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SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2008  | 
. . . honestly, I don't quite know, myself. But all those things came together at Madison Square Garden last week. Light heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. faced off against Alexandra Richards (Keith Richards' daughter) in a Wii...
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2008  | 
Usually, when referring to an electric guitar, the term "axe" is more of a metaphor than a literal description. The guitar's long neck and broad body, often pointy or otherwise sharp-looking, looks a bit like a battle axe. Gene Simmons...
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2008  | 
Not exactly primed for your home theater, Samsung has announced that they've developed a 70-inch "super bright" LCD panel, designed for outdoor advertising. They say it's the brightest mass-produced panel in the world. Let me...
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2008  | 
TiVo subscribers, how many times has this happened to you? You're watching TV, miss a line of dialogue, grab the remote for a replay, only to realize you're not home, and you don't have TiVo at the hotel you're checked into. Life...
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2008  | 
Lots of companies are putting out so-called HD mini camcorders. They have the numbers, but they just don't look good on anything besides YouTube. That's about to change.The world's smallest HD camcorder just hit the streets. The Flip...
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2008  | 
A new technology, developed by NPR, Harris Corporation and Towson University is changing how the deaf and hard-of-hearing "listen" to radio. Not an oxymoron, radio for the deaf and hard-of-hearing is something the more than 77% of...
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2008  | 
If you’ve wondered what the heck all the fuss is about BD-Live, perhaps, here’s something that might pique your interest. Universal Studios just announced that those in possession of the just-released Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and who own a...
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2008  | 
If you thought you were the only one with financial woes these days, well . . . you're not alone. When Pioneer stopped doing their own manufacturing of their plasma panels, their factory was left empty, and their workers looking at the...
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2008  | 
Oooh . . . someone was caught cheating. And, this one is gonna leave a mark. LG, Sharp, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes have all plead guilty to price-fixing.  Total fines? $585 million.  Life's not so good.The three were found to have...
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2008  | 
Not actually, but The Dark Knight is expected to ship more than 1 million Blu-ray discs to stores in time for the December 9th street date. Iron Man, which holds the previous record, sold 500,000 Blu-ray copies the first week it hit the shelves....
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2008  | 
Instead of sitting back and gloating as it watches its biggest competitor flounder, Best Buy is doing whatever it can to prevent a trip down the same  path. Best Buy's President and COO Brian Dunn stated that "In 42 years of...
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2008  | 
Alas, poor HD DVD owners. The last major source for new-to-you HD DVD titles is soon to be no more. Netflix just announced that effective December 15, 2008, they will no longer carry HD DVDs. Rent now  or forever watch Blu-ray. HD DVD...
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2008  | 
Criterion Collections just announced new release dates for a tasty selection of new releases on Blu-ray. They're all pushed back by three weeks until December 16th, 2008 - we can only assume that coming from a quality label, they'll be...
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2008  | 
Following the success of their first flagship store in the OC, California, Pioneer just opened their second foray into the retail marketplace.Interesting, in this time of economic woes, and giant Circuit City struggling to stay alive, why would...
SV Staff  |  Nov 17, 2008  | 
Movielink has been part of Blockbuster for months now, but their own website was still up and running. Well, until now, that it. Movielink.com is officially closing on December 15, 2008. No more downloads through them, but all those movies will...

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