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Techwatch: The rise of 3D television has been dramatic over the past year or so. In fact if it were not for the science fiction film Avatar, we would have to ask would 3D TV be around as it is today.

With BSkyB launching a dedicated 3D channel and others on the way, an entire industry has been created on the back of a film. So far, Samsung, Sony and Panasonic have dipped their toes into the uncharted waters of the 3D market. However, it is the Korean based company LG that has jumped in feet first and taken up the 3D TV challenge. Read more…

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Akihabara News: Sharp announced Yesterday at Osaka 2 new Blu-Ray recorders with the BD-HDW55 and its 500GB HDD as well as the BD-HDW53 and its 320GB HDD, capable of offering 10x more recording time compared with the usual DR recording method. Offering up to 63h of Digital Video recording for example on the 500GB HDD model, 3h on a 25GB Blu-Ray Disc or finally up to 6h of the very same Digital HD Video on a 50GB Blu-Ray disc in the maximum video quality possible.

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Electronista: Jabra at the CTIA show on Wednesday announced the North American ship date for its Clipper stereo Bluetooth headset introduced at MWC in February. The device, which can stream music and take calls from a connected cellphone, will ship in May and will be an exclusive to Verizon. Its earbuds feature noise-cancelling technology, while the namesake design makes it possible to clip onto bags, belts and clothes. Read more…

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ipodnn: Pioneer today brought out its second AV receiver update this month with three new 7.1-channel models. The VSX-920-K, VSX-1020-K and VSX-1120-K all have special features for iPhones and iPods depending on the model. All have at least a compatible USB port that can play and charge Apple devices; the 1020-K and 1120-K have support for the iControlAV app (free, App Store) to steer the receivers, including multiple audio or video zones, balance tuning and input selection. Read more…

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Navigadget: According to an analysis firm in Sweden the number of GPS enabled handsets shipped worldwide increased 92% in 2009 to 150 million. If it continues with its 39% compound annual growth rate this number will be up to 770 million in 2014.

The articles acknowledges that almost all smartphones have GPS feature standard and the same is about to happen to even low-cost smartphones. It also says that feature devices will be able to analyze signals from GPS, Glonass, and Galileo at the same time but this still won’t be able to provide a reliable location info when indoors. To circumvent the problem measurements from cellular networks, and WiFi signals will have to be used together. Read more…

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Akihabara News: The Mythos XTR-50 is developed by Definitive Technology and promoted as the thinnest on-Wall Speaker with no sacrifice on sound quality.

The company attributes their achievement to various factors including the usage of a dome shaped aluminum diaphragm instead of the conventional cone shaped one made from such materials as paper, plastic or woven fibers, and usage of copper-clad aluminum-core wire instead of the usual lengths of wound copper wire in the voice coils.

This product actually has its high-performance quality certified at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with Design and Engineering Best of Innovations 2010 Awards in the High-Performance Audio category.

Last but not least, each Mythos XTR-50 is offered at $ 700 (525 euros).

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What HiFi?: If you’re after a new set of earphones for your iPhone and want to be able to take calls without a panic-ridden struggle to free your ears, then Sony has two new offerings for you to consider.

Both models feature an in-line remote control that puts volume, play/pause and skip track buttons within your reach, while an integrated microphone allows you to chat hands-free without removing the earphones. Read more…

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Stereophile: The Stingray iTube is built around eight EL84 output tubes (four per channel), which will put out a rated 32Wpc in ultralinear mode and 18Wpc in triode mode. The modes are easily selected by flicking two switches at the rear of the amp. Among the new Stingray iTube’s many design changes and upgrades, two stand out. The first is the addition of an Apple-certified iPod dock on the amp’s top front. Read more…

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Newlaunches: We have two new 5.1 home theatre systems from Harman Kardon. These are called the HKTS 20 and the HKTS 30. They both sport an 8 inch subwoofer, a 200W digital amplifier, 4 voice matched two way satellite speakers, a voice matched dual driver center channel speaker and a music sense trigger. The trigger turns the subwoofer on and off automatically. The difference between the two is that the HKTS 20 ($799) has a single 75mm midrange configuration while the HKTS 30 ($999) has a dual.

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Übergizmo: Forget about the Sony PS3 being the most affordable Blu-ray player in the market – if you happen to scour Amazon, the Sylvania Blu-ray Disc Player breaks all records with its $59.99 price tag. Considering this has some pretty decent reviews, it is surely madness to turn it away at such a low price point – unless you want to get some gaming thrown into the mix of course, which is where the Sony PS3 comes in.

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Übergizmo: With the world moving on to the MP3 format for quite a long time already, it makes us wonder who would want to fork out $4,695 for the Vincent Audio C-60 CD player. Well, this is no ordinary CD player as you can tell by its price tag, since it comes with both vacuum and solid-state output stages. The latter can be changed through a remote control, providing the vacuum tune sound which some audiophiles are particularly fond of. The top-loading CD tray will not skip a single bit during playback, while balanced XLR output, unbalanced RCA, coaxial optical out and digital outputs rounds off the list of specifications.

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The Red Ferret: Bring out your inner Ibizan with the Discover DJ by Ion Audio. It’s a twin deck USB DJ controller with all the same controls that the big kids have. It will play m4a, aiff, wav, mp3, flac and ogg audio files, you can loop, cross-fade, scratch and tempo match. It also comes with the MixVibes software to mix and record your hits.

The deck is completely plug-and-play and only needs USB power to run. Best of all, the deck and software work with PC and Mac. £99 from Firebox. Read more…

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