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Sonus faber Custom Designs Audio System for Lamborghini

— October 21, 2024 00:00

Sonus faber Custom Designs Audio System for Lamborghini

Sonus faber has custom designed a new audio system for the Lamborghini Revuelto. The new Revuelto sound system boasts 7 independent speakers, powered by a formidable 750 watts of amplification.

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cinemateq Offers Screwable HDMI Cables and Adapters

— December 17, 2006 19:00

cinemateq Offers Screwable HDMI Cables and Adapters

cinemateq offers since of today with the new cable program the ideal connections for all high resolution HDTV signal transmissions of video and audio data. The crucial advantage of cinemateq HDMI

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Impact Acoustics Announces New VGA270™ HD15 UXGA Monitor Cables

— December 14, 2006 19:00

Impact Acoustics Announces New VGA270™ HD15 UXGA Monitor Cables

Impact Acoustics, an innovative leader in computer connectivity products, proudly announces its new line of VGA270™ HD15 UXGA Monitor Cables. Featuring patent-pending connectors that rotate 270°,

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Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Announced

— December 13, 2006 18:00

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Announced

Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, the next installment in the popular squad-based action franchise, is

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CERWIN‑VEGA! Unveils CVHD Speaker System

— December 04, 2006 18:00

CERWIN-VEGA! Unveils CVHD Speaker System

Cerwin-Vega! has unveiled the newest addition to its home audio/video product line with the introduction of the CVHD Series home entertainment 5.1 and 2.1 home speaker systems. The performance of the

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Sony BMG Pays $4.25 mil Settlement

— December 04, 2006 12:27

Sony BMG Pays $4.25 mil Settlement

Sony BMG Music Entertainment will pay $4.25 million as part of a settlement with 39 states (including Washington DC) to resolve investigations into problems…

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VidaBox to offer all‑in‑one systems with CableCARD, Blu‑ray, and HD DVD

— December 04, 2006 12:27

VidaBox to offer all-in-one systems with CableCARD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD

VidaBox announced that it will be offering a new CableCARD option to its line of media center products. With dual internal digital cable receivers, VidaBox CableCARD systems will not only feature

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Velodyne Unveils Extended Product Warranties

— December 04, 2006 12:27

Velodyne Unveils Extended Product Warranties

Velodyne Acoustics, Inc. recently extended its warranty for drivers, amplifiers and related electronics. The warranty on drivers was extended from two years to five, the warranty on all amplifiers

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PSB Ships New Compact Subwoofers

— December 04, 2006 12:27

PSB Ships New Compact Subwoofers

PSB Speakers announces the addition of the PSB HD8 and PSB HD10 Powered Subwoofers — the outcome of an 18-month endeavor to provide the performance of its award–winning subwoofers in a more broadly

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JVC Breakthrough Home Theater Projector DLA‑RS1

— November 28, 2006 19:00

JVC Breakthrough Home Theater Projector DLA-RS1

JVC Professional expands its D-ILA home theater projector line-up with the introduction of the high definition DLA-RS1 projector, featuring its newly developed 0.7-inch full HD D-ILA device that

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Epson to Deliver First HDMI 1.3 Home Theater Projector

— November 27, 2006 19:00

Epson to Deliver First HDMI 1.3 Home Theater Projector

Silicon Image, Inc. the leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced that it has supplied the HDMI receiver chip for the

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VidaBox Announces STEALTH Silent Media Center

— November 21, 2006 18:00

VidaBox Announces STEALTH Silent Media Center

VidaBox LLC announces a new silent media center / HTPC system, dubbed the VidaBox™ STEALTH™. Less than 3.6" tall, the STEALTH is a fully-featured, miniature form factor media center featuring a

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AV123 Introduces the Strata Mini Loudspeaker

— November 15, 2006 19:00

AV123 Introduces the Strata Mini Loudspeaker

The Strata Mini is a dream come true. This product represents the "wish list" as developed by our own company Founder and President --- Mark L. Schifter. "The Mini" (as we like to call it) represents

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RX‑V2700 to Use Anchor Bay DVDO Scaler

— November 09, 2006 19:00

RX-V2700 to Use Anchor Bay DVDO Scaler

Anchor Bay, a leading supplier of video processing semiconductors (ASICs) and systems, today announced that its ABT1010 video scaling chip - featuring proprietary Video Reference Series (VRS)

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B&W Introduces CM7 Floorstanding Speaker

— November 06, 2006 19:00

B&W Introduces CM7 Floorstanding Speaker

Britain's B & W Loudspeakers, known worldwide for its benchmark speakers for high-end audio and home-theater systems, has launched an exceptional new floorstanding loudspeaker, the CM7.

