If a 75-inch TV isn’t big enough for you, Sony has the answer. The new X900F series of LCD TVs comes in sizes ranging from 49 all the way up to 85 inches. That’s bigger at the high end than last year’s X900E series, which topped out at a measly 75. The X900E was one …
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When it comes to “affordable” Atmos sound bars, there is currently a sample size of none, but prices do continue to come down. Sony’s latest Atmos models shave hundreds off the cost of its first, so that’s a good thing, right? The $899 HT-Z9F and the $599 HT-X9000F offer Atmos (and DTS:X) playback in a compact, less costly package. While …
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Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray has been around for over two years now and, as is customary with maturing technologies, the size of the devices drops alongside the price. Sony has long been the master of miniaturization, and it’s applied its shrink-ray technology to the UBP-X700, its latest 4K Blu-ray player. The X700’s biggest claim to fame? It now supports Dolby …
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While the size-to-capability balance of Micro Four Thirds cameras really can’t be beat, the smaller-than-APS-C-size sensors can be a drag in low light. With Sony’s full-frame, low-light-champion A7S II as competition, Panasonic took a necessary step backward. It created a 10.2-megapixel Four Thirds sensor for the Lumix GH5S, about half the resolution of the 20MP version in the GH5 in …
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Westinghouse wants its TVs in your house, and thinks Google’s Android TV — and budget pricing — will help it get there. The company’s new series of TVs with the Android TV operating system consists of four sizes, starting with a 43-incher for $350 in the US. There are also 50-inch ($400), 55-inch ($450) and 65-inch ($700) sizes in the series. …
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LG wants to take 4K projection where it’s never gone before. The LG HU80KA has higher resolution than typical 1080p projectors, but the most interesting thing about it is the physical design. Billed as half the size of competing 4K projectors, it weighs 14.3 pounds. There’s no battery, but a handle lets you tote it anywhere easily, and the little …
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Year to year, CES has a certain sameness about it: Intel’s booth at the front, Sony’s in the back and thousands of ginormous TVs in between. The topics and trends feel like the same things we’ve been talking about forever: Internet of things, smart home, autonomous vehicles, wireless everything. Is this really any different from last year? On the one …
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LG has announced that select 2018 televisions will feature Google Assistant built in, which will enable users to issue voice commands directly via the remote. LG’s “Intelligent Voice Control with Integrated Google Assistant” will enable users to control numerous functions on the TV, as well as search from information taken from the Electronic Program Guide (EPG). LG says users will …
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I’ve seen VR, AR, iPhones, smartwatches, laptops and robots. But the gadget that impressed me the most, by a longshot, was the Nintendo Switch. It was a familiar story. Nintendo has a weird, wild idea. Detachable controls on a tablet. A dock that turns a handheld into a console. Even the name of the little wireless, button-studded mini-remotes was weird: …
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The holidays are times when we all come together, so I see nothing wrong with a little friendly competition with friends and family who might be visiting. If you agree, here are a few multiplayer games and activities to get the blood pumping. Sparc Part Pong, part dodgeball, this VR game lets you go head to head with another torso. …
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