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SV Staff  |  Sep 10, 2008
As we reported earlier, Wilmington, North Carolina was the first city to test the switch to digital as their analog signal went black. While for the most part, it was a success, there were some interesting lessons to learn. When the switch was...
SV Staff  |  Sep 10, 2008
Rumors are flying fast and furious that VUDU is testing downloads that are similar to Blu-ray quality. A team of users are testing out this beta service and they're downloading these ultra-high-def movies, called HDX. According to a story on...
SV Staff  |  Sep 10, 2008
Beyond TV is SnapStream Media's app for Window's to record and pause live TV on a PC. It also does things that TiVo could only dream about, such as data compression.  Well, TiVo has one more thing to worry about with the latest beta version of...
SV Staff  |  Sep 10, 2008
YouTube is all good and fine, but jeez, sometimes the quality of the video is so poor you can barely see what's going on. Viddyou, a service similar to YouTube, had already launched an HD service (for a fee) but they just announced they're getting...
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2008
While it's already possible to schedule TiVo recordings from a mobile phone, BlackBerry is going one step further. Research In Motion, big berry parent of the BlackBerry just partnered with TiVo to bring a software application to the phones that...
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2008
Ion Audio made news a while ago with their LP 2 CD turntable that made it easy to transfer your old vinyl records to CD. It just got even easier to get music to your computer. The new LP 2 FLASH plays your albums and converts them to MP3, then...
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2008
Pioneer just had a press conference in Tokyo, introducing two new KURO plasma displays. The KRP-600A (60-inch) and KRP-500A (50-inch.)  Both have Full HD resolution and are designed, according to Pioneer, to produce blacks five times deeper...
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2008
There's been lots of talk about wireless HD. Yeah, no HDMI cables have to run to your TV, but they all still need power, and that unsightly power cord running up the wall. (Yeah, yeah, I know you can run all the cables and power in the wall, but...
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2008
Is imitation the best form of flattery? We like to think that this store located in the Zurich airport loves our name and concept so much that they just had to copy it for themselves. I mean, really, Sound & Vision. Covers it all. We think so...
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2008
FlyCast, formerly known as FlyTunes, has just released a new free application for iPhone and iPod touch that should make satellite radio providers a bit nervous. Pandora might be a little shaky too. FlyCast has over 1,000 digital channels ranging...
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2008
Tiny LED projectors aren't on everyone's wish list, but you gotta admit, this is a sexy little projector. The Toshiba LED pocket projector debuted at Europe's IFA 2008 show. This little specimen weighs in at a scant 100 grams, and measures just 10...
SV Staff  |  Sep 15, 2008
Remember when Napster was an upstart controversial music sharing business that was raging across college campuses until it got shut down? Not only has Napster gone legit, it has become Big Business. As reported by Reuters on Yahoo News, Best Buy...
SV Staff  |  Sep 15, 2008
It seems to be a common business model. Look at Hyundai. They hit the US market with very cheap affordable cars that were good, reliable modes of transportation. Get a reputation for building good, solid cars, then hit the market with luxury cars...
SV Staff  |  Sep 15, 2008
You know who you are. You're not shooting home videos, you shoot art. Thus, the two newest Handycam's from Sony are so you. Quite a bit more advanced than the camcorder your neighbor uses to shoot his kid's recitals, but not quite up there with...
SV Staff  |  Sep 16, 2008
Come on, people. What are you waiting for? According to a study by DisplaySearch, less than 6% of the people who have requested the coupons the government is supplying have actually redeemed them. That means millions of folks will be left in the...

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