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Kaleidescape Launches Terra Prime Movie Server with Massive 96TB Storage

— April 05, 2024 00:00

Kaleidescape Launches Terra Prime Movie Server with Massive 96TB Storage

The Kaleidescape Terra Prime 96TB movie server ($26,995) is the movie collector’s dream source component. The Terra Prime can store up to 1,600 4K movies with reference video and lossless sound.

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Accell AVGrip Pro Locking HDMI Cable Preview

— September 08, 2011 05:00

Accell AVGrip Pro Locking HDMI Cable Preview

Accell released a new locking HDMI cable called the AVGrip Pro Locking High Speed HDMI Cable. It's available in nearly any length imaginable - provided your imagination stops at 3 feet.

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Dymo Rhino 4200 Label Printer Preview

— September 07, 2011 19:40

Dymo Rhino 4200 Label Printer Preview

Affordability and usability are, apparently, no longer mutually exclusive with respect to pro-quality label printers. Dymo Industrial has just introduced its newest Rhino 4200 labeling tool.

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Zoom H4n Handy Recorder Review

— September 07, 2011 08:05

Zoom H4n Handy Recorder Review

The Zoom H4n Handy Recorder is a really amazing little box that can take both XLR and 1/4" mics and line level inputs. Also, the preamp on this thing is excellent and it records at up to 24bit/96kHz.

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Sony Tablets S and P Preview

— September 02, 2011 03:30

Sony Tablets S and P Preview

Can Sony take on Apple's iPad? The company today announced pre-sale of two new Sony Tablet devices (incidentally, Sony trademarked the "Tablet" name, which just goes to show how much the patent and

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Concord Keystone ECO NautiCase iPhone 4 Case Review

— September 01, 2011 09:10

Concord Keystone ECO NautiCase iPhone 4 Case Review

When we got wind that a new iPhone 4 case was coming to market we said we'd give it a try. Trouble is, Concord Keystone, must have missed a few memos regarding how to make an effective iPhone 4 case.

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NAD C 446 Digital Media Player Preview

— August 17, 2011 04:50

NAD C 446 Digital Media Player Preview

The NAD C 446 has an on board FM/AM tuner (with optimized performance and transcoding to optical digital output), UPnP and DLNA compatibility, Last.fm and vTuner support, the C 446 is a good start.

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Soundcast Systems UAT 1.2 and SubCast Wireless Speaker Solutions Preview

— August 16, 2011 04:05

Soundcast Systems UAT 1.2 and SubCast Wireless Speaker Solutions Preview

Soundcast has been in the business of wireless sound for a long time. The two big advancements in the UAT 1.2 is the inclusion of Internet Radio streaming and iDevice control.

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Harman Kardon Go + Play II iPod Speakers Review

— August 10, 2011 05:00

Harman Kardon Go + Play II iPod Speakers Review

When we took at look at the Harman Kardon Go + Play II it was clear this product screams one thing: "take me out and play me loud". So we did. We took it outside and cranked it up. And it plays loud.

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Olympus LS‑20M HD Video Audio PCM Recorder Preview

— May 11, 2011 04:45

Olympus LS-20M HD Video Audio PCM Recorder Preview

The Olympus LS-20M Linear PCM recorder helps make it easy to add pizazz to virtually any production with the benefits of high-definition video. This seems to be the solution to Flip Video's demise.

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Harman Kardon MAS 102 Compact Stereo System First Look

— May 05, 2011 01:00

Harman Kardon MAS 102 Compact Stereo System First Look

The Harman Kardon MAS 102 Compact Stereo System has a sleek design and a price tag to match. At $1k you get stereo speakers with the signature HK sound, an integrated CD player, and an FM receiver.

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Jawbone JAMBOX Portable Wireless Speaker Review

— April 25, 2011 03:20

Jawbone JAMBOX Portable Wireless Speaker Review

On a recent visit to an Apple store, Jawbone's JAMBOX caught my eye. Could this little dynamo offer me the sound quality and convenient size I have been looking for to fill my hotel rooms with music?

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Grace Digital WiFi Micro System GDI‑IRMS300 Review

— April 22, 2011 02:15

Grace Digital WiFi Micro System GDI-IRMS300 Review

Whether its Pandora, Rhapsody, Internet radio, or streaming music from your local Mac or PC, Grace Digital's Micro Bookshelf system seems to pull it off with a nice system that screams retro.

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Dymo Rhino 5200 and 6000 Labelers Reviewed

— March 28, 2011 01:50

Dymo Rhino 5200 and 6000 Labelers Reviewed

Rhino has long been the professional's choice in label creation for quite some time. The new 5200 and 600 label systems offer flexibility and usability for CE professionals and custom A/V installers.

