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Upcoming Aerosmith Shows Will Be THX-Certified
SV Staff  |  Feb 14, 2019
Aerosmith’s “Deuces Are Wild” Las Vegas residency shows at the Park MGM don’t kick off until April 6 but the iconic rock band has already added new dates, perhaps because word has gotten around that they will be THX Live! performances. (Actually, probably not, but it’s a nice thought…)
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Upcoming Live Music, Audio Events in NYC
SV Staff  |  Feb 22, 2018
If you live in or near New York City or happen to be in town, there two home audio/live music events happening in the coming days.
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Update Enables ZapperBox NextGen TV Tuner/DVR to Decode Encrypted Channels
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 24, 2023
ZapperBox, the Des Moines-based maker of the M1 TV tuner/DVR that lets you receive and record high-definition TV signals over the air without any fees, has announced an update that enables the M1 to decode encrypted TV channels.
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Update On HDMI And the Next-Gen Formats
 |  Feb 05, 2006

If you've been reading <I>UAV's</I> reviews you know that while 1080p displays are proliferating, the ability of these displays to actually accept a 1080p native signal is a rarity. And if you've been following our coverage of the next-gen disc formats you also know that DTS and Dolby have cooked up new audio formats that aren't based on the lossy compression schemes we've been living with on DVD for years. All of these developments are intertwined with the HDMI specs, as HDMI will be the carrier for both 1080p video and the new audio codecs. Here's the latest on what it all means.

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Update Update: Radiohead
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2007
Monday, Monday / Entrust that date: Comes word this morning (at 6:03 a.m., to be exact) that the regular CD of Radiohead's In Rainbows will now be released on January 2, 2008. (See my post immediately below.) The parent label is indeed the ATO...
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Update: The Road to Next Gen TV Broadcasting
SV Staff  |  Apr 21, 2016
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) recently filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to let broadcasters and TV companies voluntarily switch to the next-gen ATSC 3.0 TV standard for delivering Ultra HD (UHD) TV and immersive audio via formats such as Dolby Atmos.
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Update: Ultra HD Blu-ray Movies
SV Staff  |  Jan 13, 2016
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced that its initial slate of 4K Ultra HD discs will include Dolby Atmos soundtracks. The previously announced titles, slated for release in “early 2016,” are The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Salt, Hancock, Chappie, Pineapple Express, and The Smurfs 2 with additional titles expected to follow later in the year.
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Updates on HDMI 1.3, Sony Blu-ray Player
 |  Jul 07, 2006

The final specs for HDMI version 1.3 are nearing completion and it's been announced that the first products incorporating the new HDMI standard will be released late this year. In somewhat related news, Sony has pushed the release of its BDP-S1 Blu-ray player back from August to October 25th. There isn't currently indication that the BDP-S1 will incorporate HDMI 1.3, but speculation is rampant all over the web that PlayStation3, due in November, will indeed incorporate the new spec.

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Upgrade Fever Hits Samsung BD
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2008
Samsung's BD-P1500 is getting better. BD Live is the next big thing to hit Blu-ray players, and it's now available as an upgrade for the Samsung BD-P1500. The upgrade is available as a download that you can get two ways. Connect the player to the...
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Upgraded Denon Heos Speakers Now Available
SV Staff  |  Jun 13, 2016
Denon has announced that the upgraded Series 2 versions of the four wireless speakers in its Heos line are now available.
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Upgrading at the Plex
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008
And you thought the Hubble Telescope was the only technology that needed refurbishment. Well, it turns out that your local cinema needs an overhaul too. In particular, film projectors are heading to the scrap heap. You'll start seeing a lot less...
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Upscale Sonos Store to Open in NYC
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2016
As part of a major restructuring, Sonos is opening its first retail store in the trendy Soho section of New York City tomorrow (July 19).
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Urbanista Previews Second-Gen Solar-Powered Headphones and Earbuds
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 04, 2024
Urbanista, the Swedish lifestyle audio brand, today announced that it will demonstrate second-generation versions of its solar-powered wireless headphones and earbuds at CES 2024, which opens next week in Las Vegas.
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URC Looks to take Total Control
John Sciacca  |  Jul 01, 2011

Friday the 13th is nothing to fear this month as remote control giant URC releases the first wave of its new Total Control platform of housewide automation, control, and audio distribution components today.

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URC’s Total Control Platform Supports Google Assistant
SV Staff  |  Aug 03, 2017
URC has announced that its Total Control home automation platform now integrates with Google Assistant-enabled devices, allowing homeowners to automate and control a variety of smarthome devices using simple voice commands.
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