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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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Atlantic Technology WA‑5030 Wireless Transmitter/Amp System Preview

— March 30, 2012 05:45

Atlantic Technology WA-5030 Wireless Transmitter/Amp System Preview

Is the Atlantic Technology WA-5030 worth $400? With a complete wireless solution including stereo 30 watt amps, we're guessing that a lot of people will say yes.

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TEAC Distinction CD‑3000 SACD Player Preview

— March 20, 2012 20:05

TEAC Distinction CD-3000 SACD Player Preview

The TEAC Distinction line certainly seems to be well thought out and well matched to each other. The CD-3000 with its 192kHz upsampling before decoding and dual differential DACs has us excited.

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OtterBox Commuter and Defender Cases for Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review

— March 07, 2012 08:10

OtterBox Commuter and Defender Cases for Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review

OtterBox offers a Commuter and Defender Series Case for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Basically, no matter what you need or how you use your phone, OtterBox has a case for your Galaxy Nexus.

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Sony NSZ‑GT1 Google TV Blu‑ray Disc Player Review

— February 29, 2012 11:00

Sony NSZ-GT1 Google TV Blu-ray Disc Player Review

The Sony NSZ-GT1 sounds more like a Japanese sports car than an Internet TV Blu-ray Player. I mean, are we reviewing the hardware? Yes. Are we reviewing GoogleTV? Yes. Are we reviewing Sony? Yes.

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Cables To Go TruLink High Speed HDMI Active Optical Cable Preview

— February 22, 2012 09:00

Cables To Go TruLink High Speed HDMI Active Optical Cable Preview

The Cables to Go TruLink High Speed HDMI Active Optical Cable has a USB breakout cable at the display end to power the cable. This allows for very clean installations with runs up to 100 feet.

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Grace Digital Mondo Wi‑Fi Music Player and Internet Radio Review

— February 22, 2012 05:15

Grace Digital Mondo Wi-Fi Music Player and Internet Radio Review

The Grace Digital Mondo GDI-IRC6000W is a Wi-Fi music player and Internet radio that's designed to go just about anywhere and bring you music from just about any source.

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Griffin Twenty Airport Express Amplifier Preview

— February 13, 2012 04:25

Griffin Twenty Airport Express Amplifier Preview

The Griffin Twenty is a single unit, very compact solution for streaming music to your old speakers you now longer have a use for and we think it will be an attractive prospect for many consumers.

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Marantz TT42 High‑Performance Turntable Preview

— February 09, 2012 11:15

Marantz TT42 High-Performance Turntable Preview

The Marantz TT42 may be a very basic turntable, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good one. While it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of high-priced offerings, it also doesn't have the price tag

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Netgear's Internet Adapter for Home Theater Review

— February 06, 2012 03:00

Netgear's Internet Adapter for Home Theater Review

Netgear's Internet Adapter for Home Theater is a powerline solution much like the Belkin we reviewed last year. The difference? The Belkin may be prettier but the Netgear has more inputs and 500 Mbps.

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Alpine INE‑Z928HD AVN DVD Receiver Preview

— January 09, 2012 19:15

Alpine INE-Z928HD AVN DVD Receiver Preview

Alpine was alive and well in the North Hall and the new INE-Z928HD AVN (Audio/Video/Navigation) DVD receiver is a big deal for the company. It's squarely taking aim at the 12-volt aftermarket crowd.

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Vizio GoogleTV‑enabled VAP430 Stream Player Preview

— January 09, 2012 19:05

Vizio GoogleTV-enabled VAP430 Stream Player Preview

GoogleTV is apparently not dead. Today at CES, Vizio and Google jointly announced the introduction of the Vizio VAP430 Stream Player, an innovative stream player that enhances any HDTV.

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Simaudio Moon 180 MiND Music Streamer Preview

— January 09, 2012 19:00

Simaudio Moon 180 MiND Music Streamer Preview

Simaudio showed off more than just their Moon phono preamp, they also introduced the Moon 180 MiND Music Streamer. MiND, acronym for Moon intelligent Network Device, streams digitally stored content.

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Zagg HzO WaterBlocking Technology Demo!

— January 09, 2012 16:17

Zagg HzO WaterBlocking Technology Demo!

Not content to sit around waiting for the next SHIELD device, Zagg went to work protecting your electronics products from the inside. Yes, we said FROM THE INSIDE. How? We have no freaking idea.

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LaCie 2big and eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series Drives Preview

— January 09, 2012 15:45

LaCie 2big and eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series Drives Preview

LaCie used the 2012 CES to announce some new Thunderbolt-driven drives. The new 2big Thunderbolt Series delivers speed, and capacity, while the eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series enables eSATA access.

