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ray, Blu-ray, Coming to the U.S.A.
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2008  | 
As we predicted last month, Bond's going Blu. Blu-ray, that is. Just announced from MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, the same six titles that were being released in France will be available in the States, just one day after their...
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Say "Cheese!" to Smile Shutter Tech
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008  | 
How many times have you messed up a photo by shooting just before or after your kid flashes her pearly whites? Want to make sure you never miss a priceless moment? Sony's new HDR-CX12 flash-based camcorder has been upgraded to help you take the...
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Studer Recorder
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008  | 
Book your flights to Cleveland now. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is getting ready to unveil a new exhibit that will feature one of the 4-track recorders used to record the legendary Beatles' classic, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club...
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XM and Sirius Partisan Politics
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008  | 
It seems we might be one tiny step closer to the FCC approval needed for the merger between XM and Sirius satellite radio companies. We reported last month that it might make a June FCC agenda, and it appears that party politics are playing a role...
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Sony Sets the Green Standard
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008  | 
Good news from Sony, if you happen to live in Japan. Sony's new Bravia KDL-32JE1 is setting a new standard in efficiency, with a power consumption of only 89 Watts. The 32" monitor has a long list of features that make it not only good for...
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Go Outside and Play!
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008  | 
Your mom always told you to go outside and play. Well, a recent study proves that dear old mom was right. Compared to watching outdoor scenes on HDTV, nothing reduces stress as much as the real thing.  A study by the University of Washington...
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Compromises Advance Sirius/XM Merger
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 19, 2008  | 
The merger of the Sirius and XM satellite radio networks will move forward thanks to compromises that have attracted approval from Kevin Martin, chair of the Federal Communications Commission.
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Disney Hotels Go High Def
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008  | 
If you can't afford to vacation here, you could just pack up the minivan and take the family to Disney to check out the HDTV offerings at the newly renovated Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suites Hotel and the Buena Vista Suites Hotel. Besides a fresh...
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Sunny Side iPod
SV Staff  |  Jun 18, 2008  | 
Portable speakers are great for listening to your iPod, but they suck down batteries like a sweaty runner sucks down Gatorade. Just in time for a summer full of long days on the beach is the K3000 ST Solar, a solar-powered speaker system iPod dock....
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Big News from Texas Instruments
 |  Jun 18, 2008  | 

Today at InfoComm, an annual trade show dedicated primarily to commercial and industrial video displays held this year in Las Vegas, Texas Instruments made three major announcements, all related to DLP front projectors. The biggest news was the unveiling of a light engine that uses three PhlatLight LEDs—red, green, and blue—rather than a conventional white lamp and color wheel.

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Blu What?
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2008  | 
Important! Wake the kids! Breaking news! The newest breakthrough in consumer electronics is . . . DVD!!!  At least that's what Toshiba thinks. You'll recall Toshiba was the prime mover and shaker of DVD, and hoped to continue its revenue...
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L.E.D.'s for LCDs
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2008  | 
You've heard all the buzz about OLED displays, but there's another way cool technology that's aiming to knock LCD displays for a loop. This technology is already aiming to replace the common lightbulb, and now it's looking to get entrench itself...
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Bore Your Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Grandchildren
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2008  | 
The year is 2208. The bad news: the earth is so toxic that even intergalactic invaders avoid the planet like the plague, which in fact is rampant here. The good news: Your great, great, great, great, great grandchildren can be bored out of their...
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United Flight 936: iPodding at 35,000 Feet
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2008  | 
"Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached a cruising altitude of 10,000 feet, and the captain has turned off the fasten seatbelt sign. You are free to use personal electronic devices at this time, and feel free to plug in your iPod or iPhone into...
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Vinyl Surges, Accidentally and Otherwise
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 17, 2008  | 
There are so many ways to track the resurgence of vinyl. You might read Michael Fremer's "Analog Corner" column in the print version of Stereophile, our sister publication, or his own site The Music Angle. Or you could read the recent series of blogs by Stephen Mejias about his sudden and intense immersion in record cleaning machines and all things analog. You might peruse this masters thesis by a student at the University of Amsterdam. And what's this? A turntable review in Home Theater Magazine! But my favorite recent clip is this Associated Press story about a retail chain that accidentally ordered a large shipment of vinyl and ended up selling it.
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