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06/12/2013

Is 3D TV dead? ESPN nixes 3D channel

I've been invited to check out lots of new 3D TVs by the companies that make them. Sony, Samsung, LG, Sharp...the list goes on - they all have great TV sets out there.

Each company's top-of-the-line device is packed with as many features as a real estate agent lists off on a home description.

From web connectivity to adaptive contrast, from simulated surround sound to a gazillion HDMI ports...to 3D video - they're all stacked.

Once I saw soccer on a Sony TV in 3D, and I thought: 'Man, I need to buy one of these for my home. It looks like Messi is in my living room.'

But I didn't shell out the few thousand dollars. Because other than during the World Cup, and other than with that particular game shot in 3D, there wasn't really anything else to watch in 3D other than the odd Hollywood blockbuster.

So it wasn't really surprise when ESPN announced this week that it will stop broadcasting in 3D.

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04/29/2013

Eve Online TV series to feature your stories

Fancy being famous for 30 minutes? Well, if you play online space game Eve Online, now's your chance. The Icelandic company that bought us the Eve massively multiplayer game is about to make a TV series based on things that have happened to players in the make-believe intergalactic world.

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02/13/2013

Montana remains zombie-free in spite of hacker warning

Apparently the zombie apocalypse is actually here - at least, according to one Montana TV network that displayed an emergency warning this week.

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10/25/2012

Could Smartglass, XBox Music regain ground for Microsoft?

Could Microsoft finally be getting it right? The company has been against the ropes for some time in consumer-focused areas such as music and mobile, but the stars seem to be aligning this fall. Blogs and news services are alight this week with the discussion of Windows 8, which is already shipping in some parts of the world. I'm more interested in what's happening in the living room – and of course, the two are related.

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09/18/2012

Search three years of TV news to find out what politicians really said

This is one for your browser bookmarks. The Internet Archive - which was already way cool - just got cooler, with the introduction of a searchable TV news broadcast service. 

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08/20/2012

Review: Sony Internet Player with Google TV a welcome addition to the living room

Google_sony_tvFor years we’ve heard how the Internet is going to revolutionize TV, and we’ll be able to watch web content straight on our TV without any fuss.

That,for the most part, has been false. Getting the Internet to look and work well on a gigantic screen has been a challenge, one that perhaps Apple hasn’t yet mastered.

So it was with cautious optimism that I fired up Sony’s new Internet player powered by Google TV, technically known as the NSZ-GS7.

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07/24/2012

Who cares about a la carte TV now?

The CRTC has just agreed rules that will give Canadian TV viewers more freedom to choose the channels they want to pay for - but will it be enough to stop people migrating away from TV to Internet-based viewing?

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06/25/2012

Google TV lands in Canada with sleek package

NSZ-GS7_B_UCL_ST-1200We’re finally getting Google TV here in Canada with the arrival of the Sony Internet Player later this summer.

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03/02/2012

Apple looking to launch TV service by Christmas

The iPad 3 might be launching this week, but a new report suggests Apple will launch a TV service by Christmas.

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01/09/2012

What do you want to see at CES?

Well, it's that time of year again. CES is upon us, and down in Vegas, the great and the good of the consumer electronics biz are showcasing this year's product. However, this is a bittersweet year for CES, because it loses one of its biggest supporters: Microsoft. The software giant has announced that this will be the last year it attends CES as a keynote speaker.

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Danny BradburyDanny Bradbury

Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.

Maurice CachoMaurice Cacho

Maurice Cacho is a Toronto-based journalist mixing his love for tech with a passion for news. He's also CP24's Web Journalist and appears daily on CP24 Breakfast and weekly on the channel's tech show, Webnation, discussing tech news and trends.

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