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Bar Codes Come to TV Ads
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 29, 2010  | 
If you watch Bravo, you may recently have seen a 45-second ad from Bluefly that featured an onscreen barcode. If you held your cellphone up to the code, it would have linked you to a five-minute infomercial featuring celebrity interview videos plus a $30 discount on clothing and accessories purchases of $150 or more.
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Bose's VideoWave speaker-less HDTV sound system
SV Staff  |  Sep 28, 2010  | 
All-in-one home theater systems can mean a variety of things. Sometimes they mean a home-theater-in-a-box, a package of multiple speakers and all the gear you need to hook it up. Sometimes they mean a soundbar, a one-piece way to pump up your...
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Netflix to Offer Streaming-Only Plan in U.S.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 28, 2010  | 
Netflix is "looking at adding a streaming-only option for the USA over the coming months," its CEO says.
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Sennheiser Announces Six New iPhone-Oriented Headhpones
SV Staff  |  Sep 27, 2010  | 
 Cell phones have been on the offensive when it comes to replacing dedicated digital music players, which means iPhone- (and smartphone)- compatible headhpones have been multiplying like a swimming pool full of Gremlins. The latest batch...
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Axiom Audio celebrates its 30th anniversary
SV Staff  |  Sep 27, 2010  | 

Just 30 years ago last week, Ian Colquhoun started Axiom Audio in his friend's garage. To commemorate the company's 3 decades of work in audio, it held a birthday party in the Ontario district of Muskoka.

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NYC Demands Cable-Guy Punctuality
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 27, 2010  | 
Ever spent frustrating hours at home waiting for the cable guy to appear? If you're a New York City resident, he'll have a greater incentive to make it on time. The city has renegotiated its cable franchise agreements with Time Warner and Cablevision to require a month's credit for customers when service calls are late.
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CEDIA 2010: Bipolar Order
SV Staff  |  Sep 25, 2010  | 
Definitive Technology is a company closely associated with bipolar speakers due to its longstanding use of that design approach in its products. At CEDIA, Def Tech is showing a family of four brand-new bipolar SuperTowers, all of which feature...
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CEDIA 2010: New Paradigms
SV Staff  |  Sep 25, 2010  | 
Speaker-maker Paradigm has several new offerings at CEDIA, but the stuff that caught my eye was its MilleniaOne satellite speaker ($249/each) and Millenia subwoofer ($1399). Standing just under 8 inches high, the sat has a die-cast aluminum...
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CEDIA 2010: 2D Video Projectors
SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2010  | 
A few large manufacturers excepted, most of the video projection industry seems in no big rush to get into 3D. As a result, there was plenty of 2D projection action at this year’s CEDIA Expo, a gathering in Atlanta this week of custom installers...
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CEDIA 2010: A Golden Oasis
SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2010  | 
   Wander down to the far end of CEDIA’s long exhibit hall and you’ll find a closed-door booth emblazoned with an unfamiliar company name: GoldenEar Technology. Enter that booth, and you’ll see legendary speaker-guy Sandy Gross...
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CEDIA 2010: Cute Little Minx
SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2010  | 
 CEDIA has predictably turned out to be a 3D front projector show, but there’s also a surprising amount of cool two-channel audio gear being hawked here. One compelling demo I sat through was of Cambridge Audio’s new Minx speaker...
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3D comes to Times Square this weekend
SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2010  | 
If you're near New York City and want a taste of 3D home theater technology, head to the Discovery Exhibition on 44th street, at Times Square. It's home to the public exhibit of the 3D Experience, a 3D entertainment and technology event sponsored...
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PSB announces CS1000 indoor/outdoor speakers
SV Staff  |  Sep 23, 2010  | 
PSB has kicked off CEDIA 2010 by unveiling the CS1000, the newest addition to its CustomSound speaker series. The CS1000 is a remarkably flexible speaker, built for both indoor and outdoor use with a mounting bracket that enables placement almost...
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Roku announces $80 XD and $100 XDS set-top boxes with 1080p and 802.11n Wi-Fi
SV Staff  |  Sep 22, 2010  | 
Roku is finally rolling out the newest Roku Player models. The Roku XD and Roku XDS join the Roku HD in the company's library of Netflix-accessing, streaming-media-playing, Wi-fi-enabled set-top boxes. While the Roku HD is only capable of up to...
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CEDIA 2010 - The Future of Home Theater Gear
Kim Wilson  |  Sep 22, 2010  | 

The CEDIA Expo is going on right now in Atlanta, GA. This show, while considerably smaller than the gargantuan CES in Las Vegas, is the most important trade show of the year for the custom residential market. Most of the companies that come to this show reveal their latest products here, rather than wait until January for CES.

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