The 'Mobile Digital TV' movement is swinging into full force "with an eye on future capabilities such as electronic coupons, video-on-demand, and real-time integration with social media," according to the Open Video Coalition. For this reason, Mobile DTV is a major focus at this year's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in Las Vegas, with few companies as active as LG.
It's bad enough that in most cases, if you want to enjoy 3D content, you need to slap on a pair of goofy looking 3D glasses. There's just no way to look hip while wearing 3D eye gear, and adding insult to injury, active shutter glasses are flipping expensive. It's kind of like going to an overpriced barber shop and walking out with a bad haircut. Thanks to Samsung, expensive 3D glasses might just become a thing of the past.
Last year, Warpia’s Wireless PC-to-TV AV adapter convinced us that ultra-wideband was a viable means of wirelessly transmitting video, so we were enthused to hear about the company’s StreamHD, which is capable of transmitting 1080p video from a PC to another display. We were even more enthused to find out that it actually works. Hit the jump for the full review, and video! 
We're a little surprised that, up until now, NEC hasn't released a large-screen LCD display with LED backlighting, but hey, there's nothing wrong with showing up fashionably late. NEC joins the large-screen LED party with a pair of professional-grade models, the 46-inch X461S and 55-inch X551S. Like nearly all LED displays, both of NEC's new models sport a super-slim profile.
Nintendo's Hideki Konno, who was a key person in the 3DS's development, is very frank about Nintendo's past failures in the 3D space. In the 1980s, for example, Nintendo tried to push a companion disc player that could be connected to a computer and used with a pair of company manufactured 3D goggles. The project flopped and never made it out of Japan. Then there was the Virtual Boy, a semi-portable 3D system that also required 3D goggles. The recently launched 3DS is Nintendo's first real success in 3D, or at least it's looking that way so far, just don't expect Nintendo's next home console to support 3D.
NASA had every intention of building a 3D camera for the next robotic rover to be sent to Mars. Movie director James Cameron has been helping to upgrade the camera on the Mars Science Laboratory rover, called Curiosity, into a 3D camera before it launches into space later thsi year. Unfortunately, time simply ran short and NASA made the call to scrap the project and ship Curiosity as-is.
Looking to replace your janky rear-projection HDTV? There are plenty of options to wade through if you're in the market for a new TV set, including four new models that Sharp has just begun shipping. These all fall under Sharp's LE830 Series Aquos Quattron LED LCD line, which it introduced earlier this year at CES.
Your Mitsubishi brand LCD TV is about to become a relic of sorts. In a strange, and perhaps desperate move, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America is reportedly drop kicking LCD TV production as part of a restructuring process that will also include handing out pink slips. Mitsubishi said its goal is to "reclaim [its] position as the large screen company," but without LCD TVs. How exactly does the display maker plan to do that?
Asus is aiming to be an even more aggressive player in the LCD market and expects to increase monitor shipments by double digits in 2011. Overall, Asus plans to ship 4.5 million LCD monitors around the world, with a particular focus in North America and Europe. Not all of these will be entry-level units either, which is where Asus has focused most of its attention up to this point.
More plant closures are coming as a result of the devastating earthquake in Japan. Toshiba, for example, said it is shutting down a liquid crystal display plant in Fukaya for about a month as the firm assesses the damage and goes about making repairs. Meanwhile, Hitachi is stopping production of small panel LCDs at a factory near Tokyo, also for about a month.
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