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RipDigital Audio CD Ripping Service Review

— March 14, 2011 01:40

RipDigital Audio CD Ripping Service Review

The CE professional is truly targeted by RipDigital's service. If you're doing an AV install and your client has tons of CDs in his or her collection, there's a better solution than to rip each one.

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Olive O2M Multi‑Room Media Player Preview

— February 15, 2011 01:25

Olive O2M Multi-Room Media Player Preview

We can easily picture the Olive O2M flanked by a couple of decent bookshelf speakers and a small tube amp. This is a great solution for those that want access to their networked music.

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Olive 06HD Music Server Preview

— February 07, 2011 02:10

Olive 06HD Music Server Preview

No expense was spared on the Olive 06HD - a flagship media streaming device that has had no expense spared to maintain audio purity without sacrificing convenience and performance.

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Pioneer AVIC‑Z120BT Flagship Multimedia AV Navigation Receiver Review

— January 28, 2011 04:30

Pioneer AVIC-Z120BT Flagship Multimedia AV Navigation Receiver Review

We recently got ahold of one of Pioneer Electronics' flagship GPS receiver, the AVIC-Z120BT and had the chance to take it for a spin in a 2007 Honda Element SC. The results were quite addictive.

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McIntosh AP1 Audio Player iPhone/iPad App Preview

— January 07, 2011 10:20

McIntosh AP1 Audio Player iPhone/iPad App Preview

McIntosh Laboratory is offering iPhone and iPad users the opportunity to enjoy an iconic McIntosh experience anywhere and anytime with its new FREE AP1 Audio Player iPhone/iPad App, available now.

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HAI Hi‑Fi 2 Music Gateway and iPhone App Preview

— January 07, 2011 08:35

HAI Hi-Fi 2 Music Gateway and iPhone App Preview

HAI announced today that they will be showcasing a standalone audio package at the Consumer Electronics Show. This package allows HAI's iPhone app to connect directly to the Hi-Fi 2 and Music Gateway

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Speakal BTS8 Windows 7 Computer Phone Preview

— January 06, 2011 14:34

Speakal BTS8 Windows 7 Computer Phone Preview

It's a phone. It's a PC. It's a phone. It's a PC. Speakal is apparently ecstatic to announce the BTS8, an office phone system that doubles as a Windows 7-based personal computer. Is this the future?

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Otterbox Reflex Series Cases Preview

— January 06, 2011 14:15

Otterbox Reflex Series Cases Preview

To feed the tech-hungry horde at CES, OtterBox revealed the new Reflex Series, an entirely new case line for the iPhone 4 and BlackBerry Curve 8500/9300 series. It's a case that crumples - on purpose.

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Microlab MD332 iPod Stereo System Review

— December 28, 2010 22:05

Microlab MD332 iPod Stereo System Review

All we could really say about the Microlab MD332 was "wow". Our first impression remained that single word - at least until we were able to temper our excitement with a bit of down-to-earth evaluation

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Skooba Design Checkthrough Executive Brief Review

— December 02, 2010 04:00

Skooba Design Checkthrough Executive Brief Review

The TSA provided a list of guidelines and requirements for carry-on bags and Skooba Design submitted multiple designs and their Executive Checkthrough Brief is the result of finessing multiple designs

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Olive 03HD Music Server Preview

— November 30, 2010 06:15

Olive 03HD Music Server Preview

The Olive 03HD Music Server allows a user to consolidate their entire CD collection bit for bit identical with uncompromised sound quality up to 196kHz/24 bit resolution and unsurpassed ease of use.

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Optoma Neo‑i iPod Dock and Pico Projector First Look

— November 02, 2010 20:30

Optoma Neo-i iPod Dock and Pico Projector First Look

The Optoma Neo-i is the unlikely marriage of an iPod/iPhone dock and pico projector. The projector can deliver an image of up to 120" in its native WVGA (854 X 480 pixels) resolution in 16:9 format.

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Logitech Revue GoogleTV Hands‑on Full Review

— October 29, 2010 09:20

Logitech Revue GoogleTV Hands-on Full Review

DISH and Logitech have worked together to bring the Revue GoogleTV to consumers in a way that integrates full DVR control and search along with Internet browsing and apps in a fresh, new way.

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DISH ViP 922 SlingLoaded DVR Review

— October 25, 2010 05:25

DISH ViP 922 SlingLoaded DVR Review

We've been fans and clients of DISH for some time, and have been following their ViP 922 DVR with great interest for nearly two years. When it was finally released, we jumped all over it.

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Bryston BDP‑1 High Resolution Digital Music Player Preview

— October 01, 2010 14:15

Bryston BDP-1 High Resolution Digital Music Player Preview

Bryston introduced a new product category with their new BDP-1 digital music player which focuses on performance and ease of use. It even have networking functions to interface with an Apple IPad.