CES TVs: The Only Thing Bigger Than These Displays Are the Price Tags


Updated Jan 8 2013 - 5:05pm · Posted by · 0 comments

The televisions of CES 2013 are the sharpest, brightest, slimmest, biggest, and smartest TVs tech companies have ever shown — but they're also the priciest. With last year's 4K screens (four times the pixels of a 1080p display) now being called UHD, short for Ultra HD, display resolution is front and center as a key feature, which is unfortunately out of the everyday consumer's budget. Take a look at many of the TVs announced so far at CES, and stay tuned for more to come.

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Sony's Xperia ZL and Water-Resistant Xperia Z Phones Up Close


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Sony announced its 2013 flagship phone at CES: a water-resistant Xperia Z and a more compact, consumer-friendly Xperia ZL. We got a good look at the new 5-inch, HD smartphones at Sony's booth on the show floor, and thought the slim and sleek Xperia line has a lot to offer Android users looking for a mobile device with a larger display (it's all the rage these days).

Get up close with the Xperia Z and ZL, and find out why we're loving Sony's latest smartphone effort.

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Samsung's Curved OLED TV Is a Glimpse Into the Future


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Samsung already revealed the biggest TV of CES, but that's nothing when compared to the curved OLED TV it debuted today. Promising a more immersive viewing experience than the stiff, flat screens currently occupying living rooms, the curved panel is a hopeful piece of concept technology for now.

In addition to the promise of a more lifelike picture, the curvature of the TV is intended to combat the problem of distorted images when not viewed straight-on, showing even picture quality from any angle. While it was just last year we were introduced to the superlative-packed thinnest ever TV by LG, and this year we already see other super HD, slim TVs on the market, albeit at steep prices, could the curved OLED TV become a consumer reality by this time next year?

Catch Up on CES 2013's Latest News


Updated Jan 8 2013 - 4:22pm · Posted by · 0 comments

The technology extravaganza that is CES is well underway in the Las Vegas desert. While companies battle for the flashiest product unveiling, many are focusing on the highest resolution displays ever seen, while others build on everyday uses like effortless traveling, smart cameras, and reinventing the console gaming system.

Catch up on the latest of our CES 2013 coverage here.

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M-GO — Your New One-Stop Site For Streaming Entertainment


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Doing the "Which Streaming Service Can I Watch My Favorite Movie On?" routine has gotten tired — we want one place to find entertainment options rather than the app-to-app hopscotch that is Friday movie night. Enter M-GO, a new pay-as-you-go streaming media service that wants to be your homepage for movie and TV content.

Currently accessible on Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox browsers, as well as many streaming players and Blu-ray players, M-GO will also be preloaded on 2013 RCA, LG, Samsung, and Vizio smart TVs, with gaming console integrations and mobile apps coming soon.

How it works: Search the M-GO library for your movie or TV show of choice, then opt to rent (many films are $3, and the company hopes to have many titles on day of digital release) or purchase (around $14) the title. Should the program not be available for viewing through M-GO, it'll direct users to the external services where the movie or TV episode is available including Netflix, iTunes, and Hulu Plus.

Created in a partnership with DreamWorks and Technicolor, M-GO has major Hollywood backing, with licensing agreements with key studios including Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony Pictures, NBCUniveral, and Relativity Media. See ya, streaming media maze of 2012, not that we'll miss you.

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Daily Tech: No, a Toothbrush Really Isn't That Complicated


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