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5.1 Out, 380 Speaker System In
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
Just when you finally got your 5.1 speaker system dialed in, Iosono comes out with a system that will totally blow away your old system. Introduced at the 2008 SMPTE Conference, this new system can use from 200 - 500 speakers, completely ringing...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Journey to the Center of the Earth
David Vaughn  |  Nov 05, 2008

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
David Vaughn  |  Nov 05, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/americangirl.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin) is a young girl growing up during the Great Depression. Interrupting her happy childhood, her father (Chris O'Donnell) loses his business and must leave home to look for work. Kit and her mother (Julia Ormond) end up taking in an assortment of boarders in order to keep their home.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Tinker Bell
David Vaughn  |  Nov 05, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/tinkerbell.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Journey into the world of Pixie Hollow and discover the origins of Tinker Bell (voiced by Mae Whitman). Enter a land of adventure and mystery as she and her four best fairy friends turn winter into spring&#151;and with the power of faith, trust, and a little pixie dust, learn the importance of being true to yourself.

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Audio Video News
Panasonic May Buy Sanyo
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 05, 2008
Panasonic is making a bid to purchase Sanyo. The move would not only make one of Japan's leading consumer electronics giants even bigger--it might also lead to a dominant position in batteries, a fast growing segment of the industry.
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Audio Video News
Carbon Nanotube Speakers: What Next?
SV Staff  |  Nov 04, 2008
Carbon is the new black. Seriously, from airplanes to bicycles, carbon is the hottest new material. Carbon nanotubes are even cooler. These tiny 10-nanometer diameter tubes of carbon are being researched for everything from pharmaceutical...
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Audio Video News
Wal-Mart: CD Out, Blu-ray In
SV Staff  |  Nov 04, 2008
The folks who shop at Wal-Mart aren't what people typically think of as audio- or videophiles, nor necessarily trendsetters. But, they do represent Main Street, America. So, when Wal-Mart speaks, we all listen.After CD sales dropped by almost...
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Audio Video News
Pioneer's Patent Victory
SV Staff  |  Nov 04, 2008
Don't mess with Texas.  Marshall, Texas, that is. Marshall is the hotbed of patent infringement cases, and true to form, Marshall has ruled for the plaintiff - in this case, Pioneer Electronics. Japanese manufacturer Pioneer Corp....
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Audio Video News
Retail Woes Worsen
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 04, 2008
Even as shoppers wait expectantly for Black Friday to kick off the holiday shopping rush, retailers are already suffering.
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Other Tech
Ask Theo: Show Some Restraint
Theo Kalomirakis  |  Nov 03, 2008

With the attitude of someone who thinks he's seen it all, I visited the recent CEDIAExpo in Denver expecting to be neither pleasantly surprised nor particularly disappointed. Let's be real: When Blu-ray Disc delivers film-like picture plus audiophile sound, and a well-engineered home theater puts the local multiplex to shame, what else can impress a rabid movie buff like me?

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