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VUDU Ups the Ante
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2008  | 
The online movie rental business is quickly stepping up and offering high-quality stuff. The latest move comes from VUDU, a provider of Internet-delivered entertainment to consumer's HDTVs and home theaters. VUDU has announced 1080p"'HDX"...
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JVC's Pseudo 3D Converter
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2008  | 
Just when you thought it was safe to watch 3D TV without the dorky glasses, theeey're back. Our buddies over at Gizmodo have found a JVC prototype TV at the CEATEC show in Japan that converts high-def 2D video into pseudo 3D, in real-time, using a...
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CircleVision 360!
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2008  | 
Tough sledding, kids. We're not going to Wally World. I'm not paying 4 bucks a gallon to buckle you into the Hummer and drive your little butts cross-country to that place. And for the last time, we're not getting a damn Prius. But, if you agree to...
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Blu-con 1.0: Be There or Be Square
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2008  | 
Mark your calender. December 8th at the swank Beverly Hills Hotel. Be there or be square. Blu-con 1.0 will be a one-day summit for Blu-ray developers, marketers and producers. As the website says, "This workshop is designed to provide a forum...
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We Don't Need No Stinkin' Glasses
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2008  | 
Ha! Look at those dorks in the picture! What dopes! They are wearing those crazy cardboard glasses to watch 3D TV! Idiots! Haven't they heard that Philips is showing a 56-inch Quad Full 3D HDTV? And, you don't have to wear glasses (at least the...
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Bye Bye Mr. Matsushita
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2008  | 
Does the gentleman in the picture (and on the cover of Time magazine) look bummed to you? Well, you would be too, if shareholders took your name off your own company, the one you founded and poured your heart and soul into. Not that there's...
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Metallica Fans Petition for Remix
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 02, 2008  | 
Who says no one cares about good sound anymore? Thousands of Metallica fans have signed a petition begging the band to remix its new album Death Magnetic, citing poor sound quality.
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XM + Sirius = More Options
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008  | 
Sirius and XM may still have separate web sites, but they're rapidly merging their resources following their announced (and FCC approved) merger. Rather then painfully having to choose one service over another (or even more painfully, having to pay...
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RealDVD: Coming to Court TV
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008  | 
Why is this girl smiling? For heaven's sake, doesn't she know she's just been sued? Well, actually, it's RealNetworks that has entered a new dimension of legal adventure. All because of its RealDVD software. You know, the stuff that lets you rip and...
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Upgrading at the Plex
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008  | 
And you thought the Hubble Telescope was the only technology that needed refurbishment. Well, it turns out that your local cinema needs an overhaul too. In particular, film projectors are heading to the scrap heap. You'll start seeing a lot less...
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Netflix Sees Starz
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008  | 
Movie provider Netflix has officially announced a partnership with Starz. Netflix will offer subscribers 2,500 additional movies from Starz Play, and it says that the first 1,000 Starz titles are already available. This is a boost to Netflix's...
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Netflix Embraces Code Jockeys
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008  | 
If you know what an API is, then this news will interest you. Everyone else can skip it. Oh, wait. Actually, this is seriously important for everyone, not just code jockeys. Netflix has announced that it's releasing its API at the Experience AJAX...
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LG Projector with Divx and a Surprise
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008  | 
The HS102 projector from LG brings some new wrinkles to the technology. In particular, it brings new meaning to the definition of a "portable" projector. The HS102 has a modest native resolution of 800 x 600, and provides switchable...
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Is Iron Man Rusting?
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008  | 
Iron Man was one of the hottest releases of the fall season, and was supposed to be a coming out party for the triumphant Blu-ray format. Instead, it's turned into a headache for Paramount. In particular, sometimes success is your own worst enemy....
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Panasonic Reinvents the Remote
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008  | 
If your house is like mine, you have enough remote controls lying around to fill a 10-gallon trash bin. In fact, if Panasonic's new EZ Touch Remote catches on, that's exactly where your old remotes may wind up. Most remotes are the same - slabs...
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