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BDI Makes Your Gear Disappear
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2019
For every enthusiast who wants to shine a bright light on his stack of gear there’s another who would rather hide it away, maybe in a nice piece of furniture.
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BDI Rolls Out Line of Stylish & Versatile AV Cabinets
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 12, 2024
Home entertainment furniture specialist BDI has introduced a line of low-profile AV cabinets featuring slatted, acoustically transparent oak doors, adjustable tempered-glass shelves, and storage for components as well as vinyl LPs and other media.
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Be Afraid, Very Afraid of the Internet of Things
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 31, 2016
What hackers can do to your computer, they can do to any connected device. They can kill your lighting system by turning it on and off 10 times per second, unlock and start your car, access your baby monitor, even tamper with the drug-infusion pump next to your hospital bed. But it would take some pretty slick moves for a hacker to find these devices on the Internet, right?
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Beam Me Up a Movie, Scotty
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Feb 18, 2006
MovieBeam wants a piece of the $10 billion U.S. movie-rental industry, and they think they can do it by charging you $199.99 for the box (after $50 introductory rebate), a one-time service activation fee of $29.99, and between $1.99 and $3.99 per movie (add a $1 surcharge for HD - that's right, HD - titles).
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Beamz: The Instrument That Makes Air Guitar Even Nerdier
SV Staff  |  Feb 10, 2009
So, I'm probably a little late to the party on this one, but having watched the full demonstration video of this "music instrument" you can buy at The Sharper Image (of course), I might have to take the rest of the day off to...
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Beatles Catalogue to Be Released on USB Stick
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 06, 2009
The recently remastered Beatles catalogue is about to be issued in the form of a USB stick. Interestingly, this first non-CD digital release will include FLAC files at 24 bits (a big improvement over 16-bit CDs) and 44.1 khz (same as CD). MP3 files at 320 kbps will also be included on the 16GB apple-shaped USB stick.
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Beatles CD Reissues Announced
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 09, 2009
The Beatles catalogue will be reissued on CD on September 9, the same day the band will make its videogame debut in Rock Band. Unfortunately, the announcement said nothing about when the Fab Four's masterworks will be legally issued for the first time as downloads.
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Beatles CDs remastered. Finally.
SV Staff  |  Apr 07, 2009
That's right, the press release just arrived this morning at 9 o'clock on the dot. Here it is, in full. And stay tuned to our Bitstream blog in the coming days because, after I've had some time to mull over the press release myself,...
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Beatles Come to the 'Rock Band' Brand
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008
In an ultimate battle of the bands, looks like the Beatles are making a virtual comeback. MTV Networks, the company behind the video game Rock Band, just announced a licensing agreement with the Beatles. Looks like the Beatles will be featured in...
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Beatles in Mono Listening Sessions in NY and LA Open to the Public
SV Staff  |  Sep 01, 2014
Universal Music Group is celebrating the September 9th release of The Beatles in Mono vinyl box set with listening sessions in New York and Los Angeles. Each session will feature yet-to-be-announced special guest speakers.
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Beatles remasters: "Listen"
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2009
Verlyn Klinkenborg has done it again. Bitstream browsers will recall that, one week ago, I linked to his New York Times editorial on Maurice Jarre. Now, in today's paper, he has submitted a similarly rhapsodic piece on the coming CD remasters...
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Beautiful nostalgia...for CRTs
Michael Berk  |  Mar 24, 2011

Via adafruit...Berlin-based photographer Stephan Tillmans has a new show up, Luminant Point Arrays, consisting entirely of photographs capturing CRTs as they're shut off.

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Beautifully Made: The Insider on DVD
Wes Phillips  |  Aug 13, 2000

A<I>l Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debbi Mazar, Gina Gershon. Directed by Michael Mann. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. 160 minutes. 1999. Touchstone 19298. R. $32.99.</I>

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Beck's "Odelay" in surround. NOT!
SV Staff  |  Dec 21, 2007
Yes, my friends, the Surround-Sound NOTwatch continues! Next up: Beck's 1996 album, Odelay. Seems that Geffen is releasing a Deluxe Edition on January 29. CD+DVD-A? No. CD+DVD-V? Sorry. SACD? Nope. DualDisc? Ha! MVI? That's only from Warner,...
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Beck’s Bolero: An Aural Appreciation of Jeff Beck, The World’s Most Fully Realized Three-Dimensional Guitar Player
Mike Mettler  |  Jan 13, 2023

Jeff Beck was the guitarist’s guitarist. He came of age during the British Invasion, and he created sound after otherworldly guitar sound that would cause you to both tap your foot and bob your head in appreciation while concurrently boggling your mind. Sadly, Beck passed away in his native England on January 10 at age 78, following a brief illness. Luckily for us, his recorded legacy spans seven decades, and whether the playback format was mono, stereo, or surround sound, Jeff Beck could always be heard playing on a three-dimensional plane. S&V music editor Mike Mettler looks back on the stellar career of a singular artist who influenced generations of listeners and musicians alike.

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