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Jogger Shocked by iPod
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 23, 2007  | 
This story would be hilarious if it weren't for the pain and suffering inflicted on a hapless jogger toting an iPod. Caught in a thunderstorm, the Vancouver resident was struck by lightning and sustained serious injuries when the iPod and its cables conducted current into his body.
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Intimate House
SV Staff  |  Jul 20, 2007  | 
Saw a killer Crowded House show last night in an intimate setting of about 300 people. It was one of those "secret show" deals that are never really all that secret - Paul McCartney did some of these recently himself in L.A. and NYC - but they're...
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Disney to Bow CDVU+
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 20, 2007  | 
In an attempt to reverse declining CD sales, one label has settled on the novel idea of actually offering consumers more for their money. Disney's Hollywood Records will soon take the wraps off a new CDVU+ format with an initial release by the Jonas Brothers.
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More Movie Downloads for Xbox, Burn-To-DVD For Vista
 |  Jul 19, 2007  | 

CinemaNow on Wednesday released an upgrade to its Media Manager software enabling its movie downloads to play back over a networked Xbox 360 and its burn-to-DVD download service to operate with Windows Vista.

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"Volcano" versus the "Volcano"!
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2007  | 
Okay, I'm not trying to make fun of the deadly incident itself . . . But c'mon, folks, hasn't anyone noticed the eerie similarity between the steam-pipe blast in New York yesterday - alias "Midtown Volcano!" (NY Post) or, more...
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Not Enough Formats? Here's Another! CDVU+
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2007  | 
I'm not kidding. Not to be outdone by Warner's recent launch of MVI, Disney announced yesterday that, on August 7, the self-titled Hollywood Records album by those pop-punk kids at left, the Jonas Brothers, will be the first release to appear on...
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Flipping the Side
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2007  | 
Recently, I did something that I hadn’t done in a long time: flipped the side. The record was King Crimson’s Red, a 1974 gem that rejoined my collection last May when an old college roommate unloaded a bunch of vinyl on me (not surprisingly, several...
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Sony BMG Bites DRM Developer
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 19, 2007  | 
Sony BMG is suing one of two developers of digital rights management schemes that spooked consumers, compromised the security of their PCs, and forced the music label to pay settlements in numerous lawsuits.
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$499 PS3 Being Phased Out
 |  Jul 17, 2007  | 

Last week's rumor is this week's confirmed news: the 60GB PS3, which recently saw a $100 price drop, is being phased out for the 80GB model at $599. Although the door is certainly open to a later price drop on the 80GB model, the $499 price of the 60GB PS3 officially remains only until that model sells out. But don't worry- that won't be for a while.

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Samsung Unveils Wi-Fi TVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 17, 2007  | 
Samsung plasma DTVs are going wireless.
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Net Radio Wins Temporary Reprieve
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 16, 2007  | 
Webcasters and the music industry worked out a deal on Thursday of last week that will temporarily delay draconian new royalties that many predict would kill many net radio broadcasters.
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All that glitters
SV Staff  |  Jul 13, 2007  | 
Yearn to unleash your inner Liberace? Jimmy Crystal can help. (I'm not sure if that's just the name of the company or the name of an actual guy. Billy's brother, perhaps?) He can encrust  pretty much anything in crystals, it seems, and some of...
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Epson, Atlantic Put It All Together
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 13, 2007  | 
Home theater is the integration of big-screen television and surround sound. But how often do you see the two product categories integrated with each other? That's what makes a new system from Atlantic Technology and Epson so special.
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Dave Matthews on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Jul 13, 2007  | 
Make that Dave Matthews and fellow guitarist Tim Reynolds. Way back in 1999, they released Live at Luther College. Now, 8 years later, they're Live at Radio City. Make that, of course, Radio City Music Hall. RCA announced on Wednesday that...
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Bach to the Future
SV Staff  |  Jul 12, 2007  | 
"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself." -Johann Sebastian Bach The bust at left resides in the onsite S&V soundroom (we've got an offsite facility...
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