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SV Staff  |  Jun 03, 2008  | 
All the major retailers want you to buy new stuff, but what about your old stuff? You know, those old VHS players, Betamax decks, CD players and HD DVD players that are of no use to you. Where do obsolete electronics go to die? Best Buy has a...
SV Staff  |  Jun 03, 2008  | 
Can't we all just get along??? A post on The US Daily is reporting that DISH Network and their technology spin-off EchoStar is suing TiVo, after TiVo sued them for patent infringement. What's all the fuss about? Back in January, the U.S. Court of...
SV Staff  |  Jun 03, 2008  | 
Integra is taking its position as a custom installation specialist seriously. Their previous A/V receiver (DTR-5.8) was among the first to offer HDMI v1.3a, and now the new DTR-5.9 takes that to the next level. The DTR-5.9 has four HDMI v1.3a...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 03, 2008  | 
"This message will self-destruct in five seconds," goes the old Mission Impossible slogan. But are you interested in buying a DVD that self-destructs in 48 hours?
SV Staff  |  Jun 02, 2008  | 
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to rent a movie and watch it before it self-destructs. Although it's not on the initial list of DVD releases, Staples is offering a unique way to rent DVD movies that's straight out of...
SV Staff  |  Jun 02, 2008  | 
Lots of mobile phones double as music players. Many have built-in speakers. But, have you ever listened to them? Seriously, the sound quality from the tiny speaker built into these phones is typically abysmal. Notice that was "speaker,"...
SV Staff  |  Jun 02, 2008  | 
New music is discovered in a variety of ways. Films often launch new music and hit songs, either within the soundtrack or in the coveted final credits. Lately, TV shows are a sure-fire vehicle for hit new music. Go to iTunes and  you can grab...
SV Staff  |  Jun 02, 2008  | 
As every car, airplane, and home audio device is adding compressed digital music capabilities, one company is taking a stand to stick to high fidelity. Boulder Amplifiers (from Boulder, Colorado, not made from rocks) is finally releasing the 1021...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 02, 2008  | 
OK, you're all psyched up for a bright Blu-ray future of movies and music videos. But did you know Blu-ray can also deliver music just for your ears? The format has just passed another major milestone with the release of Divertimenti from the Norwegian orchestra ThondheimSolistene on the 2L label.
SV Staff  |  May 30, 2008  | 
Wow. Talk about never giving up.  Or not giving up without a fight. Sometimes it's best to give up and walk away with a modicum of respect.  Apparently, Toshiba doesn't think so. We all know that Blu-ray beat out Toshiba-backed HD DVD....
SV Staff  |  May 30, 2008  | 
Just when you thought FiOS TV  couldn't get any better, Verizon ups the ante. Verizon's launched FiOS TV Central, a website that FiOS customers can access from any computer. Once logged in, they can view their local TV listings, VOD and...
SV Staff  |  May 30, 2008  | 
Ho-hum. Another pretty executive bookshelf system. But look closer. This one is different. Very different. Onkyo's new X-NX10A is a new bookshelf system with a built-in 80GB HDD. It also has an Ethernet port, so you can get information about your...
SV Staff  |  May 30, 2008  | 
Harman Kardon just announced a sexy little iPod dock designed to work seamlessly with HK's new A/V receiver line. The Bridge II is an iPod dock that's compatible with all dockable iPods except the Shuffle. The snazzy number is a complete controller...
SV Staff  |  May 30, 2008  | 
What's your grocery list look like? Milk, butter-pecan ice cream, bread, butter, blueberries, Blu-ray.  Blu-ray??? Starting in June, DVDPlay is going to be offering Blu-ray discs right along side standard DVD in their standalone rental kiosks....
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 30, 2008  | 
Nearly 10 million American homes are "completely unready" for the DTV transition, according to a Nielsen Media Research survey quoted by The New York Times. They are part of a larger group of 25 million with at least one TV that will stop functioning when analog broadcasting ceases in February 2008.

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