Television

Zombies are real – not in the walking dead sense, but parasites that can force creatures to do things against their will. The launch of The Last of Us season 2 feels like a great time to explore some of the real-world zombie stories that inspired it.

Back in mid-2014, LG unveiled its first experimental transparent OLED display panel. That measured just 18 diagonal inches, but now the company has revealed a 77-inch transparent OLED television that's almost completely wireless.

One of the tech highlights of CES 2023 back in January was a battery-powered totally wireless television from startup Displace. The company is returning to Las Vegas in January to add to the family with a 27-inch Mini model and a 55-inch Flex.

There's a new global news network launching in 2024 which completely ditches humans for AI-generated newsreaders – and they're showing off some superhuman capabilities that make it very clear: the days of the human news presenter are numbered.

Back in 2020, Samsung introduced a bunch of Terrace 4K televisions that were optimized for use outdoors. Now the company has launched its biggest family member to date, an 85-inch monster that commands an equally monstrous price.

Rather than trail wires around the room for a home theater audio setup, Dolby's new technology pairs a big-screen television's own sound system with wireless speakers spread across the room – "transforming any seat into the best seat in the house."

Back in May, a startup emerged from stealth offering the prospect of a free 55-inch 4K television to avid gogglebox watchers. The catch? A second screen underneath feeding frequent adverts. Now Telly has started shipping the "free TV" to US households.

At CES 2023, Displace showed how its futuristic, battery-powered 55-inch 4K TV utilizes a special pop-up camera to recognize gesture controls and a proprietary active-loop vacuum seal to adhere itself to walls.

From a TV remake of a classic 1980 film to Adam Sandler playing an astronaut who befriends a giant alien spider, the next 12 months are set to deliver some weird and wild science fiction and fantasy titles.

Whether you're furnishing a hyper-realistic dollhouse or you just like marveling at miniaturized tech, the TinyTV 2 may be just what you're looking for. And if it's still too big for your liking, you might want to check out its even smaller sibling, the TinyTV Mini.

LG has debuted the MAGNIT 4K 136-inch luxury television at CEDIA 2022, which combines AI-enhanced processing, a smart TV platform and Micro LED technology for the promise of "an extraordinary home cinema, digital art and entertainment experience."

Researchers at NIST have shown that a cloud of atoms can be used as a receiver to pick up video transmissions. The team demonstrated this “Atomic Television” by transmitting live video feed and even video games through the atoms to a monitor.