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  • Virtual Boy TV spotted on eBay for $50,000

    Virtual Boy TV spotted on eBay for $50,000

    For the low, low price of $50,000 you can have your very own Nintendo Virtual Boy TV. Originally used by developers to output their games on a TV (for testing purposes!), you can re-live all the fun you had playing Mario Tennis at Toys R Us, but at home, and on TV!

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  • Japanese government believes in future full of mind-reading devices

    Japanese government believes in future full of mind-reading devices

    Mind-reading devices are nothing really new, but Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) apparently sees a huge potential for that market in the near future. The MIC will join forces with selected private tech companies to develop and commercialize robots and consumer electronics that can be controlled through thought. The project kicks off this fiscal year and is supposed to end by 2020.

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  • Rumours of a 3D Motorola Handset Rise From Below

    Rumours of a 3D Motorola Handset Rise From Below

    3D is pretty hot right now. There's the movies, the TVs, the games, the handhelds, and, well, why not the mobile phones? Photos of a rumoured 3D phone by Motorola surfaced today, and while the screen on the device looks 2D on my monitor, there is reason to believe that the screen is, in fact, a 3D thingo.

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  • FCC pressing for AllVid to replace Cable Cards

    FCC pressing for AllVid to replace Cable Cards

    Looks like the FCC wants to replace your Cable Card with, I don't know, something useful. The new device, dubbed "AllVid," would work with a variety of media—TVs, computers, and the like—to deliver "multichannel video programming and Internet content." And I'm the Queen of England~!

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  • Fujifilm now lets you view 3D pics taken with its REAL 3D W1 on 3D TVs

    Fujifilm now lets you view 3D pics taken with its REAL 3D W1 on 3D TVs

    Do you remember the FinePix REAL 3D W1, the "world's first" digital camera that lets users shoot photos (and movies) in 3D? Announced by Fujifilm back in September 2008, the device, which you can see pictured below, became official one year later (Fujifilm in the US, for example, sells it online for $600). For those lucky owners of said camera who also plan on getting a 3D TV soon, Fujifilm in Japan has announced [JP] the HDP-L1, a so-called "HD memory card player" (pictured on top of this post). Once plugged into your brand new 3D TV via HDMI, the small device lets you view 3D pictures and movies you made on the W1 on the TV screen (all you need to do is to put an SD or SDHC card with the 3D material into the player).

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  • Sony unveils 3D capable sound bars and a home theater system

    Sony unveils 3D capable sound bars and a home theater system

    Earlier today Sony announced the release of three new home audio products: the HT-CT350 and HT-CT150 3.1 sound bars, as well as the HT-SF470 5.1 surround sound system. All the new models feature 3D pass-through and standby pass-through for audio and video devices connected via HDMI. As with many Sony products, these new systems are designed to integrate with Sony’s BRAVIA televisions and Blu-ray players.

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  • Panasonic to release VIERA-compatible HD web camera for Skype

    Panasonic to release VIERA-compatible HD web camera for Skype

    Back in January, LG and Panasonic were the first companies to announce that they would build a Skype function into their future TVs, making it possible to video chat in HD quality without a computer. And today Panasonic in Japan unveiled the TY-CC10W [JP], a web camera that can be used to skype on some of the company's VIERA TVs.

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  • Samsung warns pregnant women, the elderly, and drunks not to watch 3D TV

    Samsung warns pregnant women, the elderly, and drunks not to watch 3D TV

    Are you pregnant? Don't watch 3D TV! Enjoy a beer or two (or more...) while watching the game? Don't watch 3D TV! Not sleeping well lately? Don't watch 3D TV! Such are the warnings Samsung provides on its site, designed to keep you safe and sound while watching 3D TV.

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  • REGZA 3D: Toshiba is now ready to sell 3D TVs, too

    REGZA 3D: Toshiba is now ready to sell 3D TVs, too

    Toshiba organized a big press conference in Tokyo today, and the company did not only unveil a total of 15 new REGZA LCDs for the Japanese market. Perhaps more importantly, Toshiba also announced the development of a new 3D TV. It seems Toshiba can't afford to let Sony, Panasonic, NEC, Sharp and Hitachi be the only Japanese tech companies try to create a new business for themselves.

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  • Daily Crunch: Class Notes Edition

    Daily Crunch: Class Notes Edition

    SketchNation: DIY iPad gaming plus a giveaway Apple re-affirms its longstanding commitment to not being a gaming platform Estimate: 800,000 U.S. Households Abandoned Their TVs For The Web 3D printing gets even more affordable with the BFB 3000 Apple finally releases Core i5 and Core i7 MacBook Pros

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  • Estimate: 800,000 U.S. Households Abandoned Their TVs For The Web

    Estimate: 800,000 U.S. Households Abandoned Their TVs For The Web

    Are you a cord-cutter, or do you want to be? Have you had enough of paying your cable company through the nose for 800 channels, when all you really watch is maybe 20 or 30? With an increasing selection of high-quality TV fare coming online, more people are experimenting with ditching their TVs (or more accurately, their cable and satellite TV subscriptions) for online options such as Hulu, Netflix, broadcaster Websites, or Apple's iTunes. The numbers are still small, but last year an estimated 800,000 U.S. households cut the cable cord altogether, according to a new report by the Convergence Consulting Group. By the end of next year, that number is forecast to double to 1.6 million. Cord cutters don't yet represent a serious threat to the $84 billion cable/satellite/telco TV access industry, which counts an estimated 101 million subscribers. But they are a leading indicator of the shift to TV viewing on the Web. The cord-cutters make up less than 3 percent of all full-episode viewing on the Web. The rest comes from people who are only beginning to watch occasionally online. An estimated 17 percent of the total weekly viewing audience watch at least one or two episodes of a full-length TV show online. Last year, that percentage was 12 percent, and next year it is forecast to grow to 21 percent.

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  • If England wins the World Cup you could win a Toshiba TV or laptop

    If England wins the World Cup you could win a Toshiba TV or laptop

    Toshiba will give away a free laptop or TV to one lucky winner if England win the World Cup this year. I guess Toshiba won't be giving away any TVs or laptops anytime soon!

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  • Is StreamTV a black knight in the 3D TV market?

    Is StreamTV a black knight in the 3D TV market?

    3D TVs are a hot topic these days, with Panasonic, Sony, and Samsung all fighting for a piece of the action. But the battle may have just gotten more interesting with the entrance of a new competitor: StreamTV. We were just informed that this company, which we have never heard of, currently has an Amazon listing for a 42-inch and a 37-inch 3D TV.

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  • Sorry, China’s 3D TVs are no less expensive

    Sorry, China’s 3D TVs are no less expensive

    Incoming, Chinese 3D TVs! A couple of Chinese manufacturers have announced details of their very own 3D TVs. There's really nothing too crazy, so I don't even know why I'm mentioning it. Oh, yes: trying to avoid talking about that... thing.

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  • Toshiba’s UX600 TV line is certified as Windows 7 compatible

    Toshiba’s UX600 TV line is certified as Windows 7 compatible

    Toshiba’s new UX600 Cinema Series line of LED TVs is the first of its kind to receive a compatible with the Windows 7 operating system certification. What this means is that the UX600s have the ability to use Window 7’s “Play To” feature to play music, pictures, and videos by connecting to your home network through Ethernet or wireless connectivity.

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