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'The Goonies' never say die, but they do say deluxe 25th anniversary Blu-ray release!
SV Staff  |  Jul 30, 2010  | 
25 years ago, The Goonies came out in theaters and became an American classic. Now, Warner Home Video is releasing a huge and rather strange Blu-ray Disc version of the movie. The release not only includes the film in funky new packaging, but...
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Super-strong Gorilla Glass heading to HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Aug 02, 2010  | 
One of the greatest fears of any home theater buff is that their awesome HDTV will be tapped, knocked, or flung-Wiimoted, shattering the screen into many sharp, pointy, useless pieces. The large glass panes in HDTVs are fairly fragile, and like...
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Harman Kardon? Check. Harman Newsweek?!
SV Staff  |  Aug 03, 2010  | 
"He started a business selling FM radios in the 1950s" . . . and now he's running Newsweek magazine! Yes, Sidney Harman, whose 92nd birthday is tomorrow, has bought the ailing publication because, as he quipped to The New York Times,...
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"Resistance" to 3D: Futile?
SV Staff  |  Aug 03, 2010  | 
Maybe you saw Inception. Maybe you loved those three-dimensional-looking images. Maybe you realized — and appreciated — that those images weren't actually in 3D.Director Christopher Nolan (at right in photo, with Leonardo DiCaprio) digs good...
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Justin Bieber getting 3D biopic. Seriously.
SV Staff  |  Aug 03, 2010  | 
3D movies have simultaneously reached their apex and nadir. Canadian teen pop sensation Justin Bieber is getting his own feature-length, widespread-release documentary film, and it's going to be in 3D. It gets weirder, too. Paramount is in talks...
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Meridian Audio's new $3,000 bookshelf system
SV Staff  |  Aug 05, 2010  | 
High-end audio company Meridian Audio has announced a new one-piece, bookshelf sound system with impressive stats and an even more impressive price tag. The M80 is a 2.1-channel, 80-watt sound system that can play audio from CDs, DVDs, AM/FM...
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Nvidia reveals professional RF 3D glasses
SV Staff  |  Aug 05, 2010  | 
Active-shutter 3D glasses generally use infrared signals to sync the shutters with the images on the screen. An emitter placed near the screen beams invisible light that the glasses pick up and translate into timing information. They're...
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DIY home theater features a hidden wall cabinet
SV Staff  |  Aug 06, 2010  | 
Enterprising home theater buffs sometimes come up with clever ways to conceal their equipment. Apartment Therapy recently showed off this creative A/V cabinet, built behind a hidden wall panel upon which an HDTV is mounted. The panel is mounted...
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Rocketfish + Ikea = stylish, wireless speakers
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2010  | 
Once again it's time to look at a clever, elegant DIY home entertainment project. Charles "The B-Roll" Visnic has put together a guide to making your own attractive, wireless outdoor speakers. All you need is a pair of $99 Rocketfish wireless...
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Elite Home Theater Seating Unveils the iPad Chair
SV Staff  |  Aug 11, 2010  | 
It has been obvious from the start that Apple's iPad has all kinds of potential uses in a home theater scenario (for proof, see our September issue), but Elite Home Theater seating has taken iPad integration to another level by actually...
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Engadget: AppleTV to become iTV
SV Staff  |  Aug 11, 2010  | 
While it's still not official, Engadget is reporting some big news about Apple's much-anticipated update to the AppleTV. According to the site, the new A4-powered (the same processor found in the iPhone 4) device will be renamed the iTV. What's...
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Sony's 1973 ad is really, really funny in hindsight
SV Staff  |  Aug 12, 2010  | 
CDs are arguably on the way out. Cassette tapes are extinct. Vinyl albums are generally used only by audiophiles and other extreme music enthusiasts. Over the last decade, we've seen digital distribution become one of the most popular ways to...
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Time Warner Cable working on its own iOS app
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2010  | 
Time Warner Cable is playing catch-up with Comcast. Three months ago, Comcast announced an iPad app that would let customers schedule their DVR and browse channel listings directly from their Apple device. Now, Time Warner Cable is announcing its...
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Polk’s new LSi M, Blackstone, and Vanishing Series speakers
SV Staff  |  Aug 16, 2010  | 
As I perused the latest Polk speakers at the company’s Baltimore HQ last week, I felt I’d been transported to a more civilized age—to an era before the low end of the speaker market was taken over by HTiBs and soundbars, before the middle of the...
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'Star Wars' trilogy finally coming to Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Aug 16, 2010  | 
It's been a long time coming, but the Star Wars trilogy is finally coming to Blu-ray Disc. That's the good news. The bad news, at least for some, is that it will be the Special Editions of the films and not the original cuts. The "meh" news is...
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