News: Televisions
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013
Philips uWand Shows Another Way for Point and Click on TVs
BroadcastAsia 2013 is a perfect opportunity for manufacturers to show off their wares to prospective buyers. Philips showcased their uWand technology which can help provide smart TVs with a smoother point and click mechanism.
Monday, 13 May 2013
LG Cloud Is Now Available in Singapore
LG Cloud, a cloud storage service that allows users to access their contents (video, music, pictures) through LG Smart TVs, smartphones, and PCs, is now available in Singapore. It comes free with 5GB of storage space.
Thursday, 25 Apr 2013
Rumor: Amazon Poised to Launch Own TV Set-Top Box
According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Amazon is planning to launch its own television set-top box. This TV-based device can be viewed as a natural extension to Amazon Instant Video that is an video-on-demand service currently only available in the United States.
Monday, 8 Apr 2013
Sony Announces Pricing for Its 55 & 65-inch 4K UHDTVs; 4K OLED Monitors in the Works
At its NAB press conference in Las Vegas, Sony has revealed the U.S. pricing and availability details of its 55 and 65-inch 4K UHDTVs that we first saw at CES earlier this year. The company is also showing off two 4K OLED monitor prototypes at the industry event.
Monday, 1 Apr 2013
Panasonic to Get Rid of Loss-making Businesses, But Will Continue Making TVs
Panasonic President Kazuhiro Tsuga has revealed a new three-year business plan where he vows to "get rid of the loss-making businesses." Panasonic says that it will reorganize and reduce the number of business units to 49 from the current 88.
Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013
Panasonic Introduces 22 New Smart Viera LED & Plasma TVs for the Singapore Market
Looking for a new TV? Panasonic has announced its latest Smart Viera LED and plasma TV lineups for the Singapore market. There are 18 LED and 4 plasma TV models to choose from.
Friday, 8 Mar 2013
Samsung Electronics Invests US$111 Million in Sharp
Korean CE giant Samsung Electronics has agreed to invest about US$111 million in Sharp. In return, the former will be allocated about 35.8 million new shares, which equates to 3.08% of the voting rights in the struggling Japanese company.
Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013
LG Display Invests US$655 Million in New OLED Production Line
LG Display has announced that it will invest 706 billion won (about US$655 million) in a new production line to mass produce OLED (organic light-emitting diode) panels.
Friday, 15 Feb 2013
LG First to Ship 55-inch OLED TV and New 2013 Lineup of Cinema 3D Smart TVs
LG has introduced its 2013 TV lineup in South Korea, including the 55-inch OLED TV, the world's first-to-ship 84-inch Ultra HD TV, and the most advanced 3D Smart TVs in the market.
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013
Intel Planning to Launch Web TV Service and Set-Top Box
Intel is planning to launch its own Internet TV service along with its set-top box by the end of the year. This is according to Mr. Erik Huggers who is the corporate vice president at Intel Media, a new company division that comprises staff members formerly from Apple, Google, Netflix and Jabber.
