Are you lot into football? Well you're all in for a treat Saturday 3rd April. Sky will broadcast their first emission of their 3D channel then - showing the Chelsea v Man United Premier league game.

Find a pub equipped with 3d TV and a Sky subscription, pick up some of those dinky 3D glasses with your pint and you and your mates can sit in a pub while John Terry and Wayne Rooney lunge out of the screen.

Sky will show a further five live and 3D Premier League games before the end of the season.

According to Sky: "over a thousand pubs and clubs across the UK and Ireland have already signed up for Sky 3D, meaning that from Saturday 3rd April, hundreds of thousands of fans will be able to watch live 3D Premier League matches this season. More pubs and clubs are expected to sign up in the days and weeks ahead."

I'm going to go just to watch football fans wearing those silly glasses.

Lovefilm the DVD rental service have just released a new service which will dramatically change how we watch films.

Thanks to a partnership with Sony, it will let you watch films from their massive library of 67,000 titles on demand straight onto your TV.

No more DVD waiting lists or waiting for the post office to deliver the damn thing. Get the film you want in seconds for the same monthly subscription fee.

However the deal is currently only available on Sony's Bravia TVs - we're hoping that will change.

See more here on LoveFilm

Yes, if you do coat your TV set in rose gold and embed it with round cut flawless diamonds - it will cost more than average. In fact if you do it through Liverpool jewellers Stuart Hughes it will cost more than any other TV set in the whole world. A round £1.5 million.

Sigh. I don't know what the existence of this TV says about the state of British society, but let us tell you about it anyway. That's what it looks like up there, and this is what Stuart Hughes himself has to say about it:

"Top of the industry technology 55" screen with the most beautiful materials used. The base and outer frame consist of circa 28 kilograms of solid 18ct rose gold, outer frame is adorned with 72 brilliant round cut 1ct IF Flawless diamonds with the remaining area set with Sunstone & Amethyst. The inner screen layer is made up from Alligator skin , all hand sewn."

Yes I think you'll know by now whether you want this or not.

My verdict if you're considering buying this: immediately hand over control of your bank account to a trained accountant. You shouldn't be in control of £1.50 never mind £1.5 million.

PrestigeHD TV SUPREME Rose Edition, £1.5million from www.stuarthughes.com

Following the announcement of new 3D TV sets, Sky - the main providers of 3D TV content just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that their boxes will work with all 3D TV sets.

So let's just say that again: Sky boxes will work with all 3D TV sets.

In a bit more detail:

"Sky 3D, its forthcoming 3D TV service and Europe's first 3D TV channel, will be compatible with all 3D TVs being introduced by Sony, Samsung, Panasonic and LG. Sky 3D will work with both 'active' and 'passive' 3D formats.

"When connected to a Sky+HD box the new 3D TVs will enable people to watch both high definition (HD) and 3D services."

Now you know, don't blame us for not telling ya.

For more see here

LG just announced that they are launching a portfolio of 3D TV devices due to hit UK shops in May - bringing the 3D experience of films like Avatar to the nation's sitting rooms.

The products were raced to shelves faster than intended according to Head of Marketing Stephen Gater: "We've seen such enormous interest and excitement from
consumers around 3D TV that we choose to bring the LX9900 televisions
to the shelves ahead of schedule, to meet the demand." he said.

The three products on sale are:

Full LED 3D Ready TV (the LX9900)
With a tiny frame, a massive screen and at only 3.5cm thick this is a striking-looking set. (Beauty shot above.) LG say it has better picture quality, a unique single layer ultra slim Infinia design, it's available in both 47in and 55in. The TVs can be so slim because they use active 3D technology meaning all the components that allow the picture to become 3D are housed within the glasses worn by the viewer.
*Glasses are sold separately*

3D Blu-ray Player (the BX580)
This adds an extra dimension to DVDs make normal films into 3D films. With HDMI 1.4, the BX580 plays 3D Blu-ray movies, as well as normal Blu-ray disks and DVDs.
It is wifi-enabled which lets you connect to YouTube and online photos for example and also gives you the ability to stream information from your home PC or mobile.

Sky TV compatibility set
Football matches, nature docs and other shows will now be broadcast on Sky in 3D, a Sky compatibility box for the set will enable viewers to watch this content.

See more on LG's website here

Microsoft will launch an on-demand video player in the UK tomorrow.

Deals with BBC World and other producers mean that the channel has bagged some big-name programmes: Skins, the Peep Show, Faking It, the Young Ones and Midsommer Murders - in total 1000 hours of programming.

The player will be called the MSN video player and all content will be free to stream or download. I'm not sure if there's an expiry date on downloads.

