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JVC: Lean and Green
SV Staff  |  Jan 05, 2009
At the past few CES's, manufacturers were all striving to produce the "World's LARGEST" TVs. We seemed to have gotten bored with that category, and really, who needs a 106-inch TV? This year, the trend is to see who can...
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LG's Netflix HDTV
SV Staff  |  Jan 05, 2009
Hope you didn't buy stock in Roku, the Netflix-enabled set-top box. At the moment, new LG owners have no need for that external box - or any other type of box. At CES, LG will be showing off its new line of LCD and plasma TVs with Netflix...
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Zune Leap-Year Bug Fixed
SV Staff  |  Jan 05, 2009
We all survived Y2K with minimal impact, right? Who would have guessed that a leap year would mess up some software? And, wouldn't you think that a company such as Microsoft would have forseen a problem? On December 31st, many 30GB Zune...
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iPhone or Remote Control?
SV Staff  |  Jan 05, 2009
The list of applications for your iPhone is becoming more and more fun, and in many ways, useful. Sure it's great to be able to practice guitar licks from your iPhone, but what if you could control your home automation system? ...
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Parrot's Zikmu Speakers Have Style, NXT
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2009
Parrot loves Bluetooth, so they teamed up with Phillippe Starck to create a pair of NXT-powered speakers to play nice with your WiFi and iPod-like devices. The oddly-named Zikmu speakers claim 100 W of output from two NXT panels sitting atop some...
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Tweeter Honors Some Sales
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2009
After abruptly shutting the doors after changing its bankruptcy filing from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, customers who had previously purchased merchandise from Tweeter were left helpless. With urging from Connecticut State Attorney General Richard...
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Yahoo, Intel Push Internet-enabled TV
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2009
Seems like everyone is looking to bridge the gap between your computer and TV. Yahoo and Intel are the latest to join the party. They've allied with some of the big names in the TV world, including Samsung and Toshiba. Yahoo hopes the Widget...
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PSB's Less Costly Flagship Subwoofer
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2009
Nothing catches my eye more than a headline about a "less costly, better performing" subwoofer. Who doesn't love a good subwoofer? From Canadian manufacturer PSB, the new SubSeries 500 is a 12-inch design, smaller and more affordable...
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ezGear BluCobra: Affordable Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2009
ezGear, you know, they make, umm, well some audio and video gear.  Can't name any products off the top of my head, but whatever. ezGear is introducing the BluCobra EZ3000 Blu-ray disc player.  Not sure why, but I can't help but...
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Trend from 2008: Amazon Had "Best Ever" Sales
SV Staff  |  Jan 01, 2009
While everyone else has been struggling, Amazon.com has reported their "best ever" holiday shopping season. Compared to the doom and gloom from companies such as Tweeter and Circuit City, Amazon's report is a shining light of good...
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