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Philips Cloud TV will stream ‘hundreds’ of internet channels to its latest Smart TVs

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Philips has just launched Cloud TV at IFA 2013, a service that’ll work on its latest Smart TVs including the hot-off-the-press Philips 9000 4K series. It’ll bring streaming of “hundreds of local, national, international and special interest channels” to 2012 or newer Philips Smart TV models. An app will also be available for those sets to scan all that content, most of which will be free. The company also announced Cloud Explorer,…

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HDMI 2.0 officially announced: 18Gbps bandwidth, 60fps 4K, 32 channel audio

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler Only just after it leaked out, the folks at HDMI Licensing are announcing HDMI 2.0 officially. Arriving just in time for the wide rollout of a new generation of Ultra HDTVs, it adds a few key capabilities to the connection standard. With a bandwidth capacity of up to 18Gbps, it has enough room to carry 3,840 x 2,160 resolution video at up to 60fps. It also has support for up to 32…

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Nielsen preparing ‘Digital Program Ratings’ pilot program to track streaming viewers HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler According to the Wall Street Journal, Nielsen’s TV ratings are about to get some company, with a system that covers internet watchers. A “Nielsen Digital Program Ratings” pilot program will debut with participation from NBC, Fox, ABC, Univision, Discovery and A&E, tracking the viewership of streaming video they post on their websites. AOL (parent company of Engadget) is also reported to be participating, as the networks compare the data to their internal statistics…

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LG will launch the world’s first 55-inch curved OLED HDTV (update) HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler We heard that the curved OLED HDTV prototypes LG showed at CES would be coming soon, and now it’s official. A Korean press release indicates we can expect the55EA9800 to launch in the next month, with shipments starting in June. According to the specs, its 4.3mm depth results in a weight of just 17kg, probably thanks to a carbon-fiber reinforced frame. Like an IMAX theater screen, the edges are curved towards the viewer…

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Fox pulls ‘Family Guy’ episode linked to Boston bombings by conspiracy theorists

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As reported on The Verge. By Sam Byford In the aftermath of yesterday’s tragic events in Boston, what appeared to be a chillingly prescient clip from a month-old Family Guy episode circulated around the internet. The video is a doctored composite of two scenes from the episode “Turban Cowboy,” and plays off Family Guy‘s trademark flashback method of telling jokes to suggest that lead character Peter Griffin detonated a bomb at the Boston Marathon. While the joke is crude and…

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Adobe Launches Primetime To Facilitate TV Everywhere Services, Signs Up Comcast & NBC Sports As Customers

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER Adobe has changed the way it sells technology used to enable high-quality streaming services from TV networks and other video providers. With the launch of Adobe Primetime — previously know as Project Primetime — the technology company is providing a suite of tools for video delivery. And it has signed up a couple of big new clients for the suite of products. Over the last year, Adobe has been…

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Why Fringe’s Finale Marks the Decline of Sci-Fi on Network TV

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As reported on Wired. BY GRAEME MCMILLAN When Fringe airs its series finale tonight (8 p.m. EST on Fox), it won’t just mean a conclusion to the five-year run of stories about Olivia, Peter and Walter’s Weird Science Adventures; it’ll mark the end of an era for science fiction on broadcast television — for the foreseeable future, at least. While the close of the series doesn’t mean an end to openly genre shows on the Big Five…

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You’ve Got to See This Curved OLED TV

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As reported on Wired. BY MAT HONAN   I’d love to have this curved OLED TV from Samsung in my living room. No, I haven’t reversed myself. Samsung says this TV “won’t be available to the American market in the near future.” So. You’re just going to have to wait. And me, too. But this looks to be a TV that may finally get you to trade in your current flat panel for something curvier. The gently…

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Samsung’s 85-inch Ultra HD TV up for pre-order in Korea, priced at just $38k HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler At CES last week Samsung set a new benchmark in size with its 85-inch S9 that edged past the Ultra HD competition by one inch, and now it’s setting a new high mark for price as well, at least in Korea. While we still don’t have any US pricing or release details, the first 77 models encased in that “Timeless Gallery” frame are going up for pre-order, priced at 40,000,000 won ($37,877 US).…

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First footage of Giant Squid will air on the Discovery Channel on January 27th

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As reported on The Verge. By Laura June Monsters on Earth, deep in the Pacific Ocean A team of scientists from Japan’s National Science Museum have been searching for a Giant Squid for a long time. Failed attempts to catch it on film in 2006 and early 2012 have been followed up by success, announced last week. The creature, which has been the subject of myths for hundreds of years, and known in Nordic myth as…

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