Samsung offering 3D prescription glasses..

Only days after the announcement of bubblegum-coloured, aviator-style 3D TV glasses from iWoot, Samsung have annouced prescription 3D glasses for watching the telly. This means that those of us who are squinty and short-sighted won't have to perch two pairs of glasses on our delicate noses when we want to watch some film in 3D.…

3D glasses get a makeover: meet these bubble-gum aviators from iWoot

Well these pretty little things should clear up any lingering doubts you had about 3D television. Okay the sets still cost something on the wrong side of £500 but any problems you had about wearing 3D enabling eyewear that looks like medicinal sunglasses should now be swept aside. iWOOT have released aviator shaped 3D glasses,…

Why I'm still not convinced by Apps on TV

Samsung tried to get us all excited about the potential of apps on TV today. And to extent they succeeded. The iPlayer app looks great, LoveFilm and music video site Muzu.com will be excellent. But what all those apps have in common is that they offer content that was always intended for TV in an…

INTERVIEW: Samsung execs explain why you will want apps on the TV

We grabbed a quick video interview with two Samsung execs at the launch of their Smart TV Apps platform. We had just been sold the brave new world of apps on the telly and so we asked these guys just why we should be so wowed. They also tell us how you pay for TV…

Samsung: TV apps will change how we watch television for ever..

Apps will do for TV what they did for smartphones - said Samsung UK Vice President Andy Griffiths today - and change it forever. He announced a sheaf of apps that would appear on the new Samsung Smart TVs - iPlayer, LoveFilm, Muzu.com, Facebook, Skype and Twitter - explaining how they'd all been optimised for…

The Google TV Box – Is It Too Geeky for the Masses?

Google TV was announced open on Monday promising a brave new world of content on demand, full-screen YouTube and apps for TV. Key to the appeal of the idea is the simple plug-and-play box that will bring full internet functionality to a normal TV. The Google TV box is manufactured by Logitech and as they…

Sky launch 3D TV channel: How it Will Change How We Watch TV

Sky claimed today that their new 3D channel would not just bring an extra dimension to television, it will change how people watch TV. 3D TV will be about big events - about sports matches, about concerts and big movies. While TV today is something on in the background, an experience people dip in and…

IFA 2010: Samsung's lush 65 inch C8000 TV

Samsung have caught the spotlight at IFA this year for their tablet computer the Galaxy Tab which, if Ashley is to be believed, is setting the agenda for the next iPad. But they have another show-stopper product this year and it's in an equally hot area - 3D TV. It's huge. With a 65 inch…

IFA 2010: Panasonic lanch three new 3D TVs and promise immersive gaming

It's all about 3D for Panasonic's 2010 IFA line-up and they're releasing three additions to their glamourous flatscreen VIERA TV range. All show three dimensional images and they're all are huge - two at 42 inches and one at 46 inches. There's a pair of LCD screens and then one plasma panel in their current…