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Power-hungry TV’s have gone on a massive Energy Diet, consuming 63% less
Feb 3rd
The CEA just release a study that compares TV’s from 2003 to TV’s produced in 2010 and the results are very impressive. LCD TV’s have reduced their powered-on energy consumption an average of 63%. Even more impressive is the amount of energy they’ve save when they are not in use. As I’m sure you are all aware electronic devices consume power even when powered off. Simply being plugged in causes them to consume power. So how much has been saved when powered off?
Today’s LCD TV’s consume 87% less power than those produced in 2003. It now takes less energy to power your TV than it does to power that lamp with the 100W bulb next to your couch. Now that’s impressive. The largest power reductions were made with LCDs, but Plasma made a great showing as well.
Click through to read the full CEA Press Release and see the figures for yourself. More >
CES: Death of Active 3D and the rise of 2nd Gen. 3D (Passive)
Jan 7th
Crowd @ CES viewing LG's new Cinema 3D technology
Something is very very clear at CES this year, Active 3DTV is sooooooo last year. Passive 3D is the new hotness and Glasses-Free 3DTV is somewhere in the future (though not soon).
I’m sorry to say, but if you’re one of those early 3DTV adopters that bought an Active 3DTV from Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, etc. etc. that technology is a thing of the past.
If you like going to movies, watching tv, even playing games on the computer, Passive 3D is clearly what you want….
Click through to find out more…. More >
W3Source@CES 2011
Jan 5th
Just when you take a break from all those cool new gadgets you scored for Christmas, Hanukkah, etc., the ones that made you feel all nice and relaxed, in comes the Consumer Electronics industry with it’s annual Consumer Electronics Show to show you why you are soooooo behind the times. So get ready because that new electronic kit you are so proud of is about to get very lame this week.
W3Source is at CES! Yes, it’s that time of year again.
The HP Slate…The Future of Computing?
Jan 7th
During yesterday’s CES Keynote Address, Steve Ballmer showed off a bad-arse little device, the HP Slate. It’s like an iPhone on steroids, with multitouch capabilities, etc. however it runs a Windows 7 instead of Apple’s iPhone OS of course. The little tablet device looks slick and if they can beat Apple to the punch, cause you know they have to be working on an iTablet, well they might just put a shot across Cupertino’s bow.
While the hardware looks amazing, I’m a bit concerned with the fact that it’s running Windows 7 and not some OS made for mobiles. This sort of device doesn’t need that much of an OS, just give me a good energy efficient OS with great media viewing applications, access to the internet, facebook, email, ability to read a book (like the Kindle Application Steve Demo’d) and some way to play a game or two when I want to.
Click through to see the teaser video HP released, if you want.
Vizio’s XVT, now in the 3rd Dimension & the Ultrawide 58" XVTPro580CD
Jan 5th
Vizio today announced at CES a bevy of new products that will be released this year.
First up is a hot topic, 3D. Vizio’s XVT Line will be upgraded with 3D, but I don’t know about you but 65″ seems a bit small, no? That’s why Vizio will be introducing their new top-of-the-line XVT Behemoth this August in a Svelt 72″ variety.
But wait, there’s more. If you act now not only will you get 72″ of your wall painted a nice gloss black, you’ll also get, Internet Apps, and WirelessHD! What would you expect this to all cost? $7000? No. $5000? No. This CES Special will be available for the low price of $3499.
As if that announcement wasn’t big enough, Vizio will also be introducing the beauty you see above-left, the ultra-widescreen 58″ 21:9 aspect ratio, XVTPro580CD.
Click on through to check out the full press release and fill that tech spec void you’re feeling deep down inside.
Samsung & RealD Partner on 3D Technology for the Home
Jan 4th
3D is on step closer to the home. If you’re like me I’m sure you have seen Avatar, it’s amazing. The one thing that I was concerned with though was, “how will I be able to watch this kickass 3D movie at home when it comes out on Blu-Ray?” Well the answer to that question just surfaced. RealD and Samsung are partnering on 3DTV’s. In case you don’t know RealD is the largest 3D Player in the Theater space. If you’ve went to see Avatar in 3D, not at IMAX, you probably saw it in RealD format. Anyway click through to check out the press release.
3DTV Sans Glasses……..maybe
Jan 4th
A company known as Magnetic 3D is introducing a trio of 3DTV’s at CES that don’t require glasses. While watching 3D without wearing the necessary glasses is the Holy Grail for 3D viewing, there has yet to be a screen like these that we believe is anywhere close to being ready for prime time. I guess we’ll have to wait and see how these screens from Magnetic 3D perform at CES.
Source: i4U.com
