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Toshiba 40RL858 review
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Affordable flatscreen fireworks
2 February 2012 17:19 GMT
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Toshiba doesn't actually manufacture the panels and tech inside its TVs, but this 40-incher provides yet more proof of why – as a brand – it continues to be one of the most popular around. One word: value. There's no sniff of absolute top...
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Win Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace 3D preview tickets
Wednesday 8 February in London 2 February 2012 11:23 GMT TweetStar Wars fans, listen up, we've managed to use the Force to convince the powers that be to give us two tickets to an advance preview screening of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D at London's Empire, Leicester Square.
Yep, that's...
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ITV Player on Sky Anytime+ pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON We have a play 1 February 2012 16:16 GMT TweetOn Monday, Sky announced that it would be bringing ITV's catch-up service, ITV Player, to its Anytime+ service on Sky boxes. And true to its word, the company has done just that. But what's it like? Pocket-lint has checked out the new offering...
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Crackle pops more movies onto your Xbox 360
Sony pictures app 1 February 2012 15:28 GMT TweetThe Sony Pictures owned video on demand platform Crackle has landed on the Xbox 360.
We know, who would have thunk it - Sony and Microsoft playing nicely when it comes to consoles? But they are and, as a result, Xboxers now have access to all...
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BT Vision signs up Miramax for movies on demand
Pulp Fiction and more 31 January 2012 15:31 GMT TweetIt isn't just Netflix and Lovefilm racing around Hollywood trying to sign up all the movie studios (we like to imagine this is literally happening, Wacky Races stylee) - BT has got in on the act by signing up Miramax for its BT Vision platform.
The...
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Sky looks beyond the dish with new Internet TV Service
Satellite without a satellite 31 January 2012 10:02 GMT TweetSky is to give viewers the option to ditch the dish with a new Internet TV Service that it plans to launch later in the year.
There has been a tidal wave of announcements from Sky over the last day or so. On Monday it was revealed that Sky...
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Sky Anytime+ soon to be open to customers on other ISPs - BBC iPlayer inbound too
For Sky+ and Sky+HD users 30 January 2012 10:46 GMT TweetSky and the BBC have announced a partnership to bring iPlayer to Sky Anytime+, which is available on Sky+HD and the latest black Sky+ boxes.
In addition, Sky will be relaxing its rules on who can access Sky Anytime+, allowing subscribers to...
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Epson Moverio BT-100 video glasses pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Google on goggles 27 January 2012 17:44 GMT TweetWe all like the idea of seeing a massive TV image while we stare up at the celing, or at a boring old wall. Well, the good news is that Epson wants to help your dream become a reality, with its Moverio BT-100. In simple terms, a pair of goggles that...
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Hannspree SE40LMNB review
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Smart in price alone
26 January 2012 17:19 GMT
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Can a telly that lacks Freeview HD, 3D and any semblance of a 'smart' platform really be considered suitable for modern living? That depends on what you're after, but we're sure Hannspree's latest bargain basement edge LED-backlit LCD TV has enough...
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Boxee Box tunes in live HD TV
With USB tuner 24 January 2012 14:40 GMT TweetJust as reports suggested it would when an unreleased build of the Boxee 1.5 software update leaked back in November, live TV has arrived on the Boxee Box courtesy of a USB ATSC tuner.
And not just any TV, but TV in glorious High-Definition.
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Blockbuster launches 3-week exclusive rental incentive to combat streaming services
Beats Netflix and Lovefilm to the punch 19 January 2012 13:32 GMT TweetBlockbuster in the UK has launched a scheme to turn heads to physical media movie rentals and away from the streamed media offerings of the newly launched Netflix and Lovefilm. Called Exclusives, the range of films on offer have a 3-week window in...
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Lovefilm hits LG Smart TV, fights back against Netflix threat
New platform for streaming 19 January 2012 9:58 GMT TweetThe Lovefilm vs Netflix battle continues to rumble on and it's the former that has struck the latest blow by announcing that it is hitting LG's Smart TV Platform in streaming form.
The Amazon-owned company has stated that it is working with...
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Simple.TV pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON CES 2012: Personal cloud PVR 18 January 2012 15:37 GMT TweetIt's amazing what you can find if you spread your wings from the main halls at CES in Las Vegas. Indeed, a visit to Caesar's Palace and the Rovi developers' forum was a fine place to see upcoming and existing technologies that may otherwise have been...
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Philips 46PFL9706 review
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The Moth Eye prophesy
18 January 2012 9:00 GMT
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Is your living room ready for an insect invasion? Hugely expensive and boasting some unique tech, the headline act on this 46-inch 3D LED backlit LCD TV from Philips’ 9000 Series is undoubtedly its Moth Eye filter. The whatnow?
The Moth...
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Sony Dot Switch teaser literally points at connected devices
Video sets the date... 17 January 2012 11:14 GMT TweetSony, fresh from showing off a raft of new devices at CES, has teased another new arrival: Sony Dot Switch.
The 31 second teaser video shows a chap controlling a number of devices (or turning them on, at least) using a virtual white button...
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