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Reality Bytes: Turn Down the Funk
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Oct 19, 2008

You know what I'm talking about. You're watching your favorite TV show - well, okay, actually you're just mindlessly dozing in front of the tube (maybe even with a little drool), and then suddenly a LOUD COMMERCIAL jolts you wake! What the heck? Why are the commercials always so much louder than the programs?

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Mash It Up
uavKim Wilson  |  Oct 19, 2008

Maybe you already know what a mashup is and even if you don't know the proper terminology, you've definitely heard one. A mashup is one or more songs mixed together to create an entirely new song. Technically, these new tracks are bootlegs, as they are not authorized remixes by the artist or sanctioned by the record labels. That said there are hundreds, if not thousands, of these unique hybrid tunes out there.

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Audio Video News
How Many Dubyas?
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
Occasionally, there are no words to tell a story.  You just need to watch this "PSA" on YouTube. If anyone you know has ever asked your advice on how to set the clock on their VCR, how to wire their speakers, or how to install...
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Changing Channels Challenges
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
If digital's so good, why does it take so freakin' long to change channels? It's become painfully obvious that all this new technology has slowed down the one thing people take for granted: clicking the clicker and getting instantaneous results. ...
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LG Shows Off Double-sided Reflective LCD
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
LG had quite the interesting display to show off at the International Meeting on Information Display in Korea. Looking at the specs, it's certainly nothing to write home about. Pixel count is 512 x 384, reflectance ratio is 20%, color gamut is 12%,...
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Blu-ray Alternative for Mac
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
Just days after Steve Jobs called Blu-ray a "bag of hurt," Amex Digital has announced a Blu-ray solution for Macs. Not some schlocky-looking external drive, this sleek, slim beauty is designed to complement Apple MacBooks, but it will...
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Audio Video News
Shake, Rattle and Roll at the Cinema
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
High-end home theater owners might not be the only ones who'll get to experience D-Box motion-simulation chairs.  Some commercial theater owners are considering adding these electromechanical rides to their theaters. For most folks, they were...
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NEC Displays 12.1-inch 3D LCD
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
No goofy glasses required! This HD screen (SVGA with 800 x 600 pixels) uses a special alignment of pixels to display 3D without needing specs. Right now, this is a prototype, and the press release is in Japanese, but from what the Google...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Poltergeist—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
"They're here," playful at first...but not for long. A storm erupts, a tree attacks and little Carol Anne Freeling is whisked into a spectral void. As her family confronts horrors galore, something else is here too: a new benchmark in Hollywood ghost stories.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Sleeping Beauty—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 5/5
When an enchanted kingdom and the most fair princess in the land fall prey to the ultimate mistress of evil, the fate of the empire rests in the hands of three small fairies and a courageous prince's magic kiss. Their quest is fraught with peril and a fire-breathing dragon if they are to set the Beauty free.
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