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Bowers & Wilkins Pi6 & Pi8: All‑New True Wireless Earbuds!
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Bowers & Wilkins launches a dynamic duo of true wireless earbuds Pi6 and Pi8. Featuring all-new designs Pi6 replaces Pi7S2 for less, while Pi8 pushes sound beyond anything previously thought possible.
Calling BS on Snake Oil Cables
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We like to rant, but rarely does a rant result in some pretty productive "put your money where you mouth is" results as it did this week. Dave Clark, Editor of now-disgraced audio review publication …
Apple Hates You
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Let's face it, Apple hates you. They really do. But they make such nice stuff it's just so darn hard to get mad. Well, that's why I'm here. I'm that friend that's telling you you're being taken …
Exploring the Depths of Format War Ignorance
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Number of people who don’t know they need an HDTV to view HD content? Survey says… 40. That would be the number of people out of every 100 that have no idea that an HDTV is even required to view HD …
Are You Buying an HD‑DVD Player This Christmas?
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We've set up our own little poll to gauge interest in new HD-DVD purchases this Christmas. We'd like you to participate. What we're interested in are people who do not already have an HD DVD or …
MPAA RIAA Mercenaries Have Shady Activities Exposed
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According to stories surfacing in The Wall Street Journal, Ars Technica, and others, a company called MediaDefender has sprung a leak of internal electronic correspondence that reveals some of the …
RadioShack's Game Gambit
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RadioShack is an enigma to me. I mean does anyone actually shop at RadioShack on purpose? Well now, RadioShack - the store that cannot die - is taking on Games. I mean console games. Games that are, …
Nintendo Wii Zapper
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Nintendo announced that its new Wii Zapper interface/controller will come packed with Link's Crossbow Training. The software is based on the hugely popular Legend of Zelda series and provides a …
China Enters the HD Fray with CH‑DVD
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The Chinese government announced early Friday a new high definition optical disc standard specifically for the Chinese market: China High Definition DVD (CH-DVD). CH-DVD can make use of a simplified …
UK to Ban Plasmas?
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According to a report by The Sun, Conservatives in the UK are proposing a ban on plasma TVs and other energy-inefficient electronics. Included are devices such as refrigerators, PCs, DVD players and …
Audioholics CEDIA 2007 Show Coverage!
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Audioholics is heading out to the 2007 CEDIA Expo in Denver again this year (may it NEVER go back to Indianapolis!) and we are bringing a troop of people with us. All told, we've got seven going this …
3D Holographic Displays a Reality
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The USC Institute for Creative Technologies has developed a set of rendering techniques for an autostereoscopic light field display able to present interactive 3D graphics to multiple simultaneous …
Sony Rootkit Strikes Again... And Again
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It was reported on Reuters that high-end memory sticks sold by Sony Corp can make personal computers vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, according to researchers with two Internet security …
Important Dates & Registration Info: Audioholics State of the CE Union Event
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As many of you are now aware, Audioholics is celebrating 9 years of success by hosting a 'State of the CE Union' event and party at the Hilton Beach Resort overlooking Clearwater Beach in lovely …
Emotiva Labor Day Sale Event
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Most Labor Day sales for are for chicks. What guys want is more power. And Emotiva is giving you just the excuse to invest in some. For a limited time (Saturday, Sunday & Monday, September 1-3), …
Companies Altering Wikipedia to Remove Negative Views
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According to reports on Video Business on Line and Wired, a recently developed database that tracks anonymous Wikipedia entry changes back to their originating IP address is uncovering some …
Sub $150 HD DVD on the Horizon?
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The format wars continue their escalation as Venturer Electronics looks to release a new HD DVD player than promises to be the lowest priced player yet. High-Def Digest predicts that the price will …
Perfect Pitch May Be in Your Genes
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According to a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, researchers believe that perfect pitch may be related to a single gene. Perfect pitch, also known …
If you aren't entering...
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You aren't winning! As the month winds down, don't forget to enter our forum contests. This month you can win $75 off your Carada purchase plus free shipping to the continental US not to mention that …
CableLabs Approves CableTV Streaming
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Streaming CableTV content via your home network may finally be within the grasp of consumers. CableLabs and the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA), LLC, announced today CableLabs' …
Adobe Flash Software Goes HD
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According to a report by the Associated Press, the Flash video player will soon support H.264 compression for playing back high resolution HD movies (H.264, or MPEG-4 is part of the mandatory BD and …
XBOX 360 Wireless Racing Wheel Recall?
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As if Microsoft didn’t have enough issues going on with the XBOX 360, according to the Associated Press (AP), Microsoft will send out replacement parts for its Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel after 50 …
Voyager ‑ The Ultimate Remote Communication Device
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On my continuing quest to get RF working in the entire Audioholics showcase home so I can operate all of my theater equipment from the furthest reaches of my bathroom, I am perplexed that I still …
Sony Announces VPL‑VW60 Black Pearl Projector
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It's coming. September 20th. The Black Pearl. No, not the Pirates of the Caribbean movie - the new projector from Sony. I won't talk about the reputed spec of 35,000:1 contrast ratio because as we …
DirecTV and Comcast in Lawsuit Over Ads
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DirecTV has been running ads that claim consumers and home-theater installers prefer the quality of satellite's high-definition TV over that of cable. Comcast didn't like it, and a federal judge in …
Paramount and Dreamworks Animation Side with HD DVD
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Tag! You're it! Paramount and DreamWorks Animation have each declared exclusive Support for HD DVD in a wonderful example of how to extend a format war to its absolute limits. From a business …
Is HD DVD Trying to WIN?
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I criticized HD DVD recently for issuing these hybrid HD DVD titles, claiming that users didn't want them and they were resulting in the appearance that HD DVD titles cost more than comparable …
Happy Birthday ‑ Compact Disc Turns 25
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With so much in doubt about the future of the CD it's easy to overlook that on Friday the Compact Disc format will turn 25. In Germany the world's first CD was pressed, belonged to Polygram – the …
Mobile Gaming Changing
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Andy Nulman, CMO and president of 8-year-old, Montreal-based Airborne Entertainment, recently gave a keynote address and addressed the state of mobile gaming. An interview given about his speech was …