News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Sony expects that 3D televisions will make up between 30 percent and 50 percent of all sets it sells in the financial year that begins in April 2012, a senior executive said late last week. The goal further indicates Sony’s confidence in 3D entertainment ahead of a roll-out of the technology next year.
Martyn Williams | Dec 2, 2009
Sony has developed a movie camera capable of shooting 3-D images with a single lens and plans to unveil it at next week's Ceatec show in Tokyo.
Martyn Williams | Oct 2, 2009
Panasonic has unveiled a prototype 50-inch television and companion glasses that together give the viewer the illusion of three dimensions. The TV is being unveiled less than a month after Panasonic said it plans to commercialise 3-D home entertainment products next year.
Martyn Williams | Sep 29, 2009
Recognising that a shortage of content could doom its 3-D push from the start, Sony is likely to launch cameras that give consumers the ability to shoot in the format.
Martyn Williams | Sep 7, 2009
Sales of video game hardware and software were down by around one-third in June compared to the same month last year, according to data released late last week. After initially showing positive growth as the U.S. slid into recession, the latest figures mark the fourth month of declines and the largest year-on-year decline in almost 9 years.
Martyn Williams | Jul 20, 2009
Google is developing an open-source operating system targeted at Internet-centric computers such as netbooks and will release it later this year, the company said Wednesday.
Martyn Williams | Jul 9, 2009
Japan’s FujiFilm is planning to add a new dimension to photography this year: the third dimension.
Martyn Williams | Apr 2, 2009
Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Dell have all lost points and Philips and Apple are among the companies jumping up the latest Greenpeace green electronics ranking that was published on Tuesday.
Martyn Williams | Apr 1, 2009
It can send e-mails, play video, access the Web and snap pictures, but control a car? Swiss automobile design house Rinspeed will unveil a concept electric car controlled by an iPhone at next week's Geneva Motor Show.
Martyn Williams | Feb 24, 2009
Sales and rentals of Blu-ray Disc content almost tripled in 2008 despite an overall downturn in the U.S. home entertainment market, an industry association reported at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show.
Martyn Williams | Jan 14, 2009
Casio has unveiled a small, thin digital camera that features the same fast-shooting functions only available until now on much larger cameras in its line-up.
Martyn Williams | Jan 13, 2009
LG Electronics plans to debut a wristwatch-style 3G phone at the Consumer Electronics Show next month, it said Sunday.
Martyn Williams | Dec 30, 2008
As I type these words, I am waiting for Apple's Developer Connection web site to ease up sufficiently for me to download the long-awaited Software Developer Kit for the iPhone (and iPod touch, just by the by). In a way, I hate developer-oriented announcements — "here's a really cool thing we're working on, and it's available now, and hoi polloi can have it in about six months". Actually, it's the six months I hate.
