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Internet Radio Granted Slight Reprieve: Is It Enough?
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2008
Pandora, take a breath. Slacker, slack off. True, a deal has not yet been struck between the Digital Media Association, which represents web-based radio, and SoundExchange, the agency in charge of royalties for the RIAA. Still, the heavy lifting...
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Survey Says: Age Effects Video Habits
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2008
This one seems to be a no-brainer. According to a new study by ABI Research, age plays a part in how viewers access their video content. “The willingness to adopt new forms of entertainment delivery is in many cases determined by the age of...
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Sony Ericsson Planning 20MP, Full HD Video Phones by 2012
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2008
Looks like I bought a new cellphone a few years too early. While most phones are maxing out these days at around 5 megapixels — 8 if you're lucky — Sony Ericsson just announced plans to blow those numbers out of the water.In a bit of...
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Cable Must Carry Broadcast Channels
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 07, 2008
Following the DTV transition next February, cable systems will be required to carry broadcast channels, under a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals that upheld requirements of the Federal Communications Commission. Must-carry rules are nothing new. What is noteworthy here is that they will continue after the transition.
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Laser Projectors Hit Digital Cinema
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2008
Lasers have left science fiction movies and just gone to the movies. The Chinese Academy of Science has developed a projector with lasers as the key ingredient. Unlike plasma TVs that display about 50% of the color range visible to the human eye,...
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Umbrella Speaker: Singing In the Rain
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2008
One of the most fascinating facts I learned in college was that microphones and loudspeakers are really physically the same. Well, you know those parabolic microphones you see on the sidelines of football games? You know, the ones that look like...
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YouTube Gets Feature Films: Watch Out Hulu
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2008
Long the home for user-created video clips, YouTube is looking at offering feature films. Yup — full-length feature flicks from one of the biggest Hollywood studios. Hulu better watch out. According to a report on CNET news, an exec with inside...
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The Big Picture
Specsmanship
Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 06, 2008

Joel Hoekstra asks a couple of common questions about TV specs:

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Dolby Digital Plus Hits the Airwaves
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 06, 2008
Dolby Digital Plus will make its broadcast debut in France's recently launched HDTV platform.
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3D Projector Hits Home: JVC DLA-RS2
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
Just in time for the 3D release of Journey to the Center of the Earth on Blu-ray in 3D, JVC is launching a 3D projector designed for the home market. This is the world's first 3D projector for the home. The DLA-RS2 uses D-ILA projection, and...
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