The flexibility of the ExpressCard port on laptops is well noted for the variety of cards you can shove into it. AverMedia is now adding to this variety with the new availability of the AverTV Hybrid ExpressCard for around $130.

The AverTV Hybrid ExpressCard is a card based TV tuner which does double duty to let one view both analog and ATSC television programming. The card, with on-board hardware compression for taking some load off of the host laptop, also lets you record programming through its interface. You’ll be able to enjoy, says AverMedia, over-the-air and coax analog as well as over-the-air HDTV.

Fox is putting out this limited edition soundtrack for the upcoming Simpsons movie with the disc housed in a pink frosted plastic donut that would meet approval (and likely be eaten) by Homer himself. The disc contains the complete soundtrack of the move composed by Hans Zimmer, and is available for pre-order now through Amazon for $22.99. The donut-encased Simpsons movie soundtrack will ship on July 31st.

Let’s say that you want to watch the latest episode of “Lost” as it’s being broadcast and not have to resort to downloading the episode later on. Your sense of morals can rest easy when you have Buffalo’s DH-KONE/U2S USB 2.0 television tuner affixed to your machine!

The DH-KONE plugs into one of your computer’s USB ports. You can put it on the side of any metal wall and it will cling to it thanks to the unit’s magnetic bottom (if you don’t like that idea you can use the suction cup base.) While you’re watching Jack and Sawyer fighting over Kate, you can have the tuner look for other info about the episode, later programming schedules or the latest headlines or weather. You can also watch and record another program at the same time.

Buffalo’s DH-KONE will be available to Japanese consumers near the end of the month …

NEC is out today with some new and thin large screen LCD displays for commercial applications (though we imagine you could use them at home as well). Meet the NEC MultiSync LCD4020 and LCD4620, both available this month.

The MultiSync LCD4020 and LCD4620 sport 40-inch and 46-inch screens respectively. NEC is saying one big upgrade in this series is its new CV12 pixel technology. It makes use of chevron-shaped pixels to reportedly deliver twice the contrast of comparable panel displays while also increasing brightness and viewing angles. Exciting (maybe).

Beyond this CV12 tech you get some other interesting features out of these two monitors. These include 1366 x 768 resolution with a 1200:1 contrast ratio, 10-millisecond response time, an expansion slot for an optional HDTV tuner or future technology components and support for a variety of digital and analog inputs.

NEC MultiSync LCD4020 and …

JVC has unveiled what may well be the world’s largest HD television. Though you may never be able to move it due to its 730 pound weight (!) you’ll still probably get tons of jaw-dropping looks watching the 110-inch HD-110MH80.

This monster of an HDTV, though not as big as this 200-inch projection television showing off a PlayStation 3, brings its 1920 x 1080, rear projection experience up close and personal. One thing JVC seems to be making a big deal about with this television is its 110V type large picture. This is apparently the same electric power consumption as a 37V type liquid crystal television.

You of course get all your other standard HDTV offerings like onscreen program guides, built-in speakers, component video input, broadband connectivity and also two HDMI inputs. The HD-110MH80 also looks to …

LG seems to think they have found the magical formula in the form of a 22-inch widescreen display which can serve as both home television and computer monitor. Enter the mighty LG Flatron Wide Format M228WA.

What you say? Why is this the replacement for your big screen plasma? Well, we weren’t exactly saying it was. Rather the LG M228WA, with its 1680 x 1050 viewing resolution and 170-degree viewing angles, will serve as a nice LCD display for television when you tire of crunching numbers in Excel. The monitor, optimized to work with Windows Vista, has a slim and light design which hides built-in stereo speakers, 16:10 aspect ratio, a “digital fine” contrast ratio of 3000:1, 2ms response time and automatic detection and switching for dual monitor support.

This is all on top of a USB input interface for multi-screen support and …

For those that like the finer things in life let me introduce you to Bang and Olufsen’s BeoVision 9 50-inch plasma television. Weighing just over 270 pounds and measuring 48.4” x 50” x 22.4”, it comes in six color choices (black, silver, silver/black, dark grey, red and blue) and is another one of the high performance pieces of technology that we’ve come to expect from B&O.

It has a couple of features that constantly reevaluate the picture quality, tweaking the image based on the room’s light levels or the present image’s color settings to bring you the best viewing experience possible. If you’re watching a movie the TV will switch over to a film mode which delivers the movie in richer detail for widescreen presentation. Switching over to play video games or watch digital TV will also make the TV …

Now that the Simpsons have a new feature film heading for the big screen Fox has teamed up with Microsoft to make a shiny yellow Simpsons-themed Xbox 360 to help promote the movie. The 360 case and controller have been given a glossy coat of Simpsons-yellow paint along with a big picture of the top half of Homer’s head on the side.

