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THX Certification Opens New Doors
Serious Materials has announced a new product for you high-end home theater installs called QuietHome THX certified, soundproof doors. The product will join its other interesting THX certified home…
New Research Shows Sound Helps Primates See
Traditional neurological models of auditory, tactile and visual sensory input processing by the brain are hierarchal, based on separate input channels from sensory receptors for each mode to each of…
Yamaha RX-V1900 A/V Receiver Preview
Preview: The new Yamaha RX-V1900 receiver has arrived! This exciting new 130W x 7.1 channel receiver features an HD Radio Tuner, four HDMI v1.3a inputs with HDMI up-conversion and scaling to 1080p.
Cinemax to Broadcast Non-Stop True HD
Starting September 1st 2008, Cinemax will become the first 24-hour HD premium channel. HBO says it’ll broadcast everything from movies, Cinemax documentaries to on-air promos and short programming in…
Marantz SR4003 A/V Receiver Preview
Preview: The brand new Marantz SR4003 Receiver is here! This receiver offers a whole host of new features such as M.R.A.C. Auto Calibration, 2nd Zone Audio Out, and 3 assignable component inputs.
Engineers Develop Working Electronic Eyeball
Naturally occuring eye structures, such as the human eye, are based on simple systems with a single lens that projects onto the curved surface of the retina. These systems produce wide angle fields…
New Samsung BD-P2550 Blu-ray Unveiled at Best Buy
Best Buy seems to be promoting a new Blu-ray player for Samsung. Perhaps the retailer has some special insights into Samsung’s product line. Without the usual advance warning from the manufacturer a…
Rush Adds Moving Pictures to Rock Band
I don't know about you but I've been fence-sitting as to whether I'd grab Rock Band 2 this September when it releases, or hold out for the next iteration of Guitar Hero (IV). But when Harmonix and…
Giant LED Screens Symbolize a Shrinking World
The once humble LED was elevated to symbol of Chinese economic might as a roll-out giant screen at the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing. Similar LED display technology has been put to use by rock…
SRS Labs 15th Anniversary Contest
At its birth, SRS entered a world that was poised for a digital entertainment revolution. To commemorate the company’s 15 years of audio innovation and leadership, SRS Labs is giving away a prize a…