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SXSW, Day 3: Friday, 3/14
SV Staff  |  Mar 15, 2008
Yes, it's Friday! And that means: It's the weekend! And that means: The Vampire watch begins! But first, in order to guarantee that I'm inside the famous club Antone's when VW takes the stage at 11 p.m., I need to get there for the first act and...
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SXSW, Day 2: Thursday, 3/13
SV Staff  |  Mar 15, 2008
As I warned you in SXSW: The Night Before (under Rule No. 4), tonight is the night I make my pilgrimage to Soiled Mattress & the Springs. The photo at left is the opening image on the band's MySpace page - and I can't think of anything better...
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Bohemian Higher-Def Rhapsody
SV Staff  |  Mar 15, 2008
Have you got a favorite film that's never been released on DVD? I have - in fact it never came out on laserdisc and is virtually impossible to get on VHS. I acquired a tape copy of Montparnasse 19 , also known as Modigliani Montparnasse 19 and The...
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SXSW Keynote: Reed on Sound
SV Staff  |  Mar 14, 2008
"I have a B.A. in dope, but a Ph.D. in soul." That, of course, is the line extracted for today's front page of The Austin Chronicle, reporting on yesterday's SXSW keynote interview of Lou Reed, conducted by producer and friend Hal...
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Pandigital Beats Microsoft to Kitchen HDTV Punch
SV Staff  |  Mar 14, 2008
Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates likes to get up on stage and make a fuss about "the connected home of the future" and its associated gadgets, which often include a smart kitchen counter top, refrigerator and recipe...
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Canadians Blame Themselves for HD Ignorance
SV Staff  |  Mar 14, 2008
Oh, Canada. Your enthusiasm and honesty knows no bounds. You're ready to leap head-first into new technologies without bothering with minor details like how these technologies work. In a study commissioned by Sharp Electronics, only 5% of...
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SXSW, Day 1: Wednesday, 3/12
SV Staff  |  Mar 13, 2008
Hey, here's an official SXSW logo! As you may have seen from the S&V home page, our Web man Rob Medich was able to grab one (those computer guys are, y'know, adept). So, inspired by his adeptness, I finally found one, too. No more ripping off...
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$1 Billion Charge to Format-War Loser: Did Toshiba Get Off Easy?
SV Staff  |  Mar 13, 2008
To design a consumer electronics product and ramp up its production costs lots and lots of money. To shut down the conveyor belts after marketing is already in full swing costs even more. Still, it sure hurt: Japanese business paper The Nikkei...
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Even More Flat-Panel TVs Go Sharp
SV Staff  |  Mar 13, 2008
In yet another move towards the total generic-ization of flat-screen TVs, LG said this week that it would buy 32-inch and 52-inch LCD panels from Sharp. Sony, Toshiba and Panasonic have all recently gotten on the Sharp LCD bandwagon as well. LG's...
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Blu-ray Buyers: Early Bird Catches the Bargain
SV Staff  |  Mar 13, 2008
Data from shopping site Pricegrabber.com showing that Blu-ray player prices have increased since the beginning of the year hammers home the sting of the early-adopter trade-off: Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. For savvy buyers of Blu-ray...
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