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Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 14, 2010  | 
Electronic libertarians with a taste for irony are doing spit-takes with their morning coffee over a patent snafu involving Warner Bros. A German company has sued the studio, claiming it is actively pirating an antipiracy technology.
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2010  | 
Redbox machines carrying Blu-ray Discs are finally starting to pop up, and they're a little more expensive than previously thought. According to the Consumerist, a Blu-ray-renting Redbox kiosk was spotted in front of a 7-Eleven in Pleasant Hill,...
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 11, 2010  | 

Today marks the start of a new era in TV broadcasting. ESPN launched its full-time 3D channel—the first in the world—with coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer championship being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, now through July 11.

Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 11, 2010  | 
TiVo's long running battle to protect its DVR patent is seeing setbacks on two different fronts.
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2010  | 
TiVo's upcoming QWERTY remote is finally seeing some hands-on action, after months of little more than CES hype surrounding the Premiere DVR. The remote is passing through the FCC's test bench in preparation for a final release, and that means...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 10, 2010  | 
Canada's parliament is planning a wide-ranging overhaul of the nation's copyright law. And there's plenty of good news here. The proposed legislation would straightforwardly legalize many practices that consumers take for granted but that have ambiguous legal status in the U.S. However, some are critical of the fact that it also grants protected status to DRM.
SV Staff  |  Jun 09, 2010  | 
As you can tell below, Sony is going whole-hog into this 3D thing. The home electronics side of the company has just announced pricing and is accepting presales for no less than 7 different 3D-compatible HDTVs. The Bravia LED-backlit HDTVs...
SV Staff  |  Jun 09, 2010  | 
At the Culver City studios of Sony Pictures, Sony execs today rolled out their plans for what they hope will be domination of every aspect of the 3D business: movie/TV production, professional gear, and consumer electronics products. According to...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 09, 2010  | 
Are 3D and wireless home video distribution both equally important to you? Then you'll be glad to hear that the Wireless Home Digital Interface will support all the 3D formats included in the HDMI 1.4a specifications. The updated spec will be released in the fourth quarter of this year.
SV Staff  |  Jun 08, 2010  | 
Netflix has already made an appearance on the iPad, but it's been curiously absent on Apple's ubiquitous smartphone. That's going to change this summer, as Steve Jobs announced yesterday that Netflix is indeed coming to the iPhone. Few details...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 08, 2010  | 
Redbox will start offering Blu-ray rentals in the next few months. And the price, at $1.50 per title, is likely to turn heads.
SV Staff  |  Jun 07, 2010  | 
Monster has started shipping its FlatScreen SuperThin Cables for HDMI, which (spoiler alert!) are much thinner than regular cables. According to Monster, these new cables are 55% thinner than conventional HDMI cables. Thinness alone isn't that...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 07, 2010  | 
TVs sold faster in the first quarter of this year, reports DisplaySearch. And no wonder--prices are plummeting.
SV Staff  |  Jun 04, 2010  | 
Monitor Audio has just announced a new line of outdoor, all-weather speakers for patios, yards, and other outside applications. The line includes the CL50, CL60, CL80, and CL60-T2. The CL50, 60, and 80 are two-way satellites with single 1-inch...
SV Staff  |  Jun 04, 2010  | 
Even using the proper settings, uploading a video to Youtube can make a mess of your source material, mercilessly compressing it in the name of bandwidth. So, what would happen if you uploaded, ripped and then re-uploaded the same video 1,000...

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