Dish CEO Joseph Clayton, a kooky bossman who once brought out a scared kangaroo in the middle of a press conference filled with nerds, nearly topped his stunt last year by dressing up and busting into a full blown rap (a hip hop hippity hop…) and then went on to make fun of the networks who have been battling Dish because of its Auto Hop feature. This guy is the best. More »
Samsung certainly knows how to grab attention, and the freshly announced Ultra HD UN85S9000 shown off at CES today is hardly shy and retiring. A whopping 85-inches of 4k-resolution screen, the vast TV – with a 110-inch version also in the pipeline – is incredibly bright and detailed, and even at a distance the quality and crispness is eye-catchingly impressive.
Samsung says the S9000′s industrial design – the easel-style frame – is intended to make the TV less intimidating in the lounge. In reality, it’s perhaps even more dominating than a regular set, the metallic-finish tubular frame leaving the screen almost floating in mid-air.
Samsung Ultra HD eyes-on:
Cleverly, Samsung has included speakers inside the frame, and unlike the typical wimpy drivers included in most TVs, there’s 150W of power to go with the picture. Upscaling from 720p/1080p to Ultra HD is also supported; useful, since right now there’s a dearth of native 4k footage around.
Samsung isn’t talking about pricing right now, but we can’t imagine the S9000 series is going to be anywhere near cheap. More details on the Ultra HD TV here.
Samsung 85-inch Ultra HD UN85S9000 TV eyes-on is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sprint’s the last of the big four carriers in the US to launch Windows Phone 8 products, but the platform’s presence on the Now Network may be closer to a reality. The company announced today that it will be launching Windows Phones this summer and will be working with HTC and Samsung to make it happen. We naturally were left without any additional details on the actual devices, but that will of course come with time as we approach the anticipated launch. Head below to get the full press release.
Source: BusinessWire
Aside from getting small enough to fit in your pocket and gaining enough resolution to melt your eyes, there hasn’t been a lot of innovation in the projector market as of late. So thank you Casio for finally bringing something neat to that table with the company’s new Convex control System. More »
Dish’s Hopper just took a massive leap. The whole-home DVR solution, which launched at CES last year and began shipping to consumers this past spring, now has built-in Sling functionality — think of it as a supercharged version of the “SlingLoaded” DVR we first saw in early 2009. The new Broadcom 7125 chipset under the hood enables full Sling capability, with all the benefits of DVR integration, letting you view live TV from any of your subscribed channels, along with each and every program saved to the 2-terabyte hard drive — there are no content or location restrictions, meaning the box will feed HD video to a compatible device anywhere in the world. Dish subscribers who don’t plan to take advantage of Sling will see speed boosts as well, thanks to a new 1.3GHz clock speed and 2 gigs of RAM, with a faster bus speed to boot.
All this power translates to a much smoother experience device-wide. During our hands-on and side-by-side demo with the previous-generation Hopper, menu navigation felt much speedier, with apps launching more quickly and no hiccups during guide scrolling. Like other Sling products, you’re limited to one connected device at a time, so don’t plan on handing your login to friends and family members on the other end of the world (unless they’re willing to play nicely, of course). You’ll also have on-demand content through the Dish Anywhere app, and because this is standard video streamed from the web, the simultaneous device limitation jumps to five. Externally, this latest Hopper looks identical to its predecessor, and offers all of the original features, with the added benefit of Sling, boosted performance and built-in WiFi. It’s set to ship this month and will ultimately be free for new customers, though an upgrade path for owners of the now-retired original Hopper has yet to be detailed.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
There’s really no way to encapsulate all of this awesomeness in a headline, so you’re gonna want to read on. Sure, there’s Dish Anywhere, for realtime streaming of live TV and DVR content, but Hopper with Sling owners will soon be able to take their content offline, for viewing on trains, planes and anywhere else where you don’t have a connection (or don’t want to burst your monthly bandwidth cap with hours of video). Assuming you have the necessary hardware, including Dish’s latest DVR and an iPad, Hopper Transfers will let you offload any and all of your recorded movies and TV shows to the Apple tablet. The STB uses the Sling transcoder to convert your content to a compatible format, then the app wireless boots a sub-HD version to your portable device. Transcoding occurs at 1:1 speed, meaning an hour of footage will take an hour of processing, but you do have the option of converting your videos immediately after they’re recorded, so they’re prepped before you need to run out the door to catch a flight (the actual wireless transfer takes between five and eight minutes for each hour-long show).
