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Audyssey Labs launches new Sub Equalizer
SV Staff  |  Jun 15, 2009
During the press junket that introduced Audyssey Labs’ DSX 10-channel surround-sound technology, the company also gave us an advance listen to a new product it was working on: the Sub Equalizer. Now that the Sub Equalizer has been officially...
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What the DTV transition really looked like
SV Staff  |  Jun 15, 2009
Chances are, you were well-prepared for the DTV switch, but those who weren't got to see something pretty interesting. This video is a collection of the local Houston, Texas, TV stations the moment of the switch. Some simply went to static,...
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Meanwhile, over at "The Howard Stern Show" . . .
SV Staff  |  Jun 12, 2009
 Yesterday, I went over to The Howard Stern Show at Sirius XM central HQ here in midtown Manhattan to hand-deliver copies of the June/July/August issue to Gadget Gary himself, Gary Dell'Abate. The issue features a piece that reports on...
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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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