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TI Enables Existing Receivers to Support HD DVD and Blu‑ray Surround Sound

— November 06, 2006 19:00

TI Enables Existing Receivers to Support HD DVD and Blu-ray Surround Sound

Texas Instruments Incorporated announced an enhancements to its Aureus™ generation of audio digital signal processors, offering a higher speed memory interface for the DA710 and DA708 devices, as

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WirelessHD Group Formed by Industry Giants

— October 30, 2006 19:00

WirelessHD Group Formed by Industry Giants

LG Electronics Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), NEC Corporation, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, CO., LTD, SiBEAM, Inc., Sony Corporation and Toshiba Corporation today announced that

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French Company Buys APC

— October 29, 2006 19:00

French Company Buys APC

American Power Conversion Corporation (Nasdaq:APCC) (APC), a global leader in power availability solutions, and Schneider Electric SA (Paris: SU.PA) (Schneider Electric), a leading provider of

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Meridian Announces In‑Wall Subwoofer

— October 29, 2006 18:00

Meridian Announces In-Wall Subwoofer

As part of the launch of its new 300 Series of installation loudspeakers, Meridian Audio Limited has announced the forthcoming introduction of an in-wall subwoofer to augment the line. In addition to

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Microsoft Zune Player Specs

— October 25, 2006 20:00

Microsoft Zune Player Specs

The Microsoft Zune 30GB digital media player has been the subjecto fo much speculation recently, though it appears to be making its way to retail shelves near you. The device allows you to share

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New Warner HD DVD and BD Title Announced

— October 22, 2006 20:00

New Warner HD DVD and BD Title Announced

Warner Home Video will release six new high definition titles on November 14. Making their HD DVD debuts are the incomparable Casablanca, the spectacular 1962 Marlon Brando remake of Mutiny on the

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Slim Devices Acquired by Logitech

— October 18, 2006 20:00

Slim Devices Acquired by Logitech

Logitech International today announced that it has acquired Slim Devices, Inc., a pioneer in the development of music systems that take advantage of a home network. Products from Slim Devices, such

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VidaBox Introduces World's First Dual HD‑DVD & Blu‑Ray Media Center

— October 18, 2006 20:00

VidaBox Introduces World's First Dual HD-DVD & Blu-Ray Media Center

VidaBox LLC, an innovator of media center systems, announced today the world's first dual HD-DVD & Blu-Ray Media Center lines. The Dual HD upgrade allows the rack-mountable, premium LUX™ and MAX™

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Toshiba Announces 1 lb Palm‑Sized Mobile Projector

— October 16, 2006 19:00

Toshiba Announces 1 lb Palm-Sized Mobile Projector

Toshiba's Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today introduced the one-pound TDP-FF1AU DLP palm-sized multimedia projector. About the size of a

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VidaBox Introduces Product Upgrade Program

— October 11, 2006 20:00

VidaBox Introduces Product Upgrade Program

VidaBox LLC, the innovator of Media Center and home theater PC systems, today announced the introduction of an upgrade program for existing VidaBox™ Media Center/HTPC systems. This upgrade program

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Logitech Releases Redesigned 670 Remote

— October 10, 2006 20:00

Logitech Releases Redesigned 670 Remote

Logitech today introduced the mid-range Harmony® 670 advanced universal remote, which builds on the features of the company's popular Harmony® 659 remote, with enhancements that make controlling

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MIC‑5 Room EQ Kit Offered by Velodyne

— October 08, 2006 20:00

MIC-5 Room EQ Kit Offered by Velodyne

Velodyne Acoustics, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of powered subwoofers for home-theater and consumer audio, announces the MIC-5 Bass Management Kit. The MIC-5 provides a multi-location EQ

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Will Microsoft's Zune Work For You?

— October 03, 2006 20:00

Will Microsoft's Zune Work For You?

Love 'em or hate 'em, Microsoft Corporation knows how to make an entrance into a new consumer market space and its foray into…

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Conexant’s HDTV Set‑Top Box Decoder Gets Dolby Digital Plus Certification

— September 27, 2006 20:00

Conexant’s HDTV Set-Top Box Decoder Gets Dolby Digital Plus Certification

Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, today announced that its CX2417X family of high-definition