Your iPad will need to be on your home network in order to receive files, so this isn’t something you can handle remotely. The workflow also varies according to programming arrangements, so some shows and movies will need to be moved (erased from the DVR), while others can coexist on both devices, but can only be sent to one iPad. (Of course, there’s no restriction on the number of times you can record a show to the Hopper, though.) You also don’t own the content that you move over — the app will need to connect to your DVR once each month to verify your subscription in order to remain active. We took a look at some flicks that had already made the jump, and playback worked well with the iPad in Airplane mode, so everything appears to be in order. Like the Anywhere app, content doesn’t appear in HD, but the quality will almost surely beat your airline’s in-flight entertainment system. Like Dish Anywhere, Hopper Transfers is free, and it’s expected to hit the App Store in January. Sadly, there’s no word on if or when it’ll be available for Android.
Gallery: Dish Hopper Transfers hands-on
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Dish is further reinforcing its promise to deliver content even when you’re not in front of the TV. The new Dish Anywhere app is your portal for live streaming, powered by Sling, along with on-demand content direct from the web. As one of three apps designed specifically with Hopper with Sling owners in mind, Anywhere is tasked with displaying movies and TV shows directly from your set-top box at home. You also have access to the programming guide, and a full remote control for familiar navigation.
We tried out the Anywhere app while connected to a Hopper on the same network. It took a few moments to connect, but once we were linked up, channel flips were speedy and content looked smooth, though it did appear to be a bit softer than HD. Naturally, the feed looked best on an iPhone, with the iPad only serving to magnify artifacts. In short, it’s probably not yet time to retire your TV, but if you spend a lot of your time away from the living room and have the bandwidth to spare, the value proposition of a pricey satellite subscription just jumped up a tick.
Gallery: Dish Anywhere app hands-on
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Samsung wants to put an end to lounge arguments, adding a new feature to its latest TVs that allow two people to watch different shows – in up to Full HD resolution – simply by putting on a special pair of 3D glasses. Samsung Multi-View displays two different pictures on-screen simultaneously, each video stream being filtered out by one pair of glasses; meanwhile, speakers in the frames pipe through the correct audio.
While we’ve seen dual-view style systems before, from LG among others, they’ve usually come with a compromise. With passive-3D systems, that compromise usually comes in the shape of limited resolution, since half of the Full HD resolution is used for each picture. Samsung, though, has managed to incorporate two 1080p pictures in one.
Up to ten pairs of glasses are supported simultaneously, either set to one video stream or the other. Each weighs in at 1.4 ounces.
The Multi-View system will be included in the KN55F9500 OLED TV announced today among other sets, with pricing yet to be confirmed. The glasses will go on sale in the first half of 2013.
Samsung Multi-View: No more “I want to watch something else” arguments is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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[CES 2013] Not in the market for a probably-expensive 55-inch OLED and would rather trust your TV-watching future with a new Samsung LED HDTV? Then look no further as Samsung has just announced its new F8000 LED TV.
Samsung’s F8000 LED TV will have a quad-core processor, making it the first for the company and hopefully will make the Smart TV experience a little more responsive. In fact, Samsung is promising the F8000 LED TV will be 3x faster than Samsung’s 2012 TV models. The TV will also have the best streaming video quality, or so Samsung says it will, as it’ll support the HDVC video codec.
The F8000 LED TV will have a super-thin bezel measuring in at under 0.25-inches with an equally impressive stand that gives the TV a look as if it’s floating.
Aside from its looks, the F8000 LED TV will also come with support for voice commands that will allow the user to speak in full sentences and natural languages to find content or launch applications. In addition to that, a new “S-recommendation” user interface will also launch with the F8000 that displays content in an entirely different way than previous Samsung models.
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What defines ambition? Maybe it’s building an Android tablet after first setting out to build a Bluetooth gaming controller. That seems to be the backstory behind the Unu, a pair of seven and 10-inch gaming tablets that started life as the Snakebyte gamepad. The German made tablet is built to take the role of game console, music player, internet device and Smart TV, packing in a TV docking station, a whitewashed variation of the original Snakebyte game controller and a qwerty-equipped air mouse. The tablet is also said to include a proprietary UI for easy navigation and a button mapping app for games without native controller support. Technical specifications, availability and price details are scarce, but Sunflex CEO Mike Steup seems confident it’ll impress. “It’s the entertainment center of tomorrow,” he says, explaining that the Unu will be available sometime in 2013. Luckily, the slab seems to be making an appearance at CES – we’ll let you know if we can scrounge up some more info on the show floor.
Source: Unu
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