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Avatar Raises 3D Awareness
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 21, 2010
Avatar now has a place in movie history as a film that has forever changed public consciousness of a technology. In this case, the technology is 3D. Like it or not, 3D is coming home, and James Cameron's blockbuster has made a majority of viewers aware of that.
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Avatar Stays Exclusive Till 2012
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 15, 2010
Panasonic will retain its special arrangement with Avatar, providing the much sought after 3D Blu-ray title to purchasers of its products through February 2012.

James Cameron's masterwork has done much to convince consumers that 3DTV is a worthy investment. And folks can enjoy it at home if they buy a Panasonic 3DTV or Blu-ray player on which to view it. But those who use non-Panasonic gear are still out in the cold for another year. Of course Panasonic provided a lot of production support during the making of the hit movie, so if anyone is going to have a special relationship with Avatar and its producers, it's going to be Panasonic.

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Avatar: Looks great, less filling!
SV Staff  |  Dec 21, 2009
Thursday night/Friday morning, I saw Avatar the way it was meant to be seen: in 3D IMAX at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square in New York. It was a 3:45 a.m. show, which I attended only because the midnight show was sold out. Avatar is easily the most...
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Avid unleashes new consumer-level media tools
SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2009
Yesterday, software maker Avid kicked off its Gen Cre8 campaign, a series of events intended to highlight the accessibility of its new consumer-level production software. The first event, held in Brooklyn, highlighted Avid's new trio of Pro...
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AVTech Media Ltd (UK) Acquires Home Tech Network From TEN: The Enthusiast Network
SV Staff  |  Mar 22, 2018

New Group Combines AVTech Media’s Specialist Hi-Fi/Home Theater Titles with TEN’s Home Tech Network to Create World’s Largest Consumer Electronics Audio/Visual Publishing Enterprise

NEW YORK, NY — AVTech Media Ltd (UK) (www.avtechmedia.co.uk) has purchased the Home Tech Network from TEN: The Enthusiast Network (www.hometechnetwork.com), it was announced today.

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Axiom announces "Customize Yours" options
SV Staff  |  Aug 26, 2010
Axiom Audio has just revealed a service that it claims makes it the "world's most customized loudspeaker shop." The company now offers the "Customize Yours" service, which lets customers dictate exactly how their speakers look. Instead of just a...
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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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AXPONA Goes Virtual With Facebook Livestream Event
Al Griffin  |  Apr 15, 2020
AXPONA, the largest high-end audio event in North America, has been pushed back from April to August for 2020, but you can get a sneak peek at the new products audio manufacturers have in store by “attending” the show’s Facebook Live event this Friday, April 17—the day AXPONA 2020 was originally scheduled to open at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Chicago, IL.
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AXPONA Moves 2020 Expo from April to November
SV Staff  |  Sep 14, 2018
Organizers of the Audio Expo North America (a.k.a. AXPONA) have announced that the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in metro Chicago is the show’s new permanent home and that in 2020 the three-day show will move from its usual mid-April time frame to late October/early November.
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B&K AVR307: Connoisseur's HT Receiver
HT Staff  |  Dec 26, 2001
Rarely do integrated components perform as well as separates for an equivalent amount of money. The AVR307, from Buffalo, NY-based B&K, is an exception. Its operating flexibility, multi-format surround capability and audiophile amplifier technology make it an attractive choice for those who want maximum performance with minimum clutter. The AVR307 is intended for music and movie fans who agree with B&K's philosophy of "sensible simplicity."
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B&K Makes a Comeback
SV Staff  |  Sep 07, 2016
After a six-year hiatus, the venerable B&K audio brand will return this fall under new ownership.
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B&K Reference 7250: High-Rez/High-Output x 5
HT Staff  |  Dec 11, 2000
If you count yourself among the legions of action movie fans who can't get enough of earth-shaking sound tracks, but also enjoy the occasional string quartet, B&K has just what you've been looking for. The Reference 7250's five channels each put out 200 watts of high-resolution power---one kilowatt total, enough to bring the police to your door with a request to cease and desist.
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B&O Celebrates 90 Years with Super Smart Wireless Speaker
SV Staff  |  Oct 06, 2015
Denmark’s Bang & Olufsen is celebrating its 90th anniversary with the ultra high-end BeoLab 90, which measures the acoustical effects of its surroundings and compensates for sound irregularities at the listening position.
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B&O Debuts WiSA-based Wireless Theater System
Rob Sabin  |  Oct 31, 2013
With the introduction this week of the BeoLab 17 compact speaker, BeoLab 18 column speaker, and the BeoLab 19 powered subwoofer, luxury A/V manufacturer Bang & Olufsen has begun marketing its first component-quality wireless music system and the first wireless system from anyone to offer WiSA certification.

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B&O Play Unveils Sleek Bluetooth Speaker
SV Staff  |  Apr 22, 2016
B&O Play, a division of Denmark’s Bang & Olufsen that focuses on portable products, has introduced a sleek take-anywhere Bluetooth speaker designed to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand.
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