World's largest TV Titan Zeus lets you view life-sized action. Zeus is 370 inches (9 metres) long – around the size of a football goalBefore this, the largest TV in world was Panasonic's 152-inch setZeus shows programmes in 4K - the equivalent of double high-definitionThe huge screen can allow viewers to watch 20 channels at the same timeIt is also the only screen in the world that reacts to the light in the roomFour Zeus screens will be made, with two already sold to unnamed buyers By Ellie Zolfagharifard Published: 14:10 GMT, 10 June 2014 | Updated: 16:33 GMT, 10 June 2014 With the World Cup approaching, football fans from around the globe are looking for the perfect place to watch the action.
And just in time, London-based manufacturer Titan has launched the world's largest television to view all the goals in high definition. Named Zeus, the television is eight metres by five metres, or 370 inches, which is around the size of a football goal - and it could be yours for £1 million ($1.7 million). The £10 Sky box that connects ANY TV to the web and lets you watch online catch-up shows. Sky launches Now TV box that can connect any HDMI TV set to the internetIt costs £9.99 and lets you use BBC iPlayer, Spotify and Facebook on a TVRivals including Apple TV and Roku boxes that cost from £50.
Just bought a new TV? It's already out of date: HD... 3D... forget it! New screens 15 times sharper will mean the pictures are as clear as real life. Ultra-High Definition TV - known as UHD - delivers ultra-crisp picturesCurrent HD sets have two million pixels - but UHD screens have eight millionBBC and Sony will film some of Wimbledon in Ultra HD this monthAn 84inch Sony UHD television currently costs £24,000But pictures are so good experts predict the sets will revolutionise viewing within the next few years By Vincent Graff Published: 23:05 GMT, 17 June 2013 | Updated: 10:06 GMT, 18 June 2013 There was indignation from many viewers recently when Dean Bell — the foul-mouthed, unemployed 'star' of Channel 4's latest so-called reality documentary, Skint — was shown spending £2,500 of his social security benefits on … a new TV.
But one wonders what Bell's reaction will be to the news that his pride and joy — a 47in high-definition affair that shows programmes in 3D, connects to the internet and uses a 'magic' remote with voice recognition — might be past its sell-by date within a year or two. So what is UHD? Tesco telly: Supermarket unveils free TV and movie service for Clubcard customers in bid to take on Apple and Amazon. Clubcard TV will include The Only Way is Essex, The Shawshank Redemption and the Care Bears TV showWill be offered free to 16 million Clubcard holders - if they watch personalised adverts before and during showsInitially available on computers - but tablet, phone and game console versions planned.
Is the TV set on the way out? Record numbers watch programmes on smartphones, tablets and online. More than 10% of TV viewing is now 'time-shifted' rather than liveOnline viewing fuels web advertising boom with market reaching £175mAverage person watches four hours and four minutes of TV a day By Hugo Gye Published: 14:12 GMT, 19 February 2013 | Updated: 21:09 GMT, 19 February 2013 More than one in ten television programmes are watched via an on-demand service rather than a TV set, according to industry data.
A record number of people now choose to save their viewing for later rather than watching it live, with more than half now owning digital recorders. The increase in viewers using the web to watch TV has fuelled a boom in online advertising, which the market set to climb 20 per cent this year to £175million. Increase: The green line in this graph shows how the proportion of on demand viewing has been rising Research from Thinkbox, which represents commercial broadcasters, shows that in 2012, the average person watched a total of four hours and four minutes of TV every day. Forget 3D! Now 4K TVs are the latest must-have (but with a £25,000 price tag you'll be part of a select bunch of viewers) George Michael has reportedly bought three of the 84inch screen televisionsUltra-high definition images are 16 times sharper than those on normal TV By Ryan Kisiel Published: 18:16 GMT, 27 January 2013 | Updated: 07:32 GMT, 28 January 2013 It was not so long ago that we had to exchange our old box televisions for flat-screens.
And then there were the endless upgrades to high definition and screens that could show 3D images. But it seems it could all have be in vain as the technology is already out of date through the arrival of the 4K picture. Scroll down for video. Porsche unveils world's largest TV that boasts a 201inch screen and costs £414k. The screen is 201 inches wide, equivalent to just over 16 feetIt can be folded away and hidden within five secondsCosts as much as four Porsche 911 cars (and was designed by the car firm) By Daily Mail Reporter.