The MSN player will compete with SeeSaw a British service that also cherrypicks content from across different channels and lets you watch the programmes on demand.

MSN Video Player is uphere but the site doesn't officially launch till tomorrow

Shoppers in London retail paradise Westfield will be able to watch 3D tv in a special trial running from next week.

Sky will be handing out 3D glasses to shoppers and letting them watch a 3D demo tape of sports and catwalk fashion clips. The stunt is intended to boost demand for the service when 3D TVs hit shelves next month.

Sky's existing Sky+HD boxes, are already equipped to receive Sky 3D, so current customers will only need to upgrade their TV set. On the content side, Sky 3D will launch with a range of movies, sport, documentaries, entertainment and arts content in three dimensons.

See the trial in the Westfield at the Sky Retail Store on level 2
More info on Sky's 3D plans here: www.sky.com/3d

This is slightly mind-blowing - the new remote control accompanying Samsung's LED9000 set will have its own LCD screen on which you can watch TV.

The touchscreen on the remote can be used to simply control the large set but you can also use it as a second screen to watch another TV channel on. If you're into that sort of entertainment multitasking.

While the 3D images are the big new thing with Samsung's LED TV range - the series are all internet enabled and will feature apps - the first apps intended for televisions. Apps available include a LoveFilm one which lets users "rent" films by downloading them, a BBC iPlayer app and also access to social networking sites and the internet generally.

Thanks to an exciting new remote you'll be able to type in things like status updates from the remote controls on the sofa.

Or you will be able to link up a wireless keyboard to input text if you wish.

Check out this pretty retro TV from Korean company LG, usually more known for taking things forward rather than back. Love the chrome feet on this TV set, the orange casing (that shade of tangerine is pure 60s) and the perky little aerial.

A classy sitting room piece if you want to make a design statement with your TV set.

It's not widescreen though, the screen is only 14-inch screen; and big catch - the set is only currently available in Korea. However, the set has a digital tuner and an option to watch them all in black & white (cool or what?) and composite video connectivity means you can hook up a last-generation games console.

Want one? well, right now that will mean a trip to Korea, where the LG Serie 1 sells for around £134 (approximately $216). No news of a UK launch, but if we kick up enough of a fuss, who knows? See another image over the page.

LG Korean website

[via Retrogo]

Some of the online walls around BBC content are about to be broken down though thanks to a deal between BBC Worldwide (the BBC's commercial arm) and a site called See Saw, which will provide video on demand from the BBC Worldwide.

From the end of February, shows such as 'That Mitchell & Webb Look', 'Doctor Who', 'Cranford', and 'Lark Rise to Candleford', will be available for free on demand ie. they won't expire after week like iPlayer programmes do. Though, like iPlayer, the shows will only be available in the UK. The site is financially supported by pre-roll and mid-roll advertising. See Saw has taken over the rump of a company called Kangaroo which was blocked from launching a similar project by the Competition Commission earlier this year.

Now at last, Cranford will be perpetually available on demand.

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Buttons have been replaced by touchscreens over the past few years, and now Toshiba are taking it one step further and doing away the whole idea of touching anything. All you need to do now is wave. Their new Gesture-Control TV uses a webcam and an infra-red motion sensor to detect what you're doing with your body. Your gestures then act as controls for the TV functions.

Pause the image by holding out your palm, tap your ear to change the volume, make breaststroke motions to scroll through a globe of content options. Play by holding your palm over one of the options.

From the video shot by Ashley at CES, the sensitivity seems a little shaky and as you would expect, Toshiba are working on making sure that accidental gestures don't get picked up by the TV. Toshiba estimate that the technology is about five years away from the consumer market.

See a video of the Gesture-Control TV in action on the Best Buy UK channel. Best Buy UK sponsored Shiny brother site TechDigest's CES 2010 coverage.

Skype will bring video calls onto the television screen: soon customers will able to download Skype to TV sets that have internet access. And, thanks to a partnership with LG and Panasonic, new TVs from those manufacturers will come with preloaded Skype software and the capacity to run High Definition video.

"We're bringing Skype into the living room, so that you can share family moments - celebrating a birthday, organising a holiday or just having a chat with friends on a Sunday evening - all on the big screen." A Skype press release explains.

Users will need a television that's connected to the internet and a TV-ready webcam. These webcams have special microphones that can pick up voices as far away as the sofa and ideally are optimised for Skype and for your TV.

Skype recommend a 1Mbs symmetric broadband connection.
In another big move, Skype has gone High Definition and now supports 720p HD videos available on PCs as well as on the special TV sets available from its partners LG and Panasonic.

