HDTV Listings for September 7, 2010
What we're watching tonight: USA (1080i) has the season finale of White Collar at 9 p.m. and Covert Affairs at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has America's Got Talent at 9 p.m. Syfy (1080i) has Warehouse 13 at 9 p.m. and WWE: NXT at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents My Trip to Al-Qaeda at 9 p.m. Discovery (1080i) airs Swords: Life on the Line at 9 p.m. and The Colony at 10 p.m. FX (720p) has the season premiere of Sons of Anarchy at 10 p.m. and the season finale of Louie at 10 & 10:30 p.m. G4 (1080i) has the season finale of It's Effin' Science at 9 p.m. HDTV Listings for September 7, 2010 originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Toshiba's CEVO-Engine is Cell on steroids, with an ultra-bright LED LCD to bu...
Toshiba will be happy to tell you that its upcoming CEVO-Engine, which launches early next year in a "sub-€5,000" TV designed by former B&O-fave design firm Jacob Jensen Design, is the best thing ever, but it takes some work to figure out just exactly why that's the case. We did some digging, subjected our eyeballs to the display's brilliance, and have our full thoughts on the new tech after the break. Continue reading Toshiba's CEVO-Engine is Cell on steroids, with an ultra-bright LED LCD to burn your eyeballs into submissionToshiba's CEVO-Engine is Cell on steroids, with an ultra-bright LED LCD to burn your eyeballs into submission originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Join the Engadget HD podcast live on Ustream now
It's Monday, and we know that getting the week started can be tough. We're here to help by letting you peek into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to tape at 5:30 pm. Think of it as a kind of time machine that will help you power through your day by reviewing what happened in the week HD-wise. Embedded Ustream tools and a list of topics after the break.Continue reading Join the Engadget HD podcast live on Ustream nowJoin the Engadget HD podcast live on Ustream now originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

ESPN 3D review: college football kickoff
The 2009 BCS National Championship game showed us the potential of 3D sports broadcasts but now it's 2010 so while Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow have taken their game to the NFL, ESPN 3D has made it a reality for viewers at home. Last night's Boise St./Virginia Tech matchup was the first of 13 the network plans to air including the next BCS Championship game so we didn't waste any time plugging in a 3DTV and taking a look. Check after the break for our impressions and a bit more explanation on 3D technology (Still not up to speed? Check out our post-CES breakdown of 3D tech for the home right here.)Continue reading ESPN 3D review: college football kickoffESPN 3D review: college football kickoff originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Chuck: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray review
Among Warner's slew of TV show releases this week is Chuck: The Complete Third Season, and we took a quick look at the boxed set before it hit shelves. In case you're still unfamiliar with the NBC show, Chuck Bartowski was a regular employee at the Buy More electronics store before accidentally downloading a computer database into his head and becoming a secret agent -- all without telling his family, friends and co-workers. In the third season, Chuck makes steps towards becoming a full-fledged agent on his own and the show has a lot more action, but it still retains the comedy elements that have kept it going so far. In the Blu-ray box set the four discs contain all 19 episodes, plus a deleted scene or two from most of the episodes. The other extras available are a 20 minute behind the scenes featurette that's thankfully in HD and should be very entertaining for fans of the series, plus an incredibly detailed (and also HD) 10 minute Behind the Music-style documentary focusing on the band formed by two of Chuck's coworkers, Jefster. Otherwise, there's some lower-res gag reel footage and Warner's standard BD-Live hooks on the fourth disc, that allow users to mark the disc in their collection and view trailers and extras from upcoming releases like The Big Bang Theory. Unfortunately, there's no commentaries to be found here and there doesn't appear to be any extra downloads or streaming on the way, and while the audio and video here are of good quality, some will be disappointed by the lack of a lossless audio soundtrack. It just crosses the line of fulfilling the standard expectations for a boxed set, but it doesn't go far beyond that. While we can probably just be glad the show is returning later this month for a fourth season it'd be nice to see more of Blu-ray's technology put to use to bring the fans into the show -- Chuck community screening anyone?Continue reading Chuck: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray reviewChuck: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray review originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Philips Home Control's Dual is a QWERTY remote for attractive people
