With the International Broadcast Exhibition going on in Japan as you read, all top brand companies have attended to show off their stuff. Among those who couldn’t miss the opportunity to reiterate their wish for dominate the 3D world, the folks from Sony showed off a HUGE 280″ 3D display that got the attention as it’s 21 feet wide and 11 feet tall, can play both 2D and 3D video and is made up of 70 individual 28 inch LED displays.

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I know you are looking for a brand new LCD HDTV to watch all those Christmas old movies and that’s why I have looked everywhere for a couple of new sets for you. And what I found looks certainly impressive. Sure they’re not comparable to Philips’ Cinema 21:9 HDTV but they’re very interesting. I am talking about the ‘40PFL9704′ and ‘46PFL9704′, two new additions to Philips’s LED HDTV lineup.
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For the last few weeks retailers have fought for more media attention in hopes of getting more customers next week on Black Friday, but with the big event just around the corner it was about time to get our eyes on some serious deals. Well it looks like Best Buy is trying to get ahead of others and although it’s not Black Friday related, it’s a hell of a deal in the HDTV department that we just couldn’t pass on.

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Software developers who want to come up with their own software for Microsoft’s touch-based Surface technology can now do so for free, as the Microsoft Surface SDK is now free for all at the Microsoft Download Center.

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If you wanted to get your hands on a Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader but didn’t order one yet and decided to get a better price during the holiday season, we have some bad news. Apparently the pre-orders for the Nook have exceeded all expectations (who would’ve thought) and the Kindle-competitor has now run out of stock with forthcoming models being promised to ship only next year, around January 4th.

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Logic3 have now released their new iStationGO Portable Speaker System which, aside from offering a particularly compact design that’ll easily fit into all but the smallest of bags, thanks to utilising line-in input, will work with just about any audio equipment that offers up a 3.5mm headphone socket – so you can factor in iPods, the iPhone, music cell phones, the PSP, et al.
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Better late than never right? That’s how the saying goes and it looks like Sony clearly qualifies for that. The company has realized that Apple’s iTunes idea is a goldmine and therefore it’s preparing to launch its own iTunes version which will sell music, movie and books to its customers. Mobile applications could also be included in the future Sony Online Service but let’s not get ahead of ourselves!
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If you’re looking for a universal iPod dock that, somewhat refreshingly some might say, opts to offer somewhat rudimentary functionality on and over offering all the bells and whistles associated with many other iPod docks currently on the market, the newly announced Maxell MXSP-D240 iPod Dock could be of interest.
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By way of a brief heads up, YouTube have today officially confirmed that they are to offer Full HD (1080p) support, up from the already supported 720p, as from next week in a bid to “make sure YouTube is the best home on the web to showcase your content”.
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The BBC have now confirmed that they are set to offer their iPlayer catch-up radio and television service on the Nintendo Wii console via a dedicated iPlayer Wii channel which will be made available via the Wii’s online store for free from next week.
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Panasonic announced a new digital photo frame that also doubles as an iPod dock and audio system. It could also be an audio system that doubles as a photo frame and has iPod docking capabilities. Or is it an iPod dock that can offer you audio system features and conveniently display your favorite pictures?
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If you’re looking to project images and video from your iPhone and/or iPod and the previously featured Qingbar MP101, iJector and the WowWee Cinemin Swivel Multimedia Pico Projectors don’t quite fit the bill perhaps the newly released Sparkz iPhone/iPod Dock Pico Projector may pique your interest.
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ViewSonic have officially announced their new MovieBook PMP which they bill as being an ‘all-in-one entertainment content solution for HD videos, music, photos, ebooks and more’ and which, aside from sporting a 4.3” 720p HD capable high resolution TFT Active Matrix LCD display also offers PC and TV connectivity allowing you to view HD content via televisions and monitors whilst not out and about.
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Bowers & Wilkins has never been one to play the bargain game, but with over 45 years of audio experience we’ll have to agree that the company know a thing or two about coming up with both high class and high quality products. If our last encounter with the B&W brand was when we found out that the guys are working on a Zeppelin Mini Dock for the iPod, this time we just heard that they have built the company’s first pair of headphones.

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Whilst not the first device offering to read printed material via text to speech (the previously featured Plustek V100 Bookreader being an example) where the newly unveiled Intel Reader positively excels is in pulling together the required technology into a somewhat more easily portable gadget (it measures in at around the size of a paperback book) that makes it easier to relocate – though, admittedly, it would be a little far fetched to call it a pocket friendly device (handheld, yes).
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If you’re not thrilled witht the typical 1920 x 1080 resolution in a projector these days and you’re dreaming of a cinema hall where they usually project movies at a much higher 4096 x 2160 you’re in luck as the Japanese from Epson have announced that they’ve come up with a breakthrough technology that allows them to actually build the world’s first 4K-compatible high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT liquid crystal panel for 3LCD projectors.

