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Finally. After all these years the NFL is finally going to broadcast the big game on the Internet. That's right, 2012 marks the very first time you can pull up the NFL.com and watch the game online.

The PDX-11 is a easy-to-carry, powerful speaker system that frees your iPod/iPhone music for your active lifestyle. Enjoy your entire content library whenever you want, wherever you go.

Possibly the greater reason we're excited about WiSA is because the group contains some heavy hitters that makes this more likely to be a true standard - one that goes further than just a "neat idea".

When Verizon launched Fios several years ago, it was one of the newest challenges to traditional cable or satellite TV that had occurred in recent history. Then came the onslaught of streaming media.

Apparently HDCP has been cracked. Now, Blu-ray content protection has been cracked before. At least, it's been cracked such that you can rip/store the files to hard drive. Now hardware is available.

Enter to Win Free Moshi Headphones, deadline December 8th, 2011.

Well, I guess Microsoft is serious about Kinect. According to an Associated Press report today, the company is rolling out its newest Xbox 360 interface tomorrow - and it's all about the Kinect.

Spotify Platform beta is now live as a preview. For more information about the apps please visit www.spotify.com/apps. The full consumer rollout will take place later this month (December).

The Twelve South BookBook for iPhone 4 is every bit as cool as the BookBook for the MacBook Pro that we reviewed last year. Except that we don't carry that thing around all over the place.

The guys at Audiogurus have completely redesigned the storefront to take them into the 21st century with a bang. Recent upgrades include a complete aesthetic and infrastructure redesign.

Enter to Win Moshi In-Ear headphones by November 23rd, 2011.

The maker of Bravia TVs is feeling the pinch from market and natural forces lately. The Japanese electronics giant announced second-quarter earnings and is in the midst of a four year loss.

Sonance unveiled their new Landscape series of outdoor speakers and subwoofers at CEDIA 2011. Here is a sneak peak at these gems which we feel are a sure bet to sound as good as they look.

It's a rare day when a manufacturer announces largely cosmetic changes to lower the price of their loudspeakers to make them more affordable. Aperion Audio apparently doesn't mind bucking the trend.

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.

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.

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.

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 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: 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

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.

DreamWorks studios, creators of animated hits like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, has accepted an exclusive offer with Netflix to stream its movies and TV shows and forgo the pay-TV network HBO.

We got this letter today from Netflix - part apology, part revelatory explanation of their recent price increase and plan-separation between DVDs-by-mail and streaming movie services.

Well, it was only a matter of time, and we're certain the US stores will quickly follow: Blockbuster Canada has announced that it will be closing its 250 remaining stores and laying off all employees.

Vizio just announced today that its new 8" Tablet with Wi-Fi is now supporting ooVoo. For those who don't know, ooVoo is a competitor to Skype and offers video conferencing for up to 6 people at once.

20,000 home technology professionals will converge on Indianapolis at CEDIA EXPO 2011 in September. Will you be there? If you are interested in going, we've got free Expo passes for you! Sign up!

SpeakerCraft today revealed a new line of in-wall and in-ceiling speakers that do away with the traditional border flange. The new flangeless Profile series is based on the AIM and CRS series.

We got an exclusive first look at the Kitchen, Home Office & Garage of the CEDIA Future Technology Pavilion this week. CEDIA sets up these pavilions to demo new technologies and take a practical look