Glasses-free 3D TV from Dimenco

Deepon Mitra:

Want to enjoy a movie in 3D from the comfort of your home? Well, grab a pair of those active shutter glasses and dodge those ‘reel’ bullets! Now, Philips thinks that the whole idea of wearing glasses to enjoy 3D is just blasphemous. Hence they team up with Dimenco to come up with a TV that will let you enjoy real 3D without wearing those cumbersome glasses. It is a pity that progress is slow in this field and the TV might not go into mass production before 2013. However, when Dimenco revealed this piece of tech at the Berlin tech show, people were delighted to enjoy the extra dimension with their naked eyes.

Dimenco's glasses-free 3D TV
Dimenco’s glasses-free 3D TV

The technology that goes into the making of this TV is still less impactful than its current glass coupled counterparts. The 3D of this TV is understated, subtle, yet adds a noticeable difference to the content of the narrative and enhances the image effect, which is less conspicuous in other 3D TVs. The glasses free 3D technology still remains to be tested commercially, but Philips and Dimenco offer a TV that has exceptionally saturated hues that are vibrant and cover off a deep spectrum and at the optimal viewing angle give the user sharp and crisp images in high definition.

Perhaps, the greatest undoing of this TV is the small 3D sweet spot. If the user is seated smack in front-center of the TV he/she will get natural 3D output of stationery or moving content. Move ever so slightly from this line of sight and the extra dimension becomes meaningless with blurry edges. However, this glasses-free 3D viewing does account for less strenuous and comfortable viewing as compared to the current 3D TVs (which cannot be viewed for prolonged periods of time). Keep in mind that the technology is still under development. In the coming 2013 we can expect a whole new generation of television sets pioneered by Philips and Dimenco.

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Loewe’s avant garde ‘see-through’ HD television unveiled in its conceptual form

Dattatreya Mandal:

Many of us may not know this, but the Loewe group has been intrinsically involved in the developmental phase of television throughout this exalted product’s history. In fact, this German electronics conglomerate had worked extensively with television pioneer John Logie Beard, and had also engineered the world’s first electronic TV set back in 1931. And now, the company is about to embark on an endeavor involving a state-of-the-art system, fueled by progressive technologies. They have mapped out an ambitious project of contriving the world’s very first large screen TV set, which is completely transparent in its bearing.

Loewe's avant garde 'see-through' HD television unveiled in its conceptual form
Loewe’s avant garde ’see-through’ HD television unveiled in its conceptual form

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Samsung to deliver 55 inch ultrathin OLED TV before London Olympics

Abdul Vahid V:

Samsung has stunned TV fans with an ultrathin high-clarity TV that makes use of the advanced organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology. Different from the current LCD or LED TVs, OLED displays will ensure better clarity with brighter and vivid images, the South Korean firm boasts. Well, it is a time TV vendors are looking for a change from the current flat TVs to smart and vibrant OLED TVs.

Samsung OLED TV
Samsung OLED TV

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Panasonic and NHK develop a whopping 145-inch 8K plasma TV

Abdul Vahid V:

Panasonic and NHK have teamed up to build an awe-inspiring 145-inch plasma TV with a whopping 8K resolution. The path-breaking TV may set off a new trend in television market, which has already moved from 1080p or 2K to 4K resolution. The Panasonic 8K resolution TV follows on a brilliant 85-inch 8K LCD TV that Sharp showed off at the CES 2012 in Las Vegas. But it stands out with its massive size.

Panasonic and NHK's 8K resolution plasma TV
Panasonic and NHK’s 8K resolution plasma TV

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Ikea to develop furniture with integrated home entertainment hub

Abdul Vahid V:

Can you imagine of furniture with integrated home theater systems? The famous furniture firm Ikea is working on developing furniture with built-in home theater systems. The company plans to initially launch the amazing products in some European markets late this year. An international release of the Ikea’s projected furniture integrated home theater system will be late next year.

Ikea furniture with integrated TV
Ikea furniture with integrated TV

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Lenovo’s ICS, 42-inch K71 smart TV going on sale by month’s end in China

Lenovo's ICS, 42-inch K71 smart TV going on sale by month's end in China
Similar to that K91 TV we saw Lenovo tease back in January, its K71 brethren's also stuffed with Ice Cream Sandwich, and according to the outfit's online shop it's ready to hit Chinese shelves by the end of the month. Along with running a flavor of Android four-dot-oh, this 42-inch smart TV is also packing an undisclosed 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, WiFi and 3D capabilities, plus a gaming remote control (you know, to use while playing TurboFly 3D). The K71's said to be carrying a 6499 yuan (around $1,030) price tag once pre-orders go live on April 10th, while pricing and availability for the other expected models still remains unknown. Mum's the word on when, or if, these ICS, LED TVs will ever come to US shores, but we'll keep you in the loop if any news pops up.

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Loewe released a stylish folding TV

Dushyant Sood:

Connect ID by Loewe is a trendy and vibrant TV which can be customized to be folded. Its vibrant looks are made to accolade any kind of rich home interior. Design of this foldable TV resembles Sony’s much touted Tablet S.

Loewe folding TV
Loewe folding TV

Connect ID is not just well-off by its looks; the specifications of TV are also incredible. A 200Hz 3D display, Loewe’s DR+ streaming technology, 80W speakers and integrated 500GB hard drive. The color theme of Loewe’s Connect ID is also very elegant, a combination of parrot green and white gives a lavish look but black, white, orange, silver, green or beige are other colors that can be customized into the TV. There are also 2,160 other personalized design options that can be chosen from. All the features that the TV holds are enough to make you say “wow”, but if you are thinking of buying it than make sure to loosen up your pockets as the Connect ID comes at a pretty high price.

Via: PCauthority


Philips transfers TV business to a joint venture with TPV Technology, TPV takes the controlling stake

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It took almost exactly a year, but Philips is finally free of its pesky, money-losing TV problem. As planned, the company transferred its television business into a joint venture with Hong Kong-based TPV Technology called TP Vision -- an arrangement that endows TPV with a controlling 70 percent stake. (Philips will still receive royalties on top of whatever it earns through this venture, and plans to sell Philips-branded sets in the US through a separate partnership with Funai.) Though the deal was first detailed a year ago, Philips only announced today that the transaction had closed. Now that it has, the newly formed company will produce Philips-branded TVs in a bid to make it one of the "top three players," according to TP Vision chief Maarten de Vries. As you'd expect, all of the 3,300 employees that previously fell under Philips' television division will now be in the employ of TP Vision, and Philips' various manufacturing sites have been transferred over too. All of that and a healthy dose of rah-rah in the full PR below.

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