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PSB’s Alpha Series Budget Subwoofers Now Shipping
SV Staff  |  Mar 13, 2020  | 
PSB has announced that two new models in its Alpha Series of budget subwoofers are now shipping.
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PSB’s First Atmos Speaker, New Sub Due in March
SV Staff  |  Feb 09, 2016  | 
PSB has announced that its first Dolby Atmos-enabled speaker, the Imagine XA, and the new SubSeries 450 subwoofer—both previewed at CES 2016—will ship next month at $499/pair and $1,499.
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PSN bug still affecting fat PS3s [UPDATED]
SV Staff  |  Mar 01, 2010  | 
 If you're a PS3 user, but you don't have one of the newer slim models, Sony would appreciate it if you didn't fire up your console until they can find a viable fix for the clock bug that's currently beating up their...
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Pssst, Mac, Wanna Buy a Video Rental Chain?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 01, 2011  | 
Blockbuster Inc. is looking for a buyer. The chain has already been in bankruptcy since last fall. Selling itself to the highest bidder is the only way to avoid liquidation.

Not that the rot hasn't started already. The news comes as Blockbuster has been shedding brick-and-mortar stores, closing 609 of 3400 last month.

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Psst! Wanna Buy a Company?
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2008  | 
The earth is shaking over at Panasonic. First, as we reported earlier, Panasonic ditched the name of its founder, Matsushita, and will go by Panasonic from now on. And now we learn from Bloomberg Japan that Panasonic has agreed to buy a controlling...
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Psycho gets 5.1 Psurround on Blu-ray October 19
SV Staff  |  May 10, 2010  | 
One of the most iconic thrillers of all time is finally getting a surround mix. After decades of languishing in mono, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is hitting Blu-ray with a DTS HD 5.1 soundtrack. The release commemorates the 50th anniversary of...
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PTree in action, Crimson in surround!
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2008  | 
I just got word from Porcupine Tree's manager, Andy Leff, that the band has the following release dates scheduled for 2008: March: acoustic albumMay: Lightbulb Sun (shown above left) in surroundSeptember: live albumNovember: Steven Wilson's...
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Public Awareness of 4K TV Growing
SV Staff  |  Jun 02, 2016  | 
Awareness of and interest in 4K/Ultra HD TV is growing among the general public, according to a new report from the NPD Group
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Public Enemy Macrovision Metamorphoses
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 22, 2009  | 
To videophiles old enough to remember the 1980s, Macrovision is infamous for its videotape-based anti-copying technology. But now the company has renamed itself Rovi and is repositioning itself with a media guide designed to organize scattered content sources.
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Pure Digital Technologies Flip Mino HD -- World's Tiniest Camcorder
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2008  | 
Lots of companies are putting out so-called HD mini camcorders. They have the numbers, but they just don't look good on anything besides YouTube. That's about to change.The world's smallest HD camcorder just hit the streets. The Flip...
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Puro Offers 15% Discount on Kid-Safe Headphones
SV Staff  |  Feb 04, 2020  | 
Puro Sound Labs, the San Diego-based maker of kid-safe wireless headphones, has announced a 15% Valentine’s Day discount on its PuroQuiet noise-cancelling headphones, which limit volume to prevent hearing damage.
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Puro Sound Expands Line of Kid-Safe Headphones
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2017  | 
Puro Sound Labs, the San Diego-based company “dedicated to fighting the growing epidemic of noise-induced hearing loss,” has expanded its line of volume-limited headphones for kids with a wireless on-ear model.
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Puro Sound Teams with KultureCity to Help Autistic Kids
SV Staff  |  Mar 22, 2019  | 
Puro Sound Labs, the San Diego-based maker of kid-safe headphones, has partnered with autism advocate KultureCity to help bring awareness to sensory sensitivity and offer hearing protection for autistic children at more than 150 entertainment venues around the country.
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Puro Sound’s Latest Kid-Safe Headphones Boast Active Noise Cancellation
SV Staff  |  Nov 28, 2018  | 
Puro Sound Labs, the San Diego-based company “dedicated to fighting the growing epidemic of noise-induced hearing loss,” today expanded its line of volume-limited headphones for kids with a wireless over-ear model featuring active noise cancellation (ANC).
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Purple Fudge
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2007  | 
How's this for a double bill - Vanilla Fudge and Deep Purple at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday night (8/7). Or, to be more specific, the original Vanilla Fudge and Deep Purple Mark 8. Either way, it was a must-do event. Local Long Island boys...
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