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Take Me Out to the (4K) Ballgame
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2016
Today marks the first-ever live 4K Ultra HD telecast of a Major League Baseball game when the Giants meet the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles at 4:15 ET.
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Take Out 'Da Noize; Bring in 'Da Funk
SV Staff  |  Jan 10, 2008
Noise-canceling headphones are nothing new. Every plane I ride has several passengers who obviously won't leave home without their Bose. But the new Sony 'phones, the MDR-NC500D, bring a new wrinkle to the party. Actually, three new wrinkles....
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Take Your Marshall Stack Outside
SV Staff  |  Mar 10, 2020
Marshall, U.K.-based maker of the iconic guitar amplifier that has defined the “rock sound” for more than a generation, has been making well-crafted Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-enabled multiroom home speakers for several years. The company recently expanded its line of portables with a water-resistant, battery-powered model that looks like a mini version of the vintage Marshall cabinet used by countless guitar gods (past and present).
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Taking a Shot at TiVo and Replay
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 30, 2000

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.panasonic.co.jp/">Matsushita Electric Industrial</A> and <A HREF="http://www.quantum.com">Quantum Corporation</A>'s Hard Disk Drive Group announced that they have developed what they describe as the world's first audio/video hard-drive subsystem that records and plays back digital content with random-access digital video recording (DVR) functionality over IEEE1394 (aka FireWire).

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Taking In the Northern Lights…on TV
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2016
Imagine the view of Aurora Borealis from Reykjavik, Iceland, 2,600 miles northeast of New York City. It must be simply amazing. But there’s one problem: You can’t see the northern lights from the capital city between April and August—the “midnight sun” keeps the country lit almost 24 hours a day.
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Taking the Set-Top Box Where No Set-Top Has Gone Before
Jon Iverson  |  Oct 08, 2000

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.semiconductors.com">Philips Semiconductors</A> (a division of Philips Electronics) announced the first in a new family of silicon chips that they claim "will revolutionize the way we use television." The company says its pnx8500 Nexperia Home Entertainment Engine will enable the combination of digital video, audio, graphics, and Internet content into "highly interactive" program material and will allow cable and satellite service providers to add new digital subscriber services to their existing TV program offerings. At the same time, Philips also announced Samsung's support for the new chip in its next-generation consumer set-top box.

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Tampa to Host Florida Audio Expo in February
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2018
Florida will get its own audio show when the Florida Audio Expo opens in Tampa next February.
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Tannoy Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Iconic Autograph Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  May 08, 2024
Tannoy, the celebrated speaker brand that has been around for almost 100 years, today announced the unveiling of a 70th anniversary edition of its iconic Autograph speaker.
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Target LRW Racks: Ideal for Video
HT Staff  |  Mar 17, 2001
You've got a gorgeous new 16:9 CRT or plasma display. Sleek and modern, it looks totally at odds with your old wooden furniture. Now, you need some sturdy high-tech apparatus to put it on.
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Target Targeting Home Installation Market
SV Staff  |  Aug 07, 2008
Just because you've bought your home theater equipment at bargain retailer Target doesn't mean you're going to be left on your own to figure out how to make it all work. Target just announced a partnership with Zip Express Installation. Zip will...
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Target: Olevia Blu-ray Player for $149.99
SV Staff  |  Dec 19, 2008
Target isn't the first name you think of when you go shopping for electronics gear, but with Circuit City pulling out of some cities and Tweeter/HiFi Buys disappearing, options are getting pretty limited. So, why not see what Target has to...
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Taste for Music Matures in Early 30s, Study Finds
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2015
Are you stuck in the past, musically speaking? Blogger Ajay Kalia studied listener data from Spotify and rankings of the most popular music artists and found that people—especially males—tend to “age out” of mainstream music in their early to mid 30s because they stop liking or discovering new music.

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Tauzin Pushes for DTV
Barry Willis  |  Apr 28, 2002

Federal Communications Chairman Michael Powell isn't the only powerful figure in Washington who is working toward a solution to the digital television impasse. Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-LA) is doing his part, too.

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Tax Refunds to Fuel CE Sales
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 18, 2008
On what will you spend your forthcoming federal tax refund? One out of five U.S. households will buy consumer electronics, according to (who else?) the Consumer Electronics Association. That's positive thinking. We like that.
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TBS Chief: Free TV Endangered
Barry Willis  |  Jul 14, 2002

Jamie Kellner, the <A HREF="http://www.tbs.com">Turner Broadcasting System</A> chairman, who proclaimed that viewers have a "contract" with broadcasters to watch commercials, has predicted that digital video recorders could spell the end of free television programming. Kellner has been widely quoted as saying that viewers who "take too many bathroom breaks" are "stealing the programming."

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