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Gregg Allman (1947-2017): A Personal Remembrance
Leslie Shapiro  |  May 28, 2017
Although it was many years ago, I still cherish the time I worked with Gregg in the studio.

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Grocery-store Blu-ray players for Xmas!
SV Staff  |  Dec 24, 2009
How do you know a consumer electronics technology has hit the big time? When you can buy it in the grocery store. While running last-minute Christmas Eve errands in the western suburbs of Houston with my Dad, I noticed Sylvania Blu-ray players near...
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Grooveshark lets you stream almost any song
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2009
Music just got more expensive on just about every MP3 site in the game, so I certainly won't be surprised when more sites pop up offering tunes for free. Grooveshark is simple: Type in the name of the song you want to stream and two clicks...
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Guidelines To Buying An HDTV
SV Staff  |  Nov 02, 2009
Question: My wife has approved the purchase of a big TV to watch the World Cup next summer. Reading S+V has proven invaluable in the search. What guidelines can you offer when shopping for a 50-inch HDTV that will produce a decent (not ...
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Guitar Hero a Wii Bit Off
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2007
Wii users, stop banging on your speakers. It's not your system or your ears. Your Pearl Jam solo is suffering from a glitch in the Wii version of Guitar Hero 3 that's putting out mono sound rather than a multi-channel version advertised as Dolby...
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Guitar Hero's Heroes
SV Staff  |  Jun 02, 2008
New music is discovered in a variety of ways. Films often launch new music and hit songs, either within the soundtrack or in the coveted final credits. Lately, TV shows are a sure-fire vehicle for hit new music. Go to iTunes and  you can grab...
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H.264 Codec OK'd for HD DVD
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Jun 28, 2004

Score another breakthrough for HD DVD. On June 23, Apple Computer announced the ratification by the DVD Forum of the "H.264 Advanced Video Codec" (AVC) and its inclusion in the company's upcoming software releases. The standard will be included in specifications for the High Definition DVD format, the next great leap forward for the 5" optical disc.

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Hack the Planet: Neuros' new modder-friendly Linux DVR
SV Staff  |  Sep 17, 2008
DVRs are great, but they tend to be so . . . limited. Whether it's the box you got from your cable company or your own shiny new TiVo, you're still relying on its built-in interface and pre-programmed features. Of course, you're probably not a...
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Hackers Begin Modifying TiVo Machines
 |  Aug 06, 2000

Build it and they will come&mdash;to take it apart. Modifying original equipment has long been one of the most popular activities among electronics hobbyists. Hard-disk video recorders from <A HREF="http://www.tivo.com/">TiVo</A> are the latest consumer-electronics products to go under the hacker's knife and emerge with upgraded capabilities.

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Hackers Get Creative in Distributing DeCSS Code
Barry Willis  |  Apr 15, 2001

Civil libertarians and computer hackers are united in their opposition to a ruling last summer by US District Judge Lewis Kaplan that banned the posting or propagation of DeCSS. The code, named for its ability to unlock DVD's Content Scrambling System, enables the copying of DVDs. In his ruling, Judge Kaplan ordered website <A HREF:"http://www.2600.com">2600</A> to remove not only the code, but also links to other sites where curious visitors might find it.

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Hackers Subtract BD+
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 08, 2007
It had to happen sooner or later. The secondary layer of digital rights management that protects Blu-ray discs, known as BD+, has been hacked.
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Hafler Launches Subwoofer Systems for HT
HT Staff  |  Jul 19, 2000
Nothing adds to the thrill of action/adventure movies like earthshaking bass, and nothing creates earthshaking bass like a good, powered subwoofer. Hafler has announced several new subwoofers that might please even the most demanding home theater fans.
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Haier Smartwatch Doubles as a Micro Projector
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2018
Here’s something you don’t see every day: A smartwatch that uses the wearer's hand as a second screen.
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Half of Internet Homes Own a Connected TV Device
SV Staff  |  Aug 27, 2015
Half of America’s Internet-connected homes now own a connected TV device that provides direct access to online entertainment from streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, according to a new national survey from The NPD Group.

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Half of U.S. Households Set Up for Streaming
SV Staff  |  Mar 09, 2016
Just over half (52 percent) of all U.S. Internet homes have at least one TV connected to the Internet, representing an increase of 6 million homes over the past year, according to a new report from NPD
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