Samsung has built a good reputation for televisions over the past few years. The company’s best plasma and LED TVs do well in reviews and awards and are carried by many high-end home theater dealers (and frequently appear in our own Home of the Year winning installations). Now the company wants the same kind of respect for its audio systems.

Back in January we showed you the new tube-based stereo system Samsung had on display at the Consumer Electronics Show. Read more

More than 200 3D Blu-ray Discs, 150-plus 3D sporting events, 150-plus 3D console games, and around 200 non-sports 3D video broadcast events are expected in 2012, according to Insight Media.

Consumer electronics companies such as Samsung and Sony are producing their own 3D content. YouTube has more than 10,000 3D videos, and close to a half-dozen dedicated 3D channels are available in the United States. But all this positive news Read more

Sharp will appoint Executive Officer Takashi Okuda as its new president effective April 1, replacing President Mikio Katayama, the company announced today.
Katayama will transition to his new role as chairman of the board of directors but without any representative rights, according to Nikkei.com. Chairman Katsuhiko Machida will step down to become a special adviser. The shift in leadership comes amid ongoing financial woes for the Japanese electronics maker. Read more

Digital media convergence has brought the Internet to mobile devices and to TVs , which now are “smart” and have internetworking capabilities. All of this has set the stage for the rapid emergence and growth of hybrid TV services, spelling opportunity for “savvy software engineers and smart TV producers [who are] finding ways to create new ‘hybrid’ services that bring it all together,” according to new research from In-Stat.

Some 100 million households around the world Read more

First it was voice guidance on your phone, now you’ll soon be able to control your television by barking instructions at it. Panasonic's Viera 2012 range of televisions, enables you to change channels, turn up the volume, find listing information and even set a programme to record - a la Siri on the iPhone.

Panasonic has worked closely with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) as it’s hoped the voice-guidance system will benefit them in terms of their TV enjoyment. However, we can see a broader appeal for those bored with the more-traditional forms of TV controlling Read more