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About two months ago LG Electronics has announced that their 15-inch OLED HDTV is going to see daylight in November, this year. They kept their promise and today we just caught wind that the super slim OLED TV — a yet to be named model — is actually going to be released in Korea later this week for a hefty $2,500.

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How important are on-demand services for your? Would you buy a certain product for your home theater only if said product will come with support for on-demand entertainment? Well starting today Best Buy has something totally new for you. The giant electronics retailer has inked a deal with Sonic Solutions which will bring a new on-demand movie and entertainment service to Best Buy customers.
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Yesterday, someone with a good eye has managed to snap some changes in Apple’s iTunes terms and conditions to find out that the Apple TV 3.0 software update is not that far away. Although they got it out as soon as it leaked all over the Internet, Apple took some time off from making the iPhone and the iMacs better, and made the official announcement — Apple TV 3.0 has arrived.

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It looks like navigation service providers had a reason to fear Google playing in their market. What used to be only a supposition yesterday, turned out to be correct today when Mountain View unveiled Google Maps Navigation (Beta), an upgraded version of their current Maps software that brings turn-by-turn navigation to any Android 2.0 device — yes, including the newly introduced Motorola Droid!

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Roku has announced not one but three brand new media players ready for you to take home immediately. These are the Roku SD, Roku HD and the Roku HD-XR players and they are going to be available for $79.99, $99.99 and $129.99 respectively.
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Samsung is once again making the rounds online by announcing the slimmest HDTV in the 40-inch category. Comparable with Sony’s XEL-1 OLED or Panasonic’s Neo Eco PDP TVs, the new Samsung Needle Slim is a 3mm thick (that’s just over a tenth of an inch) Full HD LED Backlight TV that features a 120Hz LCD panel and a 5000:1 contrast ratio.

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Vuzix have confirmed that their latest video eyewear, namely the Vuzix Wrap 310, which are billed as being the world’s first sunglass-style 16×9 widescreen video glasses to hit the market, have now hit retail.
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Back in March we offered you a heads up concerning the PS3 being set to offer Netflix streaming, regardless of the Xbox’s billed exclusivity (apparently the Xbox was to be the only gaming console to offer a Netflix streaming), and now Sony have acted to officially confirm that Netflix members will be able to access on demand content directly via their Playstation 3 from November via a free streaming facility.
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Yamaha have now released their PDX-60 iPhone/iPod Portable Player Dock (which, incidentally, we initially featured here on TFTS back in July) which, thanks to utilising Yamaha’s yAired wireless technology, allows you to remotely locate your iPod or iPhone whilst listening to the ‘superior sound quality’ of the PDX-60 dock – meaning you can keep your device at immediately hand whilst listening to your tunes.
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Do we need a new music service? Don’t we have enough solutions to satisfy our needs? Google apparently thinks that it absolutely has to go into the music business too. That’s why the company will launch a new service, Google Audio, which should be available on October 28.
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After seeing Streak,the company’s 5-inch Android MID, it’s quite obvious that it’s Dell-day today, as the Texas-based company has unveiled their first touchscreen monitor. Dubbed Dell SX2210T, the new 21.5-inch 1080p panel adds support for touch control and thanks to the optical touch technology it manages +/- 2.5mm accuracy over 95-percent of the surface, no matter if you’re using your fingers or a stylus — although I’m pretty sure they didn’t test it with my fingers.

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Dell is obviously not happy with the fact that the Taiwanese from Acer have kicked them off from the second place slot in the world’s PC manufacturer rankings, hence why, as of late, they’re doing everything possible to get media attention. If last week Michael Dell broke it that the company is actually going to bring their Android smartphone to the US, today we caught wind that all those Dell MID rumors are actually true and that the Dell Streak is real.

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TomTom have officially announced their latest, in-dah PNF, known as the TomTom GO I-90, which the company bill as being an ‘integrated navigation infotainment solution’ on account of it serving not only as a navigational aid but also boasting an integrated amplifier, AM/FM radio, RDS, a built in TMC receiver and, thanks to built-in USB connectivity, iPod (or other DAP/PMP) friendliness.
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You have a new full HD movie and the buds coming over to see it, but you need a bigger screen to accommodate everyone, then you may need to consider a projector. But not any projector, how about one that promises amazing brightness, stunning colors and great contrast rate? Well, Sanyo has the exact thing. We’re speaking of the company’s new PLC-XF1000 projector that features a dual-lamp architecture and brags with the industry’s highest brightness of 12,000 lumens, for an AC 100V.

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