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Samsung & Google Unveil Eclipsa: A New Royalty Free Immersive Surround Audio Format!

— January 13, 2025 00:00

Samsung & Google Unveil Eclipsa: A New Royalty Free Immersive Surround Audio Format!

Eclipsa Audio, a new immersive format developed by Samsung & Google, will be supported by Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Soundbars. Unlike Atmos, Eclipsa Audio is open-source & royalty-free. Should Dolby worry?

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Marillion Releases Live DVD & Download Single

— June 05, 2005 19:00

Marillion Releases Live DVD & Download Single

Marillion are known for the relationship that they maintain with their fans through their website ( www.marillion.com ). Continuing this love affair with the internet, a live version of 'The

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Marillion Tours North America June 2005

— June 05, 2005 19:00

Marillion Tours North America June 2005

Following hot on the success of last year's sell out tour of North America, UK rock band Marillion return in June to get 'up front and personal' with their fans at a series of special acoustic shows

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LG Electronics Launches DivX DVD Players

— June 02, 2005 20:00

LG Electronics Launches DivX DVD Players

LG Electronics Inc., a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics, announced today the introduction of DivX Certification to its 2005 line of DVD devices for sale in Canadian retail outlets.

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Philips Ensation Enters Wireless Audio Streaming Market

— June 02, 2005 20:00

Philips Ensation Enters Wireless Audio Streaming Market

Royal Philips Electronics today announced the Ensation™ wireless audio link that will simplify wireless audio networking in the home. The new wireless chip technology makes it easy for digital audio

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APC H‑Series Power Conditioners

— June 02, 2005 19:00

APC H-Series Power Conditioners

American Power Conversion (APC) today announced an expansion of its Audio/Video (AV) line with the introduction of APC A/V H10 and H15 Power Conditioners designed for performance home entertainment

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LG Taps Genesis FLI8532 'Cortez' for New LCD TVs

— June 01, 2005 20:00

LG Taps Genesis FLI8532 'Cortez' for New LCD TVs

Genesis Microchip Inc. today announced that LG Electronics, one of the world's leading consumer electronics companies, has designed Genesis Microchip's highly integrated FLI8532 (Cortez) flat-panel

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Hitachi Unveils New UltraVision Flat Panel Television Models

— May 30, 2005 20:00

Hitachi Unveils New UltraVision Flat Panel Television Models

The Home Electronics Division of Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., www.hitachi.us/tv , today launched its 2005 flat panel television line with seven product lines that combine

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PRETEC USB Flash Drive Fashion Accessories

— May 30, 2005 19:00

PRETEC USB Flash Drive Fashion Accessories

Pretec Electronics Corp., the inventor of i-Disk Tiny, the smallest USB flash Drive in the world since 2003, is demonstrating USB Flash Drive Fashion Accessories based on patented CU-Flash

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Marantz Ships Flagship SR9600 Receiver

— May 25, 2005 19:00

Marantz Ships Flagship SR9600 Receiver

Marantz America, Inc. begins shipping its flagship Model SR9600 THX Ultra 2-certified A/V receiver (SRP: $4,199) with unprecedented launch support and grassroots promotional activities. In a key

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APC Ships New S‑Series HT Power Conditioners with Battery Backup

— May 24, 2005 19:00

APC Ships New S-Series HT Power Conditioners with Battery Backup

American Power Conversion (APC) today announced availability of their new S-line of power conditioning battery backup models designed exclusively for the high performance home audio/video (A/V) and

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Universal Display Makes 200 dpi Transparent OLED

— May 24, 2005 19:00

Universal Display Makes 200 dpi Transparent OLED

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:PANL), the Company that's lighting the way in developing and commercializing OLED displays, today announced the development of the world's first high-resolution,

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Samsung Prepping for Bigger LCD Size Standards

— May 23, 2005 20:00

Samsung Prepping for Bigger LCD Size Standards

Samsung Electronics, the leader in thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) technology, today called for a standardization of LCD glass sizes in a speech by its LCD Business president,

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ARCHOS AV 700 Mobile DVR

— May 23, 2005 19:00

ARCHOS AV 700 Mobile DVR

ARCHOS Introduces the AV 700 Mobile Digital Video Recorder Featuring 100 Gigabytes Under a 7-Inch Wide Screen; DVR Capabilities …

