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As we return from CES (and dive headlong into the North American International Auto Show) we’ve got a number of our favorite TV shows returning from break. While sci fi fans wave good-bye to one high profile series they can welcome another this week, and sports fans are just making it until the conference championship games on Sunday. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

Continuum
Often recommended in our comments during its Canadian run on Showcase last year, this sci fi show finally starts airing in the US tonight. You can hit Wikipedia for a summary of the plot (it involves time travel) or check out the trailer after the break, but until we watch it’s going to be hard to explain. For now, just know it comes highly (and often) recommended by our readers, so it’s probably worth a shot.
(Syfy, January 14th, 9PM)

Fringe
Fox’s laws of science bending / universe and time stream jumping sci fi show finally ends its run this week. Unlike Continuum we’ve been watching every episode, but again, due to the presence of time travel as a plot device, your guess is as good as ours as to what’s going on at the moment.
(Fox, January 18th, 8PM)

Archer
Our favorite cartoon spy is back on FX this week. If you don’t know about Archer, you should immediately lock yourself away with nothing but a Netflix subscription to get familiar with the one of the more drunken and incompetent contributors to national security that there ever could be. We’re definitely in the Danger Zone.
(FX, January 17th, 10PM)

Continue reading Must See HDTV (January 14th – 20th)

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There’s still some doubt as to whether or not Android 4.2.2 is real, or just a figment of the imagination for Nexus 4 owners wanting the latest code. While we can’t guarantee that last group’s satisfaction just yet, SmartMania.cz may have provided the next best thing. As part of an overview of the Nexus 4, the Czech site ever-so-casually shows at the 6:30 mark that its device is running the unannounced OS. The 4.2.2 sighting is almost incidental to the rest of the clip, although the time given to the rest of the software suggests there’s no major differences visible to the everyday observer. We’ve reached out to Google and will let you know if the firmware is authentic and coming to other devices. In the meantime, the latest batch of potential evidence is visible after the break.

Continue reading Android 4.2.2 potentially spied lurking in a Czech overview (video)

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Via: HDblog.it (translated)

Source: SmartMania.cz (translated)

Eutelsat Communications launched the first dedicated demonstration Ultra HD channel in Europe on January 8th. Delivered via satellite with the resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 (4K) at 50 frames per second — the European equivalent to 60p — the stream is encoded in MPEG-4 with help from video compression solution provider, ATEME, and transmitted at 40 Mbps. This is over twice the bandwidth used by most 1080i broadcasts, but not necessarily an indication of future Ultra HD broadcasts utilization, as they’re expected to use the more efficient HEVC codec — depending on color space and other factors, Ultra HD broadcasts might use less throughput than 1080i does now. With only three very expensive Ultra HD TVs on the market, there aren’t many who can take advantage of this. Hopefully if you are one of the lucky few, you’re in a position to take advantage of this native content on your latest prized possession.

Continue reading First Ultra HD channel goes live in Europe

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Not only has Delta been eagerly embracing WiFi onboard its flights, the company’s also been rolling out a digital makeover. Joining upgrades to its website, the airline has introduced a new iPad, simply called Fly Delta. The free app lets you do the usual stuff like checking-in and booking flights, but it also goes a few miles further. Aside from serving as a light travel guide, offering up info on your destination, the app will also serve inflight needs, like purchasing WiFi and other onboard amenities. What’s more, “Glass Bottom Jet” offers an interactive live-map view of the world below you with social networking integration. Best of all, Delta’s iOS 6 iPhone App Passbook integration is now live, so you can leave that paper boarding pass at home. Full press release and video demos just past the break.

Continue reading Delta introduces Fly Delta app for iPad, iOS 6 Passbook integration

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Source: Delta, iTunes (App Store)

Dropbox is rapidly bulking up its Android app’s photo sharing strength after lavishing some early attention on iOS. A newly posted refresh for the Google-friendly version lets photographers mass-select whole albums’ worth of images quickly to share with anyone, whether they’re Dropbox users or not. Android users who’ve been eager for parity just need to swing by the Google Play source link to get their fill.

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Via: Dropbox

Source: Google Play