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Samsung introduces its first dual-format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player, the BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player. This player is positioned as the flagship in the company’s growing line of high …

TiVo has just undercut its new TiVo Series 3 HD DVR system (introduced last fall) by $500 by releasing pre-orders on a new "TiVo HD" DVR for only $299 (August 2007 is the expected shipping date with …

Impact Acoustics today announced the addition of the new patent-pending USB SuperBooster Wall Plate to its extensive product catalog. This wall plate solution allows a USB signal to be run over …

As if there wasn’t enough cool stuff happening at the 9th Annual Audioholics State of the CE Union Event & Party…. we just made it even cooler by signing on Dolby as a Platinum Sponsor. Dolby is …

Only windows users need to worry about vulnerabilities and viruses... unless they use an iPhone. A team of consultants from Independent Security Evaluators, a company that tests various computer …

LEDs were a big topic at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, but the reality is that they have not made their way into the AV products we use en masse. All of that seems likely to change due to a …

The Digital Entertainment Group is attempting to push the industry faster towards the digital age and away from analogue signals, touting numbers that seem to show a sharp growth for HDTV across …

Compatibility issues of new technology with existing systems is nothing new, but the introduction of thousands of new iPhones to student campuses is causing quite the stir over at Duke University in …

Integra has introduced the remarkably powerful and flexible DTR-7.8 THX Ultra2 Certified A/V receiver. The 7.1-channel home theater receiver features HDMI v.1.3a compatible switching, onboard …

Samsung is coming into the CEDIA show (September of this year) with its arms swinging. Two new products were announced this week that will be shipping starting in September. The new BD-P2400 and …

Audioholics is introducing its brand new Consumer Excellence Awards that it will deliver to manufacturers for products that push the limits of consumer excellence and excel in their respective …

In the ongoing Playstation 3 pricing drama, according to Reuters, Sony has announced plans to phase out the recently price reduced $499 Playstation 3 model in the United States, in favor of the …

That's right, we bring you the news so fast, even imdb.com doesn't have the info yet... According to Reuters, David Duchovny statsed during the Television Critics Association press tour that he's due …

Users of Tivo's Series 2 and Series 3 PVRs can now order movies from Amazon.com. The new "Unbox on TiVo" service allows customers to download from a selection of over 10,000 movies and shows over …

Integra has announced immediate deliveries of its first home theater receiver with HDMI 1.3a processing. The Integra DTR-5.8 AV receiver allows the end-user to exploit the advanced audio and video …

Impact Acoustics is proud to introduce its new 6x2 Component Video Matrix Selector Switch. This controller device enables six HDTV source devices to be plugged into one selector switch which can then …

Anchor Bay today announced a free software upgrade for its DVDO iScan VP50 video processor that allows the system to produce a 1080p-24 output for any standard- or high-definition input, enabling an …

Sony's President, Ryoji Chubachi, stated that the PS3 is not going to incur any price cuts at present. It had been rumored that Sony would take advantage of reducedBlu-ray disc player manufacturing …

A slowly simmering probe by the European Union into the format war has taken a new turn. EU antitrust regulators have requested that a number Hollywood studios turn over information about their …

You want a deal, we've got a deal for you! Impact Acoustics is offering Audioholics members a special limited time only 20% off EVERYTHING! Yes, that's right, everything they sell is now 20% off. …

Microsoft announced late yesterday that it expects to pay out over $1 billion in expenditures to take care of new and existing Xbox 360 owners who have been experiencing the "Red Ring of Death" …

Music sales went down globally for the seventh straight year, with 2007 marking a sort of ramping up of the downturn, according to London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry …

Dina continues her undercover operation uncovering just the type of BS your big box stores are feeding people. This time, it's Best Buy. We were shocked to learn some of the things that pass for …

It's a special Tuesday edition of Ask AVRant! Alan wants to know why a flat frequency response is desirable so J and Tom discuss it ad nauseum. Which of course leads to the topic of return policies …

Amazon's new on-demand DVD printing service will soon take on 1000 new Indie titles through the "One Thousand HD DVD Indies Project". The initiative is sponsored by Amazon.com and Microsoft and is …

What's that Sony sued again for patent infringement? Yes, not content to just be getting over a settlement with Kodak over 10 digital camera patents and another with Immersion that dealt with force …

Ready Acoustics are giving away a complete room acoustics kit including a 3D room analysis with placement suggestions for your acoustic panels. The prize includes twelve (12) factory assembled …

Universal Music Group notified Apple last week that it will NOT be renewing its terms within an annual contract for the iTunes music store. The New York Times reported on this information, citing …