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Warner’s upcoming Dark Knight Blu-ray disc will feature several firsts in BD-Live interactive features. The disc’s content will reportedly let you create and distribute your own picture-in-picture …

Pioneer put on quite a show at the IT Month fair in Taipei, Taiwan yesterday. They call it the super multi-layer Blu-ray disc. So far it's a read-only optical disc but it reaches into a total …

First it was startup Roku, next LG and Microsoft, and now Samsung. The electronics giant is the latest in those interested in giving consumers access to Netflix's library of over 12,000 movies. Just …

3-D technology has finally matured to the point where it can be broadcast, reports the Wall Street Journal. While the event is closed to the public (so call all your friends who might know a guy that …

Alan Rosenberg, President of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), stated today that he is seeking to get strike authorization for the union. What this means is that he and the union are putting up a vote …

A new product is being launched today that will bring a voice to your Blackberry. The device is called iLane and will let users perform basic Blackberry functions while keeping eyes on road and hands …

Every new blockbuster that arrives to Blu-ray brings talk of this being the big one that catapults Blu-ray into the mainstream. Batman: Dark Knight is probably going to burn the doors off any Blu-ray …

Dayton Audio has expanded their line of HDMI cables. A flat cable enables you to run the cable under the carpet and behind any home theater system without the bulkiness of round cables. The ATC …

Who wouldn’t be attracted by lower priced high-definition movie discs. But pirated Blu-ray discs are getting so good over in China, complete with Blu-ray cases, they’re becoming virtually …

The Audioholics reviewed the Infinity Primus P363 floorstanding speakers, and found they offer excellent sound at a street price that hovers around $400/pair.

Some people are early shoppers, some just like deals, and others can't resist the glow of little blue lights. For all, Emotiva is here for you. From November 15th through the end of the year, Emotiva …

It’s the second largest anti-trust fine ever imposed by the US Department of Justice: LG, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes will pay $585 million in fines after pleading guilty to a massive liquid …

One of the big impediments to serious implementation of downloadable HD content has always been broadband availability. Most of the pundits against streaming media use this as their primary …

Leading market research firm NPD says iPhone now outsells the Motorola RAZR. Motorola’s flip-phone was all the rage back in the days when Kerry was running for Pres. And it’s been the best selling …

Despite efforts to keep the system afloat, including shutting down more than 20 percent of its stores last week, Circuit City Stores has filed for bankruptcy. This year's economic downturn seems to …

Last month we reported on how YouTube is shifting some of its focus to commercial fare, offering full length television fare from the likes of CBS (to start). This month, they announced a deal to …

Panasonic, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Co. and Sanyo have begun merger talks this week. A deal would make Sanyo a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Japanese consumer electronics giant. The …

Sony has announced a "new" CD format. Enabled by advances instituted when they created Blu-ray, the new Blu-spec CD is designed to reduce jitter and therefore increase fidelity of the music …

MirrorMask is a breakthrough in sheer imagination. The Jim Henson Company has produced a worthy successor to its lineage that includes classics like Labyrinth and Dark Crystal. Although it bears the …

We hear news of online movie streaming all the time - more and more recently in relation to Netflix with their Roku box and impending Xbox 360 service. On the Roku forums, RokuTim (suspected to be …

The first demo-room I knew I had to spend serious time enjoying at Audioholics’ State of the Union tradeshow was easily the Marantz/Snell demo-room. These two D&M Holdings companies put together on …

Monster Cable is at it again firing up litigation against a Mini Golf franchise called Monster Mini Golf. Giant Monster Cable has already burdened Monster Mini Golf with nearly $100k in legal fees …

Circuit City is shutting down 155 of its wost-performing stores and will, as a concurrent result, lay off around 7200 employees or 17 percent of its total workforce. The company is trying desperately …

Epson’s MovieMate 55 portable projector demonstrated at this year’s Audioholics State of the Union conference may not have the bragging rights of the big boys of home theater systems, like 1080p high …

The Yamaha A-S2000 offers full-stage balanced transmission, combining high power output with excellent sound and outstanding SNR. The matching CD-S2000 SACD player is built on similar principles.

The Yamaha RX-V3900 has arrived! This brand new 140W x 7.1 channel receiver costs $1799.95 and features an Ethernet port and extensive networking features. The RX-V3900 boasts four HDMI v1.3a inputs.

One of the most exciting new technologies exhibited at this year's SOTU event was a live demonstration of the upcoming Sherwood Newcastle R-972 receiver featuring a built in Trinnov Optimizer room EQ …

With Audioholic’s State of the Union show in full effect it's easy to get distracted amid the boomin' demo rooms. Behind each darkened door are high resolution scenes of pulse pounding …