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Intel's Road Trip to the FCC
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
Intel Corp just went lobbying. A road trip to the FCC. Oh how fun! Seems that Intel wants the FCC to require Ethernet ports with IP capability on all cable set-top boxes. How convenient for them. The filing said, "Given the marketplace...
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
How many times has this happened to you? You're giving a big presentation to the boss, and the projector bulb burns out. The boss gets mad and fires you and you're poor and your wife leaves you and your kids hate you. Well, that's happened to me...
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LCD vs. Plasma Salesperson Smackdown
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
It's no secret that LCD TVs are outselling plasma displays, but a new study by J.D. Power and Associates and Market Force Information have unearthed one clue as to why. And, apparently, those online ads for mystery shoppers aren't complete scams....
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Is There a Future in 3D?
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
In our Top Five Tech Trends for 08, we picked 3D television as one the most exciting. Laugh all you want at the funny glasses (and we've done our share of laughing too) but 3D TV is the real deal. Movie studios are ramping up production of 3D movies...
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Got Fluorine?
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
Recently, we reported on an environmentally unfriendly aspect of LCD screen manufacturing - the use of nitrogen trifluoride as a cleaning agent in the production process. (Some sites are incorrectly reporting that NF3 is contained in LCD TVs...
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Millions of OLEDs - Little OLEDs
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
While everyone is chomping at the bit waiting for some big-screen OLED displays, Toshiba and Matsushita's joint display group is making news at the other end of the spectrum. Their new factory, Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co. is set to...
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Let There Be LED Light
SV Staff  |  Jul 21, 2008
The common incandescent light bulb is a more efficient heater than it is a light source. They convert 90% of electricity into heat, and only 10% into light. Sorry Mr. Edison, but that sucks. LED lights are much more efficient - ranging from 47% to...
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Serving Up Music on Home Servers
SV Staff  |  Jul 21, 2008
I don't know about you, but my music collection is quite scattered. Half on a laptop, half on the desktop PC. Half of the CDs are in the living room, half in the home theater. All are a mess, and none are where I want them to be. I need someone,...
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HD Radio Not Making Waves
SV Staff  |  Jul 21, 2008
HD Radio has been available for about four years in the United States, and is still struggling to make a dent in the marketplace. As XM Radio exceeds 9.6 million subscribers, consumer awareness of HD Radio is pathetically low. Prices of...
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FiOS Invades Gotham
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2008
Congratulations! It's a girl! It's a boy! Happy birthday! Bingo! You won the lottery! Happy New Year! Look - it's the Publisher's Clearing House van! Actually, in all probability, it's none of those things for you, at least not today. But, if you...
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