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Coldplay's live album to be free May 15
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2009
Let me start off by saying that I don't really want a Coldplay album, even if it is free, but fans of Chris Martin and co. will be glad to know that they can download the band's nine-track live record, Left Right Left Right Left, at no cost...
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Star Trek Blu-ray gives fans daily Fedcon updates
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2009
Today through Sunday, Star Trek fans are meeting in Bonn, Germany for Fedcon, Europe's largest Star Trek convention. If you're stateside right now, you're probably not heading to Fedcon. Fortunately, if you have the Star Trek Season One Blu-ray...
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MIT's Second Skin: Mocap system for $1,000
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2009
It's easy to write off movie special effects as "computer generated," and leave it at that. Take film, run it through a computer, and effects happen! Of course, the actual production of these effects is much more complex than simply feeding video...
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Sonance starts shipping stealth speakers
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2009
Sonance is now shipping its Invisible speaker series, in-wall speakers designed to blend completely in with the decor. While they still reflect light (and are not, technically speaking, invisible), the speakers are completely flat and sit flush...
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Boxed Set of the Month: Jane's Addiction
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2009
I'm not the world's biggest fan of Jane's Addiction (far from it), but the Limited Edition of A Cabinet of Curiosities (Rhino) is so compelling visually that it draws me in, like C.S. Lewis's wardrobe. As such, it's a lock...
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Audyssey Labs introduces 10-channel surround
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2009
Yesterday, Audyssey Labs announced DSX, a new technology designed to add extra channels to a 5.1 or 7.1 surround-sound system. DSX, or Dynamic Surround Expansion, adds two front height-channel speakers, just as Dolby’s new Pro Logic IIz technology...
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Lovin' the LP: my first weekend with PerspeX
SV Staff  |  Apr 28, 2009
Longtime S&V readers know how much your humble Editor-In-Chief loves vinyl. But my old turntable was, well, old, and the more I listened to my LPs, the more I realized I had to bite the bullet and get a new 'table. I never enter new-gear...
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Drummers can snare Miles
SV Staff  |  Apr 28, 2009
Do you think you know — or do you think you are — the drummer who has everything? Well, he/she/you will now have to make room for the Miles Davis Kind of Blue 50th Anniversary Snare Drum, offered by the Innovation Drum Company (in conjunction with...
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Triad rolls out an army of new subwoofers
SV Staff  |  Apr 28, 2009
Triad Speakers has announced a new line of subwoofers, ranging from tiny floor-warmers to big, hidden wall-rockers. The InRoom, InWall, and InCeiling subwoofers are the first new subwoofers announced by Triad in 8 years. As indicated by their...
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SI's Reference Motorized screens are on the way
SV Staff  |  Apr 27, 2009
Screen Innovations has announced that its Reference Motorized projector screens are now shipping. Like the name implies, SI took its Reference series of fixed screens and put it on a low voltage motor drive. Instead of feeding power directly to...
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