Tag: CES
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How Much Does LG’s Crazy Transparent OLED TV Cost?
LG wowed crowds with its transparent OLED television. While it’s not the first time the company has shown off this technology, the OLED T marks the first set that will actually go on sale later this year. Spend some time with the OLED T, and you’ll inevitably be impressed. When it’s off, it looks like…
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Disney Exec Warns More Shows May See Fewer Seasons Because of the New Actors Deal
The new collective bargaining agreement struck between the major Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild may have an impact on the longevity of future shows, according to one Walt Disney executive. The increasingly complex terms gives actors more flexibility to move on to projects and makes it more costly to retain them for future…
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Cord Cutting Extreme: How CES 2024 Aims to Kill Even More Wires
We live in a wireless world, but when you think about it, that’s hardly the case. Whether it’s HDMI cables that connect our TVs, ethernet cables connected to our gaming PCs, or power cords tethered to our phone, our lives are still surrounded by a lot of physical lines. CES 2024 offers a glimpse into…
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A NextGen TV Broadcast Channel As Interactive As a Streaming App Could Be ATSC 3.0’s Killer App
I’m sitting in a suite at the Cosmopolitan, staring at a large Sony television as a music video for Adam Lambert’s Take Back plays. I don’t like the song, so I hit skip and it moves to the next one, personalized based on the user history from the television. On the bottom are several boxes…
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CES 2024’s TV: Bigger and Smarter Displays Dominate the Show
CES has always been the showcase for the latest and greatest in televisions, and the 2024 show did not disappoint. The show, led by well-known players such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and TCL, saw an array of televisions that were both larger and thinner, and packed sharper displays. Even as CES has expanded its…
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This Streaming Service is Betting You’ll Pay to Watch Music Videos and Sing Karaoke on Your TV
A new streaming service wants to shake up how you enjoy music in the home – by putting the television screen front and center with a vast library of music videos, interactive elements, games, and karaoke. Meet ROXi, which is making its debut ahead of the official start of CES 2024. The service, which is…
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CES 2024: Here’s What to Expect From the Biggest Tech Show of the Year
CES is a time for whacky new concept televisions, robots that play ping pong, self-driving tractors and other attention-grabbing innovations. But for cord cutters, it’s increasingly become a road map for where the world of streaming is headed. Historically, the show has leaned heavily on physical devices like televisions or, over the last few years,…
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These New TVs Will Use Thermal Cameras to Make It Easier for You To Buy Stuff You See in Ads
In the future, you might be able to buy something from a commercial straight through your TV. Startup company Displace is demoing two unreleased wireless TVs at CES 2024 — the Displace Flex and the Displace Mini — that will incorporate artificial intelligence, advanced thermal cameras, and NFC payment readers “to deliver a seamless shopping…
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ATSC 3.0 Announces New Partnerships for Testing and Products at CES 2022
At CES this year, we’re getting updates on NEXTGEN TV, including announcements about partnerships for new products and technology testing. Today, Hisense and MediaTek each made announcements about integrating ATSC 3.0 into 2022 plans to bring more compatible products to consumers. “NEXTGEN TV has garnered remarkable traction in a relatively short time since the first…
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Samsung’s New Freestyle Packs Streaming Smarts into a Portable Projector
Update: Added pricing info and a link to the US preorder page. It turns out Samsung is not quite done with product announcements for CES 2022. Its latest reveal focuses on a device that mashes up a portable projector, smart speaker, and ambient light and sprinkles some streaming capabilities on top. It’s called the Freestyle,…