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Samsung & Google Unveil Eclipsa: A New Royalty Free Immersive Surround Audio Format!

— January 13, 2025 00:00

Samsung & Google Unveil Eclipsa: A New Royalty Free Immersive Surround Audio Format!

Eclipsa Audio, a new immersive format developed by Samsung & Google, will be supported by Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Soundbars. Unlike Atmos, Eclipsa Audio is open-source & royalty-free. Should Dolby worry?

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Artison Updates Masterpiece LCR Speakers

— October 22, 2010 23:27

Artison Updates Masterpiece LCR Speakers

Artison’s Masterpiece LCR speakers perfectly match today’s new ultra-thin flat panel displays and significantly enhance both the viewing and listening experience with state-of-the-art audio.

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Harman Refreshes Infinity Primus Series Speakers

— October 22, 2010 14:08

Harman Refreshes Infinity Primus Series Speakers

Harman recently announced a color refresh for the Infinity Primus Series of home theater loudspeakers. The Infinity Primus Series is back and boasting a brand-new look - this time in a sleek enclosure

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BTX Upgrades Pro Plate and Panel Designer Software

— October 22, 2010 12:40

BTX Upgrades Pro Plate and Panel Designer Software

BTX Technologies, a distributor and manufacturer of interface and integration products, today announced a major update to its free Pro Plate and Panel Designer software.

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A Newer, Faster Dual‑Pin SD Memory Card

— October 19, 2010 21:05

A Newer, Faster Dual-Pin SD Memory Card

The SD Association announced a new, dual-row pin memory card design achieving bus interface speeds of up to 300 megabytes per second for SDXC and SDHC devices and memory cards.

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Classé Announces New Delta Series Amplifiers

— October 19, 2010 04:55

Classé Announces New Delta Series Amplifiers

A total of 4 new Delta series models were unveiled. Two mono amps, the CA-M300 and CA-M600 are rated for 300 and 600 watts, while a stereo CA-2300 and multichannel CA-5300 amp are also new.

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Sanus Ships VisionMount VP1 Projector Mount

— October 19, 2010 00:14

Sanus Ships VisionMount VP1 Projector Mount

Sanus, a leading global brand of audio/video mounts, furnishings and consumer electronics accessories, announced that it is now shipping the VisionMount VP1 projector mount.

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MatrixStream Launches IPTV Platform for 4G Networks

— October 18, 2010 23:17

MatrixStream Launches IPTV Platform for 4G Networks

MatrixStream Technologies announced the launch of an IPTV platform over next generation wireless 4G networks such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) or WIMAX.

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Zaxcom Launches Industry's First Two‑Channel Wireless Transmitter

— October 18, 2010 15:41

Zaxcom Launches Industry's First Two-Channel Wireless Transmitter

Zaxcom today introduced the TRX900LTS, a new recording wireless transmitter that supports two microphone inputs and independent transmission of two isolated audio channels, all on a single RF cable.

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Premier Mounts Ships CPA‑50 Compact Power Amplifier

— October 18, 2010 14:38

Premier Mounts Ships CPA-50 Compact Power Amplifier

Premier Mounts is now shipping the CPA-50, a 50 Watt (2x25W RMS) compact power amplifier, as a standalone product. This little audio amplifier is everything integrators have been asking for in an amp

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Pakedge Announces SW240inB 24‑port Power‑Over‑Ethernet Switch

— October 18, 2010 13:00

Pakedge Announces SW240inB 24-port Power-Over-Ethernet Switch

Pakedge Device & Software today announced the introduction of its SW240inB 24-Port Power-Over-Ethernet Switch, offering features and flexibility not found in other PoE Ethernet switches.

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Father and Son Successfully Send iPhone Into Space

— October 18, 2010 04:00

Father and Son Successfully Send iPhone Into Space

I love my dad. But he never helped me send an iPhone into outer space. I got gypped. Time magazine published one of the coolest amateur science experiments we've ever heard of.

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Aperion Audio Unveils Verus Grand Speakers

— October 15, 2010 15:47

Aperion Audio Unveils Verus Grand Speakers

Aperion Audio debuted the Verus Grand line of home theater speakers at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver. Pricing is $1,798/pr for the tower, $699 for the center, and $598/pr for the bookshelfs.

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Netflix Streaming Does 5.1 Surround Sound with Dolby Digital Plus on PS3!

— October 14, 2010 08:45

Netflix Streaming Does 5.1 Surround Sound with Dolby Digital Plus on PS3!

We've been waiting for this news and we're happy to finally report that Netflix is working with Dolby Digital to finally bring 5.1 digital audio to its movie and television streaming content.

