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Samsung Profits Not-So-Sunny
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008
Obviously, more and more companies are going to face problems, in these "challenging economic times." Samsung is the latest to weigh in with disappointing numbers. The world's largest memory-chip and LCD manufacturer has said that...
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David Byrne: Same as it ever was!
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008
  Last night, my wife and I saw David Byrne in concert in Charleston, South Carolina, and Byrne put on a rockin' show!  In what was practically a two-hour love letter to fans, Byrne played a ton of Talking Heads material, as well as...
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Amazon.com's Blu-ray Sale
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008
Go - NOW!  Amazon.com is having a Blu-ray sale! From now until midnight (pst) December 17th, get three Blu-ray discs for the price of two. Not every Blu-ray in stock, but almost every disc. (They have a total of 201 Blu-ray movies for sale,...
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Sharp Sharing Hope This Holiday Season
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008
''Tis the season indeed! Have you seen this gorgeous display at NY's Grand Central Station? Get yourself quickly down to check out the AQUOS Experience, complete with a 26-foot tall tree created from 43 Sharp AQUOS LCD TV. To create...
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High-Speed Tuner Hits the Highway
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008
If you were hoping that the digital TV switch would be a good reason to ditch your car, well, you're out of luck. Like some folks who sell the car because the ashtrays were full, others were probably getting ready to  turn in the keys...
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Netflix: If We Offer Blu-ray, They Will Come
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008
Early year-end present for Netflix! They had hoped to have 500,000 subscribers paying an extra $1/month to be able to get Blu-ray discs by the end of the year. They've already met that goal, a few weeks ahead of schedule. Do the math -...
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Sony Woes
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008
  Yikes. Tough times even for the giants of industry. Sony just announced plans to lay off 8,000 full-time employees worldwide. Ouch. An additional 8,000 contract and temp employees will also be getting the ax. With a global workforce of...
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Acoustic Research Powerline HDMI Reviewed
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008
Who doesn't long for a wireless way to connect your high-tech gear? The Acoustic Research HDP100 tries to answer the calling. It transmits HDMI information through powerlines. So, if you have AC power running to your HDTV, that's all you...
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150 Inches, Not the Sky, is the Limit
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008
Well, I might as well cancel my tickets and hotel reservations now. Looks like no one is going to attempt to out-size the 150-inch TV display at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this year. Why bother going if not to gawk at the latest prototype...
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Netflix, Now On TiVo
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008
If you've been putting off getting a TiVo, now might be the time. Looks like TiVo and Netflix are cozying up, in a really attractive way. Who needs a limited pay-per-view schedule when you can have the Netflix library at your fingertips?TiVo...
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