Technologizer

TV in 3D: To Be or Not to Be?

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

I’m not at the IFA consumer-electronics exhibition in Berlin this week, but Sony Chairman Sir Howard Stringer is–and the Financial Times is reporting that he’s going to announce an ambitious initiative to build 3D products–everything from HDTVs to laptops. It’s the latest bit of 3D boosterism from an entertainment and electronics industry that’s increasingly gaga [...]

Twitter Inspires a TV Show. A Revolutionary One!

Monday, May 25, 2009

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Variety reports that Twitter has inspired an upcoming TV show: The San Francisco-based web phenom has partnered with Reveille and Brillstein Entertainment to develop an unscripted TV skein described as “putting ordinary people on the trail of celebrities in a revolutionary competitive format.” I don’t wanna judge a series I haven’t seen–and, come to think of it, [...]

Attention, Analog TV Holdouts: You Have Until June 12th

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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I’m kind of tired of the whole subject, but just in case you haven’t heard and care: The House has passed the bill that delays the digital-TV transition from February 17th to June 12th. If you’ve got any analog TVs bumping around the house that aren’t connected to a digital source, you’ve got slightly under [...]

House Fails to Pass Digital TV Deadline Extension

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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If you’re reading these words, you’re all set for the end of over-the-air analog TV–you’ve got a reasonably modern TV and/or cable or satellite service. (Actually, some of you seem to be getting your TV over the Internet.) But there are those who aren’t ready for the planned February 17th switchover to digital transmissions–in part, [...]

These Speakers Sound Great. And They’re…Invisible!

Monday, January 26, 2009

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I had two hands-down favorites at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. One of them was the one that was everybody’s favorite: Palm’s upcoming Pre phone. The other was a little-known technology which I saw demoed in a private preview. It’s from a Boston-area startup called Emo Labs, and it’s a new technology for loudspeakers that [...]

TV Today: It’s Still About Lean Forward vs. Sit Back

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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Imagine yourself watching TV right now. Where would you be? Would you be sitting back in your favorite chair in your living room and holding your remote control in one hand? Or are you sitting down at your local Starbucks, sipping coffee and watching video on your iPod? Odds are most of your TV watching still [...]

Canon’s Cool SED TVs: Finally Legal

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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I didn’t mention this in yesterday’s post about the Consumer Electronics Show, but another issue I have with the event–which, again, I like–is that it’s not the crystal-clear preview of what’s next for personal tech that you might assume it would be. After last year’s show, I wrote a piece about that odd fact for [...]

IFA: Convergence in the Kitchen, Kinda Sorta

Friday, August 29, 2008

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IFA has been doing consumer electronics for far longer than anyone’s called them consumer electronics. (The show dates back to 1924; in 1930, the keynote was given by Albert Einstein, who talked about a newfangled device know as television.) This is the first year that the show’s focus has broadened to include appliances as well [...]