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Ethereal Home Theater VIBE Speakers
Over at the Ethereal booth, we were surprised to find speakers. The grills (pictured bottom) had artsy pictures on them but we're not sure if this was available or just for CES. According to Ethereal…
HiVi Swans 2.5HT
In the department of "more is better," Swan showed their 2.5HT towers and system at CES this year. With almost too many tweeters (ribbon and soft dome) to count, we couldn't help but be amazed. We…
HiVi Swans F10
What do you get when you cross a loudspeaker with a gramophone? The Swans F10. A mixture of high tech and antique styling, the F10 should integrate well into any of those old time sepia dress up…
RBH Sound 8300-SE/R Signature Speakers
RBH Sound used the CES Expo to unveil two new additions to their award-winning Signature Series speaker lineup. The 8300-SE and the reference version, the 8300-SE/R, both employ RBH’s proprietary…
Vizio to Ship $199 Blu-ray Player
VIZIO's new $199 VBR100 Blu-ray player is outfitted with a 108MHz/11-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and provides 720p/1080i/1080p video upconversion for standard definition DVD discs via HDMI.…
Yamaha DVX-700 DVD Home Theater System First Look
Yamaha showed off the DVX-700 DVD home theater system which features an integrated DVD player, two front speakers and 6-1/2" subwoofer in an elegant design. It looks remarkably like a Bose Lifestyle…
Yamaha MCR-730 and MCR-230 First Look
Yamaha introduced two new micro component systems that focus on new technologies and lifestyle design elements. The new MCR-730 ($499.95 MSRP) includes an integrated DVD player and full HD 1080p…
Vivitek H6080FD LED DLP Projector
Vivitek Corporation demonstrated what we understand to be the industry’s first 1080p, LED projector. The H6080FD was extremely quiet (there was no UHP-based lamp to cool down) and provided a small…
ezGear ezSpace Wall Mount UFO Surge Protector
I love certain gadgets that are targeted to making our lives easier. ezGear showed off a product that extends their top selling ezSpace UFO space saving surge protectors with the introduction of the…
Amulet Voice-Enabled Remote Control
The Amulet Remote is the "first voice-enabled remote control" designed specifically for Vista Media Center. Those of you who don't use Vista won't benefit from it, but it's still an interesting…