As we patiently wait for Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers” to open Stateside some of have turned to another of his projects playing at the moment, “Cabin in the Woods.” The trailer hints that something isn’t quite right in this “teenagers stalked by ruthless killers at a remote cabin” and it’s a funny, scary homage to …

From phones to cameras to TVs game consoles, if you’ve played with a Sony device over the past 5 years, then you’ll be quite familiar with the company’s Xross Media Bar (XMB), which also forms the backbone of of its 2012 TV interface. This year Sony is also pushing its Entertainment Network even harder, which for some reason meant adding …

Samsung has unveiled its new flagship control peripherals–the Smart Touch Remote and optional Smart Wireless Keyboard–at an event in New York today. The new remote will ship with the company’s Smart Interaction televisions, the ES7500 and ES8000 LED and E8000 plasma. The keyboard is an optional accessory ($99). Now playing: Watch this: Talk to the TV remote 2:25 Last year, …

When he’s not flying around in a jumbo jet or singing with soul musicians, President Barack Obama can be found curled up on the couch enjoying a 3D movie with his family. And 40 of his closest minders. He doesn’t watch movies in the sound-bar-centric home theater we might be used to, but a plush, dedicated “family theater” inside the …

Forget spending countless hours and dollars on a viral video–hello OK Go!–one band is doing viral the old fashioned way. You probably haven’t heard of Dry The River, but come this March you will, and if you’re in London it will be via the old fashioned “lover’s phone”: a tin can on a string. Twelve posters are scattered around London …

After months of court wrangles with Apple, Samsung still can’t resist poking the bear by launching its 2012 range on March 6, the day before Apple’s much-rumored iPad 3 announcement. Samsung will officially launch its range of 2012 televisions at an event in New York and is expected provide more details on one of the most impressive entrants at this …

Time Warner Cable, which last year unveiled its first iPad app, has just launched a beta version of the software for computer streaming. The new app lets cable (and data) subscribers stream live TV to their Mac or Windows PC while in the home. The app’s features include “Live TV” of a limited number of channels, a seven-day program guide, …

Despite the industry’s best efforts, 3D in the home has brought about little more than a yawn and a shift in the seats for most of the buying public. The problem is very simply this: there’s no content. TV manufacturers will quickly tell you it doesn’t matter, that’s what 2D-to-3D conversion is for, but when major studios can screw up …

There were a few new buzzwords floating around at this year’s CES, and among “OLED” and “4K resolution” came another: “gesture control.” What is it? Why, it’s the new touch, according to its inventor, PrimeSense. But instead of touching the screen you wave at it. But the technology isn’t brand new; if you’ve seen an Xbox Kinect you’ve seen gesture …

If you’re planning to buy an HDTV to watch the big game between New England and New York, do yourself a favor and get something BIG. Football looks best in high-def that’s blown up monster-size. We’ve selected a few of the biggest HDTVs we’ve reviewed in the last year–call ’em our offensive line–and picked the best for you to size …