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Comporium’s “Cable Show” Exhibit #1323 Features Home Management and Security System
18 May 2012 8:33 PM | No CommentsBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comporium today announced that it will feature its award-winning Central Station Monitoring Service for the interactive security and home management system powered by...
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Pocoyo “Gets Caught Reading” with Actor Stephen Fry in Association of American Publishers National Campaign
17 May 2012 1:47 PM | No CommentsMADRID–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pocoyo, the little boy in blue who has captured the hearts of children and their parents the world over, and actor/writer/presenter Stephen Fry, who narrates the animated Pocoyo television series,...
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Comcast Brings Family and Friends Closer Together with the Launch of Skype on Xfinity
16 May 2012 5:00 PM | No CommentsPHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast today announced that Skype™ on Xfinity®, a new widescreen HD video calling experience, is now available in Boston and Seattle as the company begins its nationwide rollout of the...
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Taiki Has Made Preservative Free Mascara Formulas Possible
10 May 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsMONTVALE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Taiki Group, a premier, global leader of skincare and make-up beauty tools, products and packages has developed the first antimicrobial mascara, with EcoG+, an antimicrobial resin that allows ...
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WatchESPN Now Available to Comcast Xfinity TV Customers Through WatchESPN App and Soon on XfinityTV.com
08 May 2012 1:30 PM | No CommentsPHILADELPHIA & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast and The Walt Disney Company today announced that Xfinity TV customers can now access ESPN live streaming content via the award-winning WatchESPN app, WatchESPN.com ...
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Hdtvs Archive
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Google Maps, Facebook come to Samsung TVs & Blu-ray players
Posted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsWe still don't know if Samsung will put Google's Android into its TVs, but it has recently launched Google Maps and Facebook as a part of its existing Samsung Apps platform. There aren't a lot of details in the press release (included after the break) but buyers of most of the 2010 line HDTVs, Blu-ray players and HTIB systems should have access to them. We've seen demos of how Samsung Apps can tie phones and TVs together easily, but can a mere Google Maps app match the Google TVs ability to push info back and forth from device to device? The Facebook app on Xbox 360 is moderately useful if only as a way to browse photo albums on the HDTV, so we'll also be waiting to find out if it will at least match that functionality.
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Google Maps, Facebook come to Samsung TVs & Blu-ray players originally appeared on Engadget HD on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Engadget HD Podcast 196 – 06.2.2010
Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
No guests this week, but plenty of HD topics like our favorite HD sources, Apple's latest play in the living room, and Summer HD programming. We of course talk a little 3D including DirecTV's 3D preparations and ESPN 3D's expectations. TiVo seems to be the company we love to hate so we scratch our head trying to think of why Best Buy would want a TiVo interface on a TV and not a DVR. Finally we talk a little HD 101 and overscan and what might happen to our TVs if congress changes the telecom laws.
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Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh (@bjdraw), Richard Lawler (@Rjcc)
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Program
00:10:15 - The next Apple TV revealed: cloud storage and iPhone OS on tap... and a $99 price tag
00:21:27 - Poll: What's your primary source of HD?
00:26:48 - Survey says pay TV customer service is at new heights
00:33:20 - Summer HDTV suggestions
00:48:21 - DirecTV rolls out 3D upgrade for newer set-tops, older ones left in the cold
00:53:00 - ESPN sees 3D penetration surpassing DVRs by 2019
00:55:37 - Poll: Do you think Avatar will ship on Blu-ray 3D this year?
00:59:25 - Best Buy to include TiVo's software -- but no DVR -- in Insignia HDTVs
01:03:14 - SED's dead, baby: Canon abandons development of new HDTVs, we take a look back
01:06:44 - HD 101: Overscan and why all TVs do it
01:13:49 - Congress investigating general revamp of telecommunications law
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LISTEN (OGG)Engadget HD Podcast 196 - 06.2.2010 originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Poll: Do you think Avatar will ship on Blu-ray 3D this year?