There are plenty of QWERTY remotes out there, trying to be all fancy and make operating your TV more like operating a computer. They think they're so clever, but they've all overlooked one important point: you're dead sexy. Do they really expect you to rock a remote that any old ugly person could buy at Sears and point at their more-than-an-inch-thick LCD? Philips understands, and its Home Control division is launching the Dual remote just for you. It's a pretty simple execution, with a minimal remote on one side and the full QWERTY on the flip. It's a little hard to tell from the presser, but it sounds like there's an optical track pad hidden somewhere on here as well. We also don't have any mention of release date or price, but do details like that really matter? No, they don't. Because this remote's sexy. And you're sexy. Problem = solved.Continue reading Philips Home Control's Dual is a QWERTY remote for attractive peoplePhilips Home Control's Dual is a QWERTY remote for attractive people originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Google TV set to launch this year, Samsung considering Android for its TVs
As you're probably well aware, the Wintermute-like intelligence known as Google has designs on your television. Not only is Samsung contemplating Android for its sets, but Eric Schmidt has stated that its Google TV service is on track for launch this autumn (as a beta, undoubtedly). Finally, Maps on your plasma! Unfortunately Samsung's plans are far less certain, with company President Yoon Boo Keun offering little more than a "[w]e will have to see, but we are reviewing," when asked whether the OS will make a suitable platform for couch potatoes the world o'er. According to Yoon, about half of the company's 3-D TVs rock web browsers, a figure that will only increase over the next couple years. We only hope that if they do go with Android, the implementation is better than that of some of their handsets.Google TV set to launch this year, Samsung considering Android for its TVs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Zelfy Peel might be the iPhone remote you've been looking for
Our eyes were drawn to an FCC filing this morning from a California start-up by the name of Zelfy; a quick glance at Zelfy's site reveals that they're in "stealth mode," but the picture of a woman using an iPhone to control her TV should give you an idea of what these guys are up to. Indeed, digging through the filing shows a product called "Peel" whose central component, the "Peel Fruit," is a small, battery-powered sphere of an IR blaster that connects to your home network router. Next, you download the Peel app onto the iPhone (or iPod touch) of your choice and control the Fruit over WiFi. The filing reveals little in the way of UI or functionality, but the product's tagline is "every remote and TV guide now on your phone," so we would assume that you'll have access to your cable provider's lineup and schedule from the app. More on this one just as soon as Zelfy decides to emerge from stealth mode, we suppose.Zelfy Peel might be the iPhone remote you've been looking for originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Amino launches Freedom over-the-top video set-top box, challenges Google TV t...
If the AppleTV announcement didn't satiate your need for a Google TV set-top box battle royal, then new details about Amino's Freedom box might do the trick. Yes it still packs the same hardware announced back in 2009 such as an Intel CE4100m Atom Processor, 500 GB of internal storage, SD card support, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11n and 1 GB of RAM. We've now discovered however that it'll also run its own Amino branded version of Nokia's MeeGo OS, adding apps and gaming support to its list of capabilities that already included 1080p playback, VOD streaming, and DVR recording. In other words there's going to be a new Google TV competitor on the block sometime before the end of this year looking for a fight. Whether it'll provide a Lincoln Hawk-worthy performance though is something we'll let the bookies squabble over until we can go hands on with both. [Thanks, Hary] Amino launches Freedom over-the-top video set-top box, challenges Google TV to arm wrestle originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Blu-ray releases on September 7th 2010
Not many day and date new movies in a sea of Warner TV shows -- who knew Warner made so many TV shows even though the company doesn't own a TV network? -- bu Michael Douglas' Solitary Man looks like a solid choice. There are also a few classic sci-fi titles like THX 1138, Forbidden Planet and Lost in Space. Finally the BCC has a docu' that looks interesting with Wonder of the Solar System. Solitary Man (Anchor Bay) Blood Into Wine (Dreamy Draw) Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (Disney) Chuck: The Complete Third Season (Warner) Forbidden Planet (Warner) It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Warner) Mars Attacks! (Warner) The Matrix Reloaded (Warner) Poltergeist (Warner) Smallville: The Complete Ninth Season (Warner) Supernatural: The Complete Fifth Season (Warner) THX 1138 (Warner) The Black Dahlia (Universal) The Office: Season Six (Universal) The Skeleton Key (Universal) In Cold Blood (Sony) Tommy (Sony) The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (Screen Media) Lost in Space (New Line) The Player (New Line) The Phantom (2009) (Genius) Stardust (Paramount) That Evening Sun (Image) Wonders of the Solar System (BBC)Blu-ray releases on September 7th 2010 originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

