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Star Trek Blu-ray gives fans daily Fedcon updates
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2009  | 
Today through Sunday, Star Trek fans are meeting in Bonn, Germany for Fedcon, Europe's largest Star Trek convention. If you're stateside right now, you're probably not heading to Fedcon. Fortunately, if you have the Star Trek Season One Blu-ray...
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Star Trek hitting DVD, Blu-ray, and... USB
SV Staff  |  Oct 12, 2009  | 
The real collectors' version of the new Star Trek movie might not be some multi-disc Blu-ray release. It might not even be high-def. British media shopping site Play.com has posted a limited edition Star Trek USB drive. Each drive is a 4...
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Star Wars in 3D
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008  | 
We told you that 3D movies were the next big thing. And you didn't believe us. Then, we told you again. And you still didn't believe us. Well, it's official now. 3D movies, for better or worse, are hurtling toward you (in 3D). Confirmation of 3D's...
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Star Wars Series to Go 3D
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 01, 2010  | 
Inspired by Avatar, George Lucas is preparing to give the 3D treatment to the six films in the Star Wars series for theatrical re-release.
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Star Wars Shatters Box Office Records…and Raises a Question
SV Staff  |  Dec 21, 2015  | 
If you saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens over the weekend, your hard-earned dollars contributed to an estimated domestic take of $238 million in its first there days, shattering the $208.8 million opening weekend record of set by Jurassic World in June. Add in foreign box office receipts—except China, where it has yet to open—and you’re at a half billion ($517 million), according to Box Office Mojo, which on a global basis is actually slightly less than Jurrasic’s opening.
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Star Wars Trilogy Hitting Blu-ray September 27th According to Amazon
Stan Horaczek  |  Jan 20, 2011  | 

We managed to catch the trailer for the upcoming release of the Star Wars saga on Blu-ray out at CES. During the presentation, which was put on by Panasonic, they marched out an Amazon exec to announce that pre-orders were going live, but there was still no release date to be had.

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Starke Sound to Host Dolby Atmos Demos in LA
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2017  | 
Starke Sound, the Carson, California-based maker of high-end speakers, is constructing two Dolby Atmos demonstration theaters for the Los Angeles Audio Show, which is open to the public and runs Friday, June 2 through Sunday June 4 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Startup Telly Gives New Meaning to ‘Free TV’
Bob Ankosko  |  May 17, 2023  | 
If you have a tolerance for TV commercials, startup Telly has an unusual proposition for you. The company wants to give you a 55-inch 4K HDR TV/soundbar system for free in exchange for personal information advertisers will use to deliver targeted commercials.
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Startup Tidal Force Launches Value-Priced HDMI Cables and Planar-Magnetic Headphones
SV Staff  |  Mar 08, 2017  | 
Avenel, NJ-based startup Tidal Force has announced the launch of HDMI cables and planar-magnetic headphones at “disruptive prices.”
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Starz: Movin' On Up
SV Staff  |  Jun 05, 2008  | 
Starz is making a big move to improve quality and expand their HD offerings. They're going to start using the MPEG-4 codecs instead of their current MPEG-2 systems. This will effect their complete lineup of HD channels: Starz HD, Starz Kids and...
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State of TV: CES 2024 Hot Take
SV Staff  |  Jan 13, 2024  | 
S&V editor Mark Henninger shares his impressions and take-aways on the state of television at CES 2024.
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Stay-at-home Trend Benefiting Electronics Dealers
Barry Willis  |  Oct 21, 2001  | 

Since September 11, live theater and concert attendance has fallen by as much as 75% in some parts of the country, while video rentals have mushroomed. The reason: people want to stay home.

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Stealth Acoustics Expands StingRay Speaker Line
SV Staff  |  Feb 19, 2020  | 
With spring fast approaching outdoor speaker specialist Stealth Acoustics has added a new weatherproof model to its popular StingRay line.
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StealTHX in Your Ceiling
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Aug 05, 2006  | 
Nearly a year after Polk introduced its first THX Ultra2 certified in-wall speaker, the RTS105, the self-proclaimed genius-based speaker company has announced an in-ceiling version. According to Polk, the new RTS100 is the first in-ceiling speaker to receive THX Ultra2 certification.
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Steerable Video Announced
Jon Iverson  |  Jul 05, 1998  | 

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a concert video in which the camera angle changes every three seconds, and during the charango solo we're shown a close-up of the vocalist drinking bottled water offstage. More than once I've wanted to reach through the TV and throttle the film editor. But if a recent announcement pans out, it could put camera control into the viewer's hands and bring a whole new meaning to the term "interactive television."

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