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Harman Kardon brings the Blu
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 
Harman Kardon is finally entering the U.S. Blu-ray Disc player market with the BDP-1, a full-featured and pricey deck that ships later this month. The BDP 1 plays both Profile 1.1 (Bonus View) and Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) Blu-ray features, and can...
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Monster's tabletop $50 remote control
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2009  | 
Though it looks like it was ripped straight from the dashboard of a 1974 Chevy Nova, Monster's new AV50 remote control is an all-new piece of gear. The AV50 is a tabletop remote, designed to be plunked down on a flat surface near the couch and...
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Savant unleashes new Virtual Control User Interface
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2009  | 
The company that created the iPhone interface has just made another impressive user-friendly device, this time for your home called the “Virtual Control User Interface.” The new unit is designed for total home automation, so it plays nice with your...
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Good riddance to analog TV
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2009  | 
With apologies to World War II vets, June 12, 2009, should be declared D-Day. Conveniently, it’s the day analog TV broadcasting shuts down, leaving digital signals as the only way for viewers to receive over-the-air channels. Yet digital television...
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New gear: Monster Turbine Pro headphones
SV Staff  |  Jun 12, 2009  | 
We already showed you Monster's enormous table-top remote, but they're not out of new products yet. The Turbine Pros come at a $80 premium compared to their non-Pro counterparts and are plated in a very shiny gold material that will either...
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Meanwhile, over at "The Howard Stern Show" . . .
SV Staff  |  Jun 12, 2009  | 
 Yesterday, I went over to The Howard Stern Show at Sirius XM central HQ here in midtown Manhattan to hand-deliver copies of the June/July/August issue to Gadget Gary himself, Gary Dell'Abate. The issue features a piece that reports on...
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What the DTV transition really looked like
SV Staff  |  Jun 15, 2009  | 
Chances are, you were well-prepared for the DTV switch, but those who weren't got to see something pretty interesting. This video is a collection of the local Houston, Texas, TV stations the moment of the switch. Some simply went to static,...
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Audyssey Labs launches new Sub Equalizer
SV Staff  |  Jun 15, 2009  | 
During the press junket that introduced Audyssey Labs’ DSX 10-channel surround-sound technology, the company also gave us an advance listen to a new product it was working on: the Sub Equalizer. Now that the Sub Equalizer has been officially...
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New Gear: Intimus 4BP Bipole Speaker
SV Staff  |  Jun 16, 2009  | 
It’s not easy to find affordable equipment as an entry-level, home-theater buyer. That is until Aperion Audio announced its new surround sound speaker: The new Intimus 4BP Bipole Surround Sound Speaker. For $199 you get a pair of 1” audiophile...
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Paradigm's new speakers: both on- AND in-wall
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2009  | 
Paradigm's new architectural speakers can't make up their minds. On one hand, they're built into the walls, requiring holes to be cut for installation like in-wall speakers. On the other hand, they protrude from the wall, like on-wall speakers. ...
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Sirius XM iPhone app is live, lacks Howard
SV Staff  |  Jun 18, 2009  | 
If you have been pining for satellite radio on your iPhone or iPod touch, then today is your lucky day. The Sirius XM app lets you stream 120 channels to your portable player. It's free for Premium subscribers, but will cost $3 a month (after a...
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Maingear's HTPC is a serious gaming machine
SV Staff  |  Jun 18, 2009  | 
Home Theater PCs and high-end gaming rigs generally sit on two opposite ends of the expensive computer spectrum. Maingear, however, has created a pretty impressive machine that can ably handle both. At its top-end, the AXESS HD Gamer model is...
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Popcorn Hour C-200 ready for a Blu-ray drive
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2009  | 
The Popcorn Hour has always been a pretty capable little media streamer, but the newest iteration is substantially more robust than most of its predecessors. On the front, you'll find a swappable bay that can accept a hard drive or even a...
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Yamaha unveils MusicCAST2, wireless music system
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2009  | 
Wireless music systems really can run the gamut from low end to something extremely snazzy and high-end like Sooloos. Yamaha’s new outfit finds itself somewhere in the middle, offering multi-room playback of all your audio files (iTunes AAC files,...
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Tomorrow Is Vinyl Saturday...
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2009  | 
  ...and you know what that means: It's an official reason/excuse for yer vinyl-centric EIC to buy more wax! Yes, it's true — the folks who bring us that wonderful annual spring event, Record Store Day, are presenting Saturday, June...
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