HDTV Listings for September 6, 2010
What we're watching tonight: ABC (720p) airs Bachelor Pad at 8 p.m. ABC Family (720p) has the summer finale of The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. TLC (1080i) has the season premiere of Little People, Big World at 8 & 8:30 p.m., Kate Plus 8 at 9 p.m. and Quints by Surprise at 10 & 10:30 p.m. TNT (1080i) has The Closer at 9 p.m. and Rizzoli & Isles at 10 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE Raw at 9 p.m. A&E (720p) has the season premiere of Hoarders at 9 & 10 p.m. History (720p) has Pawn $tars at 10 & 10:30 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations at 10 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3D (720p) has Boise St/Virginia Tech college football at 8 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Federer/Melzer US Open action at 7 p.m. HDTV Listings for September 6, 2010 originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Redbox crosses a billion rentals and celebrates with a giveaway
Someone (we're looking at you, Ben) notched Redbox's billionth rental recently in Tampa, Florida recently, and to celebrate the company's launched a "Thanks a Billion" giveaway. Renting a disc during the promotion (or sending a letter through the mail, no e-) nets a free rental, while the real prizes start with "Golden Ticket" rentals -- 50 codes placed on DVDs across America that are worth a $500 gift card -- plus a grand prize of a Sony 52-inch HDTV, surround sound system, Blu-ray player and some movies...or a trip to the People's Choice Awards. We know that's not really a choice for you, so all that's left is to check out the details and map of areas where Golden Ticket are located on the official website.Continue reading Redbox crosses a billion rentals and celebrates with a giveawayRedbox crosses a billion rentals and celebrates with a giveaway originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Carl Zeiss Cinemizer 3D Plus glasses get OLED infusion, still no attention
Carl Zeiss keeps on making minor improvements to its Cinemizer head-mounted display, announced way back in 2008 and intended to be the most amazing way to watch stuff on your iPod. They didn't exactly catch on then, and two years later we're not entirely sure that the latest revision will either. The tiny screens that sit a fraction of an inch from your eyeballs have been upgraded to OLED, which should make them bright and lovely as they pummel your rods and cones, but sadly they're still stuck in VGA land -- 640 x 480 is not a lot of pixels these days. This version also pledges greater compatibility with non-Apple devices, a welcome change, and even more welcome is the new visual styling, which makes you look a little less walleyed than the last model. Despite this the price hasn't changed much, estimated to be around €400 ($515), but that's still a lot to pay just to have the coolest Frozone costume ever.Carl Zeiss Cinemizer 3D Plus glasses get OLED infusion, still no attention originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

HDTV Listings for September 5, 2010
What we're watching tonight: TNT (1080i) has the summer finale of Leverage at 9 p.m. AMC (1080i) has Rubicon at 9 p.m. and Mad Men at 10 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Hoarding: Buried Alive at 9 p.m. and the series premiere of Freaky Eaters at 10 & 10:30 p.m. ABC (720p) has The Gates at 10 p.m. TBS (1080i) has My Boys at 10 p.m. A&E (720p) has The Glades at 10 p.m. History (720p) has Ice Road Truckers at 9 p.m. and Swamp People at 10 p.m. Cartoon Network (1080i) has Children's Hospital at 10:30 p.m. ESPN (720p) has NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Giants/Dodgers baseball at 8 p.m. HDTV Listings for September 5, 2010 originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

LG LEX8 'Nano LED' TV eyes-on
While we admire the impulse to best your South Korean neighbor and build the world's thinnest X (in this case, the world's thinnest full LED LCD TV bezel), you can't help but notice the base at the bottom where all the components that used to be in the back have been crammed seems to grow ever larger with each passing tradeshow. Still, LG's LEX8 8.8mm thick LCD is impressively thin and the picture quality, thanks to that localized "Nano LED" dimming, is stellar. Hit up the gallery for a requisite thickness comparo with an iPhone -- next year we're just gonna pack some razor blades for comparison shots. LG LEX8 'Nano LED' TV eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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