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Sharp 90-inch LED Hits Stores
Rob Sabin  |  Jun 18, 2012  | 
After cornering the market for LCD TVs above 60-inches diagonal with exclusive 70- and 80-inch models, Sharp has released its first 90-inch LED-backlit LCD set.

As Sharp executives were quick to point out at the product’s launch party in New York City tonight, this is one big TV. Its 1920x1080-pixel, 90-inch diagonal screen measures 6 feet, 8 inches wide by 4 feet tall. That’s said to be equivalent to nearly twice the screen area of a 65-inch television, or three times the area of a 55-inch set. To take it even further, you can squeeze eight 32-inch TVs into its screen, or 56 iPads.

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PopSci Tech Expert Social Media Event
 |  Jun 15, 2012  | 

Join PopSci and Samsung on Tuesday June 19, 2012 at 1pm EST for an exclusive live Facebook Q&A.

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Wrap Up: E3 2012
Timothy J. Seppala  |  Jun 13, 2012  | 

The dust has settled, E3 is over, and I have a notebook of nigh indecipherable scratches and scribbles left over from my week in LA. Covering E3 as one person and seeing everything is impossible, but I was able to check out a lot of very cool stuff.

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Coming Attractions
HT Staff  |  Jun 12, 2012  | 
A wireless HDMI kit can be helpful for getting the signal from a cable box or AVR situated in a cabinet, or just across the room, to your primary display or a second TV in another area. IOGear’s entry has two switchable HDMI inputs that pass up to 1080p and 3D video, along with 5.1 digital audio through walls or other solid objects. Range is said to be up to 100 feet in ideal conditions.
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Father's Day Gift Ideas for 2012
Al Griffin  |  Jun 11, 2012  | 

Father's Day is upon us again, graduations have just gone by - and chances are you may not have quite finished all of your shopping. Don't worry, the staff of Sound+Vision is here to help.

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E3 2012: The Big News from Gaming's Big Three
Timothy J. Seppala  |  Jun 06, 2012  | 

With the first day of this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo behind us, it's time to make sense of what the three console manufacturers showed at their annual media briefings. What was shown is just as important as what wasn't and reading between the lines is key.

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Source Interlink Announces AnalogPlanet.com, a New Website Edited by Michael Fremer!
Jon Iverson  |  May 30, 2012  | 
Keith Pray, Publisher of the Source Interlink Home Tech Network, is delighted to announce the launch of the newest Home Tech Group website AnalogPlanet.com, edited by the world’s foremost proponent of analog technology, Michael Fremer.
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A Cinema With Sense Appeal
Jamie Sorcher  |  May 29, 2012  | 
For an upscale night out at the movies without sacrificing your audio or video standards, Living Room Theaters in Portland, Oregon, is the ticket. The sophisticated cinema—housed in a historic building—blends ambiance, seating, service, and décor with cutting-edge technology.
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Get Ready for Record Store Day 2012
Michael Berk  |  Apr 19, 2012  | 

This Saturday, April 21, marks the sixth edition of Record Store Day, a holiday for vinylphiles worldwide. In an age of music streaming services and online shopping, it's a chance to give a little back to the independently owned brick and mortar shops that nurtured your addiction in the first place, and help keep it alive today.

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Rush Returns With Clockwork Angels
Michael Berk  |  Apr 11, 2012  | 

Rush fans...the moment you've all been waiting for has arrived. Not quite like clockwork, but Clockwork Angels is finally and definitely headed your way.

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LG OLED Pricing and Availability
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 02, 2012  | 
When LG announced the EM9600 55-inch OLED flat panel at CES last January, its price and availability were not included in the press release, leading to unbridled speculation. Well, it seems that speculation can now be put to rest. According to an article from Korean outlet MK Business News, LG plans to stage a big launch event at the Cannes Film Festival in May, moving its timetable up from the second half of the year to take advantage of the demand that will surely accompany the 2012 Olympics this summer. And the price? Approximately 9 million Korean won, which is right around $8000.

Thanks to reader johnnyd for sending me the link to the story on techbargains.com, which led to the primary source at MK Business News.

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Happy Trails to (and From) Yamaha's Doan Hoff
Doan Hoff  |  Mar 30, 2012  | 

After 33 years, Doan Hoff, Yamaha's veteran manager of advertising and public relations is retiring today. We wracked our brains trying to come up with something to say that would capture how much we've enjoyed working with Doan (and how much we're going to miss him), but we ended up turning to the man himself.

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Gaining Control
John Sciacca  |  Mar 26, 2012  | 

Control4 unveiled two new processors at this year’s CES, the HC800 ($999) and the HC250 ($599). They offer way more power for system control and provide a much zippier interface when controlling different areas of the home or browsing a media library.

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Tech Trends 2012: Two-Channel Rulers
Brent Butterworth  |  Mar 20, 2012  | 

TRADITIONAL two-channel audio never went away. But there’s no denying that since the early ’90s, stereo has been overshadowed by home theater. Most of the audio industry devoted most of its effort to adding more speakers, more channels of sound, and more complexity to our systems.

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A Million Miles Away: Billy Altman's SXSW 2012 Diary Wrap-up
Billy Altman  |  Mar 19, 2012  | 

Combine a spring break weekend, a St. Patrick's Day celebration, and the final day of a South by Southwest music festival and you can imagine the insanity reigning supreme all over downtown Austin on Saturday.

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