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Netflix finally coming to the iPhone
SV Staff  |  Jun 08, 2010
Netflix has already made an appearance on the iPad, but it's been curiously absent on Apple's ubiquitous smartphone. That's going to change this summer, as Steve Jobs announced yesterday that Netflix is indeed coming to the iPhone. Few details...
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Sony Talks Up 3D in L.A.
SV Staff  |  Jun 09, 2010
At the Culver City studios of Sony Pictures, Sony execs today rolled out their plans for what they hope will be domination of every aspect of the 3D business: movie/TV production, professional gear, and consumer electronics products. According to...
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Sony prices and presells its 3D Bravia HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Jun 09, 2010
As you can tell below, Sony is going whole-hog into this 3D thing. The home electronics side of the company has just announced pricing and is accepting presales for no less than 7 different 3D-compatible HDTVs. The Bravia LED-backlit HDTVs...
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FCC checks out TiVo's sliding QWERTY remote
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2010
TiVo's upcoming QWERTY remote is finally seeing some hands-on action, after months of little more than CES hype surrounding the Premiere DVR. The remote is passing through the FCC's test bench in preparation for a final release, and that means...
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Blu-ray Redbox kiosks appear with $2 BD rentals
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2010
Redbox machines carrying Blu-ray Discs are finally starting to pop up, and they're a little more expensive than previously thought. According to the Consumerist, a Blu-ray-renting Redbox kiosk was spotted in front of a 7-Eleven in Pleasant Hill,...
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iMovie to hit the iPhone, offer in-phone editing
SV Staff  |  Jun 14, 2010
It seems like only yesterday we were just getting video recording on your smartphones. The iPhone 3GS was the first iPhone to shoot video, and it's just one generation old. Now the iPhone 4 will feature a mobile version of iMovie, Apple's video...
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Sony unveils surround soundbar for the PS3
SV Staff  |  Jun 15, 2010
E3 isn't usually a place for home theater news, especially from the Big Three game companies (Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony). However, Sony made a surprise announcement for game-hungry, Playstation 3-owning home theater buffs out there. The...
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WowWee's $15 cardboard amp
SV Staff  |  Jun 16, 2010
Sometimes kids get all the great audio equipment. WowWee, makers of the RoboSapien robot and Flytech remote controlled helicopters, is releasing a line of music gear for kids. Paper Jamz is the company's newest series, a collection of ultra-thin...
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Bose and Dolby to receive prestigious IEEE awards
SV Staff  |  Jun 17, 2010
Two of the biggest names in sound are going to get two of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)'s highest honors next week. Ray Dolby and Amar Bose will respectively receive the IEEE Edison Medal and the IEEE/Royal Society...
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Logitech's Google TV box named "Revue"
SV Staff  |  Jun 18, 2010
We've known about Logitech's Google TV box for a while now, but it's finally getting a name. Instead of the generic "Logitech Google TV box," the upcoming set-top device will be known as the Logitech Revue. It's a better name than Logitech...
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Toy Story 3 busts records for Pixar, 3D, kids' films
SV Staff  |  Jun 21, 2010
Pixar just keeps making gold. Its latest film, Toy Story 3, has captured the hearts of critics and the cash of moviegoers, breaking several records in its opening weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, Toy Story 3 has had both the biggest...
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Vizio announces a 5.1-channel surround soundbar
SV Staff  |  Jun 22, 2010
Vizio has added a pair of true rear channels onto its newest home theater soundbar. While most soundbars rely on acoustic tricks to simulate surround sound, the Vizio VHT510 42" soundbar uses two additional rear-channel satellites to provide...
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Roxio unveils VideoLab 3D for 3D filmmakers
SV Staff  |  Jun 23, 2010
Pretty soon, home users will be able to produce their own 3D home movies, thanks to the latest software from Roxio. The company just announced Roxio VideoLab 3D, a video editing suite designed specifically for 3D video. 3D cameras are still...
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SRS TheaterSound comes to Samsung HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Jun 24, 2010
SRS Labs has just announced that Samsung will start producing HDTVs using the company's newest audio technology, SRS TheaterSound. TheaterSound is an all-in-one audio technology that performs dynamic equalizer adjustments, volume normalization, and...
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New company named Schiit makes headphone amps, begs for uttery immature wordplay
SV Staff  |  Jun 25, 2010
A start-up company based in California has appeared, and its claim to fame is its strange, nearly obscene name. Schiit is a company that makes headphone amplifiers, designed and built in the United States. And, yes, their tagline is "You aren't...
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