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New Product: JVC EX-A10 Minisystem
Peter Pachal  |  May 05, 2006

Speaker engineers have turned to a lot of different materials over the years to make their creations sound better, but JVC's come up with a new one: sake. By soaking sheets of birch wood in Japanese rice wine, the labcoats at JVC were able to press them together to make wooden drivers, said to improve sound quality because of their natural acoustic properties.

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Motorola SLVR L7 iTunes Phone
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 05, 2006

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HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: LeaderSpeak
James K. Willcox  |  May 05, 2006
Bob Chapek President, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Because of his position at Buena Vista, which is responsible for the home-video products for the various Walt Disney companies, Bob Chapek has been a tireless advocate for Blu-ray Disc.
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Step By Step: How to Mount a Flat-Panel TV
John Sciacca  |  May 05, 2006

Is getting a flat-panel set out of the box and onto the wall something you can do yourself, or do you need to hire a pro? Assuming you don't want to run any wires inside the wall, mounting a flat-panel is probably a "6" on the difficulty scale. So if you think you're up to the challenge, read on!

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Make Room for HDTV
Al Griffin  |  May 05, 2006

Right now is a great time to buy an HDTV. Why? Because prices have dropped to where many people can actually afford one. Another reason: the explosion of choices brought on by recent advances in technology. From compact flat-panel TVs with 20-inch screens to expansive rear-projection sets with 70-inch or larger displays, there's an HDTV out there custom-made for you. But which one?

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My Blue Heaven
Michael Gaughn  |  May 05, 2006

0605_blue_heaven_facesBlue Man Group founders Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink (shown sans face paint at right) have been busy little performance artists since we talked to them for last April's "Blue Men Exposed," opening a spectacular surround sound-fil

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ZVOX Mini Audio System
Al Griffin  |  May 05, 2006

Back in October 2004, we tested the ZVOX audio system, an all-in-one "virtual" surround option for those who want something better than built-in TV speakers. Now comes the $199 ZVOX mini audio system, a shrunk-down, portable version intended to provide sound for music players like the iPod or for TVs.

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Samsung SL10D10 DirecTV/LCD Combo
John Sciacca  |  May 05, 2006
The Short Form
$499 / 2 x 10.6 W x 9.5 IN (LCD closed) / 5 lbs / samsung.com / 800-726-7864
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S&V Q&A — May 2006
Ian G. Masters  |  May 05, 2006

Faulty Formula

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Industry News
 |  May 05, 2006

<B>Blu-ray Launch Pushed Into June</B>
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The writing has been on the wall with this one for a while. Sony and the other studios participating in the Blu-ray launch have moved off the originally scheduled May 23rd release date, pushing out to late June. This news comes weeks after Samsung announced that its BD player would not be ready for release until June 25th. Shockingly, Samsung's player is currently scheduled to be the first Blu-ray player to market, beating Sony, Panasonic and Pioneer.

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