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How to cast your laptop to a TV

Jacob Fox — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:08:00 GMT

Although we live in the age of the smart TV, where plenty of apps can be run directly on a TV's operating system, there are still plenty of reasons why one might want to cast from a laptop to a TV.

The Last of Us season 2: Cast, story, rumors, more

Kenzie Davison — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:30:13 GMT

The Last of Us was a smash hit for HBO as soon as it started airing in early January 2023 -- the first season wrapped, premiered, and streamed in full to a rapt audience and rave reviews. From the moment the trailers dropped through its season one finale, its viewership grew and grew into must-watch TV status. It wasn't just the fans of the video game who tuned in, viewership grew to 8.2 million by the finale, and personally, if they can get my 59-year-old horror averse mother to watch each week what she initially thought was simply "a zombie show," the showrunners did something right.

Best LG OLED TV 2024

Joe Hindy — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:50:13 GMT

LG OLEDs are legendary TVs. They're widely available, of great quality, and sell at reasonable prices. LG also does a great job of keeping up with the latest technology, like ALLM, HMDI 2.1, and more. Plus, the company has made great strides towards reducing burn-in risk from earlier OLED TVs.

What is Matter Casting? Amazon's open casting standard explained

Daniel Meagher — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 02:50:20 GMT

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) gives all the tech giants a chance to unveil the newest innovations, and at CES 2024, Amazon had quite a few surprises to reveal. For one, its new partnership with Panasonic means Fire TV will be built right into Panasonic televisions, combining one of the best streaming devices with one of the best TV manufacturers. The company also demonstrated new AI applications, including boosts to Alexa's AI technology. And for A/V enthusiasts like us here at Pocket-lint, Amazon's announcement regarding Matter Casting is one of the most exciting.

6 new features Google just announced at CES 2024

Jules Wang — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:47:38 GMT

Google is in between hardware launches at CES 2024, but it has been taking to these trade shows to demonstrate its studious technocrat role in maintaining the peace around Android and its associated platforms. And while we could talk about the company's amazing funhouse-esque booths at these conferences, we'll keep to a few feature announcements that should bring continuity when you're dealing with devices of all sorts back at home.

How to use Alexa to control Amazon Fire TV devices without a remote

Chris Hall — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:50:19 GMT

If Star Trek taught us anything (other than never, ever be part of an away team if you're a non-recurring actor) it's that in the future, we'll interact with our computers just by talking to them. It will be a stress-free process, in which our commands will never be misunderstood, and we'll always get a cup of Earl Grey, hot and definitely not a response of "okay, calling Al Greyheart."

Best 4K projectors 2024

Saeed Wazir — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:00:19 GMT

Bringing a cinematic experience to your home is easy with modern 4K projectors offering massive display sizes and high resolution to enjoy movies and other content. The best 4K projectors are compact enough to fit most homes and include built-in speakers, HDR, and intuitive apps to access streaming services. They also allow you to mirror your smartphone display and include a range of ports to attach soundbars and other devices.

Samsung's 2024 TV lineup at CES: 4 biggest reveals

Jules Wang — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:27:31 GMT

Samsung is off and running with not just one, but two big launch events in 2024. In just over a week's time, we'll be learning about the Galaxy S24 series at the company's Unpacked event. At CES, though, it's all about TVs and we're getting substantive updates to three big product lines.

Samsung's 8K Premiere projector can transform any surface into an interactive display

Igor Bonifacic — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:11:54 GMT

Alongside new TVs and soundbars, Samsung announced a refresh of its Premiere short-throw projector line at CES 2024. In all, the company will offer four different models this year, with the Premiere 8K representing its latest flagship. The entire line will include Lightwarp, a new feature Samsung claims allows the projectors to turn any surface into an interactive display.

Samsung's transparent MicroLED screen at CES looks just like glass

Oliver Haslam — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:25:30 GMT

While it's true that the best thing about a great TV is that you can actually see what's going on on the screen, Samsung has announced something that might just be one of the coolest unveilings of CES 2024 — a transparent display.