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CEDIA 2009
NuVo Renovia May Be Harbinger of Future
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 11, 2009
As greenfield home development dwindles, NuVo's Renovia may be the whole-house audio system of the future. We'll repeat the name, Renovia, and assume the hopeful implications are obvious. Don't want to poke holes in your older home for new wiring? Just use the existing power wiring via HomePlug 1.0. The system can cover up to 12 rooms with 50 watts per zone. If the two built-in AM/FM/Sirius tuners don't offer enough entertainment, throw in the Music Port Server, which adds XM, internet radio, Pandora, and RadioTime. Command the 320GB hard drive from any network-connected computer or touchscreen and bask in the auto synchronization tool.
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Audio Video News
NY Tries Brief Analog TV Shutoff
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 11, 2008
Analog television channels went dark for two minutes in the New York metropolitan area a few weeks ago, in an early trial run for the DTV transition, scheduled for February 2009.
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Audio Video News
NY Viewers Bruised in Carriage Smash
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 19, 2010
To the consternation of New York area viewers, two major broadcast channels went dark on a local cable system over the weekend.
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Audio Video News
NYC Demands Cable-Guy Punctuality
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 27, 2010
Ever spent frustrating hours at home waiting for the cable guy to appear? If you're a New York City resident, he'll have a greater incentive to make it on time. The city has renegotiated its cable franchise agreements with Time Warner and Cablevision to require a month's credit for customers when service calls are late.
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Audio Video News
NYC Electronics Recycling Law Challenged
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 27, 2009
New York City's new electronics recycling law has attracted criticism from two major trade groups who point to what they call "disastrous" consequences.
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Audio Video News
NYC to Get 24-Hour Best Buy
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 20, 2009
Advantages of living in or near New York City: great museums, the world's best bagels, and a 24-hour Best Buy.
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Audio Video News
Obama: Get Ready for the DTV Transition
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 08, 2009
President Obama has added his voice to the chorus of warnings about the impending DTV transition.
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CES 2013
oBravo Has Folded Tweeter and High Hopes
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 10, 2013
Every CES is loaded with exhibits from hopefuls looking to make their mark. Many of these tales of aspiration and struggle are never told. Let us say up front that Taiwan-based oBravo does not yet sell its products in the United States. However, its AI-25P powered sat/sub set got our attention with its folded ribbon tweeter, which produced remarkable detail with violin, acoustic guitar, and other stringed instruments. The 2.1-channel system including speakers, sub, compact amp, and dock would sell for $2500. Note that the dock has the 30-pin Apple connector but a snap-in module adapts it to the new Lighting connector.
CES 2009
Official CES Attendance Revised Downward
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 12, 2009
CES attendance was down a bit more than expected, according to figures released on the last day of the show by the Consumer Electronics Association. 2008 attendance had been 147,000. Estimated attendance for 2009 had been 131,000. But in its press release, CEA has revised those numbers downward to 110,000.
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Audio Video News
Oh the Irony: Rovi Swallows TiVo
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 30, 2016
Rovi has bought TiVo, everyone’s favorite DVR maker, and adopted its name. Why is this $1.1 billion deal so richly ironic? Rovi got its start in 1983 as Macrovision, a videocassette anti-copy system that caused strobing of images on playback of illegal tape-to-tape copies. As an unintended side effect, the system sometimes did the same even with authorized prerecorded tapes. So it’s quite an eyebrow raiser to see Macrovision’s successor absorbing a company devoted to personal video recording.
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