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Mark Fleischmann  |  May 02, 2008  | 
Universal will support lossless DTS-HD Master Audio in many of its initial Blu-ray releases.
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2008  | 
No sooner than the government gives you a break from the doom and gloom of the dismal economy, Circuit City has great news! Come in before Saturday, and spend your tax rebate! Now, of course, the government wanted the rebates to be an economic...
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2008  | 
Squeezebox just got bigger! One of the easiest ways to listen to streaming media throughout your house just got better. Sirius is going to make over 80 of its channels available to all versions of Squeezebox. These channels will include their...
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2008  | 
Think you've got the biggest TV on the block? In the neighborhood? Not so fast there, buddy. Big Moving Pictures (BMP) is announcing a plan to produce the world's first mobile LED screen that's going to dwarf anything currently out there. Working...
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2008  | 
Universal Studios has leaked news that's music to the ears of anyone with, well, ears. Following their commitment to Blu-ray, they're also making a commitment to use one of the best audio formats available for home consumers. Their first Blu-ray...
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2008  | 
iTune's users rejoice! No longer will you have to wait to download movies to your iPod! Just announced:  Apple has signed agreements with many major studios to allow simultaneous availability of their movies on the same day that the DVDs hit...
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2008  | 
Don't look now, but one of the windows just got a little smaller. You know - the windows. The time lag between the theatrical release of a movie, and its other releases. How many times have you heard Uncle Ernie say, "Why the heck should I...
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2008  | 
Without question, the Internet has made life better. It is much easier to look at satellite photos of your neighbor's pool, buy drugs without a prescription, and send checks for $25,000 so the bank in Nigeria will send you a check for $55...
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 01, 2008  | 
Apple has struck a deal with Hollywood to give iTunes the same release window as brick-and-mortar stores. The same day a movie hits Wal-Mart or Blockbuster on disc, it'll also appear in the iTunes store as a download.
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2008  | 
The consumer electronics industry breathed a collective sigh of relief when the war between HD DVD and Blu-ray was won by Blu-ray. Another surrender ceremony was recently completed as Paramount announced that they are abandoning the HD DVD format...
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2008  | 
Think you can't have a flat-panel TV because you can't get the wiring from your components to your TV? Is lack of running an HDMI cable keeping your Blu-ray player blue? Today, Sharp announced, "Yes!" or probably more accurately, "Hai!" to wireless...
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2008  | 
Don't you hate it when people come over to your house and they get their grubby hands all over your perfectly clean touchscreens? Or if they grab your brand new iTouch and start. . . touching!!! I mean, you don't know where their hands have been!...
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2008  | 
Steamy, glamorous ads, billboards, and web-based trailers have been teasing for weeks about a sultry new TV series called, Scarlet. Finally, the big secret behind the meaning of Scarlet has been revealed. Scarlet isn't a new series airing on...
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2008  | 
First, let's get the uncomfortably "truthy" stuff out of the way. HD Radio doesn't have anything to do with HDTV, and it doesn't really have anything to do with "High Definition" in general. Instead, think of HD as being...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 30, 2008  | 
Remember the HD DVD release of Bee Movie, the one that never happened? Well, Jerry Seinfeld's animated comedy will instead make its high-def debut on Blu-ray on May 20, one of several titles in Paramount's interrupted but now resumed Blu program.

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