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My Bloody Valentine 3D Opens Friday
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2009
Exciting times for the 3D world. A few sporting events have been making the headlines, but Hollywood is getting into the game.My Bloody Valentine 3D opens in theaters tomorrow - in 2D and 3D. Nothing like a good horror flick with bloody gore...
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Buh Bye, Vegas
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 15, 2009

To borrow a line from <I>UAV</I> reviewer David Vaughn, CES 2009 is now receding in the rear-view mirror. It was a grueling week during which we all put many miles on our shoes&#151;and cars, since Gary Altunian, Kim Wilson, and I all drove to the show and around Las Vegas, avoiding what we thought would be long cab lines. (We would have all driven together to be more eco-friendly, except that each of us was heading in a different direction after the show.)

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Looking Back on CES '09
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 15, 2009

CES not only introduces all the new products we can expect to see on store shelves for that year, new trends in technologies and how we will use electronic products in our everyday lives come into full view, as well. CES is not just a showcase of the latest and greatest consumer products, it is a vision into the future.

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Stern and McCartney on SIRIUS XM
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2009
Odd pairing indeed: Howard Stern interviewed music icon Paul McCartney on his show. Sir Paul McCartney, we should say.Typically crude Stern said, ""[The Beatles] are more of a religion to me than any organized religion. Their music does...
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Get Well Soon, Mr. Jobs
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2009
Steve Jobs, co-founder and most recognizable figurehead of Apple, father of the iPod, isn't feeling well. A cancer survivor, Jobs announced yesterday that he'll be taking a leave of absence for medical reasons, until the end of June.No...
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Blockbuster Busting into VOD
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2009
Not happy with just MovieLink, Blockbuster is also partnering with Sonic Solutions' CinemaNow for Internet delivery of movies.  This new partnership will let Blockbuster package deals with hardware providers.   They're...
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Another CES in the Can!
uavGary Altunian  |  Jan 15, 2009

CES is over and by this time the huge exhibits have been dismantled and put in storage until next year. This year marks my 20th CES, and that doesn't include the summer CE Show that used to be held every June in Chicago, Ill.

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Pioneer Discontinues Laserdisc Players
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 15, 2009
Announcing the death of a format can be tricky business. After all, a lot of them live on in our hearts, minds, racks, and libraries--and at least one "dead" format, the LP, never really died. But if the manufacture of hardware is a major criterion, then the laserdisc format has died. Pioneer has discontinued its last three laserdisc player models, according to a brief announcement in Akihabara News.
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Presidential First
SV Staff  |  Jan 14, 2009
History is being made. For the first time, an official presidential portrait was taken with a digital camera instead of film.The portrait of the soon-to-be prez was shot by the new White House photog Pete Souza on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II...
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Possible European Ban on Plasma TVs
SV Staff  |  Jan 14, 2009
The EU is taking energy conservation rather seriously. Just after putting a ban on incandescent lightbulbs, power-hog plasma TVs might be getting the boot too.Plasma TVs use about 50% more power than LCDs, and obviously, the bigger the TV, the...
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