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B&W P5 headphones now shipping
SV Staff  |  Mar 24, 2010  | 
Bower and Wilkins' first foray into headphones start hitting stores this week, 3 months after they premiered at CES 2010. The P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphones will be available at Apple stores across the country over the next few weeks. The headphones...
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Netflix has started shipping Watch Now discs for Wii
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2010  | 
 It might not be the best way to get Netflix's streaming content to your TV, but starting tomorrow (which is presumably when most of the discs will arrive) your Nintendo Wii will officially have the Watch Now hook-up. Today, Netflix...
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LG unveils its first 3D LED HDTV
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2010  | 
3D marches on, with a notable advance in LED display technology. LG has just announced the LX9500, a screen the company says is the world's first 3D-capable HDTV with a full-array LED backlight. According to a press release on Korea's Newswire,...
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TiVo Premiere now available
SV Staff  |  Mar 29, 2010  | 
The newest TiVo is finally available to the public, after months of waiting and a year or two of sheer speculation. The TiVo Premiere is now on sale in two different flavors, ready for installation in your home theater. The TiVo Premiere features...
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Higher-res Slingplayer coming to the iPad, Windows Phone 7
SV Staff  |  Mar 30, 2010  | 
Former Sling staffer, Dave Zats has some information about the placeshifting outfit's plans for the upcoming Apple iPad, as well as Windows Phone 7. His post isn't loaded with specifics, but it does confirm the fact that the Sling team is...
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Blockbuster might drop off of NYSE
SV Staff  |  Mar 30, 2010  | 
Things are going from bad to worse for Blockbuster. Store closings, bleak financial statements, and now the company could potentially be dropped from the New York Stock Exchange. According to Forbes today, Blockbuster has fallen below the market...
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64 GB Zune HD coming April 12th, older model prices drop $20
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2010  | 
While it hasn't quite ousted Apple and their iPod from the top of the portable media player game, Microsoft's Zune HD has been doing quite well for itself. Starting on April 12th, it will be doing even better because users will officially...
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Integra shipping the DTA-70.1 amp
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2010  | 
Integra is finally shipping the DTA-70.1, the company's first 9-channel, 150-watt, THX Ultra 2-certified powered amp. The DTA-70.1 is intended as a companion piece to the DHC-80.1 9.2-channel A/V processor, but it has enough power to drive nearly...
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Birds and electric guitars make beautiful music
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2010  | 
I recently had a disagreement with a friend about the band, Sunn O))). They're what's considered a drone metal band, which means they come out on stage in monk robes and play long strings of guitar sounds with an almost total lack of...
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Netflix Watch Instantly hits the iPad
SV Staff  |  Apr 01, 2010  | 
I had to double-check to make sure this wasn't an April Fool's joke. Yes, Netflix has released a streaming video app on the iPad through the iTunes App Store. The app seems to let people browse Netflix's Watch Instantly library, add movies to...
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100 Pixar characters drawn to scale... sort of
SV Staff  |  Apr 02, 2010  | 
This is a genuinely impressive graphic for anyone who's enjoyed Pixar's films. Chilean artist Juan Pablo Bravo has produced a huge picture depicting 100 Pixar characters, from the company's mascot Luxo to Up's Kevin, drawn to scale. Well, sort of...
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Monster meets the Green Monster with Beats by Dr. Dre Red Sox Edition
SV Staff  |  Apr 05, 2010  | 
Celebrities just aren't enough for Monster's headphone branding, and so the company is going after sports teams. Monster has just announced "Beats by Dr. Dre Red Sox Edition," a new set of Beats headphones covered in Red Sox team colors and logos....
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McIntosh works with Reprise Records and Neil Young to promote its first Blu-Ray player
SV Staff  |  Apr 06, 2010  | 
McIntosh has just announced a collaboration with Reprise Records to promote the company's first Blu-ray Disc player, the MVP881 BR. Specifically, the promotion involves Neil Young's music and the opportunity to save $25 after spending $8,000 on a...
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Blu-ray sales up 68% this year
SV Staff  |  Apr 07, 2010  | 
The sales numbers are in for the first quarter of 2010, and they bring good news for Blu-ray. According to Home Media Magazine by way of Engadget HD, Blu-ray Disc sales have jumped 68% compared to the same time last year. This is a huge increase,...
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Projection: 2.5 million 3D HDTVs sold in 2010
SV Staff  |  Apr 08, 2010  | 
3D-capable HDTVs are going to sell like hotcakes that come with little glasses, according to projections recently published by DisplaySearch. The market research company expects to see 2.5 million 3D HDTVs sold in 2010, and for a whopping 27...
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