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Mitsubishi Wireless HDTV
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2008
WHDI. Remember that acronym. Consider having it tattooed across your chest, or at least shaved into your head. It stands for Wireless High-Definition Interface. Developed by AMIMON, and embraced by more and more electronics manufacturers, WHDI lets...
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Intel Inside
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2008
Remember Convergence? How diverse industries such as telecommunications and entertainment were supposed to merge and create weird new offspring? Well, yesterday at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel and Yahoo announced a bit of...
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Audio Video News
Finally! Something Worth Talking About
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2008
Sure, iPods, Kaleidescapes and other media servers are great if you've got lots of extra energy for all that button pushing. But if your fingers are busy doing other important things or you just really want to veg out and lie around doing nothing...
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Audio Video News
TV Shipments Surge
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 21, 2008
Manufacturers are shipping more more television sets than ever, according to the latest figures from DisplaySearch.
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Audio Video News
PS3 Bundle: 160GB with Uncharted:Drake's Fortune
SV Staff  |  Aug 20, 2008
Exciting gaming news from Sony out of Germany's Game Convention. Lots of new Playstation product. Who doesn't love new games? Perhaps the most exciting news is the 160GB PS3 that will come bundled with a Dual-Shock SIXAXIS plus Uncharted: Drake's...
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Other Tech
Behind the Scenes: The Making of the New 'Star Wars' Videogame
John Sciacca  |  Aug 20, 2008

Despite the awesome advances in high-def graphics and killer surround sound, a lot of people still don't even think about playing videogames on their home theater systems. But today's games offer A/V performance that often exceeds some Blu-ray Discs, while delivering excitement that lasts far beyond one or two viewings.

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Test Report: Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD 50-inch plasma HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Aug 20, 2008

Last year's lineup of Pioneer Kuro plasmas established a new benchmark for flat-panel HDTV performance, with the sets serving up deep-black backgrounds that were unlike anything we'd seen on a plasma or LCD model before - or since (See the review of the PRO-110FD in

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Drew Thompson  |  Aug 20, 2008

As this magazine's videogame reviewer and a longtime Star Wars fan, I was so eager to get my hands on an early copy of The Force Unleashed that I considered storming the Presidio. Luckily, however, LucasArts was kind enough to deliver an exclusive preview (for Xbox 360) right to my door.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Nightmare Before Christmas
David Vaughn  |  Aug 20, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/nightmare.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Bored with his perennial role as Halloween Town's frightening Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington discovers the cheerful village of Christmas Town. Determined to shake things up in Halloween Town, he schemes to kidnap Santa Clause and takes over the job of delivering gifts to the children himself. When his plan goes awry, Jack attempts to restore Santa to his rightful place, but he must first rescue him from the evil clutches of Oogie Boogie.

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Fred Manteghian Blog
Collision Detection: the Fall TV Season
Fred Manteghian  |  Aug 20, 2008

DVRs are such wonderful devices – except that they won't record three shows at once very well. Two tuners – two shows. Watch one show, record another, or record two and watch something you've previously recorded (I end up doing that a lot actually). Bottom line, you have to plan your viewing pleasure carefully, especially when the new fall season begins as it will in less than two weeks.

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