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Blu-ray Price Drop Conspiracy
What do Panasonic, Philips and Sony have in common? The companies are all Blu-ray patent-holders and now they want to pimp the format by dropping cost and simplifying licensing. But they need other…
Panasonic Plasma to be DivX and Web-Enabled
The plasma technology funeral arrangements can be delayed awhile. At least for now, Panasonic shows no sign of abandoning the display technology. It’s even adding a clever new feature to its Viera…
Yamaha RX-V'65 A/V Receiver Preview
The new and improved RX-V565, RX-V465 and RX-V365 surround receivers from Yamaha have arrived. These receivers feature a host of improvements from their predecessors. Click to read all the details.
Blockbuster Changes Total Access Policy
Blockbuster has changed its terms of service for its Total Access DVD-by-Mail-or-Store service. As far as we can tell it's potentially a good or bad change depending upon how you typically use the…
Guitar Hero Takes Lynyrd Skynyrd Down a Letter
If there is one thing makers of popular video game franchise Guitar Hero should know, you’d think it would be their classic rock bands. But that knowledge didn’t stop a small goof from appearing in…
Man Shoots TV Over Broadcast Switch Confusion
An article over at Broadcasting & Cable had us wondering if this DTV switch just might be more than some people can handle... Apparently, while most of the early market transitions have been going…
Vizio Proves Cheap HDTV Sells
Some are hailing it as a sign of good-news in this foul economy! Vizio, maker of the sort of cheap HDTVs you’d find at Wal-Mart, is actually growing and breaking sales records. But the real success…
Best Buy Cuts Jobs, Refocuses on More Online Sales
Best Buy laid off 250 employees at its Richfield, Minnesota headquarters today, while simultaneously creating 210 new positions.These layoffs are a pretty quick succession to 500 workers being…
Liberty Media Frees Sirius XM From Bankruptcy
Sirius XM just dodged a bullet that lets it avoid an immediate Chapter 11 filing. In an interesting twist, the saving grace for the ailing satellite radio company didn’t come from Charles Ergen as…
Snell Folded into McIntosh by D&M Holdings
According to an article at Twice.com and repeated by CE Pro, D&M Holdings is moving the manufacture of Snell products to a dedicated facility on the McIntosh campus in Binghamton, N.Y. The…