Amazon has a 42″ LG 1080p LED TV listed as its “deal of the day” for $499.

While these rumors have been beating around for years, it seems that rumblings have grown louder lately.  Venture Beat reports that Apple is working on the tech to bring its own branded TV set to market next year.

This somewhat corroborates my earlier look at an Apple patent for the iTV – not the current Apple TV set-top box – that was submitted to the USPTO earlier this year in March and just published back in June.

[via Techno Buffalo]

If you need a way to connect a MacBook Pro to an HDTV via HDMI, Moshi has an adapter that will do just that.  The Moshi Mini Display to HDMI adapter supports 1080p video and multi-channel digital audio for the DisplayPort-based MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac mini or Mac Pro.

When thinking about making the purchase for a HDMI adapter, I thought back to CES 2010 and the Moshi booth I stumbled upon with all the wonderful adapters and accessories geared toward Apple products.  I decided to buy the Moshi adapter for my own MacBook and give it a go along with an inexpensive HDMI cable to tote along wherever I go.  To date the adapter has performed flawlessly and is compact enough to run accessories in adjacent ports with no interference.

Moshi introduced this adapter in mid-2010 to complement the newest DisplayPort Macs and is HDMI v1.3 compliant, so it will work with most any HDMI TV on the market.  Couple this adapter with a Bluetooth keyboard and make work or play a much more comfy proposition while kicking back on the sofa or favorite recliner.  Throw in a BookArc and you’ve got the perfect lazy man’s office setup.

The Moshi HDMI adapter is constructed of seemingly quality components including an aluminum housing to minimize electromagnetic interference and closely matches the MacBook body  While I get a sense of an Apple product, I still feel that it falls just behind what Apple might produce.  With Moshi requiring a premium price, on average two to three times more than other adapters, a bit more attention to detail would put this adapter over the top.  That said, the Moshi Mini Display to HDMI adapter is a complement to the MacBook allowing that HDTV you already have to serve as the second monitor or monster primary display.

I recommend purchasing the Moshi Mini Display to HDMI adapter from Tech Tilt’s trusted online retail partners, B&H Photo/Video and Amazon.

While searching out deals today, I’ve come across this Sony BRAVIA KDL-40EX400 40″ HDTV that is as low as $549.00.

Product Highlights

• Full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080)
• 720/60p, 1080/24p, 1080/60i, 1080/60p HD
• Dynamic Contrast Ratio : 140,000:1
• Ambient Sensor
• LightSensor Technology
• USB and DLNA Photo/Music/Video Playback
• Energy Star Compliant
• Advanced Closed Captioning

Sony BRAVIA KDL-40EX400 at B&H – $549.00 Free Shipping (ends today)

Sony BRAVIA KDL-40EX400 at Amazon – $549.00 Free Shipping

Sony BRAVIA KDL-40EX400 at Buy.com – $583.00 Free Shipping

Dell is pumping out a few deals today on all sorts of electronics like notebooks, desktops, the Dell streak for $302.96 and Dell Aero for only $0.99 with qualifying AT&T service, cameras, software, HDTVs and more.

Visit Dell to see all the deals.

Looking for an HDTV deal on Cyber Monday?

First, I would check the Cyber Monday Lightning Deals Page to see if you get lucky on one of the deals rolling out.  If you aren’t familiar with Amazon’s Lightning Deals, you’ll see regularly updated and expiring deals that are usually well below everyday prices and are only available in limited quantities, which means they sell out rather quickly on the good deals.

UPDATED:  Amazon’s Cyber Monday Gold Box Deal is a Vizio 47″ 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV for $599.99 while it lasts.

If you miss out on the Lightning Deals or you just don’t see the right deal, then consider the following Cyber Monday TV deals from Amazon and B&H Photo/Video.

Samsung 52″ 1080p LCD HDTV – $999 on Amazon / $999 on B&H

Sony 46″ 3D-Ready 1080p LCD HDTV w/ PlayStation 3 – $1699 on B&H

Vizio 42″ 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV – $550 on Amazon

LG 42″ 1080p LCD HDTV – $550 on Amazon

TCL 40″ 1080p LCD HDTV – $430 on Amazon

TCL 32″ 720p LCD HDTV – $280 on Amazon

Here’s a short list of Black Friday deals on various tech products at B&H Photo.  Some deals expire on Saturday and others are available for a couple of more days through Cyber Monday.

Click on the links below for full details on availability. (Note that some items require you to add them to your cart to see the discounted price.)

