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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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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), …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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' …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiary, The Baby Einstein Company, have taken umbrage at a recent University of Washington study on the developmental effect of educational videos on early …

Germans are always breaking records it seems. This time then went for the big time and took on the speed of light... and apparently won. A pair of German physicists claim to have broken the speed of …

If you haven’t registered for our 9th Annual State of the CE Union Party, we strongly encourage you to do so as our limited seating is quickly running out. In addition to the great entertainment our …

DRM will render legally purchased movie downloads useless as Google Video closes its doors. As consumers are forcibly ushered into the Digital Rights Management (DRM) controlled digital era by …

Fallout from faulty batteries manufactured by Sony continues to plague the laptop industry. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. recently has announced its second battery recall within a month’s …

For years the battery has all but stagnated in terms of technology. Sure, Li-Ion technology has allowed a greater amount of portability and reliability - at least for smaller, portable electronics, …

URC's MX-980 is a powerful wand-style custom control designed to advance the state of the art of Home Theater programming and integration. It enables professional installers to more quickly and …