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These Sennheisers Aren’t Wired for Sound
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 07, 2008
Sennheiser’s new MX W1 wireless earphones are said to be the industry’s first “true wireless” stereo earphones based on Kleer’s wireless audio technology. The Kleer people seem to be very clear about their beliefs that their wireless technology blows the ears off of Bluetooth technology. They say it has something to do with spectral footprints, bandwidth, power consumption, audio quality, and wires.
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CES 2009
TI KO LCD
Fred Manteghian  |  Jan 07, 2008

LCD panel manufacturers are touting the effectiveness of 120 Hz refresh rates for dragging their little darlings out of the drug-induced haze that is LCD smear. I've seen JVC, SyntaxBrillian's Olivia and Sharp LCDs with the technology and it clearly works and works well.

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Don’t Change that Channel – or Lane!
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 07, 2008
Now, I like to watch a little TV every now and then, but this is just too much. I may have lost count, but I think there were at least a dozen TV screens in this car. To make matters worse, there were at least two sources playing.
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My CES Motto
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 07, 2008
With 140,000 attendees (from over 140 countries, supposedly) at the “world’s largest consumer electronics show”, this is a good thing to have.
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Very Fishy
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 07, 2008
Last month I risked all and took my Canon Rebel XTi camera on a wild sled ride down the winding gravel road in front of my house. It was the same sort of stupid thinking that got Sonny Bono where he is today, but fortunately the sled, my body, and – most importantly – my Canon camera made it through the slippery downhill adventure unscathed and dry.
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The World’s Largest Small Camcorder
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 07, 2008
It’s not the most portable of camcorders, but it’s guaranteed to make quite an impression the next time you take it to your kid’s soccer game. In fact, the other team might quit before the game even starts when you whip this baby out of the back of your minivan.
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CES 2009
Yet Someone Else Who Didn't Get the Memo
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 07, 2008

Someone needs to let Proton know that slim bezels are IN.

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CES 2009
Not Another Format War !
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 07, 2008

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance was formed in 2000, and the idea was to develop a unified home networking system that uses the existing power lines in your home to deliver power, internet access and other entertainment without extensive and expensive wiring. in the last seven years 75 companies have come onboard.

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Next Gen Theater Chairs?
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 07, 2008

I'm not much of a gamer but as I walked past these fully-equipped gaming chairs with built-in transducers that let you feel all those explosions and bullet impacts, it occurred to me that sitting in one of these might be pretty intense next time I watch Casino Royal. I hear line extension.

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Sharp Blu, Round Two
Adrienne Maxwell  |  Jan 07, 2008
Sharp is showing off their second-generation Blu-ray player, the $700 BD-HP50U. This player supports BD-ROM Profile 1.1, which means that it has secondary audio and video decoders to exploit interactive BD features like the ability to watch a picture-in-picture commentary track while the film plays in the background. The player can output 1080p/24 or 1080p/60 through its HDMI 1.3 connection, but it lacks an Ethernet port. The booth rep said it does have onboard Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS HD decoding, and it will include 2- and 5.1-channel analog audio outputs; however, the press release was vague on this, and the booth samples didn't have real back panels. You definitely get AQUOS Link (HDMI-CEC) for intuitive control through an AQUOS LCD, plus RS-232 for integration into an advanced control system. The BD-HP50U will be available in May.
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