24/7 ABC News Channel Coming Soon
Yet another free-to-air TV channel will be launching in Australia soon. A 24 hour a day news channel from ABC will offer the latest commentary from reporters on the ground around the world as news breaks. Check out the video below for more details.
More @ ABC
3D Broadcast coming to Australia 2011 from Foxtel
One of the big problems with buying a new 3D television is where to find content. Sure the 3D Blu-ray format was just formalised, but expect it to be a while before they start hitting our shelves. Well Foxtel is leading the way in 3D content, announcing their intentions to begin 3D broadcasts in 2011.
More @ Gizmodo
Panasonic Skype TV demo’d on video
One of the more interesting TV developments coming out of CES is 720p Skype video calls. The video below shows it working on upcoming Panasonic TV’s, what’d be really nice is a solution for those of us who already have HDTVs.
More @ Engadget
7TWO now available in regional areas
It’s Christmas time for regional viewers, with yet another free to air channel launching. Despite being months behind the metro launch, regional customers can now get 7TWO PRIME.
7TWO will feature shows like Ugly Betty, LOST, 24, Heroes, Fifth gear and more. You may need to do a rescan on your TV to get the new channel.
New Freeview channel – 7TWO, launches this Sunday
Update
The new channel – 7TWO has now launched, unfortunately regional customers have been forgotten yet again! Like OneHD, the promotional material prior to the launch mentioned nothing of the new channel launch only being available in city areas. Very disappointing.
Another feather in the Freeview cap is about to arrive. A new channel Seven free-to-air channel will launch this Sunday 1st November called 7TWO. Making it easy to remember the channel will be located on channel 72.
7TWO, the brand new entertainment channel is jam-packed with movies, action, drama, lifestyle, kids programming and even theme nights. Comprising classic hits such as The Sopranos, plus brand new series’ of favourites such as Ugly Betty, Heroes, Lost and 24 which will be premiered on 7TWO, Seven has delivered a channel with shows for the whole family to watch.
Tivo owners don’t need to do anything, the new channel will be automatically scanned and simply show up in the Program Guide.
Slingbox launches in Australia
For years Slingbox has been available in the US and the UK. Well finally Australians can buy their very own Slingbox.
If your not familiar with what a Slingbox does, basically it streams your TV or DVR content over the internet, allowing you to watch from anywhere with an internet connection.
The good news about waiting is that we get the best version of the Slingbox yet. The Slingbox SOLO allows for one HD video stream to be transmitted, while the Slingbox Pro allows for multiple HD video sources. Also the pro version includes a HD tuner built-in.
SlingPlayer software is available for both Mac and PC. The PC version is actually a better version, allowing for smooth playback skimming. With an IR blaster, you can actually configure the software to control some of the most popular devices, my personal favourite is the TiVo, where you actually get a virtual virtual TiVo remote on your screen.
I’m hoping the iPhone version is available shortly, even if restricted to Wi-Fi.
Where can you buy a Slingbox ?
The retailers are a pretty standard affair.. Harvey Norman, Domayne, Bing Lee, The Good Guys and JB Hi-Fi.
There’s no prices listed on the site just yet, but an online store will be available soon.
More @ Slingmedia.com.au
Reminder: new TV channel GO! starts tonight 6:30
Just a quick note to let you all know there’s a new free-to-air TV channel starting tonight at 6:30pm AEST. First up is Wipeout, followed by 4 episodes of Big Bang Theory then Aliens in America.
More @ http://go.ninemsn.com.au/