Put aside the $2900 package price for a moment and just consider the technology itself: only a handful of movies and shows are in 3D, and among them, about two or three are actually good, and none of them, except Monsters versus Aliens, is even for sale. More »

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With all these new bells and whistles that come with the new TVs, one may inquire as to whether all these new specs really matter. Well, Michael J. Miller from PC Mag put two TVs against each other to find out. More »

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TiVo definitely has something up its sleeves. Similar to the Apple invitations, mysterious TiVo invitations were sent out today for an event scheduled to happen on March 2nd. Apparently they have something to show us. More »

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I currently do not have a digital camera, and I would like to purchase one in the near future. So, I decided to hop on over to the SonyStyle site and check out what they have to offer. One particular model that caught my eye was the Sony Cyber-shot Digital Camera TX7. More »

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Set to start shipping sometime later this quarter, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is a phone that stands out from all the Android buzz that has been going on lately. With all the focus on smartphones lately, it looks like Sony is still appealing to users that just want to use their phones for other things. More »

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Continued from part one… Although CCFL backlit LCDs cannot match plasma for black levels, the best LED LCDs have some tricks to compensate for the technology’s inherent weakness. Local dimming allows LEDs to adjust individual lights (which illuminate parts of the screen rather than the entirety of it) to different levels of brightness. Side-lit LEDs and CCFL bulbs cannot accomplish this and suffer poorer blacks and lower contrast as a result. Still, ignoring the numbers, I purport that the best plasma displays produce deeper and better blacks than the best LED LCDs. More »

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Homer Simpson is sitting on his couch intensely watching football on his new Samsung C9000 HD TV. Suddenly, he has the urge for a beer. No one’s home to get it for him, but Homer isn’t afraid of missing any of the game when he leaves the room to get it himself, and neither should you. That’s because the C9000 comes equipped with an innovative new remote that is sure to boost TV-watching convenience for all you “Homer Simpsons” out there. More »

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Once merely toys for the wealthy, large 1080p plasma displays finally became affordable in 2009. Samsung has a new line of suspiciously inexpensive HDTVs, one of which is the PN50B530, retailing for $1299.99 Canadian. Presently, Americans have the PN50B550 at $1399.99 (although regularly discounted to the $1200 range), but specs on both models are identical except for the number of inputs, and the latter’s internet connectivity. At its price tag, the PN50B530 is an entry-level 1080p TV, but it has image quality that is far from low-end. More »

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All the news we hear about Microsoft seem to be about the Zune HD but that’s changing as Microsoft is set to release the first HD webcam, the LifeCam Cinema 720p. It’s the first consumer webcam to offer HD capability and with video at 30 frames per second.

For $80, you get a lot with this camera. The Lifecam comes with an autofocusing glass lens, noise-canceling mic and sturdy aluminum construction. The only problem some will have with this device is no online service, Skype, AIM or iChat, offer HD video. Right now the LifeCam is only compatible with Windows Live Messenger. More »

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Since the release of the iPhone 3GS, it’s been dissected, literally to see its specs and the hardware inside. In the process, it’s been reported that the iPhone 3GS has the hardware to support shooting 720p HD videos but Apple decided against it.

We’re going to assume it’s because of the battery factor. It’ll suck up battery faster than we can finish recording an hour of video, the same reason Flash is still not implemented in the Safari browser or so Apple says. More »

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