While I was at IFA in Berlin, I was invited to a dinner with a handful of other U.S. reporters and execs from LG, Samsung and Panasonic to discuss the future of 4K UHD, HDR technology and UHD Blu-ray, and this is my report for TWICE on the intel gleaned from these TV executives. I did manage to sneak in some delicious food between bouts of furious note-scribbling.
We are currently going through a second next-gen TV (r)evolution, from HDTV (2K) to UHD (4K) – and maybe even 8K. Much about this softer transition reminds me of the messy transition to HDTV back in the mid-1990s.
In 2003, I wrote a history of this first transition for the now-defunct DVD Etc. magazine. So, as a point of reference, and since it’s no longer available anywhere else, I’m republishing the story of the miracle that was the development of HDTV here.
Enjoy.
If you were expecting the 4K/UHD revolution to receive a Battle of Saratoga-like shot in the arm with the inaugural availability of UHD Blu-ray this fall – forget it.
My news report on the new Apple TV announcement for Techlicious. Thank goodness (and Tim Cook) for live streaming so I didn’t have to fly to ‘Frisco. Presumably, I’ll do a comparative hands on with the Amazon Fire TV and the third-gen Roku when the new Apple TV is available next month.
For most of the first two-thirds of 2015, I worked on (and continually update, along with the Tom’s Guide editors) a series of stories outlining the best deals in cellular, both post- and prepaid. These pieces include buying guides for the best post- and pre-paid plans from:
as well as the major prepaid carriers, Boost Mobile, Cricket, MetroPCS, Straight Talk and Virgin Mobile.
And we also did a “Best Cellphone Plans 2015” summary overview.
Samsung’s new Gear S2 smartwatch alongside the Apple Watch. This wrist isn’t big enough for the both of you! (Well, actually, it is….)
The headline says it all, my Techlicious hands-on with the new Samsung smartwatch while at IFA in Berlin.
Intel SVP Kirk Skaugen presenting his company’s new M Core 6th generation chips at IFA.
Some of my IFA coverage for TWICE, this one on the Intel keynote at which the company introduced its 6th generation M Core chip set family.
My news and hands-on report on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and the Galaxy Note 5 for Techlicious.
Paying via Samsung Pay with the new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus.
A comparison of the three major mobile payment schemes I wrote for Tom’s Guide, an analysis which already may be out-dated with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and the Galaxy Note 5, which I covered for Techlicious here.
Do portable DACs and amplifiers actually improve the sound produced by mobile music devices and compressed MP3s? I explore these sound-enhancing devices for Electronic House magazine.
