervision panels, but we’ve found out it’s going one step further, planning on packing in hi-def Blu-ray in a year’s time.
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Flip Mino camcorder gets HD version

November 13, 2008, 11:00 am by James Holland 2 comments

Filed under Camcorders Tags: camcorder, flip, HD, Mino, mino hd

We’re big fans of the ultra-simple Flip camcorders, and now there’s a HD version, finally adding high resolution to its neat all-in-one package. Ladies and gents, meet the Flip Mino HD.

Five gadgets that will change your life

October 20, 2008, 4:00 pm by Ben Sillis 1 comment

Filed under Gadgets Tags: feature, HD, Satnav, sky, Sony

Sometimes a gadget comes along though that’s so completely revolutionary that it changes the way we live our lives.

We’ve rounded up five of our favourite epiphany-inducing gizmos, responsible for genuine changes to our day-to-day existences.

Forget updating your phone with a bit more memory or a few extra megapixels. Say no to incremental updates and sofware patches. These are the products you need in your life right now. They’re new. They’re truly revolutionary, and you can grab them today!

Blu-Ray capacity to double with new lasers

October 7, 2008, 5:00 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under HDTV Tags: Blu-ray, HD, Sanyo, Sony

Sony might’ve told us the Blu-Ray format can’t be improved, but that hasn’t stopped Sanyo, which reckons its new lasers could squeeze twice the data onto each disc.

Nintendo prepping HD Wii

October 1, 2008, 11:30 am by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: HD, Nintendo, Wii

Rumours are one thing, but the evidence behind the newest Nintendo tid bit seems the real deal. Word is reaching us that Nintendo has a HD Wii in development, and is poised to unleash it in 2011.

Sky HD set-top box price halved

September 30, 2008, 10:30 am by James Holland 1 comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: HD, sky, Sky HD

Keen to get eye-popping HD pictures onto that flatscreen in the lounge? It’s going to be a lot cheaper, at least for the next month, thanks to a massive price cut by Sky.

Retro classics coming to Blu-ray

September 24, 2008, 12:42 pm by Ben Sillis Leave your comment

Filed under HDTV Tags: Blu-ray, HD, movies, Sony

Blu-Ray might deliver the latest Hollywood hits in eye-bursting HD-o-vision, but let’s face it, they’re not very good are they? Have you seen Spiderman 3? Lucky then that armfuls of retro classics are heading to Sony’s HD format!