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Parasound is now shipping the JC 2 stereo preamplifier in its high-end Halo product family. The Parasound Halo JC 2 was designed and engineered by the legendary John Curl and CTC Builders team who …

Earthlink is breaking through barriers when it rolls out the ability for consumers to purchase municipal Wi-Fi through various retailers. Municipal Wi-Fi differs from traditional "hotspots" in that …

Ken Kutaragi made his exit from Sony this week which stunned industry observers, although he had proclaimed back in April that the CEO and Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment would be leaving the …

Networking over AC power lines comes to Slingbox. Sling Media, Inc. today announced SlingLink TURBO 1 Port and SlingLink TURBO 4 Port, two new HomePlug powerline solutions designed to make connecting …

Reuters reported that an experimental scramjet engine was successfully tested in a joint effort between the US and Australia defense scientists. It attained speeds of up to6,835 miles (11,000 km) per …

Blockbuster Video stores are expanding their high definition offerings to 1700 stores by mid-July, however these offerings won't include HD DVD titles. Online rentals will still be available for both …

According to an article in the Associated Press (AP), Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. Officials say they took this measure to recover from …

Sony Corp, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd and three other electronics firms will launch an Internet video-on-demand service for flat televisions in autumn, the Nikkei reported, without citing …

Sony, it seems, will never learn. Perhaps when one loses so many gambles on proprietary formats they adopt an attitude that "surely this one will work!" Who know, maybe this new product Sony is …

In response to the DirecTV announcement that it will have 100 HD channels by 2008, Comcast has retorted that it will have 400 "channels" in HD by 2008, and 800 by end of that year. While this all …

dnp is proud to introduce Supernova Infinity, the first commercial front- projection screen to allow viewing in brightly lit environments. Supernova Infinity is a modular screen system designed to …

Not since the Opie and Anthony debacle has the church been so up in arms over an apparent desecration of it's buildings. The Church of England asked Sony to apologize and withdraw Resistance: Fall of …

CableCARD discussions have come and gone on this site, however there IS an actual deadline looming that is about to finally force the companies to split off the security features of cable from the …

Sony today introduced nine new BRAVIA® flat-panel LCD high-definition televisions with advanced features. The new models all feature 1920 x 1080 full high-definition resolution, 10-bit panels and, in …

Home theater enthusiasts looking for a surround sound speaker system that balances audiophile-quality sound with unlimited installation flexibility need look no further than KEF’s newest solution, …

OLED technology promised the possibility of printable display, but wouldn't it be equally cool to one day produce printable speakers? Sure, this would never replace your high-fidelity home theater …

We knew it was just a matter of time. Wireless electricity. Next will come transporters, food replicators and then, finally, the holodeck - and you know I'm never leaving my house once that arrives. …

Kurt finally gets a response to his question on what is most important for good sound, Tom gets angry about the Star Wars prequels and misquoting interviewers, they discuss amplifier power vs. …

Silicon Optix, the leader in programmable video processors, announced today that the high-definition version of its HQV BenchmarkDVD is now available to consumers. The test disc is available in both …

Sony Corp. announced this week that it has finally unlocked some key manufacturing techniques and processes that will allow it to manufacture Blu-ray Disc players less expensively. The significant …

DTS, Inc. announces that it will hold the first public demonstrations of DTS-HD Master Audio via a PC source during this year’s Computex in Taipei, June 5-9, 2007. The company will be showcasing its …

The computer industry and the home theater industries have never really matched up well... Take, for examples, home theater PCs. Great concept - typically awful execution. Even the companies that …

Toshiba introduced a new HD DVD player geared for automotive industries at this year's Automotive Engineering Exposition 2007". The unit is being developed in conjunction with Alpine Electronics and …

Regal Entertainment Group today announced 114 locations are now utilizing the "Regal Guest Response System" (RGRS). With RGRS, select moviegoers can utilize an in-theater paging device to alert …

D&M Holdings Inc. is launching an innovative web-based contest for Boston Acoustics and Denon Electronics in which consumers will be able to share homemade videos and photo essays for a chance to win …

Today Warner Home Video (WHV), one of the few companies manufacturing both HD DVD AND Blu-ray Disc titles, announced that it is the first studio to surpass sales of 100,000 copies of a high …

A free v1.80 download upgrade for the Sony PlayStation® 3 enhances the image quality of movies and old video games and allows people to check out stored video, music files and digital photos through …

You know the old saying, “all good things must come to an end”. Today, Emotiva audio announced suspension of its free shipping program effective 5/31/07. “It’s difficult to continue this program with …