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Parent Company PML of Paradigm, MartinLogan Buys GoldenEar From Audioquest

— December 20, 2024 00:00

Parent Company PML of Paradigm, MartinLogan Buys GoldenEar From Audioquest

PML Sound International, parent of Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan, acquired GoldenEar from The Quest Group. Will engineering-focused leadership unlock GoldenEar's full potential post-AudioQuest?

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Nintendo Wii to Launch Video Service

— December 26, 2008 08:59

Nintendo Wii to Launch Video Service

Dentsu Inc, one of Japan's largest ad agencies, said this week that it would team up with Nintendo to launch a video distribution service on their Wii console. Specifics are sketchy at best, but the

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Roku Netflix Player Now Does HD

— December 22, 2008 10:27

Roku Netflix Player Now Does HD

Roku today announced that it has released support for streaming high definition (HD) content from its Netflix Player. Through the use of advanced compression technology, Roku can deliver instant

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SlingPlayer Comes to BlackBerry Smartphones

— December 18, 2008 01:53

SlingPlayer Comes to BlackBerry Smartphones

Sling Media (now owned by EchoStar Corporation), today announced SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry smartphones will be available for download as part of a public beta beginning Dec. 30, 2008. This is

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VUDU to Bring Web Content and HD Television

— December 16, 2008 13:04

VUDU to Bring Web Content and HD Television

Remember VUDU? It’s in-home movie rental option that offers high-end HD downloaded movies for the best quality in audio/video of any of the streaming solutions. Now VUDU is adding web-content and

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Best Buy's Free Blu‑ray Player Promo

— December 15, 2008 11:51

Best Buy's Free Blu-ray Player Promo

Shop at Best Buy - their prices are... IN-SA-A-A-A-A-ANE!! Fans of the late great Crazy Eddie may think something is afoot as Best Buy unleashes free Blu-ray players on the public... sort of. Best

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Unbelievable Deals from The Speaker Company

— December 15, 2008 09:40

Unbelievable Deals from The Speaker Company

The Speaker Company, the new budget-focused division of D&M Holdings, truly understands the business of great sound – and has the expert resources and industry connections that allow it to offer

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EMP & RBH Speakers Found To Offer Excellent Value

— December 11, 2008 19:45

EMP & RBH Speakers Found To Offer Excellent Value

The Audioholics reviewed the RBH TK-5CT towers, and TK-5C bookshelf speakers, as well as EMP's's EF50T system. The common theme? High marks on value and performance. Click to read all the details.

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Coldplay vs. Joe Satriani

— December 10, 2008 12:55

Coldplay vs. Joe Satriani

By now everyone has heard that Coldplay is being taken to task by Joe Satriani. The British lite-rock sensation has apparently been snipping pieces of other people’s work. According to some music

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LG and Sharp Plead Guilty to Antitrust Violations

— December 09, 2008 23:11

LG and Sharp Plead Guilty to Antitrust Violations

We reported back in November about LG and Sharp being issued an anti-trust fine by the U.S. Department of Justice. And not just any fine - the largest ever imposed by the agency. Well next week LG

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Axiom Audio Offers Free Gift Certificates

— December 08, 2008 09:05

Axiom Audio Offers Free Gift Certificates

Axiom Audio today announced the perfect way to make this Christmas the merriest one of all for the audio lover on your list: a free $100 gift certificate, good for any product ordered from the Axiom

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Say Hello to the $99 Wal‑Mart iPhone

— December 08, 2008 08:57

Say Hello to the $99 Wal-Mart iPhone

According to an article in the New York Post that is causing quite the stir, an uber-cheap version of Apple's iPhone is slated to be sold at Wal-Mart for just $99 later this month. Wal-Mart is

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Blue Jeans Cable to Donate Sales Profits for Monster Mini Golf Lawsuit

— December 05, 2008 11:21

Blue Jeans Cable to Donate Sales Profits for Monster Mini Golf Lawsuit

Monster Mini Golf, a small franchise business owned by Christina Vitagliano of Providence, Rhode Island, has been sued in United States District Court by Monster Cable of Brisbane, California. Blue

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Dark Knight Blu‑ray Guest Stars YOU!

— December 04, 2008 12:09

Dark Knight Blu-ray Guest Stars YOU!

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

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Pioneer Shows‑off 400GB Blu‑ray

— December 02, 2008 11:58

Pioneer Shows-off 400GB Blu-ray

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

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Netflix Partners with Samsung

— December 01, 2008 10:43

Netflix Partners with Samsung

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

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3‑D NFL in Testing

— November 24, 2008 17:35

3-D NFL in Testing

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

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SAG Walkout ‑ Seeking Strike Authorization

— November 24, 2008 17:27

SAG Walkout - Seeking Strike Authorization

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

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Blackberry's Voice to Stream Media to Your Car

— November 24, 2008 10:49

Blackberry's Voice to Stream Media to Your Car

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

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Denon Partners with Batman in Blu‑ray Offer

— November 21, 2008 15:21

Denon Partners with Batman in Blu-ray Offer

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

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Dayton Audio's New Flat HDMI Cables

— November 20, 2008 15:53

Dayton Audio's New Flat HDMI Cables

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

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Blu‑ray Pirates: A Few Lines Short of 1080p

— November 19, 2008 09:14

Blu-ray Pirates: A Few Lines Short of 1080p

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

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Infinity Primus Speakers Found To Be A High Value

— November 19, 2008 05:00

Infinity Primus Speakers Found To Be A High Value

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

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Emotiva Audio’s Holiday Sale is NOW!

— November 17, 2008 11:11

Emotiva Audio’s Holiday Sale is NOW!

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

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LG, Sharp Embroiled in LCD Price Fixing Scandal

— November 13, 2008 10:36

LG, Sharp Embroiled in LCD Price Fixing Scandal

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

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IBM Hooks Up Rural Area for Broadband, Ham Radio Leery

— November 12, 2008 16:51

IBM Hooks Up Rural Area for Broadband, Ham Radio Leery

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

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iPhone 3G Puts Sexy into Smartphone

— November 10, 2008 15:44

iPhone 3G Puts Sexy into Smartphone

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

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Circuit City Files for Bankruptcy Chapter 11

— November 10, 2008 09:12

Circuit City Files for Bankruptcy Chapter 11

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

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YouTube Adds MGM Movies to Content Lineup

— November 10, 2008 07:24

YouTube Adds MGM Movies to Content Lineup

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