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What is Hip? HIPerSpace World's Highest Rez Display
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2008
Don't think the kids at the University of California, San Diego are slacking off, surfing all day and beach-partying all night. The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, is showing off the world's...
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Is Krell's Papa Dock Politically Incorrect?
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2008
Krell is well known as a hardcore audiophile manufacturer. Their amplifiers in particular are the stuff of legend. With the introduction of the Papa Dock, they push the audiophile envelope, and possibly step over the line. The Papa Dock is...
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Belkin FlyWire Wireless HDTV
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2008
Belkin is introducing an amazing new product that can improve the appearance of many home theaters. Unsightly wires, or non-optimal placement of components can now be avoided. The Belkin FlyWire is a transmitter, receiver and remote control that...
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Flashlight DVR - Decoder Ring Sold Separately
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008
This is really, really cool, but don't toss your TiVo just yet. Swann Security has a new surveillance device that's part flashlight, part DVR. Now it's not meant in any way to replace your home theater's DVR, but who doesn't think that this is...
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Pioneer and Sharp Blu-ray Recorder
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008
If you've been saving your lunch money to buy a brand spankin' new Pioneer Blu-ray player, you might want to hold off just a little longer. Well, unless you like buying something just months before a better version comes out. Pioneer, along with...
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Only HDTV For Me
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008
Nielsen Media Research - you know, the company that's tracked viewing habits for years - has come out with a fascinating new survey report. In a study for the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, twenty percent of owners of...
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One Night Only: 'WarGames'
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008
"Shall we play a game?" Who doesn't remember that classic line from WarGames, the '80s classic with Matthew Broderick as a high-school hacker who launches a near-nuclear Armageddon? My, oh my, how computers have changed since then, right?...
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LG Special Edition Time Machine TVs
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2008
Complete details are sketchy at the moment, but LG is launching four new TVs in celebration of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Called "Smart Time Machines," these all contain hard disc recorders, built right into the TV set. Not sure if we're...
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Chapter 11 for Syntax-Brillian
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008
Another one bites the dust. Syntax-Brillian, the company that brought you Olevia HDTVs and Vivitar digital cameras, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Based in Tempe, Arizona, the company is selling some assets to a company,...
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Solar-Powered Sharp - Sunny Side Up
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008
While other manufacturers are set on making the biggest and best displays, Sharp has taken a look at an oft-overlooked segment of society. At the G8 Hokkaido environmental summit, Sharp unveiled an LCD television that most folks would have walked...
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