Amazon and Best Buy today announced a collaboration to bring the next generation of Fire TV Edition smart TVs to customers in the United States and Canada. As a first step in the partnership, Best Buy will launch more than ten 4K and HD Fire TV Edition models from Insignia and Toshiba, beginning this summer. […]
Vizio is bringing ATSC broadcast tuners back to its entire 4K TV lineup. The company is launching four new 4K smart-TV lines that feature more high dynamic range (HDR) formats, higher peak brightness levels in all but the entry-level series, more backlit local-dimming zones in select models to improve black levels, and its first quantum-dot […]
LG today made an open version of the webOS platform available to developers and the public. Anyone can download webOS Open Source Edition from LG’s web site and use the the code for whatever they wish. WebOS was originally developed by Palm for smartphones and later cultivated by HP before being purchased by LG. LG chiefly uses the […]
Amazon’s Fire TV is getting an update that will help viewers better discover live TV programming, and even be able to tune into live channels with Alexa. The voice integration builds on the recently added “On Now” row on the Fire TV homepage, where you’ll find the live streams from channels like HBO, Showtime, Starz […]
LG will be displaying 88-inch 8K-resolution TV at this year’s CES. This OLED display sports more than 33 million pixels ! The biggest drawback for LG’s television will be the set’s price.LG’s 77-inch 4K OLED display, the OLED77G6P costs $20,000. We here at ToT would not have a problem finding space for it. That is […]
Sharp Corporation has announced the release of the AQUOS 8K Series of 8K-compatible TVs and displays. Positioned as the core of the 8K Ecosystem, Sharp’s key medium-term strategy, these products will be released in China in October, in Japan in December, in Taiwan in February 2018, and in Europe in March 2018. 8K is […]
DJI has released a Smart TV app that to promote aerial footage taken with the company’s drones. DJI’s goal, as per its press release, is to allow people to view and enjoy professional shots from around the world, in the very comfort of their living rooms. It is not clear whether DJI picks and choosse […]
Roku has done a great business by having TV manufactures like Hisense, Insignia, and TCL building in Roku media streamer in the set. Now it look like Amazon wants a cut of that action. Element Electronics will be building new smart TV’s using Amazon Fire TV tech. The Amazon Fire TV Edition smart TVs will […]
Samsung and Amazon Video announced an updated version of the open HDR10 standard, called HDR10+. The new version of the standard leverages dynamic metadata to produce enhanced contrast and colors. Wonder what kind of busy this will have at NAB next weel? HDR10 The HDR10 standard describes a specification with better contrast and brightness, as […]
LeEco today said it has canceled plans to acquire TV-maker Vizio. The company first announced the $2 billion acquisition last summer. “The merger agreement to acquire Vizio will not proceed due to regulatory headwinds,” said the company in a prepared statement. “We continue to believe that there is great synergy between the two companies, and […]