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Laser Projectors Hit Digital Cinema
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2008
Lasers have left science fiction movies and just gone to the movies. The Chinese Academy of Science has developed a projector with lasers as the key ingredient. Unlike plasma TVs that display about 50% of the color range visible to the human eye,...
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Umbrella Speaker: Singing In the Rain
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2008
One of the most fascinating facts I learned in college was that microphones and loudspeakers are really physically the same. Well, you know those parabolic microphones you see on the sidelines of football games? You know, the ones that look like...
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YouTube Gets Feature Films: Watch Out Hulu
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2008
Long the home for user-created video clips, YouTube is looking at offering feature films. Yup — full-length feature flicks from one of the biggest Hollywood studios. Hulu better watch out. According to a report on CNET news, an exec with inside...
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3D Projector Hits Home: JVC DLA-RS2
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
Just in time for the 3D release of Journey to the Center of the Earth on Blu-ray in 3D, JVC is launching a 3D projector designed for the home market. This is the world's first 3D projector for the home. The DLA-RS2 uses D-ILA projection, and...
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MartinLogan Powered "Feature" Speaker
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
Sometimes the best approach is the simplest. Put a high-end 150-watt amplifier right into the chassis of a high-end speaker that can be placed in any position in your home theater. Simple enough.The MartinLogan "Feature" is an...
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Sony Blu-spec CD: Kind Of Blu
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
While the retail industry scales back on CD shelf space, Sony has announced a new type of CD. Dubbed "Blu-spec CD," this is still a Red Book CD, but the difference is in the manufacturing process.In an attempt to reduce CD jitter, these...
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5.1 Out, 380 Speaker System In
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
Just when you finally got your 5.1 speaker system dialed in, Iosono comes out with a system that will totally blow away your old system. Introduced at the 2008 SMPTE Conference, this new system can use from 200 - 500 speakers, completely ringing...
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Carbon Nanotube Speakers: What Next?
SV Staff  |  Nov 04, 2008
Carbon is the new black. Seriously, from airplanes to bicycles, carbon is the hottest new material. Carbon nanotubes are even cooler. These tiny 10-nanometer diameter tubes of carbon are being researched for everything from pharmaceutical...
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Wal-Mart: CD Out, Blu-ray In
SV Staff  |  Nov 04, 2008
The folks who shop at Wal-Mart aren't what people typically think of as audio- or videophiles, nor necessarily trendsetters. But, they do represent Main Street, America. So, when Wal-Mart speaks, we all listen.After CD sales dropped by almost...
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Pioneer's Patent Victory
SV Staff  |  Nov 04, 2008
Don't mess with Texas.  Marshall, Texas, that is. Marshall is the hotbed of patent infringement cases, and true to form, Marshall has ruled for the plaintiff - in this case, Pioneer Electronics. Japanese manufacturer Pioneer Corp....
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