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Panasonic Reinvents the Remote
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008
If your house is like mine, you have enough remote controls lying around to fill a 10-gallon trash bin. In fact, if Panasonic's new EZ Touch Remote catches on, that's exactly where your old remotes may wind up. Most remotes are the same - slabs...
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Panasonic's Fitness Solutions
SV Staff  |  Sep 30, 2008
I'll be the first to admit that working out indoors sucks. Compared to the distractions of the outdoors, being stuck in front of a television set while exercising can be dreadful. However, Panasonic is showing off a new "Family Wellness...
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PowerdomeVELVET Heavenly Projector
SV Staff  |  Sep 30, 2008
Sure, some HDTVs are boasting dynamic contrast ratios of 500,000:1. Be prepared to be humbled. Lens giant Carl Zeiss has developed a projector that blasts that number into the stratosphere. The new powerdomeVELVET Planetarium Projector has a...
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Panasonic Wary of OLED TV
SV Staff  |  Sep 30, 2008
Before they've even hit the market, Panasonic seems to have doubts about the viability of OLED TVs. They don't have an OLED on the market, but they were working on one. CNET is reporting from Ceatec 2008 in Japan that Panasonic's AVC Networks...
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Do-It-Yourself Rear Projection Theater
SV Staff  |  Sep 29, 2008
It kind of makes sense. If a rear projection TV works by reflecting an image onto a fixed screen, why can't you put any size screen in front of it? It happened to one man. He had a 50" Sony rear projection set. Shortly after buying it, it...
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LG: One Phone To Rule Them All
SV Staff  |  Sep 29, 2008
LG has an interesting view of the future of mobile phones. According to a report on Gizmodo, LG voiced their opinion on convergence at a meeting in London. While showing off their new KC-910 phone, they're implying that there's nothing stopping...
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A Peek at TiVo's New Testing Interface
SV Staff  |  Sep 29, 2008
TiVo is looking at improving their user interface. Lord knows that with so many new features, they have to develop an easier way to let you find everything. The new interface, that's in focus-group testing, has features such as ads on top of the...
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Toshiba's HD DVD Updates: Too Little Too Late?
SV Staff  |  Sep 29, 2008
Nothing like beating a dead horse, but Toshiba has just released version 4.0 software updates for their HD DVD players. Umm . . . Does someone want to tell them the format isn't really around anymore? Granted, there are a lot of players out there,...
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TiVo'ing Your PC
SV Staff  |  Sep 29, 2008
There are so many ways to interface between your home entertainment system and your home computer. The lines between the two are disappearing, but one product seemed to be stuck firmly on the entertainment side. The DVR seemed to only exist in the...
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Academy Screeners in Blu
SV Staff  |  Sep 29, 2008
Those "For Your Consideration" movie screeners are turning Blu. You know, the movies sent to members of the Academy so they can view them before voting for the Oscar winners? You didn't really think they expected voting members to see...
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