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Sony has just announced its head-mounted “personal 3D viewer” will go on sale here this month for $1200. A world first, the HMZ-T1 promises to deliver a “movie theatre-like virtual screen experience” that Sony says is ideal for 3D movies and gaming. The wearable headset has twin OLED screens, with a lightning fast response time [...]

Panasonic will release its first 3D home theatre projector here early next month. The AE7000 will retail for $5700 and will be Panasonic’s first new HD projector in two years. A lower-specified, 2D model also is due this year, the AT5000. Panasonic has yet to list the AE7000’s specs on its NZ website but there’s [...]

TVNZ says it will announce its Dolby Digital plans next week. It’s been reported in some forums that the broadcaster already is transmitting in 5.1 audio, as TV3 has been doing since it went HD three years ago. But a spokeswoman says this is not the case. “As part of our preparations for launching 5.1 [...]

Next week Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) will slash the price of its Blu-ray gaming console, the PlayStation 3, from $629.95 to $479.95 for the 160GB model. The 320GB model will be reduced from $729.95 to $579.95 at the same time. The new pricing is effective from Monday and mirrors — but doesn’t match — price cuts in [...]

Oppo’s first Blu-ray 3D player is worth buying just for its 2D capability. The BDP-93 is priced higher than most of the competition but picture purists won’t begrudge the $1350 price tag given the calibre of the extras – even if the appreciating dollar is making it harder to justify. However, the premium’s partly due [...]

Sky TV will start installations of its 1TB My Sky+ PVR from July 11. Orders for the uber-box can be taken from July 1. It will cost $20 a month to rent (plus $99 for installation) but will offer four times as much recording storage as the $15-a-month My Sky HDi. Alternatively, subscribers can pay [...]

Sky is poised to triple the HD recording storage of its My Sky HDi PVRs. It’s not known when the new 1TB models will be offered to subscribers – or how Sky will roll out the changeover. Will it cost more? Will subscribers be able to transfer recordings? Whatever the logistics, expect Sky to launch [...]

Loewe’s Art LED range for 2011 has gone on sale in screen sizes of 32, 40 and 47 inches. Prices range from $6,643 to $9,710, with some models incorporating 250GB or 500GB integrated hard disks. They also have up to 200Hz refresh rates, to optimise motion reproduction; edge LED backlighting, for maximum contrast; and, for [...]

International Dynamics Australasia today announced the release of two innovative motorised TV mounts from Sweden’s People of Lava. The mMotion Swings come in two sizes: $599 for the large, which handles TVs weighing up to 45kg, and $499 for the small. According to the IDA press release, they combine silent and smooth operation with the [...]

Loewe has announced a world first in video streaming: programmes that can ‘follow’ users of its TVs around the home. Known as DR+ Streaming with ‘Follow Me’ function, it allows viewers to pause any programme, then pick up exactly where they left off on another television in another room without missing any of the action. [...]