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Belkin TuneStage for iPod

— May 23, 2005 19:00

Belkin TuneStage for iPod

Belkin Corporation announces TuneStage(TM) for iPod(R), a device that allows you to play the songs from your iPod through your home theater wirelessly via Bluetooth(TM) technology. With a

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Samsung Develops First 40‑inch OLED Panel

— May 22, 2005 20:00

Samsung Develops First 40-inch OLED Panel

Samsung Electronics, the leader in TFT-LCD technology, today announced that it has successfully developed the world's first single-sheet, 40-inch active matrix (AM) OLED ( organic light-emitting

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DTS Connect to Put Surround on PC Motherboards

— May 22, 2005 20:00

DTS Connect to Put Surround on PC Motherboards

DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) today launched its newest PC initiative, DTS Connect, designed to enhance the entertainment value of the PC platform. DTS has formed strategic partnerships with

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Freescale to Demonstrate Ultra‑Wideband HD at 20 meters

— May 22, 2005 19:00

Freescale to Demonstrate Ultra-Wideband HD at 20 meters

Freescale Semiconductor will demonstrate the industry's longest-range commercial Direct Sequence Ultra-Wideband (DS-UWB) communications solution in a wireless projector and media blaster at Wireless

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NPD Group Report Shows Correlation on CD‑DVD‑Game Sales

— May 19, 2005 20:00

NPD Group Report Shows Correlation on CD-DVD-Game Sales

The multitude of entertainment options in the marketplace means increased competition for the consumer's entertainment dollar, according to The NPD Group's recent study, the Cross-Entertainment

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Russound Unveils SMS3‑250 Digital Media Server

— May 18, 2005 19:00

Russound Unveils SMS3-250 Digital Media Server

Building on the widespread success of its SMS3 Smart Media Server, Russound unveiled the SMS3-250, giving homeowners more storage capacity with a 250 gigabyte (GB) hard drive as well as options for

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Wireless Projector Introduced by Toshiba

— May 16, 2005 19:00

Wireless Projector Introduced by Toshiba

Toshiba's Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. today introduced the TDP-SW25U wireless DLP projector, a high-performance, portable presentation tool for

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Tributaries Releases TX 500 Power Controllers

— May 15, 2005 19:00

Tributaries Releases TX 500 Power Controllers

Tributaries , a company formed in 1991 and committed to designing power and interconnect products based on scientific principles and not snake oil, has recently announced the availability of its new

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FCC Broadcast Flag Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court

— May 13, 2005 20:00

FCC Broadcast Flag Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court

In a landmark case, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit today struck down the " Broadcast Flag ," an FCC rule that would have crippled digital television receivers beginning on July

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Denon Link 3rd Edition Released ‑ SACD Compatible

— May 12, 2005 20:00

Denon Link 3rd Edition Released - SACD Compatible

Denon Electronics today announced that its new DENON LINK* 3rd Edition digital interface has been officially approved for transmission of Super Audio CD (SACD) signals by Sony and Philips, developers

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Xbox 360 Specs Pics & Details Announced

— May 11, 2005 20:00

Xbox 360 Specs Pics & Details Announced

Wednesday, May 12, 2005 marked the day the details of the Xbox 360 were announced in a carefully promoted MTV 1/2 hour special hosted by Elijah Wood - possibly the world's most popular hobbit-gamer.

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CEA Encourages a Hard Analog Cut‑off Date

— May 10, 2005 20:00

CEA Encourages a Hard Analog Cut-off Date

The following letter was sent from Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), to Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) regarding the state of the digital television (DTV)

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Digital Audio Projection the Next Trend?

— May 10, 2005 20:00

Digital Audio Projection the Next Trend?

The introduction of the Yamaha YSP-1 digital audio projector made quite a splash this year, winning G4TECHTV's Best of Show, CES 2005. This new consumer device is the harbinger of a new opportunity

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BG Ships New Radia Applications Loudspeakers

— May 10, 2005 19:00

BG Ships New Radia Applications Loudspeakers

Bohlender-Graebener announced they are now shipping two innovative on-wall models that feature the company's patented planar ribbon technology. The Radia R-18i and R-17i are both high performance

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Toshiba Announces New HD DVD ROM Discs

— May 09, 2005 20:00

Toshiba Announces New HD DVD ROM Discs

Paramount Home Entertainment, one of several major Hollywood studios actively involved in the cultivation of HD DVD, today welcomed the announcement by Toshiba Corporation of two new types of new HD