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Another Bad Copyright Law Passes
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 14, 2008
Whenever the federal government tries some dubious stunt, fails miserably, and decides to fail on an even bigger and more embarrassing scale, it creates a "czar." After all, as a democracy, don't we need to maximize the number of Russian-monarch-like job descriptions in Washington? Those were the thoughts of consternation racing through the minds of electronic libertarians this week as President Bush signed the PRO-IP Act. That stands for Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property.
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Best Buy Sways Klipsch Speaker Design
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 13, 2008
Best Buy employees and customers had a major influence on some new Klipsch speakers, the Icon V Series. In fact, they helped design the speakers.
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Blu Christmas?
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2008
Is Blu-ray in or out? Hot, or not-hot? It seems that pendulum swings daily. Most recently, though, it seems to be looking good for Blu-ray heading into the holiday shopping season. The Blu-ray Disc Association, made up of manufacturers and movie...
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What Aspect Don't You Understand?
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2008
Our good buddy, Pete Pachal, over at DVICE, makes a good point. In spite of technological prowess coming out the wazoo everywhere else, television companies just can't seem to figure out aspect ratios. Back in the day, it was pretty simple. When...
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White LED Versus RGB LED
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2008
Traditional LCD screens use fluorescent lighting components - cheap, reliable, but power-hungry. Lately, manufacturers have been using RGB LEDS in their backlight units, mainly in high-end units. While more expensive, they use less power, have...
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Boomtime for Plasma
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2008
Even with the global economy on increasingly shaky ground, a new study out of China shows that - not  only are plasma sales booming as LCD sales fall - plasma sales are actually hitting historical highs. While you can debate on which is...
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YouTube to Explore Media Retailing
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 10, 2008
YouTube is getting into the media retail business. Soon the site that feeds video clips to millions will be selling music, movies, TV shows, games, books, and concert tickets.
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Political Planetarium Projector
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2008
We try to stay away from politics here - my mom said to never mix business and politics. Sorry Mom, I'm about to break that rule. The curious folks over at Gizmodo picked up on something during the last presidential debate. Apparently, in an...
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Xbox 360 Turning Blu
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2008
Check the weather - looks like a freeze might be coming. Back in the day, PS3 was Blu-ray, Xbox 360 was HD DVD. And, Toshiba was HD DVD, and still refuses to switch to Blu-ray. My, oh my, how times are changing. X-bit Labs is reporting that...
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Remembering Buddy
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2008
We've just gotten word that a distant member of the Sound & Vision family passed on a couple weeks ago. He was the closest thing we had to a mascot and supermodel, and he was a real good sport: Buddy Butterworth, the Yellow Labrador Retriever. ...
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Broadband Video Audience Doubles
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 09, 2008
The number of Americans viewing video with a browser has doubled in the past year, according to a survey by ABI Research.
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$1 Blu-ray Premium From Netflix
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2008
Netflix has always had very reasonable rates, but if you want to keep getting Blu-ray Discs as part of your rental agreement, you're gonna have to pay to play. Not by much. The Blu-ray premium is only $1.00 per month. Is there anything to...
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Ladies' Night at Best Buy
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2008
Best Buy is ditching the yellow and blue and going for pink. Figuratively, that is. In an effort to appeal to more women shoppers, a few of the new stores in Denver are doing to be redecorated. Not in pink, but for some reason, someone feels that...
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TiVo Wins, DISH Denied
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2008
Isn't patent law fascinating? TiVo has owned the patent for, well, TiVo'ing. Their ability to time-shift while recording a show was a patented process, and DISH's DVRs were violating that patent. The damages stretch back over two years. The first...
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Upgrade Fever Hits Samsung BD
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2008
Samsung's BD-P1500 is getting better. BD Live is the next big thing to hit Blu-ray players, and it's now available as an upgrade for the Samsung BD-P1500. The upgrade is available as a download that you can get two ways. Connect the player to the...
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