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Bose and Dolby to receive prestigious IEEE awards
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2010
Two of the biggest names in sound are going to get two of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)'s highest honors next week. Ray Dolby and Amar Bose will respectively receive the IEEE Edison Medal and the IEEE/Royal Society...
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WowWee's $15 cardboard amp
SV Staff  |  Jun 16, 2010
Sometimes kids get all the great audio equipment. WowWee, makers of the RoboSapien robot and Flytech remote controlled helicopters, is releasing a line of music gear for kids. Paper Jamz is the company's newest series, a collection of ultra-thin...
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Sony unveils surround soundbar for the PS3
SV Staff  |  Jun 15, 2010
E3 isn't usually a place for home theater news, especially from the Big Three game companies (Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony). However, Sony made a surprise announcement for game-hungry, Playstation 3-owning home theater buffs out there. The...
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iMovie to hit the iPhone, offer in-phone editing
SV Staff  |  Jun 14, 2010
It seems like only yesterday we were just getting video recording on your smartphones. The iPhone 3GS was the first iPhone to shoot video, and it's just one generation old. Now the iPhone 4 will feature a mobile version of iMovie, Apple's video...
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Blu-ray Redbox kiosks appear with $2 BD rentals
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2010
Redbox machines carrying Blu-ray Discs are finally starting to pop up, and they're a little more expensive than previously thought. According to the Consumerist, a Blu-ray-renting Redbox kiosk was spotted in front of a 7-Eleven in Pleasant Hill,...
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FCC checks out TiVo's sliding QWERTY remote
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2010
TiVo's upcoming QWERTY remote is finally seeing some hands-on action, after months of little more than CES hype surrounding the Premiere DVR. The remote is passing through the FCC's test bench in preparation for a final release, and that means...
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Sony prices and presells its 3D Bravia HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Jun 09, 2010
As you can tell below, Sony is going whole-hog into this 3D thing. The home electronics side of the company has just announced pricing and is accepting presales for no less than 7 different 3D-compatible HDTVs. The Bravia LED-backlit HDTVs...
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Sony Talks Up 3D in L.A.
SV Staff  |  Jun 09, 2010
At the Culver City studios of Sony Pictures, Sony execs today rolled out their plans for what they hope will be domination of every aspect of the 3D business: movie/TV production, professional gear, and consumer electronics products. According to...
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Netflix finally coming to the iPhone
SV Staff  |  Jun 08, 2010
Netflix has already made an appearance on the iPad, but it's been curiously absent on Apple's ubiquitous smartphone. That's going to change this summer, as Steve Jobs announced yesterday that Netflix is indeed coming to the iPhone. Few details...
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Monster now selling really, really thin HDMI cables
SV Staff  |  Jun 07, 2010
Monster has started shipping its FlatScreen SuperThin Cables for HDMI, which (spoiler alert!) are much thinner than regular cables. According to Monster, these new cables are 55% thinner than conventional HDMI cables. Thinness alone isn't that...
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