Canon FS300 Camcorder – $169.00

JVC Everio GZ-HM340 Full HD Camcorder – $259.00

Flip UltraHD (3rd Gen) Camcorder w/ free $20 B&H Gift Card – $171.00

Davis & Sanford Video Tripod w/ FM18 Fluid head and free Dolly – $149.95

Switronix 5600k Dimmable LED Light – $$219.95

Steadicam Merlin – $699.00

HP All-in-One Wireless Printer - $98.95

Sony Dash Personal Internet Viewer – $129.95

Archos 5 Android Tablet – $249.95

Viewsonic VEB620 eReader – $99.99

PoGo Plug Multimedia Sharing Device – $39.95

Sony BDP-S370 Blu-ray Player – $99.99

Samsung LN32C350 32″ LCD TV – $329.99

Samsung LN52C530 52″ 1080p LCD HDTV – $999.99

ASUS Intel Core i3 Laptop w/ 4GB RAM – $679.99

eMachines 15.6″ Laptop w/ Intel Celeron, 2GB RAM – $324.95

LaCie Rugged 320GB Firewire 800/400, USB 2.0 External HD – $84.95

According to ZDnet has an inside scoop that Buy.com will have a $298 Panasonic TC-P42U2 Plasma 1080p HDTV deal.  Sean Portnoy says an hour or so after the clock strikes midnight on Thanksgiving and the Black Friday madness begins, Buy.com will list the HDTV deal of the season.

The Panasonic TC-P42U2 is not packed with features, but does boast a 2,000,000:1 native contrast ratio and 600Hz sub-field drive.  For comparison B&H Photo/Video offers it for $529.95 and Amazon has is for $599.98 at time of this post.  Needless to say, that is a great deal.  Typically, a decent 32″ will cost more that $300.

[via ZDnet]

The Nokia N8 may be the coolest smartphone since the iPhone.  Forget about web surfing and email.  The N8 does much more.  I am talking about a built-in camera with a 12MP sensor and Carl Zeiss optics, the ability to produce HD quality video and edit it, and Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation.  Yes, it’ll do Facebook and Twitter too.

Picture and video buffs carrying the Nokia N8 won’t have to worry about being caught without a camera since the N8 brings such powerful still and video capabilities.  An included editing suite means a computer is thing of the past and a Xenon flash ensures darkness won’t be an issue.  Oh, did I mention the 12MP sensor and HD video capture ability.

The N8 also doubles as a portable HDTV and with Web TV content from CNN, E!, Paramount, National Geographic and local content from the Ovi Store.  Not only watch HD content, but hear it in full 5.1 surround sound by connecting the N8 to a 5.1 home theater system via HDMI.  Thanks to a collaboration with Dolby the Nokia N8 is the first smart-phone to incorporate Dolby® Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound technology.

The N8 is powered the fully open source Symbian^3 (S^3) platform. The S^3 platform offers major advances like multiple, personalized home screens, single tap and multi-touch gesture support, efficient memory management and fast multi-tasking.  To learn more about Symbian visit www.symbian.org

Also, check out the sample video shot in 720p with the Nokia N8, which was made available by Nokia after the N8′s launch.

Nokia N8 Press Release

Nokia N8. Connect. Create. Entertain.

April 27, 2010

Espoo, Finland – The Nokia N8, Nokia’s latest smartphone, intuitively connects to the people, places and services that matter most. With the Nokia N8, people can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps. Available in select markets during the third quarter of 2010, the estimated retail price of the Nokia N8 is EUR 370, before applicable taxes or subsidies.

The Nokia N8 introduces a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital cameras. Additionally, the Nokia N8 offers the ability to make HD-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite. Doubling as a portable entertainment center, people can enjoy HD-quality video with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound by plugging into their home theatre system. The Nokia N8 enables access to Web TV services that deliver programs, news and entertainment from channels like CNN, E! Entertainment, Paramount and National Geographic. Additional local Web TV content is also available from the Ovi Store.

Social networking is second nature to the Nokia N8. People can update their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook and Twitter in a single app directly on the home screen. Calendar events from social networks can also be transferred to the device calendar.

The Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation, guiding people to places and points of interest in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Symbian^3 in action

Powering the Nokia N8 is Symbian ^3, the latest edition of the world’s most used smartphone software, which introduces several major advances, including support for gestures such as multi touch, flick scrolling and pinch-zoom. The Nokia N8 also offers multiple, personalizable homescreens which can be loaded with apps and widgets. The new 2D and 3D graphics architecture in the platform takes full advantage of the Nokia N8′s hardware acceleration to deliver a faster and more responsive user interface. Symbian^3 also raises the bar in performance by delivering greater memory management allowing more applications to run in parallel for a faster multi-tasking experience.

