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  Sony stages human billboard stunt at Wimbledon to push its 4K HDTVs

  Sony is at Wimbledon this year pushing the wonders of 4K resolution to the strawberries-and-cream-eating masses at the famous British tennis tournament this week..

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  Why are LCD TV prices falling? You're not buying, that's why

  The days leading up to Black Friday always bring door-buster deals on big-screen TVs, and this year is no exception. According to market research firm IHS, U.S. retailers will sell 42in, 1080p LED HDTVs for less than US$400 by Black Friday.

• You can finally buy shows on Apple TV

  When Steve Jobs introduced the new Apple TV in September 2010, he made a strong case for renting television shows instead of buying them, but now the company is changing its strategy and letting users purchase TV shows as well.

• 4 stupid tech tricks, tested

  Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke wrote "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." When you read those words, you might imagine yourself showing an iPad to someone from the 1800s. You probably don't think twice abou...

• Seas0nPass aims to make Apple TV jailbreaking a breeze

  Remember the hack for the Apple TV that allowed you to use Last.FM and browse the web? The guys over at FireCore are back with a whole new free hack, this time aimed at simplifying the jailbreaking process for the second-generation Apple TV.

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  Philips remote to bring Wii-style controls to TVs

  Philips has a solution to the button-laden madness of today's remote controls, and it behaves a lot like the motion controllers of Nintendo's Wii.

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  Mitsubishi unfurls a 92-inch 3D TV

  Mitsubishi expects its 92-inch 3D TV to be the largest consumer television on the market when it launches mid-year -- even if very few consumers can afford it.

• Hands-on With Vizio's New Theater 3D HDTVs

  On Monday, Vizio announced their new Theater 3D HDTV lineup: Every TV in their E-series, M-series, and XVT-series line will include support for 3D TV. However, instead of using the active-shutter glasses that were so prevalent (and expensive) in 2010...

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  LG announces 'flicker free' LW6500 cinema 3D TV

  In what may turn out to be a sneak peek of CES 2011 HDTV trends, LG announced the newest entry to their 2011 HDTV lineup--and it's a 3D TV that doesn't use the heavy, expensive active-shutter 3D glasses.

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  Sony Debuts HDTVs with Google TV Baked In

  Like the idea of Google TV, with its web browsing, applications and powerful search, but don't want another box sitting around your TV? Then you'll love the new HDTVs Sony unveiled at a press event in New York today. They incorporate the same Google ...

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  Apple TV runs iOS, hackers likely ready

  You can jailbreak your iPhone, your iPod Touch, and your iPad, but what about your brand new Apple TV?

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  For Google TV, a sharp turn away from Apple TV

  As part of recent a demonstration of Google TV, Eric Schmidt said something that would probably make Steve Jobs cringe.

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  New technology could replace HDMI with Ethernet cables

  Could HDMI's days be numbered? It could be, if a new a new audio/video (A/V) cable standard developed by four tech companies catches on.

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  Panasonic ships Skype-equipped HDTVs in US

  The big-screen HDTV is looking more like an oversized smartphone every day--only without the mobility. Not only are Internet-enabled models that run Web applications becoming commonplace, but HDTV apps stores from top manufacturers like Samsung are ...

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  LG TVs make new connections

  LG Electronics' connected TVs are getting more connections - including support (with the addition of a Webcam accessory) for Skype video calls on many of its new sets. This expands on LG's introduction, last year, of sets with built-in support for vi...