Archive for July, 2010

Sky 3D channel to launch October 1st

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Sky 3D, Europe’s first three dimensional TV channel, is set for launch on October 1st.

Providing Sky+HD customers have a compatible 3D TV then it will be made  automatically at no extra charge.

Sky 3D  launch weekend will be taking in the Ryder Cup complete with 3D bunkers, and two 3D feature film animations, Disney’s Bolt and Dreamworks’ Monsters vs Aliens.

3D movies you can expect to see on the run up to Christmas include Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Coraline, Fly Me To The Moon, Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince and My Bloody Valentine.

And of course, the Premier League football will be followed closely, which has already been the case in pubs across the UK, where Sky’s 3D channel has been watching the pitch since April.

Sky 3D will be compatible with Samsung, LG, Sony and Panasonic both passive and active formats.

PS3 Firmware 3.41

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Switch on your PS3 today and you’ll be informed of a new firmware update… don’t get to excited thou as it’s not for 3D BD movie playback, thats September. This is purely a cosmetic enhancement for the PlayStation Store.

  Firmware 3.41 is nothing substantial but improves the PlayStation Store  by bringing an all new “You May Like” section. When you are viewing the details page of a specific piece of content on the PlayStation Store, you will also be greeted with this new section which will highlight similar pieces of content based on the purchases of PSN users.

Expect to see this in action when UK store update hits tomorrow afternoon.

Samsung adds BBC iPlayer

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Tuesday 20th July saw Samsung add BBC iPlayer to its ever growing  Internet@TV widgets.

The following models will support this new service.
LED TV – C9000, C8000, C7000, C6500
LCD TV – C750, C650
Plasma – C7000, C6500
BD-C7500, BD-C6900, BD-C6500 and BD-C5500 model

This widget will automatically download when you load up Internet@TV, so no need for firmware updates.

No more fighting over the laptop/PC to catch up on Eastenders or Top Gear, just sit back and relax in comfort and view on your TV.

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