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Masimo Sells Sound United to Harman/Samsung, Creates Audio Empire?

— May 09, 2025 12:00

Masimo Sells Sound United to Harman/Samsung, Creates Audio Empire?

Masimo is selling its audio division, including Denon and Bowers & Wilkins, to Harman (Samsung) for $350M, creating an audio empire and ending its $1B investment in Sound United amid investor backlash.

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Day and Date Releases Coming Soon

— February 27, 2006 19:00

Day and Date Releases Coming Soon

Reuters and The Hollywood Reporter are covering a controversial "day-and-date" film-release strategy. This is the second potential threat to theater owners in which movies…

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HDCP‑Compliant Video Cards Elude the Market

— February 23, 2006 19:00

HDCP-Compliant Video Cards Elude the Market

Published specifications of HDCP compliance in many popular video cards aren't exactly what they appear. Since 2003, about the time HDCP picked up…

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Defective Software in Sony LCD TVs

— February 14, 2006 19:00

Defective Software in Sony LCD TVs

Remember Sony's new Bravia line of LCD and LCD rear projector TVs that launched late last year? These were the TVs marketed with ads…

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HDMI Licensing Responds to Microsoft HD‑DVD 1080p Issue

Leslie Chard — February 13, 2006 19:00

HDMI Licensing Responds to Microsoft HD-DVD 1080p Issue

In a recent article in this space, Microsoft's HD DVD program manager Sage Schreiner implied that the failure of many HD DVD…

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Microsoft Windows Media Music Hits Cell Phones

— February 12, 2006 19:00

Microsoft Windows Media Music Hits Cell Phones

Not wanting to appear biased in the "portable music via cell phone" trend, Motorola inked a deal today to use Windows Media technology from Microsoft in a new line of music phones that would sell

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Laser Projectors Coming to Cell Phones and PDAs

— February 09, 2006 19:00

Laser Projectors Coming to Cell Phones and PDAs

Light Blue Optics Demonstrates Matchbox-sized PVPro™ Projector Evaluation Kit

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Movie Downloads Coming to Amazon.com

— February 02, 2006 19:00

Movie Downloads Coming to Amazon.com

It had to happen sooner or later, downloadable movies accompanying the DVD release timeline is the future. The question was who could pull…

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Super Bowl XL Party at Audioholics!

— January 31, 2006 18:00

Super Bowl XL Party at Audioholics!

Last year we threw an incredibly fun Superbowl party and had over 25 people in attendance. This year we wanted to outdo ourselves - a challenge to say the least, but one that we felt we could

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Victory for the Video Down‑Rez Police

— January 29, 2006 19:00

Victory for the Video Down-Rez Police

Analogue down-rezzing, or the down-converting of video signals through analogue outputs, has long been speculated among videophiles as the fate of the new optical storage…

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Disney Patents Mood Sensing Media Player

— January 29, 2006 19:00

Disney Patents Mood Sensing Media Player

Potentially one of the creepiest new media technologies to come along in awhile, Jan 4th Disney entered a patent for a mood sensing media player. Once the device has been given a chance to build a

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The Content Delivery War ‑ Revisiting Star Wars

The DVD Insider — January 23, 2006 18:00

The Content Delivery War - Revisiting Star Wars

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

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Audioholics Showcase Home ‑ First Look

— January 23, 2006 18:00

Audioholics Showcase Home - First Look

After 13 grueling months, the Audioholics Showcase Home construction has been completed. Now the fun begins.

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Cisco Systems to Be Another CE Player

— January 18, 2006 19:00

Cisco Systems to Be Another CE Player

You can now add Cisco Systems to the companies vying for your attention at upcoming Consumer Electronics Shows. Charles Giancarlo, Chief Development Office for…

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1080p: Are We There Yet? ‑ Part 2

Josh Allen — January 01, 2006 19:00

1080p: Are We There Yet? - Part 2

As I stated in my previous article , I believe that 1080p displays are the Holy Grail of Video.

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I'll Take the StikAx Music, Video, DJ Whatsamagadget

— December 21, 2005 19:00

I'll Take the StikAx Music, Video, DJ Whatsamagadget

Subtitle: What to Get the Kid Who Has Everything

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1080p: The Holy Grail of Video ‑ Part 1

Josh Allen — December 19, 2005 19:00

1080p: The Holy Grail of Video - Part 1

Every year at the CEDIA (Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association) Expo we see new products and new technologies. This year, all the talk was about the Holy Grail.

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Ask OPRA ‑ Hums, Glossary, and Experts, Oh My!

— December 05, 2005 19:00

Ask OPRA - Hums, Glossary, and Experts, Oh My!

In the continuing tradition of addressing the critical issues in Home Audio and Home Theater, OPRA returns with new wisdom, new suggestions, and new lists… all of stemming from a shockingly bad grasp

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Twas the Night Before an Audioholic's Christmas...

— December 04, 2005 19:00

Twas the Night Before an Audioholic's Christmas...

Twas the night before Christmas when all through the…

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Getting a Sony Root(kit) Canal

The DVD Insider — November 27, 2005 19:00

Getting a Sony Root(kit) Canal

I Love It When a Plan Comes Together

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An Introduction to Imaging Science

, — October 30, 2005 19:00

An Introduction to Imaging Science

Excerpts and Notes from the Home Theater Cruise Presented by: Terry Paulin

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Video iPod... The Art of the Deal

The DVD Insider — October 26, 2005 19:00

Video iPod... The Art of the Deal

"Every Dream Has a Price" - Oliver Stone's Wall Street …

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Five (5) Audio Myths Dispelled

— October 17, 2005 19:00

Five (5) Audio Myths Dispelled

This article was originally published on AudioXpress, and dives into five audio myths that many well intentioned and well informed audiophiles still believe.

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The Demand for HDTV and Emergence of IPTV

The DVD Insider — October 16, 2005 20:00

The Demand for HDTV and Emergence of IPTV

The standards for digital TV have been in place since 1994. It has only been in the last few years that the sale of HDTV…

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The State of Downloadable Music & Storage

The DVD Insider — October 09, 2005 20:00

The State of Downloadable Music & Storage

Hardware, software, content owners and service providers are saying what Estelle Reiner (mother of Rob Reiner) said after watching Meg Ryan explain intimate relationships in…

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Toshiba's Latest Round of HD‑DVD Woes

— October 03, 2005 20:00

Toshiba's Latest Round of HD-DVD Woes

In what appears to be a double play on Toshiba this week, Reuters reported that Paramount has officially backed Blu-ray Disc (joining Apple,…

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Audioholism ‑ Is There an End?

Peter J. Benson — September 25, 2005 20:00

Audioholism - Is There an End?

I knew there was something awry the moment I entered the house.

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Ask OPRA: Comparing Subs, Cables

— September 22, 2005 20:00

Ask OPRA: Comparing Subs, Cables

In the continuing tradition of addressing the critical issues in Home Audio and Home Theater, OPRA returns with new wisdom, new suggestions, and new lists…all of stemming from a shockingly bad grasp

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The State of Blu‑ray and HD‑DVD

The DVD Insider — September 20, 2005 20:00

The State of Blu-ray and HD-DVD

It has been two-and-a-half years since next generation DVD was first announced (actually CES of 2003) by Sony.