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Affordable DTV Satellite Receivers Proliferate
 |  Mar 26, 2000  | 

Affordable set-top boxes for the reception of digital television signals from Direct Broadcast Satellites are popping up like spring flowers. At prices from under $250 to about $400, the STBs (set-top boxes) offer a lot of bang for the buck.

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Affordable HDTV and Datacasting on the Desktop?
Jon Iverson  |  Aug 27, 2000  | 

Last week, 14 companies announced that they have joined to create the <A HREF="http://www.pcdtv.org">PC DTV Promoters Group</A>, for "the purpose of marketing and accelerating adoption of digital broadcast receivers and DTV technology for the PC." Members of the group say it was formed to help raise awareness of the PC as the "ideal platform" for receiving Enhanced Digital Television programming, HDTV, and high-bandwidth Datacasting services.

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Affordable Ultimate Ears
SV Staff  |  Jan 23, 2009  | 
Ultimate Ears has been producing some wonderful earphones. You can read about our thoughts on one pair here.  But, they're usually quite pricey, and folks might shy away from them, fearing losing or damaging a costly investment. Two new...
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After 20-Year Reign, Top Warner Execs Take a Hike
Barry Willis  |  Jul 18, 1999  | 

After 20 years, one of the entertainment industry's most enduring management teams is calling it quits. On July 15, Robert A. Daly and Terry Semel, co-chairmen and co-CEOs of Warner Bros. film studio and Warner Bros. Music, informed <A HREF="http://www.pathfinder.com/corp/">Time Warner</A> chief Gerald Levin that they would not renew their employment contracts. The two said they wish to explore other opportunities as "entertainment entrepreneurs."

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After a Million Dollars of Restoration, Vertigo Released on DVD
Derek Germano  |  Nov 29, 1998  | 

J<I>ames Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (letterbox). Dolby Digital 5.1. 128 minutes. 1958. Universal Home Video 20183. Rated PG. $34.98.</I>

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After Aereo, Is the Cloud Doomed?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 10, 2014  | 
The judicial murder of Aereo—just in case you had any doubt about where our sympathies lie—leaves a cloud over cloud computing...
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Ahoy, Capt. Jack!
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008  | 
Join Jack Sparrow and his crew for the ultimate pirate adventure. That's right. The cannon are loaded and the fuses are lit for The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, a 6-disc Blu-ray Hi-Def set. You'll get all three swashbuckling adventures...
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AI Falls Down on the Job During LG’s CES Live Stream
Michael Antonoff  |  Jan 08, 2024  | 
AI did not enjoy its finest moment during LG’s live-streamed CES presentation earlier today.
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AI Front and Center in Samsung’s 2024 TV Lineup
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 08, 2024  | 
Samsung today offered a preview of a 2024 TV lineup includes more “ultra-large” screen sizes than ever before and puts artificial intelligence (AI) front and center, not only for enhancing picture quality but to bolster connectivity with a range of compatible devices.
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AI Is Forever Changing How We Interact with Our Devices
SV Staff  |  Nov 15, 2023  | 
The world is abuzz with excitement — plus a healthy dose of skepticism and anxiety — over the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to reshape just everything, including how we interact with our phones and other electronics devices. Qualcomm’s CEO provides some insight.
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AI Takes Over Sound & Vision Magazine: Staff Replaced
SV Staff  |  Apr 01, 2023  | 
New York, NY – In a stunning announcement, Sound & Vision magazine has decided to replace its entire staff with AI, effective immediately. For the first time in the history of journalism, a publication has gone completely digital, with the AI, named ChatGPT-4, now responsible for every aspect of Sound & Vision’s magazine's content.
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AirMode Makes Wired Headphones Wireless
SV Staff  |  Nov 18, 2016  | 
U.K.-based Audio Nation has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a Bluetooth adapter that makes headphones and earphones with detachable cables wireless.
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Airpulse Debuts with Hi-Res Speaker System
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2017  | 
British speaker designer and noted bass player Phil Jones, creator of the popular Acoustic Energy AE1 studio monitor and PJB (Phil Jones Bass) line of professional speakers and head amps, has introduced a pair of powered two-way speakers with a built-in 192-kHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converter/preamp.
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Akimbo Offers HD On-Demand
 |  Apr 09, 2006  | 

In late March, Internet-based video-on-demand provider Akimbo Systems announced an agreement that will allow it to offer select titles from HDNet's vast library of HD content to its customers. This is Akimbo's first offering of HD content through its Akimbo Service for Windows XP Media Center Edition.

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Alabama Shakes, Black Flamingo, and Gemma Ray: Billy Altman's SXSW 2012 Diary, Day Two
Billy Altman  |  Mar 15, 2012  | 

The first full day at the 2012 South By Southwest music festival was really all about the ladies, as a number of talented women from all points of the stylistic compass made their presence felt at various hot spots throughout the day and night.

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