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Rumor: Is Apple Plotting a Sound United Buyout From Masimo?

— July 22, 2024 21:00

Rumor: Is Apple Plotting a Sound United Buyout From Masimo?

Apple may have a plan to buy Sound United audio brands including: Denon, Marantz, Bowers&Wilkins;, etc from Masimo. But how far does Apple's plans go to resolve the ongoing patent disputes with Masimo?

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3 TB of Data on a Standard CD?

— September 25, 2006 20:00

3 TB of Data on a Standard CD?

We were alerted to an article on TechnologyReview.com today that talks about a Harvard research team that has piloted a way to bust…

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CEDIA '06 – The Arrival

— September 15, 2006 20:00

CEDIA '06 – The Arrival

Audioholics has fallen into a tradition of reporting all our "experiences" in getting to whatever trade show we are covering. In…

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Toshiba Announces first HDMI 1.3‑enabled HD DVD Player for European Market

— September 05, 2006 20:00

Toshiba Announces first HDMI 1.3-enabled HD DVD Player for European Market

Today Toshiba announced today the introduction on the market of the European-wide first commercially available HD DVD Players. The HD-E1 is due…

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Audioholics CEDIA 2006 Coverage: What the Heck Are We Doing?

— September 05, 2006 20:00

Audioholics CEDIA 2006 Coverage: What the Heck Are We Doing?

Well, we're fast approaching the 2006 CEDIA Expo. This is a convention specifically geared towards custom installers and integrators. While that may not…

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The OPRA Awards! Sign up now!

— August 24, 2006 20:00

The OPRA Awards! Sign up now!

As CEDIA looms close, OPRA Inc. has decided to instigate the long standing tradition held by many veritable print publications - Our own awards. Yes, the OPRA Award is likely to become the most

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RF Remote Controls: Is It Time for You to Step Up?

— August 20, 2006 20:00

RF Remote Controls: Is It Time for You to Step Up?

A Discussion of RF Universal Remotes vs. Traditional IR

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Audioholics On (permanent?) Location: LAX

— August 09, 2006 20:00

Audioholics On (permanent?) Location: LAX

8/10/06 - Los Angeles:

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DVD Insider #63 ‑ The Search for The Perfect TV Set

The DVD Insider — July 31, 2006 20:00

DVD Insider #63 - The Search for The Perfect TV Set

"I can't seem to get that through to you. I'm not just talking about one person. I'm talking about everybody. I'm talking about form. I'm talking about content. I'm talking bout interrelationships.

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Denon Announces New Recievers

— July 25, 2006 19:00

Denon Announces New Recievers

Four New Mid-Tier and Entry-Level Models Are Added, with New Features and Capabilities Geared Toward the Custom Installation Marketplace

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Microsoft Announces Zune Wireless Media Player

— July 24, 2006 20:00

Microsoft Announces Zune Wireless Media Player

Weeks of speculation are over! Microsoft made it official last Friday when it announced the project "Zune" aimed at competing head to head with Apple.

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Rumors of CableCard Demise

— July 11, 2006 20:00

Rumors of CableCard Demise

Two years ago CableCard was going to release Cable TV subscribers from the bondage of the set top box and provide freedom to digital Cable aware devices like HTPC. A recent story in the New York

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DVD Insider: The Million Dollar Baby

The DVD Insider — July 09, 2006 20:00

DVD Insider: The Million Dollar Baby

It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you...

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Ask OPRA: Motorcade of Ignorance! Vol 4

— July 09, 2006 19:00

Ask OPRA: Motorcade of Ignorance! Vol 4

From time to time OPRA is asked to give his opinion on something he actually knows about. Luckily, that time hasn't come yet. Still, unable to control his noise hole, he'll once again unenlighten the

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Microsoft MP3 Players ‑ Just In Time For Christmas

— July 06, 2006 20:00

Microsoft MP3 Players - Just In Time For Christmas

According to the NY Times rumor mill Microsoft plans to jump into the MP3 Player market and go head to head against Apple. A marketplace struggle between Microsoft and Apple, could it be the good

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Google – The Next Big Brother?

— July 03, 2006 20:00

Google – The Next Big Brother?

So, I was perusing the news online today and came across an article on Reuters about yet another new Google service. Google Checkout is the latest tool created by the Internet giant to make your

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Fatman iTube Dock ‑ Tubing Your iPod

— July 02, 2006 20:00

Fatman iTube Dock - Tubing Your iPod

Pimp my Tube... Tube my Pod... er, nevermind. I guess I won't be showing up on MTV with this gizmo anytime…

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Blu‑ray & HD DVD ‑ Who Has the Upper Hand?

— June 26, 2006 19:00

Blu-ray & HD DVD - Who Has the Upper Hand?

Samsung's newest Blu-ray player, the BD-P1000 vs Toshiba's HD-A1 HD DVD player, which one will win? We make some predictions, but only time will tell.

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My Yearly Excursion to the Movie Theater

— June 21, 2006 20:00

My Yearly Excursion to the Movie Theater

About two years ago, I my wife and I were in Los Angeles with some friends. For years she had heard me explain how great it was to go to the movies in LA, and finally she was going to experience it.

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10 Reasons Why High Definition DVD Formats Have Already Failed

— June 20, 2006 19:00

10 Reasons Why High Definition DVD Formats Have Already Failed

I'm not typically a doom and gloom kind of guy - really, I'm rather optimistic. But this pending format release/war is simply the most…

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More Wi‑fi Trouble on the Horizon

— June 18, 2006 19:00

More Wi-fi Trouble on the Horizon

Philips just announced a deal with French semiconductor company Metalink Ltd to supply 802.11 draft-N chipsets for new Wi-Fi consumer electronics products.

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For the Dad that Has Everything...

— June 14, 2006 20:00

For the Dad that Has Everything...

Sometimes a product comes along that is so revolutionary, so innovative, that the entire world sits up and applauds. Well, the world may sit up, but that is not applause you are hearing.

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Shh… Don’t Tell the Golden Ears!

— June 13, 2006 20:00

Shh… Don’t Tell the Golden Ears!

Those damn kids, riding their skateboards and rollerblades. Always in front of the bank or grocery store. Someone should invent a repellent.…

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TiVoCasting the Web to Your TV

— June 08, 2006 20:00

TiVoCasting the Web to Your TV

TiVo subscribers armed with the new Series2 hardware can now view online content through their TV. TiVoCasting lets user's pipe…

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Think Tank Dreams up a Portable Xbox

— June 06, 2006 20:00

Think Tank Dreams up a Portable Xbox

The Diffusion Group is a media analyst think tank that believes Microsoft could be biding its time before diving into…

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Hackers Infect Circuit City's Home Theater Forum

— June 04, 2006 20:00

Hackers Infect Circuit City's Home Theater Forum

A mega-retailer that needs no introduction to Audioholics readers was the victim of a hack during the last couple of…

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Toshiba Investigates DLP Lamp Problems

— May 29, 2006 20:00

Toshiba Investigates DLP Lamp Problems

The company's new HD DVD Player may have taken Toshiba's share of press lately, letting rumors of its DLP lamp problems…

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Reaping what you Sow

— May 28, 2006 20:00

Reaping what you Sow

Being a fairly sarcastic person (and by fairly I mean very), one has to be aware of the karmic toll one's actions are sure…

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World's Smallest Projector ‑ In Your Eye!

— May 23, 2006 20:00

World's Smallest Projector - In Your Eye!

We all like small. I mean, come on - thinner TV screens, smaller parts for a more compact design... About the only thing we…