Entries in 'tv' (183)

Online TV service heading to 360?

Online TV service heading to 360?

The Xbox 360 could receive a paid-for online TV service next year, according to reports.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 30th 2010 at 10:28AM in News
ShopTo gets first TV ad

ShopTo gets first TV ad

Online retailer ShopTo.Net has run its first ever TV advertisement.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 22nd 2010 at 11:51AM in News
UK says no to 3D TV this Christmas

UK says no to 3D TV this Christmas

Any hopes of 3D TV being high on consumer’s Christmas wish lists this year appear to have vanished as a new survey suggests that the appetite for the technology in ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 19th 2010 at 10:54AM in News
Bigpoint plots UK expansion

Bigpoint plots UK expansion

Call of Duty may be the game of the moment – but online giant Bigpoint wants to steal the game’s audience away to high-end titles played via web browsers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 18th 2010 at 9:31AM in News

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Holographic TVs in homes by 2017

Holographic TVs in homes by 2017

Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed a new technology that can provide the fastest moving hologram image ever produced – and they predict the tech will be refined ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 4th 2010 at 1:12PM in News
Enslaved getting 3D DLC

Enslaved getting 3D DLC

Namco Bandai has announced that the first DLC for the recently released action outing Enslaved will add 3D visuals to the game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 29th 2010 at 12:06PM in News
YouView turns TVs into consoles

YouView turns TVs into consoles

The humble TV set-top box is finally emerging as a genuine challenger to Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 29th 2010 at 10:06AM in News
James Cameron slams 3D TV tech

James Cameron slams 3D TV tech

One of the leading lights of the 3D entertainment movement has said that the current problems dogging the 3D TV market – i.e. the need to wear glasses – mean ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 28th 2010 at 3:45PM in News

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Google TV gets dedicated games

Google TV gets dedicated games

The upcoming Google TV platform is poised to welcome dedicated games functionality – a move that could enable the platform to squarely rival dedicated consoles such as Xbox 360, PS3 ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 28th 2010 at 3:05PM in News
Glasses no barrier for 3D gaming

Glasses no barrier for 3D gaming

A new report has emerged which challenges the belief that the need to wear glasses to watch 3D content is a barrier to entry, particularly in the games market.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 20th 2010 at 11:14AM in News
New Black Ops TV ad tomorrow

New Black Ops TV ad tomorrow

With less than a month to go until Call of Duty: Black Ops is released worldwide on November 9th, Activision has confirmed that brand new trailer will be aired on ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 11th 2010 at 3:20PM in News
Gaming can cause ‘psychological problems’

Gaming can cause ‘psychological problems’

Children who spend two hours or more every day either playing video games or watching TV are at a greater risk of suffering psychological problems, a new British study has ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 11th 2010 at 11:29AM in News

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Toshiba launches glasses-free 3D TV

Toshiba launches glasses-free 3D TV

Toshiba has unveiled what it claims are the world's first LCD TVs that allow viewers to watch in 3D without the need for special glasses.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 4th 2010 at 5:07PM in News
Full-length FIFA 11 TV ad debuts

Full-length FIFA 11 TV ad debuts

EA has lifted the lid on its feature TV spot for this year’s FIFA 11, which debuted during yesterday’s high-energy match between Manchester United and Liverpool.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 20th 2010 at 9:17AM in News
ASA bans Final Fantasy XIII TV ad

ASA bans Final Fantasy XIII TV ad

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a TV advert for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII after it was ruled that footage from the PS3 version of the game was used ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 18th 2010 at 12:07PM in News
BBC: 3D is a distraction from HD

BBC: 3D is a distraction from HD

With many technology and media firms doing all they can to crank up the 3D bandwagon ahead of the official UK release of the first 3D TV sets next month, ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 26th 2010 at 2:27PM in News

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MS partnering with LG for 3D?

MS partnering with LG for 3D?

A press release from Korean tech giant LG appears to point to a new partnership with Microsoft to promote the still unknown 3D gaming plans of the Xbox 360.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 11th 2010 at 11:49AM in News
Birth of a Spartan – WATCH IT HERE

Birth of a Spartan – WATCH IT HERE

The hype campaign for Halo Reach got turned up a notch with last night’s debut of cinematic movie short Birth of a Spartan – and you can watch it right ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 28th 2010 at 11:37AM in News
Live action Halo short debuts tomorrow

Live action Halo short debuts tomorrow

Its release is still a long way off, but the hype machine for the next instalment in the Halo series steps up a gear tomorrow with the UK premiere of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 26th 2010 at 4:13PM in News
VidZone TV announced

VidZone TV announced

Today’s VidZone update will add a brand new piece of functionality called VidZone TV to the music video on demand software.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 22nd 2010 at 4:50PM in News
Xbox Live price hike to fund TV channel

Xbox Live price hike to fund TV channel

Microsoft is allegedly in discussions with Peter Chernin, the former president of News Corp, to launch an Xbox 360-dedicated TV channel.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 21st 2010 at 2:41PM in News
3D takes hold in TV sector

3D takes hold in TV sector

Major TV manufacturers are ramping up their support of 3D technology ahead of what many firms hope is the breakthrough year for the still fledgling technology.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 20th 2010 at 5:24PM in News
Free games offer for Sony 3D TV

Free games offer for Sony 3D TV

Sony is throwing a host of extras at those who invest in its launch range of 3D TVs this June, including four free 3D PS3 games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 15th 2010 at 11:06AM in News
Sony: The arrogance has gone

Sony: The arrogance has gone

The decision to change the cryptic, artistic PS3 ads of the past to the more straightforward design of the present – lead by the new ‘It Only Does Everything’ message ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 6th 2010 at 4:53PM in News
MS says no to Xbox web browser

MS says no to Xbox web browser

Though to some the omissions of a built-in web browser on Xbox 360 continues to baffle, Microsoft has once again definitively stated that it will not be introducing the feature ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 31st 2010 at 2:04PM in News