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Bose and Dolby to receive prestigious IEEE awards
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2010  | 
Two of the biggest names in sound are going to get two of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)'s highest honors next week. Ray Dolby and Amar Bose will respectively receive the IEEE Edison Medal and the IEEE/Royal Society...
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DTV Transition Is a Year Old
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 17, 2010  | 
It's now been a year since the DTV transition hit its (more or less) final deadline of June 12, 2009. That was the end of analog broadcasting and the start of a bright shiny new age of digital television. Now the researchers are abuzz with intel, most of it predictable.
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WowWee's $15 cardboard amp
SV Staff  |  Jun 16, 2010  | 
Sometimes kids get all the great audio equipment. WowWee, makers of the RoboSapien robot and Flytech remote controlled helicopters, is releasing a line of music gear for kids. Paper Jamz is the company's newest series, a collection of ultra-thin...
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Google May Take on iTunes Store
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 16, 2010  | 
Look out, iTunes. You may be about to get your most formidable competition yet with the persistent rumors that Google is preparing to launch a music download and streaming service in October.
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Sony unveils surround soundbar for the PS3
SV Staff  |  Jun 15, 2010  | 
E3 isn't usually a place for home theater news, especially from the Big Three game companies (Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony). However, Sony made a surprise announcement for game-hungry, Playstation 3-owning home theater buffs out there. The...
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RoxioNow Embraces DTS
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 15, 2010  | 
Sonic Solutions' RoxioNow, which supplies the technology underlying Best Buy's CinemaNow and Blockbuster's online service, will add DTS to its platform.
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iMovie to hit the iPhone, offer in-phone editing
SV Staff  |  Jun 14, 2010  | 
It seems like only yesterday we were just getting video recording on your smartphones. The iPhone 3GS was the first iPhone to shoot video, and it's just one generation old. Now the iPhone 4 will feature a mobile version of iMovie, Apple's video...
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Piracy Claim Stings Warner
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 14, 2010  | 
Electronic libertarians with a taste for irony are doing spit-takes with their morning coffee over a patent snafu involving Warner Bros. A German company has sued the studio, claiming it is actively pirating an antipiracy technology.
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Blu-ray Redbox kiosks appear with $2 BD rentals
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2010  | 
Redbox machines carrying Blu-ray Discs are finally starting to pop up, and they're a little more expensive than previously thought. According to the Consumerist, a Blu-ray-renting Redbox kiosk was spotted in front of a 7-Eleven in Pleasant Hill,...
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2010 World Cup in 3D Begins Today
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 11, 2010  | 

Today marks the start of a new era in TV broadcasting. ESPN launched its full-time 3D channel—the first in the world—with coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer championship being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, now through July 11.

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TiVo Patent Claim Rejected
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 11, 2010  | 
TiVo's long running battle to protect its DVR patent is seeing setbacks on two different fronts.
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FCC checks out TiVo's sliding QWERTY remote
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2010  | 
TiVo's upcoming QWERTY remote is finally seeing some hands-on action, after months of little more than CES hype surrounding the Premiere DVR. The remote is passing through the FCC's test bench in preparation for a final release, and that means...
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Canada to Overhaul Copyright Law
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 10, 2010  | 
Canada's parliament is planning a wide-ranging overhaul of the nation's copyright law. And there's plenty of good news here. The proposed legislation would straightforwardly legalize many practices that consumers take for granted but that have ambiguous legal status in the U.S. However, some are critical of the fact that it also grants protected status to DRM.
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Sony prices and presells its 3D Bravia HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Jun 09, 2010  | 
As you can tell below, Sony is going whole-hog into this 3D thing. The home electronics side of the company has just announced pricing and is accepting presales for no less than 7 different 3D-compatible HDTVs. The Bravia LED-backlit HDTVs...
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Sony Talks Up 3D in L.A.
SV Staff  |  Jun 09, 2010  | 
At the Culver City studios of Sony Pictures, Sony execs today rolled out their plans for what they hope will be domination of every aspect of the 3D business: movie/TV production, professional gear, and consumer electronics products. According to...
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