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Panasonic 2011 TV Briefing
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 05, 2011
Yesterday, I attended an in-depth briefing on Panasonic's 2011 lineup of TVs, which included some interesting side-by-side demos. Of course, 3D was a central theme, along with online content, technology improvements, and the company's growing emphasis on LCD TVs.
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Audio Video News
Bowie: artist, philanthropist
Michael Berk  |  May 05, 2011

Man for all seasons, adopted New Yorker, and sometime visual artist David Bowie (who's the subject of a new retrospective at the Museum of Arts and Design) has contributed a print for auction to a new fundraising e

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iPod dock, Grande Luxe Edition
Michael Berk  |  May 05, 2011

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Music Reviews
CD Review: Beastie Boys
Billy Altman  |  May 05, 2011

Back in 2004, when the Beastie Boys released their NYC-saluting To the 5 Boroughs, Adam "MCA" Yauch noted in an interview that "what makes New York special is definitely the

water. . . . We got the best pizza, the best bagels, the best hip-hop. It's the fluid that runs through our bodies."

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Universal Remotes, Budget PJs, Subwoofers
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 05, 2011
Should I buy a Logitech Harmony remote to replace my broken TiVo remote? Which budget projector do you recommend? Which subwoofer should I get?
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High-Quality Audio
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 05, 2011
Why should I purchase high-quality audio equipment if the new groups, and even most of the legacy artists, aren't committed to manufacturing/mixing their oeuvre with high quality? What are your sources to purchase current and backstock music?

Dave Butler

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Audio Video News
MC Vin Diesel - What Might Have Been?
Michael Berk  |  May 05, 2011

Yes, here's evidence (posted by former Magic Band guitarslinger Gary Lucas) of a 1986 recording engineered by Lucas, featuring the teenage Diesel (then going by his given name,

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Hidden Solutions from Revel
Kim Wilson  |  May 05, 2011
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Some People Still Love Their TVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 05, 2011
Yesterday we reported a Nielsen survey showing that TV ownership has dropped two percent. Unmentioned were a couple of other TV ownership patterns, both reported by DisplaySearch: Consumers who do own TVs are replacing their sets more frequently. And those who own flat panel sets are likely to own multiple sets.

Worldwide, consumers are replacing both tube-based and flat-panel sets at a faster rate than they had in the previous 10- to 15-year average. What's attracting them are not the latest technologies, such as 3DTV or IPTV, but more basic things such as picture quality and price. See press release.

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"Star Wars" on Blu-ray: The details. Really!
Ken Richardson  |  May 04, 2011

Hot off the Lucasfilm press. Text of the complete press release follows:

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