Michael Antonoff

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To Give and To Get
Michael Antonoff  |  Nov 25, 2001  |  0 comments
It's the week before Christmas. You've taken a good look at your extended family, gotten all of the naughty and nice stuff out of the way, and finally arrived at a list of who's deserving of a little holiday cheer. But you're drawing a big blank when it comes to little Susie, big brother Ned, and jolly Uncle Phil.
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Apple Leads the Pack
Michael Antonoff  |  Jan 28, 2002  |  0 comments

Running with a stack of my favorite CDs compressed into a player no larger than a deck of cards, I set a personal best on the trail around the Central Park Reservoir.

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Action Figures
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 29, 2002  |  0 comments
Photos by Tony Cordoza

Over the years personal stereo has evolved from an offensive weapon (think boombox) to a defensive one. When you're wearing earphones in a crowd, you're ensconced in a zone of privacy. People don headphones at a health club or on the street in part to signify they don't want to be approached.

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Technology Editor Discovers High Def on Cable TV!
Michael Antonoff  |  Sep 22, 2002  |  0 comments
Photo by Tony Cordoza
Check it out: Getting HDTV on Cable
Rumors began circulating in the fall of 2001 among the more technologically advanced New York City customers of Time Warner Cable (TWC) that there was a secret HDTV waiting list hidden from the customer-service representatives, the people who u
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Hewlett-Packard Media Center PC 883n
Michael Antonoff  |  Jan 06, 2003  |  0 comments
Sure, Hewlett-Packard's ambitious Media Center PC 883n ($1,999) could replace many of the A/V components in your home theater-including your DVD player, TiVo or ReplayTV hard-disk video recorder, and CD jukebox. But HP will be the first to admit that its chrome and black computer is not likely to become many families' main entertainment center.
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Act Wirelessly, Link Globally
Michael Antonoff  |  Jan 11, 2003  |  0 comments
Somewhere along the way to the 2003 edition of CES, just about everything calling itself a convergence product sprouted wings.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Making the Cut
Michael Antonoff  |  Feb 23, 2003  |  0 comments
To address concerns over violence, sex, and profanity in popular films, a number of companies have emerged that create "sanitized" versions of VHS tapes or DVDs for a fee.
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The Cutting Edge: Neuros HD MP3 Player
Michael Antonoff  |  May 05, 2003  |  0 comments
Photos by Tony Cordoza Portable MP3 players haven't changed much over the last few years except they've added capacity even while shrinking in size and weight.
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TiVo Series 2 DVR
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 14, 2003  |  0 comments

Photos by Tony Cordoza

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Philips iPronto Wireless Home Control Panel
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 28, 2003  |  0 comments

Photos by Tony Cordoza Electronic program guides (EPGs) that help you choose what to watch from among hundreds of channels are built into a variety of devices from TV sets and set-top boxes to satellite receivers and hard-disk recorders. What they have in common is an onscreen display that, if it doesn't cover the TV picture, reduces the show to a small window.

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