Getting Qt for Developers

The Nokia N8 is Nokia’s first device to be integrated with Qt, a software development environment that simplifies the development and makes it possible to build applications once and deploy across Symbian and other software platforms. Nokia has also made the powerful and simple to use Nokia Qt SDK available, in its initial beta, to enable developers to start realizing the potential of Qt.

Sony is soon rolling out 3 new 3D capable home theater solutions on the HT-CT350, HT-CT150 3.1 channel sound bars and HT-SF470 5.1 channel home theater set.

The HT-CT150 offers 340 watts of total system power (85 watts x 3 channels + 85 watts sub) and mirror the design of Sony’s 2010 32-inch BRAVIA HDTVs.  The HT-CT350 has 400 watts of total system power (100 watts x 3 channels + 100 watts subwoofer) and is also designed to match Sony’s 2010 BRAVIA televisions.

Sony also introduced the new 5.1 channel HT-SF470 1000 watt (157W x 5 + 167W sub) home theater system. The HT-SF470 is 3D capable when paired with a Blu-ray 3D™ player.  Model’s S-Air™ wireless technology and wireless multi-room capabilities help trim the number of wires connecting the system, including speakers and other accessories.

All three of Sony’s new home theater solutions simplify audio and video signal transfer via 3D pass-through with HDMI repeater (three inputs/one output), and standby pass-through for audio and video devices connected via HDMI.

The HT-CT350 40-inch and HT-CT150 32-inch sound bar system is available this May for about $400 and $300 respectively, while the HT-SF470 surround sound system will be available this June for about $550.

Check B&H and Amazon for availability.

Press Release

SAN DIEGO, April 21 /PRNewswire/ — Strengthening the company’s breadth of innovative devices supporting the 3D home theater, Sony today introduced three new home audio solutions offering 3D capability.

The HT-CT350 and HT-CT150 3.1 channel sound bars and the HT-SF470 5.1 channel home theater system offers consumers flexible solutions to round out the Sony 3D experience and meet the demands of 3D home entertainment.

“Sony is the only company innovating in every stage of 3D from creation to playback,” said Brian Siegel, vice president of Sony’s home audio and video business. “Leveraging this depth of expertise and experience allows the company to deliver the best 3D devices for an unequaled entertainment experience.”

Simplifying audio and video signal transfer, the new models feature 3D pass-through with HDMI™ repeater (three inputs/one output), and standby pass-through for audio and video devices connected via HDMI. The 400 watt total system power (100 watts x 3 channels + 100 watts subwoofer) HT-CT350 is designed to match Sony’s 2010 BRAVIA® televisions and includes a bracket that attaches it directly to a number of 40 and above sets either via a wall mount or the table top stand.

The HT-CT150 offers 340 watts of total system power (85 watts x 3 channels + 85 watts sub) and features a design that matches Sony’s 2010 32-inch BRAVIA HDTVs.

Both models support lossless linear pulse code modulation (LPCM) Blu-ray Disc™ audio via the HDMI input. They also feature BRAVIA Sync™ for control of compatible devices from a single remote, Sony’s Digital Media Port for iPod® (iPod cradle sold separately) and two digital audio inputs (one coax and one optical).

Sony also introduced the new 5.1 channel HT-SF470 home theater system. The system is 3D capable when paired with a Blu-ray 3D™ player.

The 1000 watt (157W x 5 + 167W sub) model features 3D pass-through via the three HDMI inputs, HDMI repeater and audio return channel. With floor standing front and rear speakers, the model’s S-Air™ wireless technology and wireless multi-room capabilities help trim the number of wires connecting the system with optional accessories (not included). Designed to match Sony’s 2010 Blu-ray Disc players and BRAVIA HDTVs, the model features BRAVIA Sync, Digital Media Port for iPod (iPod cradle sold separately), two digital audio inputs (one coax and one optical) and digital cinema auto calibration for easy set up.

The HT-CT350 40-inch sound bar system is available this May for about $400. The HT-CT150 32-inch sound bar system, also available this May, retails for about $300. The HT-SF470 surround sound system is available this June for about $550.

All models will be available at Sony Style stores, online at www.sonystyle.com, at military base exchanges and at authorized retailers nationwide.

SOURCE Sony