For those of you that are Simpsons collectors or Xbox Collectors, actually getting your hands on one of these Simpson’s Xbox’s might prove to be difficult as Microsoft is only making 100 of them. The units that they do make will be used to be given out and different events and promotions for the Simpsons movie.

According to Engadget the Simpsons game will actually not be coming with the unit as you might think, and Microsoft has skimped a little bit on the …

With age often comes some degree of hearing loss, and I’ve been witness to households where I’ve heard repeated forecasts on the weather channel at a volume higher than it ever should be.

The Clarity C120 is a wireless TV amplification device that allows those that are hard of hearing to better listen to the television without making the volume unbearable for anyone else in the house, or sometimes on the block for that matter. The headset runs on batteries and uses a wireless infrared signal to transmit the sound which means it does require a line of sight to the transmitter, but if used while watching TV you will more than likely have a line of sight anyway.

The C120 headset will also pick up the volume at movie theaters or any events where the sound is broadcasted via …

This past January we reported about Sony’s ultra-thin OLED (orangic light emitting diode) televisions that were on display at the CES. These beauties produce a far greater range of colors and contrast ratio (try 1,000,000:1) making them absolutely amazing to look at – and they range in thickness from just 3mm to 9mm.

At the CES Sony wasn’t saying one word about cost or when the public would be able to purchase these in stores, leading to speculation that the OLED technology would remain out-of-reach and in the prototype stage until Sony could crack a way to mass manufacturer them.

Now it appears that Sony has solved that problem because the Japanese electronics titan has announced that it will begin selling OLED TVs before the end of 2007. But here’s the rub: Sony hasn’t revealed what size their first OLED units will be or …

Japan has had mobile digital television for almost a year now but it still hasn’t taken off due to technical obstacles, like poor carrier coverage and practically none on rapid speed transportation like Japan’s many train systems.

Nevertheless, that hasn’t prevented Japanese tech companies from bundling the 1seg service into just about every portable gadget they can think of, from cellphones to PMPs to GPS units. Now Sony wants to directly tackle the market by introducing the XDV-100 to consumers on April 10, hoping against hope that there’s still a market out there.

The screen is 2.8-inches wide and offers 320 x 340 rez, plus you also get a built-in AM/FM tuner, ear buds and a docking cradle for recharging for your 40,000 yen (about $330 of our Yankee bucks.) If the 1seg service can be beefed up …

The rumor du jour is that LG is prepping to release its VX9400 handheld phone/TV on March 23. As we reported this past January, Verizon is soon to launch a service that allows for live television to be beamed and picked up by mobile phones.

Samsung is the other company with plans to release a phone, the u620, that works with the service, but we’ve been waiting to see what LG’s entry looks like in action especially since it has a neat looking pivot screen. According to a tipster that whispered in Engadget’s ear, LG will launch the VX9400 on the 23rd in the VCAST launch cities.

Prices are said to be $350 for the full version, $250 for a one year contract or $200 if you purchase two years at sign up. The same tipster also claims that the Samsung …

The very same company that produced the M2 Heliodisplay mid-air projector has just come out with their latest project – the new M3/M3i Heliodisplay.

This nifty thing is basically a monitor that displays images in free space, just like those holograms of Princess Lea asking Obi Wan for help. With a viewing space of 30inches and a resolution of 1024×768, the display is quite blurry and not very stable. However, with advances this particular technology should become a big thing in the near future. Currently, this will set you back a very hefty price of $18,100 for the basic version and $19,400 for the interactive version.

Geekologie

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has announced a deal with YouTube to publish excerpts from the BBC news and entertainment programs on the popular video downloading site. The BBC clips starting appearing on YouTube Friday, which marks the first time an international broadcaster has made such a deal with the Google-owned YouTube site.

Mark Thompson, BBC director, hopes the agreement will help drive more traffic and subsequently more revenues to the BBC web site to supplement British license fees for taxpayers. “It’s essential that the BBC embraces new ways of reaching wider audiences with nonexclusive partnerships such as these,” said Thompson.

The BBC videos will be available through their own channels on the YouTube portal. One of the channels called BBC Worldwide will show popular BBC programs such as “Top Gear” and “Spooks” along with nature documentaries. A BBC …

Sony has been busy with product announcements this week. The latest announcement from Sony is a new line of seven BRAVIA high-definition televisions.

The BRAVIA televisions come in two series – the 1080p V-series and the 720p S-series. The V-series units include 40- and 46-inch (pictured) screen sizes, while the S-series offers 26-, 32-, 40-, 46-inch models.

The new televisions are compatible with Sony’s new BRAVIA Internet Video Link module which provides access to Internet video, music videos, movie trailers, user generated videos and RSS feeds. The module mounts on the back of the TV and connects to the Internet via broadband Ethernet connection.

The BRAVIA televisions are expected to be available in Summer 2007. The pricing details have not been released.