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CES 2009: Samsung Blu-ray Sound Bar
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009
When I asked Samsung to demonstrate their HT-BD8200, the world’s first sound bar to incorporate a Blu-ray player, someone came rushing over saying, "Don’t touch that!" They finally conceded and allowed me to film a bit of video of...
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CES 2009: Samsung's HTiB Details
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009
More details are now available on Samsung's new lineup of home-theater-in-a-box systems. Three systems are being unveiled, and all three have Blu-ray players with BD-Live capabilities. In addition, they'll have streaming capabilities to...
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CES 2009: Sharp's Latest Lineup
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
Sharp has some big plans for 2009. While TV combos used to be the ultimate in low-class technology, Sharp is coming out with a new line of Aquos LCD displays with built-in Blu-ray/DVD/CD players. Very classy indeed. The sets will be available in...
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CES 2009: Sirius XM Mirge
SV Staff  |  Jan 10, 2009
It's finally here: the Holy Grail of satellite radio. One box to rule them all. Sirius XM Radio just announced a plug-and-play radio that will be able to access every station offered by Sirius and XM, all in one unit. The box, the Mirge,...
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CES 2009: Sony's Eco-line Bravias
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
While everyone is talking about Blu, Sony is going green. In all fairness, almost every company mentioned some environmentally-friendly comments in their press conferences - from energy-saving designs to electronics recycling programs. Sony's...
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CES 2009: The cutest speakers at CES
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
In an out-of-the-way corner of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, I found what must surely be the cutest audio product of CES: Sonawall speakers. The company's suite is like the audio equivalent of a Sanrio store, filled with adorable...
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CES 2009: The Return of The Sharper Image
SV Staff  |  Jan 06, 2009
Today marks the return of your favorite gadget guys, The Sharper Image. They were at CES showing off the products that will be showing up shortly in stores near you. Their retail shops are long gone, but their products will be back - in...
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CES 2009: The world's thinnest plasma by Panasonic
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Panasonic unveiled the world's thinnest Plasma HDTV today. The set measures less than one-third of an inch and is also lean on power as well, using up to one-third less power than previous models. Specifics were lean -- no model, pricing or...
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CES 2009: THX and Radiient cut the cable with wireless surround kit
SV Staff  |  Jan 10, 2009
Wireless tech has been a big part of this year's CES. Wireless HDMI. Wireless speakers. If you can name a product that uses wires, somebody is working on getting rid of those wires. THX was showing off its Roomcaster technology, a wireless...
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CES 2009: Toshiba CELL Processor TV
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009
I’ve been a big fan of the CELL processor for a while. Here is a demo of a Toshiba prototype TV running 8 simultaneous full HD channels. Because of the processors super-computer speed, it can easily record all 8 channels at once, along with...
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CES 2009: Toshiba names TV trends of 2009
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
Following up on their trends from last year's show (for those who don't remember, they prognisticated: Black is the new black, 1080p is the new 720p, 120 Hertz is the new 1080p and there is no significant volume over...
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CES 2009: Toshiba Regza line-up reboot
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
With no mention whatsoever of the whole HD-DVD fiasco which dominated last year’s press conference, Toshiba pressed on with several announcements of interest. As technology improves and better features continue to find their way ported down to...
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CES 2009: Toshiba unleashes Cell TVs
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2009
  Unknown to many, Toshiba played a major role in co-developing the Cell Broadband Processing chip with Sony and IBM. This little piece of silicon magic happens to be the brains behind Sony’s PlayStation3 and forms the basis of IBM’s...
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CES 2009: Toshiba's Combo Platters
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009
Toshiba's showing off a complete line of LCD/DVD combo units. Toshiba's still betting that DVD is going to be around for quite a while -- not a single Blu-ray player in their CES booth . . . this year.  Toshiba believes...
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CES 2009: Totem Wind speaker gets a small upgrade and big color
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009
It's hard to find bright colors in large home theater speakers. You can get black speakers, certainly. Wood finishes are always readily available. Sometimes you can even find silver or white speakers. But bright colors are pretty darn difficult...
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