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DISH Hopper and Joey Whole‑Home DVR Preview

— January 09, 2012 14:50

DISH Hopper and Joey Whole-Home DVR Preview

DISH is introducing Hopper and Joey, a whole-home high definition DVR entertainment system. The Hopper HD DVR and accompanying small Joey set-top boxes create a whole-home HD DVR entertainment system.

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Acer S5 and Timeline Ultrabooks Preview

— January 09, 2012 09:15

Acer S5 and Timeline Ultrabooks Preview

Acer is attempting to claim the title of thinnest PC notebook in the world with two new ultrabooks at the 2012 CES, the 17mm Aspire S5 and the Aspire Timeline Ultra - both with Thunderbolt technology.

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Vizio's Laptop, Ultrabook, and All‑in‑One PCs Preview

— January 09, 2012 06:40

Vizio's Laptop, Ultrabook, and All-in-One PCs Preview

Vizio announced a complete line of notebooks/laptops and an all-in-one PC that appears to be taking on the design trends of Apple Computer directly - even built with a stylish aluminum frame design.

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Transformative Engineering HDS‑12 & HDS‑14 HDMI Conditioner/Splitter Preview

— December 21, 2011 08:00

Transformative Engineering HDS-12 & HDS-14 HDMI Conditioner/Splitter Preview

Sexy or no, the Transformative Engineering HDS-12 and HDS-14 HDMI splitters and signal conditioners look to become a staple in the tool box of the custom installer.

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Review: IOCell NetDisk 351UNE: But Will it Stream Media?

— November 29, 2011 16:45

Review: IOCell NetDisk 351UNE: But Will it Stream Media?

IOCell NetDisk SOLO NEWFAST 351UNE, which is enough names for two devices. But a clumsy naming convention is easily forgiven because, as we'll see, the 351UNE makes good on being fast.

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Marantz CD6004 CD Player Preview

— November 04, 2011 07:20

Marantz CD6004 CD Player Preview

For CD fanatics that are looking for the perfect companion for their new PM6004 Integrated Amp, the Marantz CD6004 is for you. Includes Made for iPod/Works with iPhone certification and USB port.

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Russound DMS‑3.1 Digital Media Streamer Preview

— October 14, 2011 06:30

Russound DMS-3.1 Digital Media Streamer Preview

Russound debuted their new DMS-3.1 Digital Media Streamer, which is part of their C-Series line of multiroom audio products. It's not inexpensive, coming in at around $2,100 (MAP).

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Altec inMotion iMT630 Classic and Sport Speaker Preview

— October 04, 2011 03:00

Altec inMotion iMT630 Classic and Sport Speaker Preview

Altec Lansing just introduced its new inMotion iMT630 Classic and Sport Speaker systems for iPhone and iPod. The inMotion iMT630 Classic and Sport speakers are designed to be ultra-portable and fun.

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Denon DNP‑720AE Network Audio Player Preview

— September 26, 2011 00:35

Denon DNP-720AE Network Audio Player Preview

With Apple's AirPlay on board plus DLNA/Windows 7 and other streaming, the Denon DNP-720AE has just about all the network features available on the market without having to upgrade your receiver.

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Velodyne WiConnect Wireless System Preview

— September 15, 2011 21:05

Velodyne WiConnect Wireless System Preview

Velodyne's new WiConnect wireless connection system allows an end user to wirelessly connect up to 4 subwoofers.

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Sony SMP‑N200 Streaming Player Preview

— September 15, 2011 11:40

Sony SMP-N200 Streaming Player Preview

At CEDIA 2011 this year, we got a glimpse of Sony Electronics' new SMP-N200 Streaming Player. What sets this apart is that it adds 3D streaming capability (for compatible movies) and TONS of streaming

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Aperion Audio Zona Home Audio Link (HAL) Preview

— September 14, 2011 20:50

Aperion Audio Zona Home Audio Link (HAL) Preview

Aperion is pitching the affordable $149 Zona Home Audio Link (HAL) solution to those for whom running wires across a room is going to present a significant detriment to buying surrounds or a subwoofer

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DISH Tailgater Portable Satellite Antenna Preview

— September 10, 2011 09:25

DISH Tailgater Portable Satellite Antenna Preview

DISH Network had their new Tailgater on-hand, which is essentially a VuCube (but far cheaper) that is designed to seamlessly and easily integrate with the DISH ViP211k satellite receiver.

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Accell UltraCat HDBaseT Extenders Preview

— September 08, 2011 05:40

Accell UltraCat HDBaseT Extenders Preview

Accell has shown off a new and innovative Cat6e/6-based "UltraCat HD Extender" based on the HDBaseT standard. It provides HDMI over a single Cat5e/6 cable and does it for long runs of up to 328 feet!