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'WarGames' Revisited
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008
How appropriate. On the same day as the one-night viewing of the early-'80s computer geek classic WarGames, WIRED.com has posted an interview with the creators of the classic movie about an innocent hacker who launches the end of the world as we...
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The Matrix Trilogy on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008
Wake the kids. Call the neighbors. Mark your calender. October 14. The Ultimate Matrix Collection will be released on Blu-ray. Seven discs, $129.95, from Warner Home Video. This set has long been available on HD DVD, but that format is history. Now...
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Star Wars in 3D
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008
We told you that 3D movies were the next big thing. And you didn't believe us. Then, we told you again. And you still didn't believe us. Well, it's official now. 3D movies, for better or worse, are hurtling toward you (in 3D). Confirmation of 3D's...
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Survey Says Digital Downloads Gaining Popularity
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008
I took a statistics class in college, but maybe things have changed. I was taught that to have statistical significance, a survey had to pull from a broad spectrum of the population. Would you poll on the popularity of smoking in the smoking lounge...
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Wireless HD Standard Comes Home
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008
Homeowners, rejoice. Finally, a digital solution standard is in the works to solve your home theater dilemmas. Industry giants are teaming up with AMIMON to create a standard that will bring wireless HD to homes, supposedly by the end of 2008....
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XM and Sirius join forces to grease the FCC's wheels
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008
It's been a long, arduous, paperwork-strewn path, but at last Sirius and XM Satellite Radio companies are . . . a little bit closer to coming together. The long-awaited merger is still in the hands of the Federal Communications Commission, but both...
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Remote Sales Rising
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008
It's no wonder. As more and more people upgrade their home systems, more of them are opting for new universal remotes. A new study from Parks Associates expects an annual growth rate of about 10 percent. Apparently, that's a good number. Mid-level...
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YouTube and Amazon Invade Your TiVo
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 24, 2008
It's a news two-fer day for TiVo. The company will enable YouTube video clips to be viewed through everyone's favorite DVR. And TiVo has also signed an e-shopping deal with Amazon.
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Custom Installation How-To
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc Player
Michael Trei  |  Jul 23, 2008
The Short Form
$399 / SAMSUNG.COM / 800-726-7864
Snapshot
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Japan's Blu-ray Sales Boom
SV Staff  |  Jul 23, 2008
While Blu-ray might be seeing slow sales in the U.S. market, Japanese sales of Blu-ray in June topped 122,000, hitting the 6-figure/month mark for the first time ever. Compared to May's 82,000 units, you can see why it's a big deal. Speculation...
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