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New gear: Monster Turbine Pro headphones
SV Staff  |  Jun 12, 2009
We already showed you Monster's enormous table-top remote, but they're not out of new products yet. The Turbine Pros come at a $80 premium compared to their non-Pro counterparts and are plated in a very shiny gold material that will either...
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Good riddance to analog TV
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2009
With apologies to World War II vets, June 12, 2009, should be declared D-Day. Conveniently, it’s the day analog TV broadcasting shuts down, leaving digital signals as the only way for viewers to receive over-the-air channels. Yet digital television...
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Savant unleashes new Virtual Control User Interface
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2009
The company that created the iPhone interface has just made another impressive user-friendly device, this time for your home called the “Virtual Control User Interface.” The new unit is designed for total home automation, so it plays nice with your...
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Monster's tabletop $50 remote control
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2009
Though it looks like it was ripped straight from the dashboard of a 1974 Chevy Nova, Monster's new AV50 remote control is an all-new piece of gear. The AV50 is a tabletop remote, designed to be plunked down on a flat surface near the couch and...
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Harman Kardon brings the Blu
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009
Harman Kardon is finally entering the U.S. Blu-ray Disc player market with the BDP-1, a full-featured and pricey deck that ships later this month. The BDP 1 plays both Profile 1.1 (Bonus View) and Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) Blu-ray features, and can...
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The Perfect Shield
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009
The Shield remains one of the most seamless shows that has ever aired, period. It never faltered, never stumbled, never even had a "fill-in" or "coasting" episode. For seven seasons, Michael Chiklis's Vic Mackey runned and...
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Sirius XM reportedly getting a $2 price hike next month
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009
The news comes from some "leaked" internal documents, but it looks like subscribers will be hit for an extra $2 in every Sirius XM bill in the form of a music royalties surcharge. This is happening because of a royalty increase that was...
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Wear your music: ThinkGeek's soundtrack shirt
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009
If there was an audio-themed superhero, this would be his costume. ThinkGeek's Personal Soundtrack Shirt slaps a speaker squarely on your chest, so you can simultaneously exude fashion sense and decibels. At $40, the shirt might seem pricey for...
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Sharp plays ball with Aquos MLB portal
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009
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Cuban Upgrades The Mavs' Arena To 1080p
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009
The saying "Everything's Bigger In Texas" might have to be adjusted to include "Clearer" and "Louder" with the improvements the professional sports owners in the state are doing. First it was Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones building his $1.15...
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