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Immersive Lunar Documentary By Tom Hanks Blasts Off At Space Center Houston

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks is a new immersive documentary playing at Space Center Houston. Space Center Houston renovated and upgraded its IMAX theater to prepare for the new movie.
Floating Mid‑air Video Display Hits Market

IO2 Technology today announced on August 16, 2005 the release of its Heliodisplay(TM) projector, which projects video onto thin air. IO2 Technology creates and commercializes next-generation display …
Sony Introduces 1080p SXRD Grand WEGA HDTVs

On the occasion of celebrating the production of the one millionth rear projection Grand WEGA™ micro-display television at its technology center in southwestern Pennsylvania, Sony Electronics today …
Mix & Burn Offers Major Labels in Digital Music Kiosks

Mix & Burn introduces upgraded "Digital Music Filling Station" approved by major music labels including SONY BMG and Warner Music Group. Upgraded kiosks allow retail customers to purchase, download …
North Carolina Bans... Stealing!

In an amazing act of common sense, Raleigh North Carolina's General Assembly gave final approval yesterday (8/11/2005) to a law that would make it a state crime to record or copy a first-run film …
Pioneer PureVision Plasmas Add 6th Generation Panels

Two new PureVision plasma televisions introduced today by Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. take a leap forward in picture quality with enhanced black level detail and brilliant image quality to …
Logitech Adds High‑End Portable Speakers for iPod

Today, Logitech expanded its mobile music product offering with the introduction of two new speaker systems designed specifically for portable music players. The Logitech mm50 portable speakers for …
Velodyne Introduces SPL‑R Series Subwoofers with 6‑Band Auto‑EQ

Velodyne Acoustics, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of powered subwoofers for home-theater and consumer audio, has announced the introduction of the SPL-R (Small, Precise, Loud - Remote) …
Dolby Digital Plus Incorporated into ATSC Standard

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced today that the Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. (ATSC), approved a revision to the A/52A Standard (entitled A/52B) that incorporates Dolby Digital Plus …
Planet Waves Enters Custom Installation Market

The sweeping success of Planet Waves critically acclaimed cable line in the music industry has paved the way for the company's entry into the Custom Installation (CI) market with the launch of an …
Anthony Gallo Releases New Reference 3 Subwoofer Amp

Anthony Gallo Acoustics announces the release of its Reference 3 Subwoofer Amplifier (SA), a high-end audio component that features a bridgeable stereo amplifier, a high-quality active crossover and …
Movie Studios Agree on Digital Cinema Format for Films

Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) has completed the final overall system requirements and specifications to help theatrical projector and equipment manufacturers create uniform and compatible …
Voltron: Defender of the Universe Live Action Movie

Producer Mark Gordon ("The Day After Tomorrow") is developing a live action feature film based on the 1980s giant robot kids TV series and toy sensation.
ARCHOS Intros Gmini 402 Multimedia Player

The New Gmini 402 Plays DVD-Quality Video, Photos and Protected Windows Media Audio and Video Files, and Acts as a USB Host for Directly Transferring Files from Digital Cameras and Other …
Rear Projection Still King at Retail Stores?

Among large-screen (30 inches and larger) digital TV technologies, rear projection TV (RPTV) is dominating U.S. retail channels, accounting for 57% of available product placements within the leading …
Sony Delivering New LCD TV Line

Sony Electronics today announced that new 32- and 26-inch flat panel LCD HDTVs are now shipping. The KLV-S32A10 and KLV-S26A10 models round out Sony's "S" series, which also includes models ranging …
ReadyToPlay and The Mac Support Store

ReadyToPlay, a leading digital music service company, and The Mac Support Store, an online reseller of Apple products and support services, announced a marketing agreement under which the companies …
DVIGear Shipping Next‑gen DVI and HDMI Cables

DVIGear, a leading manufacturer of digital connectivity products, has started shipping its new range of Super High Resolution® (SHR) DVI and HDMI cables, which debuted last month at the InfoComm …
Meedio Announces Meedio TV DVR Software

Meedio is very pleased to let you know that Meedio will be announcing the availability of our much anticipated new software application, Meedio TV, on July 27. Meedio TV will be the single most …
BenQ and Mediabolic Offer Network LCD TVs

BenQ, one of the world's top manufacturers of LCD displays, and Mediabolic, a leading provider of end-to-end software solutions for connected entertainment products, today introduced a family of …
Sharp Makes Two‑way Dual‑LCD Display

Sharp Corporation and Sharp Laboratories of Europe, Ltd. have developed a new LCD, which can simultaneously display different information and image content in right and left views in a single unit by …
DVIGear Introduces New Connectivity Products

DVIGear, a leading manufacturer of digital connectivity products, released a suite of new products at InfoComm that offer system integrators greater performance and flexibility when designing digital …
CEAs Shapiro Calls for Hard Analog Cutoff Date

"A hard deadline to end analog television broadcasts will bring needed certainty to the DTV transition," said Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro in testimony …
DVIGear Expands DVI Fiber Cable Product Range

DVIGear, a leading manufacturer of digital connectivity products, announced an expanded range of high performance DVI Fiber cables that offer system integrators greater performance and flexibility …
HDTV Innovators Brillian and Syntax to Merge

Brillian Corp. and privately held Syntax Groups Corp. today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement to merge.
Optoma Ships MovieTime Digital DVD Projector

Optoma Technology Inc. announces the shipping of its MovieTime(TM) digital DVD home theater projector. The MovieTime DVD projector features a built-in DVD player and integrated speakers in a …
Speck Products Announces Mini iGuy

Speck Products announced its latest iPod accessory, mini iGuy -- a fully functional case and toy for mini iPods. The launch of iGuy (for clickwheel iPods) in May brought on an onslaught of sales, …
Belkin Intros Flip KVM for Mac mini

Belkin Corporation announces Flip(TM) for Mac mini, the first solution designed to share one monitor, keyboard, and mouse between the Mac mini and a second computer, saving money and desktop space. …
Syntax Implements 'DIVA' Surround DSP on LCD TVs

Syntax Corporation(TM), one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of LCD TVs in North America, today announced its proprietary "Digital Interactive Virtual Audio" (DIVA) technology that delivers …