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Dolby Atmos Coming to Theaters Near You Dolby Atmos Coming to Theaters Near You The new Dolby Atmos platform one-ups ads a new frontier in sound - the upper hemisphere. Theaters featuring Dolby’s new Atmos technology will expand sound into discrete channels above the audience.
Spotify iPad App Announced with Retina Support Spotify iPad App Announced with Retina Support Spotify announced (finally!) their native iPad app this week. It's been a long tie in coming as the existing app didn't make much use (or any, really) of the enhanced space and real-estate available.
Electronics House Announces Annual Hottie Awards! Electronics House Announces Annual Hottie Awards! Each year Electronic House announces its Hottie Awards to commemorate... oh, sorry, that's HOTY Awards. Apparently it stands for Home of the Year. Innocent mistake. In any case, here they are.
HBO Blocks non-HDCP HDMI Outputs on DirecTV Boxes HBO Blocks non-HDCP HDMI Outputs on DirecTV Boxes Last week reports came in that some DirecTV subscribers were getting on-screen messages informing them that their non-HDCP outputs were being disabled and they'd have to switch to component video.
Denon, Marantz, Boston Acoustics Prepping Huge Product Rollout Denon, Marantz, Boston Acoustics Prepping Huge Product Rollout We can't wait for CEDIA. While no one has been exactly sitting on their laurels, Denon and Marantz haven't been leading the pack in terms of product releases. Apparently, all of that's going to change
Best Buy Closes 50 Stores, Set to Open 100 Mobile Stores Best Buy Closes 50 Stores, Set to Open 100 Mobile Stores On Saturday, Best Buy slipped out that it's shutting down 50 retail stores. In an attempt to avoid the fate of Circuit City (which officially closed in 2009), the retail giant is trimming the fat.
CEDIA EXPO 2012 Highlights and Changes CEDIA EXPO 2012 Highlights and Changes The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) has announced new additions and changes to this year’s CEDIA EXPO.
IKEA Brings Back the Cabinet TV IKEA Brings Back the Cabinet TV The floor-model, cabinet TV is making a comeback at IKEA as the Swedish furniture company brings its unique design and funny names to consumer electronics.
Spotify for Android Preview Spotify for Android Preview Spotify has been out for Android, but this week a preview shows that the app is getting a complete overhaul. The new version of the app includes full support for Android 4.0.
DISH Adds Pandora, Facebook to Hopper Whole-Home DVR DISH Adds Pandora, Facebook to Hopper Whole-Home DVR We're big fans of DISH and we're also big fans of Pandora. So what could be better than finding out that DISH has added the streaming music service to its DISH Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR system.