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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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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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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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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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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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Warner Bros. gives Blockbuster DVDs and Blu-rays a month before Netflix and kiosks
SV Staff  |  Mar 23, 2010
If you prefer to get your movies from Netflix or a kiosk rather than a rental store, you'll be waiting a full month longer than everyone else to get the latest Warner Bros. movies. Warner Bros. has signed an agreement with Blockbuster to let them...
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Sharp's TVs are thin, George Takei is awesome
SV Staff  |  Mar 22, 2010
We don't usually highlight HDTV commercials, but HDTV commercials don't usually feature George Takei in a lab coat. It's for Sharp's new Quattron screens, which aren't only very thin, but have an additional color. Sharp claims that the addition...
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Torn and frayed at SXSW . . .
SV Staff  |  Mar 20, 2010
It's like this . . .  You "wake up" in the (late) morning, and immediately there are panel discussions to run to. Then there are day parties to hopscotch to and fro — not to party at, mind you, but to see bands that you...
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Blockbuster might file for bankruptcy
SV Staff  |  Mar 19, 2010
Things are looking bleak for Blockbuster. The former video rental giant is in the process of closing hundreds of its stores, and now it's finding itself in a massive financial hole. The company filed its annual report on Tuesday, which stated...
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Google working on set-top TV boxes
SV Staff  |  Mar 18, 2010
Google is gearing up to take on television, according to a New York Times report. The project seems to be a joint venture between Google, Intel, Sony, and Logitech. The Times says it will result in a Google TV set-top box running on Google's...
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