Audio Video News

Beware what you buy on the Internet; it could cost you a hefty fine and a jail term. An almost-two-year-long Federal investigation of phony satellite television access cards has led to several arrests.

Efforts by broadcast TV networks to get higher fees for cable transmission may reduce TV-show content online.

Many home theater sound systems are claimed to create "palpable" sound, but how many really deliver? If your action films are less than visceral, Clark Synthesis has the answer.

“Here for today and ready for tomorrow” is how China-based Fibbr is positioning the imminent launch of Ultra 8K, a “plug-and-play” 8K/HDR-ready fiber-optic HDMI cable said to support transmission speeds up to 56 gigabits per second (Gbps) over distances up to 164 feet (50 meters).

Fidget spinners, the latest way to distract the human mind through the wonder of ball bearings, are now available for smartphones.

FiiO has introduced two Jade Audio headphones—the open-back planar magnetic JT7 and the open-back dynamic JT3—alongside the BR15, a compact desktop Bluetooth receiver with an onboard 24-bit R2R DAC. All three target first-step hi-fi buyers with low prices and full-system flexibility.

Anticipating prolonged strikes by both actors and screenwriters, the film industry earlier this year kicked into hurry-up mode, finishing an unprecedented number of movies before the mid-year deadline for contract renewals.