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Researchers Discover Amazon Echo Security Glitch
SV Staff  |  Aug 04, 2017
If you’re already paranoid about always-on smart speakers eavesdropping on conversations, brace yourself: Researchers in the U.K. have discovered a security flaw in Amazon Echo smart speakers sold in 2016 that enable them to be turned on without summoning “Alexa,” according to a report in The Telegraph.
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Researchers Turn to the Human Body for Power
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2018
Chinese and U.S. researchers have developed a small metallic tab that uses the human body to generate electricity.
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Researchers Use Infrared to Boost Wi-Fi Speeds
SV Staff  |  Apr 18, 2017
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have figured out how to use infrared rays to dramatically increase the speed of Wi-Fi while eliminating network congestion.
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Rest In Peace, VHS
SV Staff  |  Dec 25, 2008
We know it's been a dying format, but alas, VHS is officially gone. It celebrated its last Christmas, toasted its last New Year.  Back in October, the last truckload of VHS tapes were moved out of a warehouse in Florida, and anything...
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Restored Wizard Debuts Nationwide
 |  Nov 07, 1998

T<I>he Wizard of Oz</I> is 59 years old and still going strong. The beloved saga of a young Kansas girl's adventures in a magical land has just been re-released in more than 1800 theaters. Enhanced with a THX/Dolby Digital soundtrack, the restored film from Warner Bros. will carry millions of fans into the holiday season, many of whom haven't stepped into a theater in years. The visual improvements to the film are reportedly so good that each of Dorothy's freckles is clearly visible.

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Retail Woes Worsen
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 04, 2008
Even as shoppers wait expectantly for Black Friday to kick off the holiday shopping rush, retailers are already suffering.
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Retailers vs Blockbuster
Barry Willis  |  Jun 16, 2002

Size is definitely an advantage in commodity retailing. In an antitrust suit begun in mid-June, the7800-store chain <A HREF="http://www.blockbuster.com">Blockbuster, Inc.</A>&mdash;the world's largest video retailer&mdash;admitted that it has an advantage over its smaller competitors, but claimed no wrongdoing in the process of negotiating favorable revenue-sharing deals with Hollywood studios.

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Retailers Push for Equal Access to Cable Boxes
Barry Willis  |  Oct 08, 2000

Electronics retailers are lobbying Congress to ensure their right to sell broadband cable converter boxes. Wary of the coming dominance of the combined power of merger partners <A HREF="http://www.aol.com/">America Online</A> and <A HREF="http://www.timewarner.com/">Time Warner Inc.</A>, retailers such as <A HREF="http://www.circuitcity.com/">Circuit City Stores, Inc.</A> are seeking legislative help.

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Retro Mania Run Amok: Long Live the…Cassette?
SV Staff  |  Feb 24, 2016
Vinyl is cool but cassettes are cooler. Apparently the cassette tape revival—oh, you hadn’t heard?—is greatly exaggerated.
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Retro Remixing: You're Gonna Love It, Too
Michael Berk  |  Aug 25, 2011

To celebrate Buddy Holly's 75th birthday (coming up September 7th), online music creation marketplace Indaba Music has launched - oddly enough, though it is the business Indaba is in - a remix contest, inviting contestants to take on Jenny O's version of Holly's "I'm Gonna Love You Too."

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Return of the Iconic Dynaco ST70 Tube Amp
SV Staff  |  Sep 21, 2016
Back in April we reported on the return of two iconic brands—Hafler and Dynaco under the aegis of Radial Engineering. The Canadian company is making good on its promise to reintroduce the legendary Dynaco ST70 tube amplifier.
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Returning Superman
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 03, 2006

You are likely already aware that there is a massive 14-disc, standard DVD <I>Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition</I> boxed set of most, if not all things Superman ($99.98). It includes all four feature films, including both the theatrical cut of <I>Superman II</I> and <I>Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut</I>, 2006's <I>Superman Returns</I>, and enough additional features and details to keep any Supermaniac busy through 2007.

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Revamped iPhone Controller Is Pretty Sweet
SV Staff  |  Jan 25, 2017
iPhone 7 owners who play video games on the go might want to check out the second-generation Gamevice controller due out next week.
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Revel Announces Compact Sub/Sat System
SV Staff  |  Jan 24, 2017
Revel is adding new high-performance models to its Concerta family of compact speaker systems.
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Revel Unveils PerformaBe Speaker Series
SV Staff  |  Jun 18, 2018
Revel has unveiled the PerformaBe speaker series born out of the desire to “create a loudspeaker that redefines performance expectations.”
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