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SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2010  | 
If you're near New York City and want a taste of 3D home theater technology, head to the Discovery Exhibition on 44th street, at Times Square. It's home to the public exhibit of the 3D Experience, a 3D entertainment and technology event sponsored...
SV Staff  |  Sep 23, 2010  | 
PSB has kicked off CEDIA 2010 by unveiling the CS1000, the newest addition to its CustomSound speaker series. The CS1000 is a remarkably flexible speaker, built for both indoor and outdoor use with a mounting bracket that enables placement almost...
SV Staff  |  Sep 22, 2010  | 
Roku is finally rolling out the newest Roku Player models. The Roku XD and Roku XDS join the Roku HD in the company's library of Netflix-accessing, streaming-media-playing, Wi-fi-enabled set-top boxes. While the Roku HD is only capable of up to...
Kim Wilson  |  Sep 22, 2010  | 

The CEDIA Expo is going on right now in Atlanta, GA. This show, while considerably smaller than the gargantuan CES in Las Vegas, is the most important trade show of the year for the custom residential market. Most of the companies that come to this show reveal their latest products here, rather than wait until January for CES.

SV Staff  |  Sep 21, 2010  | 
Starting Wednesday, September 22, Canadian residents will be able to subscribe to Netflix's streaming video service, without receiving physical discs in the mail. While Netflix has offered its streaming video service for several years, it has...
SV Staff  |  Sep 20, 2010  | 
Denon is continuing its 100th anniversary proceedings by declaring its "Centennial Partners," a group of 5 home theater technology companies that Denon says has been vital in its projects. The partners read like a Who's Who in home audio, and...
SV Staff  |  Sep 17, 2010  | 
It seems that Oakley is joining the 3D glasses market. The fashion optical company recently announced that it will make a full range of 3D glasses, all equipped with Oakley's fashion sense, branding, and (presumably) hefty price tags. ...
SV Staff  |  Sep 16, 2010  | 
Television show and network apps for the iPhone/iPad/iPod are a dime a dozen, but ABC is offering something surprising and new. Its new My Generation Sync app listens to the new show My Generation while you watch it, and uses audio cues to load...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 16, 2010  | 
Would you like your streamed movies to include 5.1-channel sound? One way you may get it is through SRS, which is providing its surround technology to the Microsoft Silverlight streaming platform.
SV Staff  |  Sep 15, 2010  | 
Audio processing technology company Audyssey has come out with its own hardware, in the form of an iPod dock. The Audyssey Audio Dock: South of Market Edition is a one-piece speaker dock with wireless capabilities and loaded with Audyssey's audio...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 15, 2010  | 
The digital rights management scheme that protects HDMI inputs has been undermined with the recent revelation of a master key that unlocks HDCP.
SV Staff  |  Sep 14, 2010  | 
After years of selling its DVR as a relatively pricey piece of consumer electronics, TiVo is experimenting with adopting the cell phone model of product and service pricing. According to Engadget, TiVo held a short-lived test promotion where the...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 14, 2010  | 
Comcast has a new nicety for texting-oriented subscribers. With COMCAST4U, they can now access cable TV listings and other account information via SMS.
SV Staff  |  Sep 13, 2010  | 
The new Apple TV poses a major threat to Roku's set-top box with its Netflix-streaming capabilities and $99 price point. To keep an edge over Apple, Roku is adding additional premium content to its box. The most recent addition to the Roku service...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 13, 2010  | 
If you own a 2010 Panasonic Viera Cast TV or Blu-ray disc player and subscribe to Netflix, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Your $8.99 and up monthly Netflix subscription entitles you to stream programming from the rental outfit on your TV.

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