Category: CES 2021

  • Weekend Wrap-Up: CES 2021 and AT&T TV Now’s Demise

    Weekend Wrap-Up: CES 2021 and AT&T TV Now’s Demise

    It may have looked a little different this year, but CES 2021 still offered up a number of fancy new TVs and other gadgets for consumers to look forward to in the coming months. Elsewhere, we learned that AT&T is merging its AT&T TV Now service with AT&T TV and Hulu’s offering up a solid…

  • CES 2021: NextGen TV Supporters Aiming for Breakout Year for ATSC 3.0

    CES 2021: NextGen TV Supporters Aiming for Breakout Year for ATSC 3.0

    The ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) gathered several industry leaders together during CES 2021 to discuss the past, present, and future of ATSC 3.0 — otherwise known as NextGen TV. And while COVID-19 has certainly affected its ongoing rollout and adoption, backers within the industry seem optimistic that 2021 could be a breakout year for…

  • Sony Says Its Bravia Core Streaming Service Rivals 4K Blu-ray Quality

    Sony Says Its Bravia Core Streaming Service Rivals 4K Blu-ray Quality

    Alongside its new line of Bravia XR TVs, Sony is also using CES 2021 to discuss its high-bitrate streaming service, a movie-focused effort known as Bravia Core. The subscription service will be available for new Bravia XR TVs, though the exact terms depend on which model you pick up. The service itself will include a…

  • Linksys Announces Its First Mesh WiFi 6E System

    Linksys Announces Its First Mesh WiFi 6E System

    There’s been a lot of talk of WiFi 6E on day one of CES and Linksys joined in with an announcement about a new mesh WiFi system. The Linksys AXE8400 WiFi 6E Mesh System will use the 6GHz band to offer a faster, more reliable network. Powered by the Qualcomm Networking Pro 1210 Platform, the…

  • TCL’s New Soundbar Lets You Wirelessly Connect to Roku TVs

    TCL’s New Soundbar Lets You Wirelessly Connect to Roku TVs

    Amid TCL’s product announcements during CES 2021 is the unveiling of a new soundbar with a nifty trick. The TCL Alto R1 soundbar is its first wireless option — the company says all you’ll need is a power cord. Compatible Roku TVs should connect to the soundbar and start guiding you through the setup process…

  • LG Showcases Bigger, Brighter OLED Displays at CES

    LG Showcases Bigger, Brighter OLED Displays at CES

    LG used CES 2021 as an opportunity to unveil its new lineup of OLED, QNED Mini LED and NanoCell TVs. LG’s lineup has been upgraded with new features including a new OLED panel, a new advanced LCD panel structure that combines Quantum NanoCell color technology with mini LED backlighting to offer improved contrast, an upgraded…

  • Hisense Announces TriChroma Laser TV at CES 2021

    Hisense Announces TriChroma Laser TV at CES 2021

    Hisense kicked off CES 2021 Monday morning by announcing new TriChroma Laser technology and a product line of laser TVs. Dr. Liu Xianrong, the Chief Scientist of Hisense Laser Display took the virtual stage to explain that the new technology controls separate lasers for more pure colors and brilliant display. With TriChroma Laser technology, “128%…

  • LG Introduces webOS 6.0 for Its 2021 TV Lineup

    LG Introduces webOS 6.0 for Its 2021 TV Lineup

    LG Electronics has announced webOS 6.0 which will be introduced on the company’s 2021 lineup of OLED, QNED Mini LED, NanoCell and UHD smart TVs. With webOS 6.0, users will get an updated home screen, designed to better meet view needs, including faster access to each user’s most used apps and improving content discovery with…

  • Sony’s 2021 Bravia XR TV Line Will Feature Fancy ‘Cognitive’ Processing and Google TV

    Sony’s 2021 Bravia XR TV Line Will Feature Fancy ‘Cognitive’ Processing and Google TV

    At an online event today, Sony announced a line of new LCD and OLED displays powered by Google TV, the Android TV variant we first saw in the Chromecast with Google TV. Sony’s touting its Bravia XR line as the world’s first “cognitive intelligence” TV, which it says is a step above the advanced AI…

  • Samsung’s CES 2021 Lineup Includes Neo QLED, Massive MicroLED TVs

    Samsung’s CES 2021 Lineup Includes Neo QLED, Massive MicroLED TVs

    We’re fast approaching the online-only 2021 iteration of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and Samsung has offered up a preview of what it has in store for the event, and for the upcoming year. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the company’s continuing to focus on bigger and better TV tech, including a line of what it’s calling Neo…