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Universal to Release Movies on 4K UHD Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Apr 25, 2016
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has announced plans to progressively roll out a “broad selection” of films on 4K Ultra HD (UHD) Blu-ray and in UHD digital formats beginning this summer, helping to push the total number of UHD titles expected to be released in 2016 to more than 100.
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Universal Wants "Wanted" Blu to be Wonderous
SV Staff  |  Jun 27, 2008
Universal Studios is betting that Wanted  is going to be the Blu-ray release that's going to explode the Blu-ray business. Universal's Craig Kornblau has been quoted as saying, "What The Matrix did for DVD, Wanted could do for...
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University Launches First Voice-Technology Program
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2017
Arizona State University (ASU) has launched a first-of-its-kind voice-technology program with courses on how to build voice-powered user interfaces as part of a larger initiative that aims to build a voice-enabled community on campus.
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Up Close with Rolling Stones Bad Boy Keith Richards
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2015
“I know who I am but I realize that people still think Keith Richards is, you know, smoking a joint, a bottle in his hand, cursing the fact that the liquor store’s closed.”
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Upcoming Aerosmith Shows Will Be THX-Certified
SV Staff  |  Feb 14, 2019
Aerosmith’s “Deuces Are Wild” Las Vegas residency shows at the Park MGM don’t kick off until April 6 but the iconic rock band has already added new dates, perhaps because word has gotten around that they will be THX Live! performances. (Actually, probably not, but it’s a nice thought…)
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Upcoming Live Music, Audio Events in NYC
SV Staff  |  Feb 22, 2018
If you live in or near New York City or happen to be in town, there two home audio/live music events happening in the coming days.
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Update Update: Radiohead
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2007
Monday, Monday / Entrust that date: Comes word this morning (at 6:03 a.m., to be exact) that the regular CD of Radiohead's In Rainbows will now be released on January 2, 2008. (See my post immediately below.) The parent label is indeed the ATO...
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Update: The Road to Next Gen TV Broadcasting
SV Staff  |  Apr 21, 2016
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) recently filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to let broadcasters and TV companies voluntarily switch to the next-gen ATSC 3.0 TV standard for delivering Ultra HD (UHD) TV and immersive audio via formats such as Dolby Atmos.
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Update: Ultra HD Blu-ray Movies
SV Staff  |  Jan 13, 2016
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced that its initial slate of 4K Ultra HD discs will include Dolby Atmos soundtracks. The previously announced titles, slated for release in “early 2016,” are The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Salt, Hancock, Chappie, Pineapple Express, and The Smurfs 2 with additional titles expected to follow later in the year.
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Upgrade Fever Hits Samsung BD
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2008
Samsung's BD-P1500 is getting better. BD Live is the next big thing to hit Blu-ray players, and it's now available as an upgrade for the Samsung BD-P1500. The upgrade is available as a download that you can get two ways. Connect the player to the...
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