"With HD-quality Skype video calls, we can bring our users even closer to the ones they love through an even richer, more meaningful video calling experience," said Josh Silverman, CEO of Skype. "Imagine being able to see the sparkle of your grandchild's eyes or the setting of your best friend's engagement ring. Through the innovation of Skype's engineers and our hardware partners, these scenarios are now possible without having to buy expensive equipment or software."

To make a high definition video call from a PC - users will need a high-speed broadband connection, a new HD webcam, a PC with a 1.8 GHz dual-core processor and Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows.

HD webcams optimised to work with Skype will be previewed at CES '10, made by companies faceVsion and In Store Solutions.

See Skype's guide to its changes
or follow @skypeonyourtv on Twitter

If you have ever thought (seriously) about getting a TV set for your bathroom, then you'll know all about Aquavision. The company has been working quietly for some while perfecting its range of TV sets that sit in your bathroom yet are immune to water, condensation and random squirts from awkward to use conditioner bottles.

Well the company has just unveiled its range for 2010 and once again are promising that no matter how heated it gets in your bathroom the screen will never go misty. The sets are designed to be installed by a member of the Aquavision team to ensure that they can be easily mounted into walls with trailing wires etc well out of the way.

On to the TVs. The new line-up comprises four models: 17", 24", 32 and 40" sets that are full HD and HD ready and feature digital tuners, a component video, S-Video and analogue PC input, HDMI inputs, full scart connection and built in games.

All four models are available in MirrorVision, a clever technology which means that when the television is switched off, the glass takes the form of a mirror that is suitable for shaving, make-up etc. When it is turned on, the mirror gives way to the television screen. The two smaller sets have a standard glass finish and are available in Polar White, black or MirrorVision while the 32" and 40" are only available in MirrorVision. The sets also come with two remote controls (one master and one waterproof) and in-ceiling loudspeakers.

For prices and details of installation, contact the maker.

Are moviebooks the new ebooks? Do we actually want them?

ViewSonic have just released two new palm-sized media players: the VPD500 and VPD400 with 5inch and 4.3inch screens respectively. These little devices, ViewSonic tells us, bring movies to our hands and the glories of audiovisual world to our commute. Episode six of Summer Heights High anyone?

But though the machines look pretty glamorous, are we actually going to use these little pieces of movie-displaying engineering?

Follow on after the jump

Eastenders, Torchwood, the news and oh, that guy with the centre-parting who likes American Pie 1&2 'winked' at you.

Yes: meet the future.

Match.com and BT are pairing up and bringing internet dating from the quite small screen in your bedroom to the rather larger screen in your sitting room, in an attempt to lure the millions looking for love over the computer back to the television.

Why? To make it "easier" for you to find Mr/Ms Right obviously.

Kate Taylor, relationship expert at match.com, says: "Being able to search for love on the box, from the comfort of your own couch, means that finding love really couldn't be easier and you don't even have to take off your slippers."

Ah! of course, because you *do* have to take your slippers off to go on your lap-top. Other benefits of this move as suggested by BT include: you don't have to switch on your computer & you can go on match.com from your living room.

Follow on after the jump

If you're short on last-minute gadget presents for Father's Day, forget the idea of getting him a nice pair of speakers and make up for your tardiness by getting Dad not just one gadget but a giant wall of them. We're talking about the Man Wall from Hybrid Space Furniture.

Despite having written about HDTVs for a long time, and even compiling an in depth guide to buying one, I've never had my hands on one for longer than a week. This all changed when LG delivered the delightful looking LG 42LH5000 to my house to my (and my flatmates) unequivocal delight. But once I'd unpacked it from its mounds of bubble wrap and peeled off the stickers would I find it a joy to use, or would the manual be more complicated than the Gaza peace treaty?

Read on to find out about my experiences with it.

So you're thinking of buying an HDTV? Congratulations, you'll be entering the world of hi resolution imagery, and getting a picture so sharp it will make you want to start attacking your old TV with your fingernails .

But what should you buy? With three main technologies on the market, you're entering a confusing world of LCD, Plasma and OLED, not to mention pixel ratios, bezel size, and of course... price. Well we aim to clear up the confusion, and we're going to use short little words to explain all those baffling terms.

3DTV was big news at CES 2009, but since the initial furore and the many,many promises we heard, their hasn't been anything new in that area recently. Well that could be about to change big time, as last night the UK experienced their first 3D broadcast on live TV- and one that didn't necessitate the use of those uber stylish chromatic glasses.

SKY teamed up with popular group Keane to produce a 3D show of their Abbey Road gig, and it was broadcast to anyone who owned a Sky+ HD box and had a compatible 3D-capable TV set. OK, so not that many people got to watch it in reality, but the mere fact that it happened is exciting enough.