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HDMI Forum: More Better? or Just More Money? This week, HDMI Licensing created a whole new organization, HDMI Forum, Inc. The new organization is supposedly intended to bring more people into the process of developing the HDMI specification.

Nintendo 3DS and Wii Get Hulu Plus Streaming media is beginning to get ubiquitous - and that's a good thing. Now, Nintendo announced that its 3DS handheld gaming platform and its popular Wii console will get Hulu Plus streaming.

Fanny Wang Monster Lawsuit Ends with a Whimper It seems ages ago that we reported on Monster Cable suing Fanny Wang over their headphones which had a passing similarity to their Beats by Dr. Dre. The lawsuit has been going on for more than a year.

Spotify Drops into Boxee Box by D-Link If you haven't experienced Spotify you really have to re-evaluate your commitment to music. Spotify is an incredibly on-demand streaming music service that is sweeping the nation. Now it's on Boxee.

Home Health & Audio Unite at CEDIA 2011 The health and CE markets appear to be merging. From under the bed TV mounts with automation, to computerless & wireless email and printing, disabled consumers are covered.

New Energy Star Requirement Dumps Your Giant Plasma New Energy Star requirements for televisions are the strictest yet. Version 5.3 has come into effect this month and has removed many of our largest HDTVs (particularly DLP and plasmas) from compliance

Velodyne Shows EQ-Max Subs at 2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Velodyne is showing off its new EQ-Max line of subwoofers at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, giving attendees an up-close and personal look at the new technology behind the brand new line of subs.

Star Trek: Next Gen Blu-ray has Special Effects Retooled Star Trek: The Next Generation is finally getting a digital facelift seventeen years after the show’s seven-year run. CBS Paramount says it’s pulling out the stops on the show’s HD upconversion

AV Rant Podcast #251: Umbrage Liz names her first podcast... and we note the deplorable lack of innuendo. Oh well, she's still learning. If you haven't already, please check out Tom's Master of Macabre story entitled "Fresh Air".

Spotify Announces Integration into Facebook Spotify is rapidly becoming one of the most popular ways to stream on-demand music anytime, anywhere. Now, it's going social through Facebook - and you know what? That's not such a bad idea.