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Panasonic prices new Smart VIERA ZT60 plasma HDTVs
Panasonic has officially announced pricing on their new line of plasma HDTVs now available at approximately 400 Best Buy stores nationwide. The Smart VIERA sets include the 65-inch TC-P65ZT60 and 60-inch TC-P60ZT60, listing for $4099 and…
NOOK HD tablets get Google Play Android apps
If you’re a NOOK HD owner your device just got a little more fun, as Barnes & Noble announced the NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets now have access to Android apps on Google Play. The app…
LG’s OLEDs… Bigger, Longer, Curved!
LG announced that they will begin taking pre-orders for a curved 55-inch OLED display today, but alas alack… it’s only for the South Korean market at this time (take that, North Korea!) and won’t be available…
JVC brags about lack of extras with new 50″ set
Yes, you read that right. JVC is making sure people know its new edge-lit LCD comes without 3D or any Smart TV features.
Panasonic confirms pricing on new Blu-ray player lineup
At the same time Panasonic officially announced pricing and availability of their first lineup of streaming media players, the company also released pricing on their 2013 lineup of Blu-ray players. Two of the BD players, the…
Panasonic’s first streaming media players now available
Panasonic has announced pricing and availability of their first line-up of streaming media players. The DMP-MST60 and DMP-MS10 are priced at $99.99 and $79.99, respectively. Available starting today, both players include built-in Wi-Fi and external HDD…
Sony reveals pricing on new Ultra ’4k’ LED HDTVs
Sony has announced pricing on their new XBR Ultra 4k HDTVs with LED display technology, and surprisingly the numbers are not all that outrageous. The Sony XBR-55X900A (55″) and XBR-65X900A (65″) 4K Ultra HDTVs will retail…
AT&T first to sell Kindle Fire HD with 4G LTE service
Select AT&T stores will start selling the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ with 4G LTE service on Friday, April 5. AT&T is the first carrier to offer service with the Kindle Fire HD, also giving customers the…
Amazon integrates X-Ray into TV Shows
Last September, Amazon launched X-Ray for the Kindle Fire HD adding the ability to access information about movies with just a tap. Today the company announced a lineup of popular TV shows such as Game of Thrones,…
LG shipping 100″ Laser TV to US
At $8,999, LG’s Laser TV projects a 100″ full HD image requiring just 22″ of distance from the wall. And, with 150 nit brightness, the Laser TV holds images even in lighter room situations. What’s also…
$40,000 gets you Samsung’s 85″ 4K TV
Remember that 85″ 4K TV from Samsung we told you about in January? Yeah, turns out it’s not really gonna ship with a bargain basement price.
Netflix To Offer 4K/UltraHD For 4K HDTV
Netflix announced it will begin offering 4K resolution content via its streaming service in the coming years
NOOK owners get free paid app on Fridays
Last Friday NOOK customers were offered the OfficeSuite Professional 7 app from MobiSystems for free. The $14.99 app launched the expansion of Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Free Fridays, where you can download a featured paid NOOK…
Nook HD tablets get more video content
So much for reading on your Nook, Barnes & Noble has announced content deals with major studios including Lionsgate, MGM, and Paramount Pictures that will make it hard to get to the latest NY Times Best…
Roku 3 Media Player Debuts Today
Roku has announced the next upgrade in its line of streaming media players. The Roku 3 will be on sale for $99.99 starting today and offer upgrades to the processor, user interface and ports.
New Toshiba microSDHC cards optimized for HD content
Toshiba has announced the launch of new microSDHC Memory Cards based on SeeQVault technology that are optimized for storing and reading high-definition content. Two configurations of the cards will be available as samples starting the end…
Sony announces lightweight Xperia Tablet Z Q2 shipping
Sony has announced the Xperia Tablet Z will start shipping worldwide in the second quarter of this year. The 10.1″ Xperia Tablet is based on the Xperia Z smartphone (pictured left), sharing the same material construction…
HD Channel News
Starting today, DIRECTV is offering a free preview of the HD EXTRA PACK. The add-on service package includes nine High Definition channels and usually costs an additional $4.99 per month. ... Blu-ray News
Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness is now available to pre-order in both a Blu-ray 3D and standard Blu-ray combo pack. Each edition also includes a DVD and Digital Copy of ... Streaming News
When nearly 1,800 Netflix titles vanished from their streaming library on May 1, the media had a field day. Headlines like "Streampocalypse," "Streamageddon," and possibly even "Taking 1(thousand-eight-hundred) for the Stream" ... App News
DISH Network has released an update to the DISH Anywhere app that now lets Android users access On Demand titles. The Android device needs be running version 4.0 or higher, while the iOS app requires at…
3D News
It's not a huge day for new Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet titles, but the week is made significant by the release of several films to 4k resolution. 4k (also called ... Apple News
DISH Network has released an update to the DISH Anywhere app that now lets Android users access On Demand titles. The Android device needs be running version 4.0 or higher, ... 
Who Needs Another Set-Top Box?
Posted by Christian Hokenson on Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Does your home entertainment center really need ANOTHER set-top box? HD-Report doesn’t think so, but Amazon is rumored to be working on their own bit of hardware to add to the clutter.
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