Are smart TVs too clever for their own good? Research finds we simply want to watch our favourite shows. New figures reveal consumers are ignoring the 'smart TV' features such as apps and twitter access, instead simply watching catch up' video over the internet Comes as manufacturers set to launch their latest Smart TVs in Las VegasApple also believed to be working on TV that could launch in 2013 By Mark Prigg Published: 18:05 GMT, 28 December 2012 | Updated: 13:49 GMT, 10 January 2013 Consumers are ignoring the 'smart' features of their TV and simply want access to online video services such as the BBC's iPlayer, new research has found.
Although manufacturers have given their latest sets the ability to tweet, view websites and even download apps, research firm NPD says all consumers really watch to do on their TV is watch TV. 'The Internet connected HDTV screen has so far failed to break beyond the bounds of its TV-centric heritage, with little use for the big screen beyond the obligatory video services,' said John Buffone, Director, Devices, NPD Connected Intelligence.
Hackers can penetrate your home: Crack for Samsung's Smart TV allows attacker seize control of its microphone and cameras. Security experts reveal they have been able to gain access to the device and scour its hard drives and connected drives for informationThey claim to have 'complete root access' allowing them to install malicious software that could monitor its cameras and microphonesMore and more devices that connect to the Internet are leaving unwitting consumers vulnerable to such hacking attacks.
MIT's Camera Culture group is working on a goggle-free 3D TV experience. This article was taken from the November 2012 issue of Wired magazine.
Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online. Blink and you'll miss it: Eye-control TV arrives which lets couch potatoes change the channel without lifting a finger. By Eddie Wrenn Published: 10:17 GMT, 31 August 2012 | Updated: 17:05 GMT, 31 August 2012 Couch potatoes just found another excuse not to get off the sofa - a TV which can monitor your eyes and change the channel if you give it the nod. The Eye Control TV, by Chinese manufacturer Haier, comes with an admittedly bulky device that you place in front of your TV, and with a determined blink of your eyes you can change channels, change the volume, or power your television off.
The eye-sensing technology relies on a Kinect-style sensor sat on your table, and Haier says your standard blinks will not interrupt your scheduled viewing. Scroll down for video No more lost remotes: The prototype sensor sits in front of the television, responding to blinks from the couch potato Blinks can bring up a menu bar, with a slide of your head allowing you to adjust the volume After that, long blinks activate the sensor, bringing up an on-screen display.
The next TV revolution: Britain's first glasses-free 3D television goes on sale... at the eye-popping price of £7,000. Is this the ultimate TV? Sony reveals 84inch screen FOUR TIMES better than HD (the bad news is it will set you back £20,000) Screen is largest 4K 'ultra high definition' ever producedWill be on sale in time for Christmas By Mark Prigg Published: 16:31 GMT, 29 August 2012 | Updated: 08:06 GMT, 30 August 2012 Being at the cutting edge of technology comes at a price - and in the TV world, it turns out to be £20,000. Sony today took the wraps of the biggest ever 4K TV ever made, with an 84inch screen. 4K, currently only widely used in cinemas, has four times as many pixels as a normal HD TV. House of Lords calls for all channels to go online (but you'll have to buy yet another box to watch them) Plan could see internet only TV service across the UKReport warns broadband speeds in rural areas will need to be improved before the move By Mark Prigg Published: 10:35 GMT, 31 July 2012 | Updated: 16:37 GMT, 31 July 2012 If you have only just managed to switch your TV to digital, bad news - you may soon have to buy yet another box.
A parliamentary inquiry today forecast a second wave of switchover as TV moves online. The House of Lords says the government should begin planning for every channel to be available online to free up spectrum for services like high speed mobile phone services. The 219 metre tall Crystal Palace broadcast tower. 'Eventually the case for transferring the carriage of broadcast content, including public service broadcasting, from spectrum to the internet altogether will become overwhelming,' the Lords communications committee said in its report on internet infrastructure. The next TV revolution: Britain's first glasses-free 3D television goes on sale... at the eye-popping price of £7,000.