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SV Staff  |  May 26, 2010
ESPN is serious in seeing 3D technology develop. The company is launching a dedicated 3D network, ESPN 3D, which will be available through Comcast and DirecTV starting June 11. ESPN is now planning to broadcast over 100 3D events over the next...
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 26, 2010
Thinking of buying some outdoor speakers? Then look at the Boston Acoustics Voyager and Voyager Rock, which will be sold for 20 percent off through July 31, 2010. You can buy from a participating dealer or from the Boston Acoustics website.
SV Staff  |  May 25, 2010
It's been less than two months since the release of the iPad and already there's an iPad-specific Slingbox-style device available. The Elgado EyeTV HD is a set-top box that can capture 1080i video over a component connection and send it to a...
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 25, 2010
Best Buy's newly acquired CinemaNow will stream movies on the same date as their DVD release.
SV Staff  |  May 24, 2010
Marvel-licensed HDTVs were nerdy enough, but this is just over the top. Roundtable Concepts, the company behind the Marvel Comics HDTVs, is now offering a series of Super Street Fighter IV HDTVs. The new screens are based on Capcom's hit...
SV Staff  |  May 24, 2010
Acura has started showing commercials questioning the nature of luxury, taking pot shots at audiophiles in the process. The commercial shows various luxury items, including an expensive tube amplifier, with the owners weakly trying to justify...
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 24, 2010
You've probably seen those TV ads from cable operators claiming that their systems are fiber optic. The National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau has noticed that too--and the watchdog group is demanding that cable ops stop making such claims.
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 21, 2010
Sony and Logitech will be the first manufacturers to produce Google TV devices, it was announced yesterday at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. And the Dish Network will be the first video provider to feature Google TV.
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2010
The iPad is barely a few weeks old and already it's seeing significant software updates. The Netflix Watch Instantly app for the iPad is getting a major new feature that could change how you use your iPad. The newly released version of the...
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2010
Aficionados of antique audio gear will want to make sure they're in the Vancouver area in mid-June, when Surrey, BC, vintage audio dealer Innovative Audio hosts its third annual Garage Sale: a huge gathering where the company and many...
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2010
  You have to go out of your way these days to find a TV maker that isn't already cramming proprietary web apps into their displays and devices, but Google has changed the game a bit with today's announcement of their new 10-foot...
user  |  May 20, 2010
This is another one of those bad news, good news stories. The bad news is that the Federal Communications Commission has caved in to the movie industry's demand to disable the component video interface on high-def devices. The good news is that the studios can use this so-called selectable output control only under very specific circumstances, to protect fresh video on demand titles.
SV Staff  |  May 19, 2010
Active shutter glasses are useful for displaying 3D video because they get rid of the "ghosting" that can appear with passive glasses. Active glasses work by using liquid crystal lenses to rapidly switch on and off between the two eyes, ensuring...
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 19, 2010
Cablevision's network DVR, long delayed by court battles with the entertainment industry, finally reached some homes in April, having cleared its final legal hurdles.
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2010
We're heading into Back to the Future Part 2 territory 5 years early. Panasonic has just announced that Skype is coming to VieraCast-equipped HDTVs, with support for video-chat. While the Skype software is free and Skype-to-Skype calls can be...

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