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SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2015  |  0 comments
It’s been 20 years since Jerry Garcia died, bringing 30 years of the Grateful Dead to an end. Over the years surviving members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart have carried on in various offshoots of the band and reunited sporadically for one-off performances and tours featuring many guests.
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2015  |  0 comments
The first two high-dynamic range-enabled TVs in Vizio’s new Reference Series are now available to order through Best Buy’s Magnolia Design Centers.
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2015  |  1 comments
Klipsch today introduced the Reference R-4B soundbar system, which the company says draws on design and engineering principles used in its Reference home theater line.
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2015  |  1 comments
A decade ago Sony was scrambling to recover from the infamous CD Rootkit Fiasco, brought about when Sony BMG, then the second largest music group, placed copyright protection software on 52 CDs.
SV Staff  |  Nov 04, 2015  |  0 comments
The 20th annual Music Masters series honoring Motown legend Smokey Robinson will be streamed live at klipsch.com at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 7.
SV Staff  |  Nov 04, 2015  |  0 comments
In 1991 German headphone maker Sennheiser introduced what it considered to be the “best headphone in the world” and named it after the Greek musician and poet Orpheus. Only 300 units were made. The company has resurrected Orpheus and updated it with state-of-the-art technology to create the “first electrostatic headphone with a Cool Class A MOS-FET high voltage amplifier integrated into the ear cups.”
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2015  |  1 comments
Working laboratory prototype of a lithium-oxygen battery.

From the University of Cambridge:

Scientists have developed a working laboratory demonstrator of a lithium-oxygen battery which has very high energy density, is more than 90 percent efficient, and, to date, can be recharged more than 2,000 times, showing how several of the problems holding back the development of these devices could be solved.

SV Staff  |  Nov 02, 2015  |  0 comments
Wasting no time to prime the holiday selling season, Amazon today launched the “Black Friday Deals Store” and said Prime members, who pay $99 a year to get benefits such as free two-day shipping, will get early access to its one-per-customer Lightning Deals.
SV Staff  |  Nov 02, 2015  |  0 comments
Upgrading to Dolby Atmos, DTS:X or Auro-3D surround sound and thinking of installing ceiling speakers but worried about the effort involved?
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2015  |  1 comments
Our heads…er, hats…are off to Techradar’s Chris Hutton for putting together a fiendishly excellent guide to high-tech Halloween pranks.

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