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Audioholics 2008 SOTU Early Bird Expires March 31 - Register NOW
While this year’s Audioholics State of the CE Union Event is going to host two full days of demos of some of the industries latest and greatest A/V gear and engage in educational seminars about room…
Round 2 - Gibson Sues Rock Band & Guitar Hero
When it rains it pours. The preemptive lawsuit filed by Activision, maker of Guitar Hero, over Gibson's patent dispute has taken a turn for the worse. Gibson Guitar now said that it has filed a…
Little Old Lady Sues Blu-ray
The U.S. International Trade Commission is now launching an investigation into 30 companies which include Sony Corp, Matsushita (Panasonic), Nokia, Motorola, Lite-On, LG, Hitachi, Pioneer, Samsung,…
Sony PS3 v2.20 Update Adds BD-Live
This week Sony threw down the gauntlet, saying that the v2.20 system software update for the PlayStation 3, due in late March, will add Blu-ray disc Profile 2.0 (BD-Live). This makes the PS3 one of…
TiVo Desktop Plus 2.6, Video That's Everywhere You Want to Be!
Already bored with network TV since the writer's strike has ended? Who isn't! The latest version of TiVo Desktop Plus for your PC is now available for download. Version 2.6 brings the long awaited…
Apple Working Towards iTunes Smorgasbord
Apple is currently working (holding discussions) with music companies to offer a veritable smorgasbord of music to buyers of its iPod devices. While the plan is very preliminary in its level of…
AV Rant #51: We're not the Crazy Ones
J and Tom tackle the questions we got over the weekend plus a few more issues. Should you go with a dedicated center or maybe do away with a center all together? Can iTunes make you want to buy CDs?…
Boston Dynamics - BigDog
Are you as mad as Michael Bay that last summer's big blockbuster movie didn't come out on Blu-ray? Maybe you are so sick of watching Transformers that you want your own robot with a chain gun mounted…
No Blu-ray for Xbox 360. Seriously. Go Home.
Amid flurries of rumors and speculations, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg deflated the ball. In an interview with Reuters news service, Mr. Greenberg, who happens to be group manager for Xbox 360,…
HD DVD "Best Buyers" Get $50
Now that the Toshiba has exited the HD format war many companies are supporting Blu-ray with full force. Some, like Circuit City, offered an extended return policy on HD DVD players. Others are…