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Home Theater Geeks Among iTunes Best Podcasts of 2010
Scott Wilkinson  |  Dec 10, 2010  | 
I'm pleased and proud to announce that Home Theater Geeks is among iTunes' "Best of 2010" podcasts. It shares this honor with 12 other shows produced by our friends at TWiT, which garnered more entries on the list than any other network—NPR has the next highest number with eight.

The TWiT podcasts in the list are:

Audio: Tech News Today, This Week in Computer Hardware, Home Theater Geeks, NSFW

Video: This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly, TWiT Live Specials, iPad Today, Tech News Today, The Tech Guy, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly

Classic Audio: This Week in Tech

Congratulations to all my TWiT cohorts!

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Audio Video News
Blockbuster Tries New Kiosk Pricing
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 09, 2010  | 
Blockbuster isn't the first name you may think of in connection with video rental kiosks. Its name is on only 900 of them, as opposed to 25,000 for Redbox. But Blockbuster and its kiosk partner NCR are trying some new moves with two titles, Inception and Knight and Day, hoping to attract new customers.
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Audio Video News
CEA Adds 3D Demo Days
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 08, 2010  | 
3D Demo Days are baaack! The Consumer Electronics Association will repeat its popular in-store events from December 17 to 19, the last shopping weekend before Christmas.
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Audio Video News
Netflix Android Streaming on the Way
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 07, 2010  | 
Android phone users will eventually be able to stream programming from Netflix. But unless something changes, only some users will be able to access the service.
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Audio Video News
CALM Act Heads to President's Desk
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 06, 2010  | 
Despite everything you read in the papers, Congress did get one thing done in the past month. One of the major irritations of TV viewing is about to get fixed thanks to the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. Having survived passage through the House, Senate, and reconciliation committees, it is heading toward the final OK from President Obama.
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iPad Your Dish
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 03, 2010  | 
Hardly a week goes by without an announcement by some cable or satellite service that it now supports one internet connected portable device or another. The latest happy couple are the Dish Network and the iPad.
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Audio Video News
Netflix and Comcast in Bandwidth Brawl
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 02, 2010  | 
The old phrase information superhighway is coming back into style. It's in danger of gridlock and badly in need of a traffic cop, as the recent collision between Netflix and Comcast shows.
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Audio Video News
RoxioNow Adopts Dolby Digital Plus
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 01, 2010  | 
When Dolby Digital Plus made its debut a few years ago, it didn't seem to get many takers aside from a few Blu-ray releases. But the improved lossy codec is now hitting its stride and the latest taker is video streaming service RoxioNow.
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Panasonic Touts 3D on Mall Tour
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 30, 2010  | 
Panasonic's Unwrap 3D Tour will offer interactive 3DTV displays in seven shopping malls across the nation. The two-week tour kicks off Wednesday December 1.
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Time Warner Cable Tries New Moves
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 29, 2010  | 
Time Warner Cable is trying out some new moves, adding to its selection of packages and offering a new service that lets customers watch programs as much as three days old without need for a conventional DVR.
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Audio Video News
Panasonic, Sony Add Streaming Options
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 24, 2010  | 
The array of streaming options built into a/v products continues to grow with the announcements that Vudu will become available in Panasonic Blu-ray players and Hulu Plus in Sony products.
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Audio Video News
Netflix Streaming-Only Plan Arrives
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 23, 2010  | 
Netflix has officially taken the wraps off its previously announced streaming-only plan for the U.S. The price is a low-low-low $7.99. However, the announcement also brings price hikes for the existing disc-and-streaming plans.
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Mitsubishi HDTVs Get 3D Support
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 22, 2010  | 
Mitsubishi's 2010 HDTV line is getting a software upgrade that will enable sets to process 3D formats supported by HDMI 1.4a. The upgrade will apply to "select 2010 Mitsubishi 3D-ready TVs" including 738 and 838 Series sets, enabling them to connect to 3D-capable Blu-ray players and satellite or cable set-top boxes without an adapter.
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Panasonic Bows 103-Inch 3D Plasma
user  |  Nov 19, 2010  | 
Panasonic's larget plasma panel has gone 3D in a model released in the Japanese market.
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2010 Top Picks of the Year
HT Staff  |  Nov 15, 2010  | 
This might be my favorite tent in the annual Home Theater circus. The Home Theater Top Picks of the Year are the very best components we’ve reviewed over the past year in all the major categories. We also call out an overall Product of the Year and a Budget Pick of the Year. This year we see a terrific mix of emerging new technologies—3D and next-gen media servers are both represented—and stalwart audio brands that deliver high-end sound year in and year out amid the constant churn of technology.
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