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Is the FTC War on Fake Reviews Doomed to Fail?
FTC to enforce new prohibitions on fake reviews, testimonials and other deceptive practices. FTC 16 CFR Part 465 rules (effective Oct 21,2024) will be backed-up by hefty fines. But can it be enforced?
Prepping for the Olympics
No matter where you live, you're probably getting excited about the looming 2008 Olympic games scheduled to start on August 8th. This year we're going to have unparalleled access to the games with …
LG BD300, Blu‑ray and Netflix Together at Last!
This September a new Blu-ray player will hit the market from LG that makes cunning use of the Ethernet port. The BD300 will be capable of streaming Netflix movies. Blu-ray Profile 2.0 certainly has …
Jamo R 907: Flagship Sound, Smaller Size
A smaller, more affordable version of the Jamo R 909, the new R 907 tower speaker is also designed for the true audiophile—but designed to work brilliantly where space is at a premium. Like the R …
Dr. Joseph D’Appolito On‑board at Snell
Snell Acoustics today announced that legendary audio designer Joseph D’Appolito, Ph.D, whose name is synonymous with the paired-vertical array widely accepted as the ideal arrangement of dynamic …
Sirius ‑ XM: 10 Years Late and $3.4 Billion Short!
A merger between Sirius and XM satellite radio was finally approved by the FCC. Sirius then purchased XM for the sum of $3.3 billion after both companies agreed to pay a $19.7 million settlement for …
MPAA Website Provides Legal Cover
While we are used to bringing you news of the most recent grandfather that the MPAA has sued, for once, it seems they have finally come to their senses. The MPAA has been concerned primarily recently …
GreenTV Logo Coming to Energy‑Saving HDTV
If your one of the few who feel your consumer electronics don’t look enough like Nascar drivers, a new logo wants to adorn your LCD HDTV. Soon, select LCD TVs will be awarded a new GreenTV logo so …
Cables to Go HDMI 1.3 Repeater Extends Signal 200 Feet
1080p, HDCP-Compliant and with Version 1.3 Deep Color! The HDMI Repeater features a Female-to-Female connection for use with standard HDMI cables. Simply run one HDMI cable from the video source to …
Yahoo! Music Goes to Hell: The Long Fall of DRM
Yahoo! Music Store has announced that it’s shutting the doors on its DRM laden music superstore. Somewhere Freddy Mercury is screaming “Another One Bites the Dust” at 128 kilobits per second. Despite …
HDMI Lag ‑ Partial Solution on the Horizon
Silicon Image, Inc. announced recently that they were working on a solution that would reduce the time it takes to switch from one HDMI source to another on your high definition display. This new …
Krell Introduces $4000 Worth of iPod Overkill
Krell Industries, long known for manufacturing monstrously (can we say that without getting sued?) large power amplifiers and audiophile electronics has jumped on the iPod bandwagon with the …
DVD Piracy on the Rise?
A report from Futuresource Consulting Inc. suggests that around a third of all people in the US and UK are copying DVDs with somewhere around 70% saying that they would have bought at least some of …
Wireless HD Interface Protocol ‑ Is a Format War in the Works?
A bevy of names in consumer electronics have announced the formation of a consortium called Wireless HD Interface (WHDI) dedicated to the creation of a protocol that’ll send HD audio and video …
LCDs Sell on Misinformation
JD Power and Associates reported today that salespersons recommend LCDs more frequently than plasmas based on old, outdated, or untrue information. Mostly the salespersons seem to misinformed about …
Onkyo Announces TX‑SR806 and TX‑SR706 AV Receivers
Onkyo USA has introduced two mid-price home theater receivers and two packaged home theater systems, as part of its mid-year new product announcements. Both receivers are THX certified and include …
Nintendo @ E3 ‑ Smiling So Hard it Hurts
Nintendo had a lot to say at E3 this year - especially about their sales. They are currently kicking butt over their competition. They have a different controller, a different interface, and very …
Sony at E3 ‑ Our Future Is So Bright...
We Promise to Have Games. Sony's 90 minute press conference was full of talk about their technology. They bragged about crushing HD DVD and they had many testimonials about how much more powerful the …
Sony BDP‑S350 Blu‑ray Player to Support BD‑Live
Sony has announced it’s shipping the BDP-S350 Blu-ray player that’ll support all the promised features for the new format. The good news it’s going for $400, making a new BD player even more …
PlayStation Video Store to Counter Netflix on Xbox LIVE
Not to be outdone by Microsoft’s recent announcement that it’s teaming up with Netflix on LIVE for streaming movie downloads – Sony has a movie announcement of its own. Sony one-ups the Washington …
Netflix, FFXIII, & Xbox 360
What's going on at E3 right now? Clean up from all the minds blown at yesterday's Microsoft press conference. If Gears of War 2, Fallout 3, and Resident Evil 5 weren't enough for you, a new Portal …
Japan OLED Co‑operative for Eco‑Responsibility
The Japanese government is initiating a collaboration of the nations top electronics firms including Sony, Matsushita and Toshiba. The goal is to get HDTV buyers of the near future considering OLED …
Belkin FlyWire HDMI Transmitter
Finally an HD-ready wireless video transmitter solution for that picture perfect home theater installation. Belkin has officially announced FlyWire and FlyWire R1 audio/video transmitters that are …
Columbia House Blu‑ray: Convenience or Curse?
No official announcement has been made on the Columbia House website but the largest DVD club is finally bringing its mail order offers to Blu-ray. An amazing opening deal and its ad garnished with …
Sony Releases PS3 Firmware 2.41
Last week Sony released firmware 2.40 for the Playstation 3. Unfortunately, the feature filled update was also causing problems with various PS3 consoles and Sony pulled the update by the end of the …
Pioneer Readies Blu‑ray Recorders Overseas
Pioneer Corp reported today that it is releasing set-top Blu-ray DVD recorders by the end of the year. The company is developing the Blu-ray recorders with help from Sharp Corp who owns 14 percent of …
Pioneer Builds Blu‑ray Disc at 400 GB
A math problem for 21st Century grade school student might look like this: At 25 GB per layer, how many layers would it take to provide a Blu-ray disc with a 400 GB capacity? The answer is 16 layers …
Nokia Wants Piece of Apple iTunes Pie
The Finnish cell phone giant is determined to kick its way into the content market. Nokia has already bought handheld operating system Symbian and made deals for a Social Online Network collaboration …
New $199 iPhone is Just $599
Fans of the newly announced $199 iPhone will soon be able to get it... for $599. Huh? According to a report on Reuters today, U.S. consumers who want the new iPhone but cannot or do not want to sign …