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Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 20, 2009

When you think about the components of any audio system, things like speakers, power amps, and source devices undoubtedly come to mind. You might even consider the room as a component. But what about the seat in which you sit to enjoy the music? Most chairs are not designed specifically for that particular endeavor, leaving you with a pain in the neck and/or back after extended periods, and some actually interfere with perceiving the best possible sound. To overcome the limitations of this "forgotten component," a Swedish company called <A href="http://www.klutzdesign.com">Klutz Design</A> has developed the Ballerina Sweetspot, a prototype chair that is optimized for just one thing&#151;listening.

David Vaughn  |  Nov 20, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/angdem.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is back on a thrilling journey through Rome trying to find four Cardinals kidnapped by the Illuminati, an ancient secret brotherhood that will stop at nothing to destroy its eternal enemy, the Catholic Church.

David Vaughn  |  Nov 20, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/bruno.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Austria's favorite fashionista, Br&#252;no (Sacha Baron Cohen), loses his homeland talk show after causing a ruckus at Milan Fashion Week. He moves to Hollywood with his assistant Lutz (Gustaf Hammarsten) in tow to pursue worldwide super-stardom. Every attempt at making it big goes terribly wrong, but the utter ridiculousness of it all is supposed to be funny&#151;<i>not</i>!

Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 20, 2009
How would you like to swap your old DVDs for brand-new Blu-ray discs at fairly low cost?
SV Staff  |  Nov 19, 2009
2K Games has just unveiled the contents of its upcoming Bioshock 2 Special Edition release, and it has something for the audiophiles. Along with a soundtrack CD, 3 posters, and an art book, it comes with the orchestral score of the original Bioshock...
SV Staff  |  Nov 19, 2009
If you've been waiting to get your hands on a sub-$100 Blu-ray player, your wait is nearly over. Cnet is reporting that Costco will be selling Vizio's entry-level model on Black Friday for $99. But if you can't wait to get your hands...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 19, 2009
California has become the first state in the nation to adopt energy efficiency requirements for TVs.
SV Staff  |  Nov 18, 2009
We've become a remote-controlled world. When was the last time you actually pressed a button on your HDTV or Blu-ray player? Of course, this means when you're caught with dead batteries, you have to wrestled with your gadgets just to change the...
SV Staff  |  Nov 18, 2009
It might not be Modern Warfare 2 or Halo ODST, but we thought this video game deal we found on Prototype for the PS3 was too good not to share with you: Get the game that lets you pretty much have any super power in the world and then go around...
Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 18, 2009
Great Idea
I have a DirecTV DVR, and I discovered that some channels display the SMPTE color bars after signing off, so I have recorded them to use when adjusting the TV's picture controls for broadcast content. The color-bar patterns I have recorded do not have 3.5 and 7.5 IRE PLUGE bars, only the 11.5 IRE bar. How do I adjust the brightness without the 3.5 and 7.5 bars?

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