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I'm Trying to Break Your Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2008
How bizarre. A band is telling its fans not to buy their latest video release.Wilco is telling its fans to avoid purchasing the Blu-ray release of the documentary about them, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart. The 2002 film was released on DVD, and...
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I-mmersive’s Live Streaming VR Camera Is a Bust
SV Staff  |  Oct 07, 2016
The idea behind I-mmersive’s Veye 360-degree virtual reality camera is intriguing...
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IBM Announces Lightweight HDTV Projector
HT Staff  |  May 28, 2001
International Business Machines isn't a company anyone normally associates with home theater products. Movie fans, however, might do well to put aside their assumptions for a moment and take a look at IBM's new MicroPortable data/video projector. Capable of a light output of 1100 lumens, the new projector weighs only three pounds---and is claimed to be HDTV compatible.
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IBM Debuts Ultra-Rez Flat-Panel Displays
 |  Nov 14, 1999

Flat-panel displays are moving up to the next level of performance, thanks to <A HREF="http://www.ibm.com/">International Business Machines</A>. On Wednesday, November 10, the company announced what observers called an "eye-popping" LCD screen with an astounding 123 pixels (picture elements) per square inch&mdash;more than twice the typical 55-per-square-inch pixel count of high-definition television screens. The almost-21-inch-diagonal screen, dubbed the QX20, is capable of resolutions as high as 2048x1536.

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IBM Dives Into the Home Automation Market
 |  Sep 27, 1998

Last week, IBM announced the introduction of its <A HREF="http://www.ibm.com/homedirector">IBM Home Director</A> home networking system, controllable from a PC or television screen. Although initially targeted at the new-home construction market, IBM says that Home Director can be retrofitted to most existing homes.

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ICBM Improves Surround-sound Bass
HT Staff  |  Oct 01, 2001
Are the all speakers in your multichannel audio system designed to put out extremely low bass? If not, you're in danger of overdriving them with full-bandwidth signals from high-resolution disc players.
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Ice Cold TV
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Dec 28, 2005
Taking the term "multi-function" to new extremes, LG Electronics has given its TV Refrigerator a fresh-not-frozen digitally converged makeover. The new side-by-side unit, the LSC26990TT, includes a built-in, cable-ready, 15-inch standard-definition LCD TV on the right-side door. There are also inputs for an external DVD player (sorry, you'll have to provide your own) and a built-in FM tuner. LG says the combination will provide "hours of cooking and kitchen entertainment."
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iCloud rolls in
Michael Berk  |  Jun 06, 2011

As expected, Steve Jobs took to the stage at the close of this years WWDC keynote to introduce the highly anticipated iCloud service.

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iCompetition Heats Up
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 04, 2007
Look out, Steve Jobs. Two (other) large corporations are looking to eat your lunch. Cue famous Steve Jobs scowl. Thank you, sir.
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Iconic Brands Hafler and Dynaco Make a Comeback
SV Staff  |  Apr 27, 2016
Two iconic amplifier brands from decades past are coming together under the aegis of Canadian distributor-turned-manufacturer Radial Engineering Ltd., which is staging a global launch of the brands at the High End 2016 show in Munich, Germany, May 5-8.
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IDC: Video and Smart Speakers Lead the Smart Home
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2018
After years of promises, false starts, and slow growth, the smart home might finally be starting to gel. Market research company IDC is forecasting that some 550 million smart home devices will ship worldwide this year...
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IDEA Takes Early Steps Toward Holographic TV
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2019
If the notion of a holographic television in your living room strikes you as the stuff of sci-fi, think again.
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iDVD Getting Ready for Launch
Jon Iverson  |  Feb 13, 2000

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.thebroadscreen.com">thebroadscreen.com</A> announced that it has laid all of the groundwork to begin MPEG-2 production of digital news and entertainment over what it terms "broadband Internet connections." The company says that the format will be dubbed iDVD (Internet Digital Video Disc), and is intended to be downloaded into the new DVD-RAM recorders or played live over cable and DSL connections.

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IEEE 1394 Announcements Galore
Jon Iverson  |  May 30, 1999

Last week saw several IEEE 1394 announcements in anticipation of the third annual 1394 Developers Conference coming up June 2 in San Jose, California. (See <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?189">previous report</A>.) IEEE 1394, also known as FireWire, is a high-bandwidth local-area network (LAN) technology gaining considerable interest from consumer-electronics and computer manufacturers. IEEE 1394 can link a virtually unlimited number of home-entertainment devices with a single cable, and manufacturers hope to lower the cost of goods through a reduced number of necessary jacks, cables, and circuits.

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IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics convenes in Los Angeles
 |  May 24, 1998

For the last 25 years, about 1000 engineers from all regions of the world have gathered at the annual IEEE <A HREF="http://www.icce.org">International Conference on Consumer Electronics</A> (ICCE) in Chicago to review and discuss the emerging technology trends in the consumer industry.

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