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DirecTV launches multi-room viewing DVR
SV Staff  |  May 14, 2010  | 
DirecTV has just officially rolled out its multi-room DVR across the country. The new service, called Whole Home DVR, lets users record and watch multiple shows in multiple rooms with one DVR unit. Whole Home DVR works by using a single DVR...
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UFC to stream pay-per-view to Roku boxes
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2010  | 
Roku has just announced a partnership with UFC to start showing pay-per-view events live over its streaming Internet content box. The service will also offer a premium UFC Channel, offering older fights, training videos, and other content...
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Skype now on Panasonic HDTVs
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2010  | 
We're heading into Back to the Future Part 2 territory 5 years early. Panasonic has just announced that Skype is coming to VieraCast-equipped HDTVs, with support for video-chat. While the Skype software is free and Skype-to-Skype calls can be...
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Toshiba working on headache-free 3D glasses
SV Staff  |  May 19, 2010  | 
Active shutter glasses are useful for displaying 3D video because they get rid of the "ghosting" that can appear with passive glasses. Active glasses work by using liquid crystal lenses to rapidly switch on and off between the two eyes, ensuring...
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Google TV brings the internet, apps to your home theater
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2010  | 
  You have to go out of your way these days to find a TV maker that isn't already cramming proprietary web apps into their displays and devices, but Google has changed the game a bit with today's announcement of their new 10-foot...
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Vancouver: Valhalla for Vintage Audio
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2010  | 
Aficionados of antique audio gear will want to make sure they're in the Vancouver area in mid-June, when Surrey, BC, vintage audio dealer Innovative Audio hosts its third annual Garage Sale: a huge gathering where the company and many...
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iPad now outputs Netflix to HDTVs
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2010  | 
The iPad is barely a few weeks old and already it's seeing significant software updates. The Netflix Watch Instantly app for the iPad is getting a major new feature that could change how you use your iPad. The newly released version of the...
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Acura disses audiphiles with new commercial
SV Staff  |  May 24, 2010  | 
Acura has started showing commercials questioning the nature of luxury, taking pot shots at audiophiles in the process. The commercial shows various luxury items, including an expensive tube amplifier, with the owners weakly trying to justify...
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Street Fighter comes to HDTVs
SV Staff  |  May 24, 2010  | 
Marvel-licensed HDTVs were nerdy enough, but this is just over the top. Roundtable Concepts, the company behind the Marvel Comics HDTVs, is now offering a series of Super Street Fighter IV HDTVs. The new screens are based on Capcom's hit...
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EyeTV HD records TV and streams it to the iPad
SV Staff  |  May 25, 2010  | 
It's been less than two months since the release of the iPad and already there's an iPad-specific Slingbox-style device available. The Elgado EyeTV HD is a set-top box that can capture 1080i video over a component connection and send it to a...
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ESPN: 3D tech will beat DVRs by 2019
SV Staff  |  May 26, 2010  | 
ESPN is serious in seeing 3D technology develop. The company is launching a dedicated 3D network, ESPN 3D, which will be available through Comcast and DirecTV starting June 11. ESPN is now planning to broadcast over 100 3D events over the next...
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WB gets sued for pirating anti-piracy tech
SV Staff  |  May 27, 2010  | 
Warner Bros. is in a bit of legal hot water due to its enthusiasm for tracking movie pirates. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie giant is being sued by a German company for allegedly pirating the company's anti-piracy technology. ...
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Rumor: New Apple TV is coming
SV Staff  |  May 28, 2010  | 
Apple is gearing up for its Worldwide Developers' Conference next month, and the rumors are already flying about what's going to be announced. High on the list is a new Apple TV, which Engadget is reporting will boast some impressive features...
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Digital Projection demos 3D home projector
SV Staff  |  May 31, 2010  | 
Last week, at the Torrance, Calif., headquarters of Stewart Filmscreen, Digital Projection demonstrated its first 3D home projector--sort of. While the $140,000 Lightning three-chip projector the company used for the demo is actually designed for...
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Step Up 3D: 3D has finally gone too far
SV Staff  |  May 31, 2010  | 
I think we can pull back on the 3D at this point. This weekend, I went to see Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and at the theater I saw a very curious movie poster. It said Step Up 3D, and depicted two people dancing while a red guy wearing...
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