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AVRant #7: The Best Seat in the House
This week we conclude our discussion of the Circuit City undercover operation. Tom shares his listening experience with $25,000 electrostats - hence the title of the Podcast. Some more discussion…
Agilent Providing HDMI 1.3 Testing
Agilent Technologies is shipping its HDMI 1.3b compliance solution to five HDMI authorized test centers worldwide. In addition, Agilent leads HDMI 1.3 with volume shipments of its complete HDMI…
Vativ HDMI 1.3a Receiver
Vativ Technologies today announced the sample availability of the VTV2313, the company’s next-generation HDMI receiver supporting the dynamic new features introduced in the HDMI 1.3a specification.…
Parasound Debuts Halo JC 2 Preamp
Parasound is now shipping the JC 2 stereo preamplifier in its high-end Halo product family. The Parasound Halo JC 2 was designed and engineered by the legendary John Curl and CTC Builders team who…
Municipal Wi-Fi Coming Online
Earthlink is breaking through barriers when it rolls out the ability for consumers to purchase municipal Wi-Fi through various retailers. Municipal Wi-Fi differs from traditional "hotspots" in that…
Inventor of Playstation Leaves Sony
Ken Kutaragi made his exit from Sony this week which stunned industry observers, although he had proclaimed back in April that the CEO and Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment would be leaving the…
Sling Media Announces Two New SlingLink Powerline Ethernet Adapters
Networking over AC power lines comes to Slingbox. Sling Media, Inc. today announced SlingLink TURBO 1 Port and SlingLink TURBO 4 Port, two new HomePlug powerline solutions designed to make connecting…
Scramjet Finally Tested at Mach 10
Reuters reported that an experimental scramjet engine was successfully tested in a joint effort between the US and Australia defense scientists. It attained speeds of up to6,835 miles (11,000 km) per…
Blockbuster Stores Told to Choose Blu-ray?
Blockbuster Video stores are expanding their high definition offerings to 1700 stores by mid-July, however these offerings won't include HD DVD titles. Online rentals will still be available for both…
Electronics Retailer Tweeter Seeks Chapter 11 Protection
According to an article in the Associated Press (AP), Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. Officials say they took this measure to recover from…