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CES 2010: Best new speaker of the show?
SV Staff  |  Jan 11, 2010  | 
Hundreds of new speakers saw their debut at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. No one could possibly hear them all in the four days of the show, especially when you consider that they were scattered among numerous venues. But I heard a lot...
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Polk Hitmaster: turn on, plug in, rock out
SV Staff  |  Jan 11, 2010  | 
Rock Band and Guitar Hero are all about feeling like a rock star. If the plastic guitar and drums aren't enough, you can get even more weird gadgets to plug into your game system of choice and clutter your home theater room. Two years ago, Rock...
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HD Deals: Free Movie Deal At Best Buy
SV Staff  |  Jan 11, 2010  | 
  Tax Day is only a few months away and Best Buy wants to reward you if you decide to do them at home this year. Buy one of their H&R Block "Do-It-Yourself" tax software kits and get a free movie up to a $20 value. But if...
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Nintendo Wii getting Netflix streaming this spring
SV Staff  |  Jan 13, 2010  | 
 Netflix is continuing on its quest for omnipresence by sliding its way onto Nintendo's oh-so-cute Wii console later this year. According to the Associated Press, the service will work much like it does on the PS3 in that you'll need...
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Ultimate Ears 18 Pro Custom Monitors have six speakers
SV Staff  |  Jan 14, 2010  | 
We know first hand that there are a lot of great in-ear headphone options out there, but the new custom jobs from Ultimate Ears are next level. Like with their other made-to-order monitors, each pair is created from an impression of your ear canal...
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Iron Man 2 is coming to IMAX screens
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2010  | 
First, I should make it clear that Iron Man 2 was not actually shot on IMAX cameras. If that's a deal breaker for you, which it very well may be, you can just stop reading now. For those who are still on-board for watcing a giant Tony Stark...
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Apple patent points to potential portable DVR
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2010  | 
Apple has been both incredibly slow to adopt new features, and yet cutting edge with new ideas for its portable media players. It took forever for the iPhone to get stereo Bluetooth support, but there's an app for darn near everything. It took...
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HD Deals: Xbox Live Gold for $30
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2010  | 
If you are a serious Xbox 360 gamer you might want to disable your auto-renewal account for your Live membership right now, after the deal we found today: Xbox Live Gold for $30 (normally $50). And this is a perfect time for all of you who still...
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Lexicon sells $500 Oppo Blu-ray player for $3,500
SV Staff  |  Jan 18, 2010  | 
Lexicon did a bad thing. According to Audioholics, the company's $3,500 BD-30 is little more than a rebadged $500 Oppo BD-83. The site says that Lexicon's Blu-ray player is literally just an Oppo BD-83 in an aluminum Lexicon wrapper. This isn't...
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Your 3-D TV Checklist
SV Staff  |  Jan 19, 2010  | 
Congratulations! Your new flat-screen TV is kick-ass! I sincerely admire its tremendous resolution, its vividly natural colors, its bright-as-daylight brightness, and its sheer size. There’s only one problem: It’s flat. No, I’m not...
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Xbox 360 might be getting ESPN streaming
SV Staff  |  Jan 19, 2010  | 
Good news for Xbox 360 owners: you might be able to watch live sporting events through your Xbox and ESPN in the future. According to the New York Times, Microsoft and Disney are in talks to potentially bring ESPN content to the Xbox. The...
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Avantgarde's $40,000 G2 Duo Omega speakers
SV Staff  |  Jan 20, 2010  | 
Just because CES ended two weeks ago doesn't mean there still aren't some funky, expensive speakers to check out. For example, Avantgarde's G2 speakers combine a huge horn-shaped speaker with a huge block-shaped subwoofer into a large, loud, pricey...
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10 commandments for buying an HDTV at a "big box" store
SV Staff  |  Jan 21, 2010  | 
There are all kinds of reasons to buy an HDTV at a big box electronics store. Maybe you found a really good price in one of their ads. Maybe you have a family member who's suspicious about getting a big-ticket item over the web. It doesn't...
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Get ready to pay for Hulu and Youtube
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2010  | 
And so it begins. Youtube is going to start charging to watch some independent films on its service, and Hulu looks like it might be following suit. USA Today reported that YouTube will charge around $5 for access to five Sundance Film Festival...
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HD Deals: Toshiba REGZA 47" LCD TV
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2010  | 
If you still need that affordable HDTV to watch the Super Bowl this year, today's deal is exactly what you were looking for. We've found the Toshiba REGZA 47ZV650U 47" 1080p 240Hz LCD TV for $979.00 (normally $1,699.99). Not only is...
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