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Toshiba releases three CELL Regza 3D HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Jul 28, 2010
Toshiba has announced a trio of 3D HDTVs in Japan, continuing the industry's steady march toward 3D adoption. All three models feature CELL processors, which lets them use realtime 2D-to-3D conversion on videos (although the effectiveness of the...
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Redbox Blu-ray rentals going nationwide this Fall
SV Staff  |  Jul 29, 2010
Redbox is finally making its roll-out of Blu-ray rentals official. After vending machines with Blu-ray Disc rentals started appearing back in June, the company has just announced that it's loading 13,000 vending machines with Blu-ray Discs, and...
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'The Goonies' never say die, but they do say deluxe 25th anniversary Blu-ray release!
SV Staff  |  Jul 30, 2010
25 years ago, The Goonies came out in theaters and became an American classic. Now, Warner Home Video is releasing a huge and rather strange Blu-ray Disc version of the movie. The release not only includes the film in funky new packaging, but...
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Super-strong Gorilla Glass heading to HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Aug 02, 2010
One of the greatest fears of any home theater buff is that their awesome HDTV will be tapped, knocked, or flung-Wiimoted, shattering the screen into many sharp, pointy, useless pieces. The large glass panes in HDTVs are fairly fragile, and like...
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Justin Bieber getting 3D biopic. Seriously.
SV Staff  |  Aug 03, 2010
3D movies have simultaneously reached their apex and nadir. Canadian teen pop sensation Justin Bieber is getting his own feature-length, widespread-release documentary film, and it's going to be in 3D. It gets weirder, too. Paramount is in talks...
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Meridian Audio's new $3,000 bookshelf system
SV Staff  |  Aug 05, 2010
High-end audio company Meridian Audio has announced a new one-piece, bookshelf sound system with impressive stats and an even more impressive price tag. The M80 is a 2.1-channel, 80-watt sound system that can play audio from CDs, DVDs, AM/FM...
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Nvidia reveals professional RF 3D glasses
SV Staff  |  Aug 05, 2010
Active-shutter 3D glasses generally use infrared signals to sync the shutters with the images on the screen. An emitter placed near the screen beams invisible light that the glasses pick up and translate into timing information. They're...
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DIY home theater features a hidden wall cabinet
SV Staff  |  Aug 06, 2010
Enterprising home theater buffs sometimes come up with clever ways to conceal their equipment. Apartment Therapy recently showed off this creative A/V cabinet, built behind a hidden wall panel upon which an HDTV is mounted. The panel is mounted...
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Rocketfish + Ikea = stylish, wireless speakers
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2010
Once again it's time to look at a clever, elegant DIY home entertainment project. Charles "The B-Roll" Visnic has put together a guide to making your own attractive, wireless outdoor speakers. All you need is a pair of $99 Rocketfish wireless...
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Elite Home Theater Seating Unveils the iPad Chair
SV Staff  |  Aug 11, 2010
It has been obvious from the start that Apple's iPad has all kinds of potential uses in a home theater scenario (for proof, see our September issue), but Elite Home Theater seating has taken iPad integration to another level by actually...
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