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Edgy Blu-ray for "Gangs of New York"
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008
Caveat emptor. Just because you've purchased the newly released Gangs of New York on Blu-ray, and spent hundreds upgrading your home theater, don't expect a brilliant viewing experience.  On the contrary, this release can almost be used as an...
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Your eyes suck. Step up to HD Glasses!
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008
All these years you've been wandering around like a schmuck looking at the world with plain old "regular" vision. Live in shame no more! The time has come to step up to . . . HD VISION! If you're anything like me, you're tired of living...
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iPhone Phone Home
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008
Does it get any better?  The clever code jockeys at Millard Software have released a beta version of software that enables an iPhone or iPod Touch to receive XM Radio. Yep, grab your jailbroken phone with firmware version 1.1.4, uXM beta v.53...
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Sony Covering All Bases: FED TVs Are Coming
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
We just reported that Sony's coming out with a 27-inch OLED display in the somewhat-near future. But, before you start saving up for that, check out the latest technology Sony's working on. Sony is taking over a Pioneer manufacturing plant so they...
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DreamStream Approved By MPAA
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
DreamStream, creator of military-strength encryption code, has a reason to celebrate. The MPAA has approved DreamStream's anti-piracy technology to provide a secure online file streaming system. They're claiming it's hack-proof. When will they...
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PS3 Pushing Blu-ray Sales
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
Sales reports are usually pretty dry reading. No difference with the latest report from the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) following sales trends in TV, home video and video gaming. However, this time, the numbers from this 32-page...
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Virgin Media Playing Big Brother
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
The British equivalent of the RIAA is making moves that would make its American counterpart proud. The British Phonographic Industry, (BPI) who represents the British recording and music companies, is working with Virgin Media to stem the illegal...
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4K "Hancock" Hits Hollywood and Beyond
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
The 4K revolution has begun, led by none other than Hollywood heavy-hitter Will Smith as Hancock. Yup, the much advertised movie is finally here (don't you love this time of year with all the summer blockbusters?) In a style befitting a big-budget...
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Pioneer's 16 'Blu-ray' Layers
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
The Japanese Web site, AV Watch, is reporting that energetic Pioneer engineers have demonstrated an optical disc with 16 data layers, yielding a capacity of 400 GB. Moreover, since it's engineered to work with specifications such as numerical...
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Poison TV Rumor Hotline
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
Wait! Stop! Don't be afraid of your LCD TV! The rumors about its toxicity are waaay overblown. The guy in the next-door cubicle has probably already warned you about nitrogen trifluoride, and how it makes your TV into a ticking greenhouse time bomb....
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