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SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2008  | 
It's not just the U.S. market facing an analog cut-off. Or shall we say, "analogue" cut-off?  Europe's deadline is a bit later than us, and without a firm date - the switch to digital should be complete between 2010 and 2013....
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2008  | 
Don't think the kids at the University of California, San Diego are slacking off, surfing all day and beach-partying all night. The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, is showing off the world's...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 10, 2008  | 
Now that energy savings are as prominent on consumer radar screens as flat-panel TVs, a set combining both concerns has become inevitable. This week, at a Japanese trade event, Sharp showed the first solar-powered LCD TV. Nope, no U.S. details yet.
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2008  | 
Krell is well known as a hardcore audiophile manufacturer. Their amplifiers in particular are the stuff of legend. With the introduction of the Papa Dock, they push the audiophile envelope, and possibly step over the line. The Papa Dock is...
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2008  | 
Belkin is introducing an amazing new product that can improve the appearance of many home theaters. Unsightly wires, or non-optimal placement of components can now be avoided. The Belkin FlyWire is a transmitter, receiver and remote control that...
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008  | 
This is really, really cool, but don't toss your TiVo just yet. Swann Security has a new surveillance device that's part flashlight, part DVR. Now it's not meant in any way to replace your home theater's DVR, but who doesn't think that this is...
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008  | 
If you've been saving your lunch money to buy a brand spankin' new Pioneer Blu-ray player, you might want to hold off just a little longer. Well, unless you like buying something just months before a better version comes out. Pioneer, along with...
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008  | 
Nielsen Media Research - you know, the company that's tracked viewing habits for years - has come out with a fascinating new survey report. In a study for the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, twenty percent of owners of...
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008  | 
"Shall we play a game?" Who doesn't remember that classic line from WarGames, the '80s classic with Matthew Broderick as a high-school hacker who launches a near-nuclear Armageddon? My, oh my, how computers have changed since then, right?...
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008  | 
Complete details are sketchy at the moment, but LG is launching four new TVs in celebration of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Called "Smart Time Machines," these all contain hard disc recorders, built right into the TV set. Not sure if we're...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 09, 2008  | 
Pioneer will unveil its first BD recorders before March 2009.
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008  | 
Another one bites the dust. Syntax-Brillian, the company that brought you Olevia HDTVs and Vivitar digital cameras, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Based in Tempe, Arizona, the company is selling some assets to a company,...
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008  | 
While other manufacturers are set on making the biggest and best displays, Sharp has taken a look at an oft-overlooked segment of society. At the G8 Hokkaido environmental summit, Sharp unveiled an LCD television that most folks would have walked...
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008  | 
We've all read the stories about DVD piracy, and how horrible it is, blah, blah, blah. No one we know is illegally copying DVDs, right? Wrong! A new report called the Consumer Home Piracy survey done by Futuresource Consulting had rather shocking...
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008  | 
Well, they did a survey, and it's official. The end of the world is near. Parks Associates surveyed 2,000 broadband households in the U.S. and Canada, and found that roughly two-thirds of them are regularly using PCs to play music at home, and...

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