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Live TV Is Still First Choice
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 19, 2015
One-third of viewers casting around for something to watch still make live TV their first port of call, said a Hub Entertainment study. However, that’s down from 50 percent in 2013, and Netflix is making inroads among younger viewers. Millennials prefer live TV to Netflix by just 33 to 31 percent. And those 16 to 24 prefer Netflix over live TV by 40 to 26 percent.
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Livv Headphone Boasts Patented No-Slip Headband
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2016
If a rapper can design and market headphones why not an NFL football player?
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Local Channels Galore
Jon Iverson  |  Dec 30, 2002

In the ongoing battle between small-dish satellite and cable, the ability to broadcast local channels was a decided advantage for the wired approach. But the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) companies <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?582">successfully petitioned</A> the FCC for the right to carry local stations on their system; early in December a federal appeals court ruled that they must carry "<A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?1171">all or none</A>" of those stations to comply.

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Local TV No Big Attraction for Satellite, Cable Customers, Studies Find
Barry Willis  |  Jul 26, 1998

The lack of local programming has long been perceived as an obstacle to the growth of Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) television. However, this assumption might be in error, according to two studies recently conducted by the <A HREF="http://www.strategisgroup.com/">Strategis Group</A>, a communications marketing research organization with offices in Washington DC, London, and Singapore.

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Local TV via DBS: All or None, Court Says
Barry Willis  |  Dec 09, 2001

Whether we'll have one, two, or more direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services next year isn't clear today. But no matter how many DBS companies the future holds, if they want to re-transmit signals from local TV stations, they'll have to offer all or none.

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Location, location, location.
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jul 11, 2005
First there was the TV, and we saw that it was good. Then came cable and satellite, and we saw that it made TV better. Some years later, the digital video recorder (DVR) was born, and those who fell under its spell knew that it was as close to an electronic gift from God as was humanly possible. But now the sun is shining on the Slingbox, a device that, as the name suggests, slings TV (or other media) from your living room to locations far and wide; and - short of having a Digital TV tuner with a high-capacity DVR hardwired directly to your brain - this could be the best thing to happen to TV since, well, TV itself came along.
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LocationFree PSP
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Nov 14, 2005
Sony's PSP (PlayStation Portable) can now utilize Sony's LocationFree technology.
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Loewe Aconda Series Flat-screen TVs Include Computer Interface
HT Staff  |  Dec 07, 2000
Among the many accolades being showered on the Loewe Aconda line of high definition televisions are "elegant styling" and "unsurpassed performance." The line was recently introduced by Sensory Science Corporation. With 1080i capability and RS-232 computer interfaces, the new sets are pushing the limits of CRT design.
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Loews Cineplex in Chapter 11; American and Canadian Theaters Begin Shutdown
 |  Feb 18, 2001

The theater glut has claimed its latest victim. New York-based Loews Cineplex Entertainment, the second largest movie exhibitor in the US, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, February 15 in US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The theater giant simultaneously brought an application under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for its Canadian units, including Cineplex Odeon Corporation, with whom it had merged three years ago.

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Logitech Harmony 1100 Hits the Stores
SV Staff  |  Feb 06, 2009
Would you spend more on a remote than many people would spend on their entire home theater? The Logitech Harmony 1100 touchscreen universal remote is quite an amazing remote. It features a customizable touchscreen, anodized black aluminum body,...
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Logitech Harmony Remotes Get Google Voice
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2017
You can add Logitech Harmony hub-based controllers to the rapidly growing list of electronics gear that incorporates voice control.
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Logitech Introduces Harmony Elite Whole-Home Controller
SV Staff  |  Sep 18, 2015
Logitech has introduced the Harmony Elite, the first remote control in the popular Harmony line designed ground up as a whole-home controller with dedicated buttons for instant access to lighting and temperature controls and a touchscreen interface that communicates the status of all home devices at a glance.
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Logitech releases "Revue" Google TV details
SV Staff  |  Oct 06, 2010
Logitech has revealed many of the details behind its upcoming Google TV set-top box, the Logitech Revue. The complete package will retail for $299, but will be available for $179 to Dish Network customers. For that price, customers will get the...
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Logitech's Google TV box named "Revue"
SV Staff  |  Jun 18, 2010
We've known about Logitech's Google TV box for a while now, but it's finally getting a name. Instead of the generic "Logitech Google TV box," the upcoming set-top device will be known as the Logitech Revue. It's a better name than Logitech...
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London Startup to Launch Voice-Powered Board Game
SV Staff  |  Jun 29, 2018
London-based startup Sensible Object has announced the world’s first voice-augmented board game.
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