Google Reveals $30 HD Chromecast Dongle With HDR, Google TV
Google introduced a $29.99 Chromecast streaming dongle with Google TV offering up to HD-level resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) support. Google announced the new more price-friendly Chromecast option through a blog Thursday. The device includes many of the features found in the 4K-supporting Google…
Hisense Now Offering NextGen TV Tuning In U7H, U8H Series TV Models
Pearl TV, a NextGen TV promotions group comprised of 820 over-the-air broadcast TV stations around the country, recently revealed that Hisense has joined the ranks of TV makers now selling a number of NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)-enabled TV models — through its 2022 U7H and…
Google Claims 10K Apps Available For Android TV, Google TV Platforms
In the on-going battle for smart TV OS platform market share supremacy, Google revealed last week that its Android TV ecosystem (including models running Google TV) now provides access to more than 10,000 dedicated streaming apps. The claim was made during the Google I/O 2022…
TCL Names New NA Executive Team In A Bid To Take Global TV Brand To No. 2 Or Higher
In an interesting game of executive musical chairs, TCL North America revealed Monday that it has hired Chris Hamdorf, former LG U.S. senior sales and marketing VP, as its new senior VP. Hamdorf replaces Chris Larson, who as we previously reported, joined Roku back in…
Dataxis: Crowded TV OS Field Could Start To Consolidate
The battle for smart TV OS market dominance is likely to get a lot more competitive and crowded in 2022, before we start to see inevitable consolidation, according to market research firm Dataxis. The Dataxis market research firm suggested that the smart TV playing field…
Hisense Adds U9H Mini-LED TVs, Broad New Google TV Support
Hisense used CES 2022 to introduce its forthcoming new premium ULED TV model series, highlighted by some of the company’s first models based on Mini-LED full-array backlight technology. The company also revealed its 2022 Laser TV lineup, and is showing an upcoming new technology advancement…
Review: Sony’s Flagship 8K 75Z9J Dazzles With Brightness And Color
Sony’s 2021 XR-75Z9J series 8K TV series is among a handful of premium models available this year capable of presenting full 8K (7680 x 4320 pixels) images that are bright enough to generate peak specular highlights that bring out 3D qualities of images in a…
Google Discloses Android 12 OS Support For TVs On The Way
The final release of the Android 12 OS for some TVs is now available to app developers and will be coming at an unspecified time to certain Google TV and Android TVs, Google has revealed through its Android Developers web site. The platform will likely…
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