Jumping on the tail-end of the bandwagon, Panasonic's rolling out a new and improved Smart TV hub. The features list is certainly comprehensive, but a disturbing number of the things it's crowing about are totally and utterly pointless. Screw that, they're just plain stupid. Read More >>
Featured comment by Psyk60:
"But that won't avoid the issue. The TV licensing company won't know you only have a monitor, so they're still just as likely to come round for an "ins..." More »
Google TV was a wonderful idea, but there's no denying that it's flopped. LG has a new idea, though, and is reportedly developing a line of TVs powered by the newly open-source webOS platform. Read More >>
Despite rumours of the death of Philips' TV business, the 5-month old TP Vision is keen to show us that Philips TVs are alive and kicking with two new, good-looking smart TVs. Because, apparently, that's what the consumer wants -- more smart in your TV, and now with a keyboard on the back of your remote too. Read More >>
The age of the Internet is transforming our televisions from unidirectional broadcast nodes to interactive and intelligent communications devices. Take Samsung's new ES9000 Smart TV series for example. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kauzion:
"Like every other Samsung TV, after 6 months you'll see no support for the software, and it will end up being very dumb." More »
After waiting almost two years for it, Google TV is finally going to make it over to the UK courtesy of a Sony set top box. Whether it'll actually be worth buying, that's another matter entirely, but at least it's actually here at last. Read More >>
Featured comment by tracdoor:
"So can somebody explain what this thing is? If it's a TV can I watch Freeview channels and the like on there? I get that it has apps on it, I just don..." More »
The nice thing about the upcoming Ikea TV, other than being smart and cheap, is that it blends the television into your furniture to completely banish unsightly cables from your living room. Here's how it would look like in a "real life" setting. Read More >>
Featured comment by yeoldgreat1:
"The woman from the women's magazine was really patronising.
"There's finally a solution for us women."
I bet Kat would have to say something abo..." More »
As TVs have packed in more and features, including multiple inputs and internet connectivity, the complexity of the remote has grown to match. Now you're lucky to get a remote shorter than your forearm. This new remote from Samsung, however, will replace the bevy of buttons for a touchpad and Siri-like voice control. Read More >>
Featured comment by CaptainLove:
"I admit, I'm an apple fanboy.
However, it so ironically amuses me that whenever apple introduces a buzzword (retina screen, siri) it is always applie..." More »
That image up there is the aspirational lifestyle of the average Marks & Spencer shopper, as presented through the shopping chain's new app for Samsung Smart TVs. Read More >>
You didn't really think a thief could walk out of an electronics store carrying a 55-inch OLED TV without getting caught, could you? Nicely played LG, nicely played. [Simply Zesty via @Pompeymeado] Read More >>
In its continuing war with Netflix, LoveFilm’s pushing hard to get its streaming service on as many devices as possible. The latest lucky TVs to get LoveFilm will be LG’s Smart TVs, which means you won’t even need a set-top box to get your on-demand fix. Read More >>
Samsung's new and supposedly snazzy Smart TV, the UNES8000, promises to use voice and face recognition to let you control your TV without any remotes. You know, the future of TV interfaces, according to a lot of companies lately. Read More >>
Featured comment by rustybullet:
"It's not a bad 1st attempt. At least, because of Kinect, companies have now started thinking about integrating all of this kind of technology
The b..." More »
Sony’s rolling out a BBC News app to go alongside its existing BBC iPlayer app, giving news seekers on-demand video and text formatted for the TV screen. Read More >>
Aside from complementary massages and gourmet lunches, another perk of working at Google appears to be an abundant supply of powerful drugs, with Chairman Eric Schmidt proclaiming his floundering Google TV will be built into most TVs next summer. Bullshit. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"Another point is the word 'Majority'. If Google TV is on one more than half of the new TV's then it will be in the majority - just. I agree that looki..." More »
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