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nCUBE and Vela Research Announce Video-On-Demand Technology Agreement
Jon Iverson  |  Mar 08, 1998

On March 2, <A HREF="http://www.ncube.com">nCUBE</A>, a developer of scalable video servers, announced a reseller agreement with <A HREF="http://www.vela.com">Vela Research LP</A>, a developer of video-compression products for the cable and broadcast industries. nCUBE will integrate Vela's MPEG2 video-encoding technology as part of an approach that enables cable operators to offer video-on-demand (VOD) and near video-on-demand (NVOD) services over analog networks and real-time feeds for digital networks.

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Near Field Communication: payment- and party-enabling
Michael Berk  |  Jun 22, 2011

While we have yet to see an explosion of NFC-enabled products, Nokia's brought the near-field communications protocol to a new range of home entertaiment products launching along with its much-lauded new

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Near Future Uncertain for DVD; Divx Debut Delayed
Barry Willis  |  May 30, 1998

Is DVD hot news or merely lukewarm? Will it sell like hotcakes this year or more like day-old bagels? It all depends on whom you consult.

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Near Introduces In-Ground Subwoofer
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2017
Near, the Maine-based company known for its indestructible outdoor speakers, has introduced a weatherproof subwoofer designed to be installed in or on the ground.
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NEC debuts new 2K 3-D projector for Pixar's "Up"
SV Staff  |  May 27, 2009
If you're in the NYC area this weekend, it might be worth the trip over to the Ziegfeld Theatre to see the new Pixar film on NEC's latest and greatest projector, the NC2500S-A. It uses a 1.2" DMD from Texas Instruments as well triple...
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NEC Displays 12.1-inch 3D LCD
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
No goofy glasses required! This HD screen (SVGA with 800 x 600 pixels) uses a special alignment of pixels to display 3D without needing specs. Right now, this is a prototype, and the press release is in Japanese, but from what the Google...
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NEC Drops Price of 61" Plasma Screen
 |  Dec 02, 2001

<A HREF="http://www.nectech.com">NEC Technologies</A> has radically reduced the cost of its flagship PlasmaSync monitor, dropping the price by almost one-third, according to a November 26 press release. The suggested retail price of the company's HDTV-compatible PlasmaSync 61MP1, said to be the world's first 61" display, has been reduced to $19,995 from $27,995.

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NEC Ships World's First 61" Plasma Monitor
Jon Iverson  |  Jun 17, 2001

<A HREF="http://www.nec.com">NEC</A> announced last week that it will begin sales in Japan on July 23 of what it describes as the industry's largest plasma display monitor, with a panel size of 61 inches (155cm diagonal) and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The introduction of the PX-61XM1, NEC says, will make it the first company to take the jumbo-size screen from the prototype stage to mass production. The suggested retail price of the plasma monitor is initially expected to be $27,995.

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NEC's New Blu-ray Chip
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2008
Anything that brings down the price of Blu-ray is a good thing. Anything that keeps them running just as efficiency while bringing down the price is better. Simple logic. NEC just announced the EMMA3PF, the world's first chip that combines signal...
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Need a Job? CTA Named Top Workplace 5th Year in a Row
SV Staff  |  Jul 06, 2018
For the fifth straight year, The Washington Post has named the Arlington, Virginia-based Consumer Technology Association (CTA), organizer of the annual CES technology trade show, as one of Washington, D.C's top workplaces.
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Neil Young Archives on Blu-ray: June 2
SV Staff  |  Mar 21, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: At a SXSW panel on the Neil Young Archives, manager Elliot Roberts announced that the first volume of the long, long-awaited project will indeed appear on June 2. Of course, previously announced release dates have come and gone —...
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Neil Young Bares All as Pono Struggles to Move Forward
SV Staff  |  Aug 26, 2015
Neil Young is remarkably upbeat and remarkably candid in a recent Facebook post about the problems facing his Kickstarter-funded company, PonoMusic.
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Neil Young Votes for . . . Blu-ray!
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2008
Seven years ago, when we launched our coverage of DVD-Audio in the February/March 2001 double issue, we ran an exclusive interview with Neil Young, where the "legendary rocker and CD-hater" sang the praises of the new format. ...
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Neil Young's Archives: To Blu-ray Or Not?
SV Staff  |  Oct 14, 2008
Neil Young is known for hating early digital audio formats, and seemed to be all set to embrace Blu-ray as the format with high enough resolution to be acceptable. His Archives Vol. 1 (1963-1972) had been slated for a November 3 release, but it's...
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Nesmith Wins $47 Million in Suit Against PBS
Barry Willis  |  Feb 06, 1999

Michael Nesmith could soon be back in the business: The former Monkee has been awarded $47 million by a jury in a Los Angeles Federal-court case. The judgment came Tuesday, February 2, after the jury found the <A HREF="http://www.pbs.org">Public Broadcasting Service</A> guilty of fraud, breach of contract, and contract interference over a video-distribution deal it signed with Nesmith's now-defunct Pacific Arts Corporation in 1990. Malfeasance by PBS caused the demise of Pacific Arts, jurors decided.

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