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Hawaii Enters DTV Age Early
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 22, 2009  | 
The dark-rumped petrel was responsible for a milestone in DTV history last week. To avoid disrupting the nesting patterns of this endangered bird species, Hawaii became the first state in the union to turn off analog television signals, thus entering the age of DTV at least a month earlier than the deadline for the other 49 states.
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Pills Could Replace Earplugs
SV Staff  |  Jan 21, 2009  | 
This is still strictly in the lab, but a pharmaceutical pill could possibly replace earplugs to prevent heading damage caused by noisy concerts, clubs, or just turning your iPods volume up too high. Not that you would ever do that.Researchers in...
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RIAA Fears File Manipulation
SV Staff  |  Jan 21, 2009  | 
It seems that the RIAA isn't happy at all about the recent ruling allowing a webcast of their upcoming trial against an alleged file-sharer in a copyright infringement case. Their fear? The RIAA is worried that people will record the webcast...
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South Park Season 13 in HD
SV Staff  |  Jan 21, 2009  | 
Lucky for us, season 13 of South Park is going to be in gorgeous high def. Woohoo! From South Park Studios:On Wednesday March 11, 2009 at 10 pm EST South Park goes HD. We are really excited because, not only will the season premiere be in...
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Pandora Opens Up Ads
SV Staff  |  Jan 21, 2009  | 
On the heels of a rumored confirmed price hike for Sirius XM, it looks like Pandora is also looking for a new revenue stream.  Pandora is the online personal radio station - it plays only songs it's Music Genome Project determines you...
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DTS Pares Master Audio Down to Essentials
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 21, 2009  | 
There is a new wrinkle in DTS-HD Master Audio, the lossless audio codec. In a new version called DTS-HD Master Audio Essential, it will keep the new and ultra-hip lossless surround codec MA, but will downconvert several lesser-known ones to basic DTS 5.1.
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Sirius XM Rate Hike - But What About Those FCC Rules?
SV Staff  |  Jan 20, 2009  | 
Rumors are flying around the web that Sirius XM is about to raise their rates. Normally, you would think that's just business as usual. No problem, except that part of the FCC approval of the merger of XM and Sirius is that there wouldn't...
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Circuit City Return Policy
SV Staff  |  Jan 20, 2009  | 
Sad and depressing, but it needs to be discussed. Circuit City customers need to understand how the company is handling their returns during this transitional period — as they transition from company to nothingness.We reported last week that...
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Belkin: You Get What You Pay For
SV Staff  |  Jan 20, 2009  | 
Have you ever wondered why someone would take time to write an online review of a product that rivals the depth and detail of a professional review? Some folks just feel passionately about their new purchase.  However, there is a dark...
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Lego Gadgets: Not Just for Kids
SV Staff  |  Jan 20, 2009  | 
Who doesn't love Legos. Kids and grownups alike. So, we have to wonder, who is the target market for the new line of gadgets from toy-maker Lego.Lego has joined up with Digital Blue to produce a line of products supposedly aimed for children,...
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DISH Network Dishing Up "The Beast" in 1080p
SV Staff  |  Jan 20, 2009  | 
We talk a lot about DTV and HDTV.  If you've bought an HDTV, you probably know if your set is 1080p or 720p, but if you don't normally watch Blu-ray, you don't have much 1080p programming to view. DISH is changing that. DISH...
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The End Comes for Circuit City
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 20, 2009  | 
Hard times just got a little harder. Circuit City, the second largest consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., will close all stores and liquidate assets, according to a press release. This is the end for Circuit, which had already filed for bankruptcy in November 2008.
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Terminator Salvation Bumped Up for IMAX
SV Staff  |  Jan 19, 2009  | 
The latest Terminator is going to be released at IMAX theaters, but it will look different from the previous films in the series, hopefully, in a good way.  While the third was a bit, well, sad, Terminator Salvation is going for a darker...
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Going Green in 2009
SV Staff  |  Jan 19, 2009  | 
Putting words in actions, 280 electronics recycling locations just opened across the country. There's at least one per state, and the number of locations should grow to 800 nationwide by 2011.These locations are a joint venture by Sharp,...
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The Boss Guest DJs on his own Sirius XM Channel
SV Staff  |  Jan 16, 2009  | 
Fans of Bruce Springsteen take note: The Boss is coming to E Street Radio on Sirius XM. E Street Radio is a Sirius channel dedicated, as you could guess, to the music of Springsteen and the E Street Band -- his backup group.Along with host Dave...
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