The BDP-103AU from Oppo will replace the award winning flagship model, the BDP-93. The BDP-103AU. (Credit: Oppo) Similar to the BDP-93, the BDP-103AU will feature both wired and wireless networking capabilities, three USB ports and support for AVCHD, MKV video, high-resolution WAV and FLAC files, plus more. Other features include 4K up-scaling, 2D-to-3D conversion, 1080p …
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New tech could let your TV automatically pause when it can tell you’re not watching it. PredictGaze.com (Screenshot by CNET Australia) PredictGaze is a start-up company in the US that specialises in innovative use of facial recognition when it comes to user interface and user metrics. Recently, the company spoke with GigaOm about its plans, as well as releasing a …
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Until recently, I had been training quite hard for a specific event — it was team-based and we were meeting two or three times a week to train together, in addition to other gym-based activities. It was all very fun in that “am I actually having fun, because I can’t tell, maybe my body has just developed a Stockholm Syndrome …
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From overly muscled aliens to horror meta-commentary, from zombie cats to lost-and-found babies — these are the Blu-rays you should be buying this week. Remember, David: you break it, you bought it. (Credit: Fox) Ah, Prometheus: a bit like the actual Prometheus, you were a little divisive. You brought fire to humanity and angered the gods, but your filmic namesake …
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Adult-video purveyor FyreTV has created a native third-party Android app for Google TV. The FyreTV logo(Credit: FyreTV) One of Google TV’s lesser-known features is its ability to install third-party apps from sources other than the Google Play Store, and it’s this feature that FyreTV is exploiting. GigaOM reported that FyreTV — a company that hopes to be the “Netflix of …
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Now playing: Watch this: First Look: LG 84-inch 4K TV 2:12 LG’s 84-inch UD 3D TV will be available in Australia from 19 November — here’s our video from the launch. At AU$15,999, this monster of a flat screen isn’t going to be in everyone’s budget range (although, it’s definitely a lot cheaper than was expected). But LG’s new 4K …
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On 2 October 1925, the first television picture with a greyscale image was successfully transmitted by John Logie Baird. John Logie Baird (Credit: bairdtelevision.com) Baird, a Scotsman living in England, had been experimenting with moving silhouette images since 1924, on a TV set that he had created using an old hatbox, a pair of scissors, some darning needles, a few …
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Foxtel is set to air season 7 of Dexter just hours after it premieres in the US. Dexter will be splattering onto Australian screens faster than expected. (Credit: Showtime) After promising to fast track certain US shows as part of its express initiative, Dexter fans would have been disappointed to note that the season 7 premiere would not be airing …
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The Samsung Galaxy S3 4G will be in Telstra stores from 9 October and can be ordered online from today. Telstra’s S3 4G page. (Credit: Screenshot/CNET) When Virgin and Optus announced that they would be selling the 4G version of the popular Samsung Galaxy S3, Telstra was biding its time before discussing its own plans for availability. Telstra has now …
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Research In Motion (RIM) proves that it can still hit the number one spot when it comes to excruciating corporate music videos. RIM brings the love. (Screenshot by CNET Australia) “Disastrously bad”; “Worst corporate music video ever”; “Makes me lose hope”. These are just some of the online reviews that RIM is being treated to after screening a remarkably ill-advised …
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