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DirecTV Intros 3D Opera and More in April
Tue Mar 08, 2011 at 10:00 AM ETTags: DIRECTV, Opera, 3D (all tags)
DirecTV subscribers with a love for 3D will have a few new titles to look forward to next month.
When you think 3D, you probably think about intense action-oriented movies full of special effects and intense explosions. It seems to be the standard.
DirecTV is taking another approach. Starting in early April, you'll be able to swing on over to DirecTV Cinema (channel 104) and check out Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia. No, it's not some cool obscure Italian horror flick - it's an opera.
The opera was filmed live on February 23 at the London Coliseum and performed by the English National Opera.
If the fine arts aren't your thing, you can check out some of the Hollywood movies hitting in the next month, including 'Piranha 3D,' 'Jackass 3D,' 'Tangled' and 'Tron Legacy.'
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Opera Brings Internet Browsing to Sony TVs and Blu-ray Players
Fri Jan 21, 2011 at 01:10 PM ETTags: Opera, Sony, Industry Trends (all tags)
Whether you'll use it or not, it's nice to know the option is there.
Web browsing on a television tends to be an exercise in futility, especially without a capable mouse or touchpad. That hasn't stopped companies from including the capability though, and you can be sure they'll keep adding it to sets in the future.
Sony has - not too surprisingly - chosen Opera as their browser of choice for new connected TVs and Blu-ray players. It's a fairly popular web service for devices like cell phones and it offers compatibility for new standards like HTML5.
"Our ability to address key hybrid broadcast-broadband initiatives in numerous markets makes us a natural fit with Sony," says Opera Software chief Christen Krogh. "By delivering both a global viewpoint and the necessary technology, we are able to stay on the cutting edge of the industry."
Source: Tech Zone 360
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