Posted on May 29, 2010 | No CommentsFox's flat denial appeared to squelch the possibility of a 2010 release of Avatar on Blu-ray 3D disc, but HollywoodinHiDef is suggesting Panasonic has secured an exclusive and will pack it in with HDTVs and Blu-ray players in November. Of course, that matches the original information mentioned to the Wall Street Journal by James Cameron, plus Panasonic has participated heavily in the movie's promotion and would love a little return on its investment sooner rather than later. Still, this remains firmly in rumor territory so we'll bring the question to you, will we be able to watch Avatar in 3D, at home, in 2010?
Poll: Do you think Avatar will ship on Blu-ray 3D this year? originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sat, 29 May 2010 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HD 101: Overscan and why all TVs do it
Posted on May 27, 2010 | No CommentsThe concept of overscan seems particularly difficult for geeks to comprehend -- normal people usually don't care to even understand it -- and some even get down right confrontational when they first learn that all TVs do it. But the fact is that even the latest LCDs and Plasmas don't show all 2 million pixels of a 1080p signal out of the box. Instead about 3 percent of 'em are cropped off the edges (as illustrated by the red line in the image above) and the remaining pixels are scaled to fill in all the pixels of your HDTV. The real kick in the head is that the reason isn't a good one, especially when you consider the advanced technology that's available today. So in this HD 101 we're going to cover what overscan is, why it's there, and finally how to "fix" it.
Other HD 101 goodness:
What is ATSC, PSIP, QAM, and 8-VSB?
How to use Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD with your PS3
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HD 101: Overscan and why all TVs do it originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 27 May 2010 12:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Engadget HD Podcast 194 – 05.25.2010
Posted on May 25, 2010 | No CommentsAfter finally seeing the Google TV we take some time to talk about the future of connected HDTVs, and we've brought in industry veteran Jeremy Toeman and Engadget editor Ross Miller to figure out what the future may hold. Once we get through all the Google talk, there's still plent of news including the truth about HDTV specs and testing, a new version of SageTV and good & bad news for some Comcast subscribers. Then it's on to the potential of holographic broadcasts in just 12 years and the first 3D blu-ray announced for retail in the U.S. If you prefer your movies digitally, we're trying to figure out the potential of $30 early releases, before moving on to the latest Watch Instantly update and Best Buy's new VOD outlet. HTPC talk brings things home with the bad news of another Ceton delay and a look at Elgato's new HD PVR for Macs, but don't forget to check out part 2 of the podcast in #195 -- it's all about Lost.
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Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh (@bjdraw), Richard Lawler (@Rjcc)
Special Guests: Jeremy Toeman (@JToeman) & Ross Miller (@ohnorosco)
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Program
00:02:08 - Google I/O recap: more web than you can shake a frozen dessert at
00:13:34 - Editorial: Engadget on Google TV
00:38:00 - Logitech's Google TV companion box includes smartphone apps, we go eyes-on (updated: video!)
00:41:58 - Google TV: Who is the competition and what are they saying about it?
00:47:05 - HDTV tests pit fantasy land specs against real world performance -- guess what happens
00:54:18 - SageTV 7 due to arrive tomorrow with new look
00:56:14 - Comcast Cisco/SA markets are finally getting the iGuide
00:59:22 - Japan proposes holographic 3D broadcasts for 2022 World Cup
01:03:00 - Having problems seeing 3D? The American Optometric Association will be happy to help
01:04:40 - Disney's A Christmas Carol Blu-ray 3D box art -- and $50 srp -- revealed
01:13:27 - Movies could be available as a VOD rental before DVD, Blu-ray -- for $20 to $30 each
01:24:20 - Windows Media Center Netflix plugin updated for Watch Instantly in HD
01:25:43 - Best Buy's internet movie store launches this month under the CinemaNow brand
01:26:37 - Ceton's InfiniTV 4 CableCARD tuner delayed again
01:29:20 - Elgato's EyeTV HD records shows to your Mac, slings live to your iPad
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LISTEN (OGG)Engadget HD Podcast 194 - 05.25.2010 originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 25 May 2010 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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