It is very rare to see Google advertising any of their products on TV. However, they have decided that this is a necessary tool when trying to promote their Google+ social network.
For Google+ Google is trying to push the motto: “Sharing, but like real life. That’s a plus.”
Apple is leading the way in terms of television advertising. Apple’s ads are very professional and always innovative. Here is the latest tv ad from Apple for the iPad 2.
Roku has partnered with Rdio to bring over 8 million tracks to a TV screen near you. Rdio subscribers can enter their credentials into the Roku set-top box and they’re good to go.
Rdio has content from all four of the major record labels and aggregators IODA, INgrooves, The Orchard, IRIS, Finetunes, and thousands of indie labels. This means that Rdio is now available on TV screens and this coupled with their PC, Mac, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Sonos clients, has them well positioned in the race for subscribers.
There are few things out there that are beautiful enough to just look at for hours. What if a TV was so beautiful whether it was on or off you could just stare at the amazing design? The Sony Bravia builds the aesthetic appeal to an all-time high with their new NX800 HDTV. A design that looks like something Apple would create, is sleek, monolithic, and clean. With the barrage of TV’s shown at CES earlier this month, this is one of those TV’s that is just jam packed with technology that any tech geek or otherwise will drool at what it has to offer.
Naturally the TV, being HD, offers up a full 1080p display. It comes in varying sizes ranging from 46-, 52-, or 60-inches with an LED backlit LCD screen. The two big ones for me is the integrated WIFI which opens up a lot of opportunities and the inclusion of an ambient light sensor is always nice for quick adjustments. The TV is also internet ready with its own set of proprietary widgets. I’d like to see these in action in the real world to see if it’s something people will actually use.
The Sony Bravia NX800 HDTV will retail at $2300 to $3500 so save your nickels and dimes and see if this TV is what you’re looking for in a full entertainment experience.
Sony Bravia offers full online and offline entertainment options.
There’s something about 60’s styling which has never really died. It think it’s the funkiness. Eye-catching colour and god-awful shapes make something marvellous. Groovy, man.
Now, LG are jumping aboard the ‘groovy’ band wagon (or VW van, whichever you prefer) with their new CRT TV which just launched for the Korean market.
It’s available in either black or bright red. It has a period styling with a pair of bunny ears antenna, twisty dials and four telescopic legs. Yet it’s fully compatible with all our modern electronics such as DVD players and games consoles.
I think we’ll be seeing quite a few of these up on Ebay destined for the US and Europe. Although I guess it’s understandable why LG won’t launch it as a product in the Western market.
Toshiba have just announced the arrival of their new TV – what must be the most powerful TV in the universe. It’s called the Cell TV and is available in 55 or 65 inch versions. Don’t it look good?
Well it’s the insides that I’m more concerned about. They have crammed in multiple eight-core processors which all combine to make it more powerful than ten average desktop computers and 143 times faster than rival televisions. Impressive right? Toshiba think so too.
The possibilities of what we can do are really endless,” said Scott Ramirez, vice president of marketing for Toshiba’s TV group, during a press conference.
The TV is also connected to the internet via WiFi or an Ethernet cable allowing content to be downloaded and streamed. You can also browse the net and hold video calls by using the inbuilt video camera and microphone.
2010 has been dubbed the year of 3D TV, well this TV has a processor which makes normal TV ‘jump’ out of the screen at you. This includes things like football which was thought too complex and fast-paced to be made 3D just a few years ago.
This TV will go down in the history books as a turning point in home entertainment, home computing and technology in general.
For Anime fans, finding good quality shows and art can be difficult for two main reasons; it’s a very small niche and the language barrier.
However, I’ve come across a great site which should suite just fine.
AnimeCrazy is a great site for videos and pictures. All of the videos uploaded below to specific shows with the whole series available. Each show has its own page with all the episodes listed. The videos are of an extremely high quality and they stream quickly.
Those which are in Japanese have English subtitles.
There are also review (submitted by registered users) for almost all of the 800+ shows. The best shows (via a percentage system) are listed on the homepage.
There are also forums and Japanese Drama shows available. Check it out at AnimeCrazy.com .
As Mashable has reported this morning, Joost has now moved to a web based version. If you don’t know what Joost is, it is basically a television streaming service but without the ads. There are hundred of channels to choose from and you are able to watch programs straight in your browser.
Joost has channels in a variety of sectors, old television programs, sports, news, music videos and more. It is totally free to watch and can be viewed from any country in the world, unlike Hulu.
When you head over to the site all you need to do is register and then download the plugin that launches the application within your browser, and thats it.
