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Won an iPhone
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2008
Hey Kids,Remember back last winter when we held that Win-an-iPhone Contest? Well it wasn't just some scam to increase our site traffic (though it did that quite nicely - thanks for coming by). Yes, we actually have a winner! Her name is Janie...
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Pioneer Blu-ray Sneak Peek
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2008
Don't let it be said that we don't know important people here at S&V - people who will risk their very lives to get us early, semi-exclusive info. That's why we didn't find ourselves the least bit surprised when we got a call from someone we...
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DVR-owners Get Geeky
SV Staff  |  Apr 16, 2008
Would it surprise you to learn that DVR-owners seem to be slightly nerdier than the rest of the TV-watching population? Probably not. Data from Nielsen during the last week of March proves that while the most popular shows on TiVo are similar to...
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Japan Waves Goodbye to JVC LCDs
SV Staff  |  Apr 16, 2008
This won't affect North American and European consumers, but Japanese shoppers may soon observe a noticeable lack of JVC LCD TVs for sale. That's because JVC is looking to exit the business in its home country, and will probably make its decision...
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Sony's Paper-Thin OLED
SV Staff  |  Apr 16, 2008
Sony just OLED the cat out of the bag. At a display expo in Japan this week - one that U.S. consumers and enthusiasts are hardly aware of - Sony showed that it can do a lot better than its 11-inch, 3mm thick XEL-1 OLED TV (which is already ahead of...
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$9 for True Video On Demand HD Movies?
SV Staff  |  Apr 16, 2008
Movie fans have a lot of choices when it comes to how they're going to access a film. Theaters, DVDs, Blu-ray, mail rentals, digital rentals, digital downloads and video on demand are all viable options depending on a consumer's patience level. ...
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Get Thee to a Shoppery!
SV Staff  |  Apr 16, 2008
What's a "record store"? If you've never been to one, it's time for you to paddle away from your computer keyboard's virtual Amazon and enter the real world of bricks and mortar. And if you're, ahem, an older buyer who hasn't been to one...
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Sharp's Newest Aquos Ready for the Web
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2008
You might remember Sharp's Aquos SE94 LCD HDTVs from CES reports back in January, but the Internet-faring TVs are finally real and shipping within North America. Let us refresh your memory: The Aquos SE94 sets - in 46, 52, and 65-inch models - have...
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iRecord Pro Buddies Up to Any A/V Ins and Outs
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2008
Gadget reviewers liked the original iRecord, from Streaming Networks and NXP Semiconductors, because it made transferring any audio or video from one source to another, such as protected DVDs playing on a DVD player to an iPod, or recorded TiVo...
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A Future Filled with Unlimited Storage
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2008
Limitations in data storage are the only thing holding us back from iPods and personal video players that hold thousands of movies and hundreds of thousands of audio tracks. Hard drives break, and flash drives are slow. Researchers at IBM's IBC...
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