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The Boombotix Hurricane Is One Smart Speaker
SV Staff  |  Nov 04, 2016  |  First Published: Nov 03, 2016
Boombotix, San Francisco-based maker of headphones and stylish voice-controlled Bluetooth speakers, has launched a Wi-Fi-based smart speaker on Kickstarter designed to “totally revolutionize the way you listen to music.”
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The Boss Guest DJs on his own Sirius XM Channel
SV Staff  |  Jan 16, 2009
Fans of Bruce Springsteen take note: The Boss is coming to E Street Radio on Sirius XM. E Street Radio is a Sirius channel dedicated, as you could guess, to the music of Springsteen and the E Street Band -- his backup group.Along with host Dave...
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The Boss Speaks: Billy Altman's SXSW 2012 Diary, Day Three
Billy Altman  |  Mar 16, 2012

"How important can this speech be if we're doing it at noon?" joked Bruce Springsteen as he began his keynote speech on Thursday at South By Southwest. "I mean, is any musician up at noon?" 

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The Bummer of 42
SV Staff  |  Jan 12, 2008
Pioneer is pretty much universally considered the industry leader in Plasma TV performance. Their latest series of Kuro TVs have been hailed as "best TV I've ever seen" and even "best TV in the world." And their next-gen concept...
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The Canadians Are Coming
 |  May 19, 2002

French-speaking Canada's premier A/V, home theater, and new technologies publication, <I><A HREF="http://www.quebecaudio.com">Quebec Audio-Video</A></I> has once again offered its readers an opportunity to attend <A HREF="http://www.homeentertainment-expo.com/">Home Entertainment 2002</A> in New York City for free! Franco Moggia, editor of <I>Quebec Audio-Video</I>, says, "After the tragic events of September 11, we had to support our American friends and colleagues by repeating last year's contest."

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The Cave of Forgotten 3D Dreams
Michael Berk  |  May 11, 2011

While 3D makes immediate and perfect sense in certain contexts (games, horror), there have been a few dissenters as the revamped medium has slowly taken over big and small screens everywhere.

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The classic film Open City released on DVD
Joe Leydon  |  Jan 12, 1998

D<I>VD. Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero, Maria Michi. Directed by Roberto Rossellini. Aspect ratio: 4:3. Dolby Digital. 105 minutes. 1945. Image Entertainment ID4102DSDVD. Not rated. $29.95.</I>

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The Clumsiest-Looking Robot on Screen?
Dave Thompson  |  Sep 27, 1998

P<I>eter Weller (Robert John Burke in 3), Nancy Allen, Daniel Herlihy. Directed by Paul Verhoeven (1), Irvin Kershner (2), Fred Dekker (3). Aspect ratio: 1.85:1. Dolby Digital Surround. 103 minutes (1), 116 minutes (2), 105 minutes (3). 1987, 1990, 1993. Image Entertainment ID4071ORDVD (1), ID4072ORDVD (2), ID4073ORDVD (3). Rated R, R, PG-13. $24.95 each.</I>

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The Coming Telecom Competition
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2008
The crystal-ball gazers over at SNL Kagan are predicting that the various new telecommunications building projects in the U.S. (and around the world) will lead to intense competition among programming providers. Their research suggests that within...
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The complete "LOST" hits Blu-ray this summer
SV Staff  |  Feb 01, 2010
We all know what's tomorrow: the Lost season premiere. The beginning of the end of one of the most enigmatic sci-fi shows of the decade. Amazingly, before the last season even gets off the ground, the complete series collection on Blu-ray has been...
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The Dark Knight in 1080p On-Demand
SV Staff  |  Dec 31, 2008
DISH Network sure is making a big deal about its latest on-demand offering. In a press release about one new addition to the lineup, DISH Network is proud to announce that The Dark Knight is currently available on its 1080p on-demand service....
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The Dark Knight Watched 6 Ways
SV Staff  |  Jan 26, 2009
I am an idiot for having missed The Dark Knight during its first run in IMAX. Luckily, Batman returned (get it?) to the really big screen this past weekend and I finally got to enjoy the best movie of last year (you heard me, Academy) the way it...
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The Dark Knight's IMAX Footage Goes Blu
SV Staff  |  Jul 17, 2008
The latest Batman movie is barely breaking out in theaters, yet The Dark Knight's director is already talking about the Blu-ray release. Some sequences of the movie were shot in the IMAX format. For the theatrical 35mm release, they did 35mm...
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The Dark Side of . . . the Wall?
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2007
After the 1973 original LP and the 2003 surround SACD, now comes the, um, hard-rock version of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. Just kidding! The hard rock here is actually a 3x10-foot section of a brick wall from a 175-year-old...
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The Delphi-XM Report
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2008
  SKYFI was Delphi's first and very successful XM Radio receiver. Its newest iteration introduced at CES, SKYFi3, is immensely sleeker than its predecessors, and sports genuinely useful new features. Most notably, it can store 10 hours...
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