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Verizon iPhone Finally Seems Confirmed

— October 09, 2010 06:20

Verizon iPhone Finally Seems Confirmed

Last week it was the Wall Street Journal; now the New York Times is saying that they have direct sources claiming that Apple is readying the launch of a Verizon iPhone early next year.

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Sanus Ships VMA202 Soundbar Speaker Mount

— October 08, 2010 11:50

Sanus Ships VMA202 Soundbar Speaker Mount

Sanus announced it is now shipping the VisionMount VMA202 Soundbar Speaker Mount that directly attaches to new VisionMount full-motion TV mounts for a no-drill speaker mounting solution.

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Artison Debuts Ultra Thin Attachable LCR‑DM DualMono Speakers

— October 08, 2010 02:20

Artison Debuts Ultra Thin Attachable LCR-DM DualMono Speakers

Artison, a manufacturer of custom high-performance loudspeakers, introduced its new thin attachable LCR DualMono (LCR-DM) speakers at CEDIA 2010.

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Yamaha Aventage AV Receivers Receive Control4 Certification

— October 07, 2010 14:53

Yamaha Aventage AV Receivers Receive Control4 Certification

Yamaha Electronics Corporation announced that its newly released AVENTAGE series has earned Control4 Certification, which ensures integration and compatibility with Control4 home automation systems.

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Artison Releases MusicLites ML‑1 LED Light Speaker

— October 07, 2010 14:00

Artison Releases MusicLites ML-1 LED Light Speaker

MusicLites, a collaboration between Artison and Osram Sylvania showcased its breakthrough product, MusicLites ML-1 at CEDIA 2010. The unique concept combines a speaker and LED light in one product.

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RTI Ships AD‑4 Four‑Zone Distributed Audio Matrix Switcher

— October 07, 2010 13:45

RTI Ships AD-4 Four-Zone Distributed Audio Matrix Switcher

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) today announced that it is now shipping its AD-4 four-zone distributed audio matrix switcher which acts as an extension of RTI's control systems.

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OtterBox Releases Impact Series Cases for iPhone 4 and HTC EVO 4G

— October 07, 2010 13:38

OtterBox Releases Impact Series Cases for iPhone 4 and HTC EVO 4G

For record-setting devices like the world's thinnest smartphone or the first 4G device in the US, OtterBox offers protection and durability in the Impact Series cases for iPhone 4 or the HTC EVO 4G.

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Halo: Reach Touches the Top of Xbox Live

— October 06, 2010 11:42

Halo: Reach Touches the Top of Xbox Live

The latest installment of the Halo franchise, Halo: Reach, has become the most popular game on Xbox Live.

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Toshiba Rolls Out Glasses‑free 3D Displays

— October 05, 2010 05:14

Toshiba Rolls Out Glasses-free 3D Displays

At this year's CEDIA the company showed off several 3D televisions, so they are definitely keeping up with the movement of 3D in the marketplace. These products seem to be an entirely new take on 3D.

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Sony HD 3D LED Display System Shown at CEATEC

— October 05, 2010 04:29

Sony HD 3D LED Display System Shown at CEATEC

Sony showed off possibly the world's largest 3D LED display at CEATEC this week. The oversized display is modular, though you can't see that when assembled, and this iteration measured over 70 feet.

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Ultrasone Releases Edition 10 Open Back Headphones

— October 04, 2010 14:31

Ultrasone Releases Edition 10 Open Back Headphones

Ultrasone announced the release of its first open back special edition headphone – Edition 10. The long awaited open back Edition 10 headphone claims their most luxurious feature set yet.

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Verizon Passes Out up to $90M in Refunds to Customers

— October 04, 2010 10:36

Verizon Passes Out up to $90M in Refunds to Customers

If you're a Verizon Wireless customer, you could benefit from a massive refund pool being developed that could see up to $90 million paid out to current and previous cell phone customers.

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Target Gets the iPad, But Not Online

— October 04, 2010 10:05

Target Gets the iPad, But Not Online

Target has finally begun selling all six models of Apple's iPad, and is pimping the new product on the cover of its weekly advertising circular and website home page (we got one in our Sunday paper).

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Elan Intros Elios EuroStyle On‑wall Speakers

— October 04, 2010 03:40

Elan Intros Elios EuroStyle On-wall Speakers

Elan announced the launch of ELIOS EuroStyle speakers, the company’s new half-depth in-ceiling, and low profile on-wall architectural speakers. The two new ELIOS speakers launch at CEDIA Expo.

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CEDIA Coverage from About.com

— October 03, 2010 23:45

CEDIA Coverage from About.com

Our friend Robert Silva over at About.com provided his own CEDIA show coverage and we thought he did a great job, particularly with respect to covering his own thoughts of 3D and technology.