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Hulu Begins Its Password Crackdown

— April 22, 2024 02:00

Hulu Begins Its Password Crackdown

As of March 14th, 2024, Hulu has banned the sharing of account login information to friends and family outside the account-holder’s household. Rule breakers risk having their accounts suspended!

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Enter to Win a FREE Pair of Aperion Audio Verus Grand Bookshelf Speakers

— January 04, 2012 17:19

Enter to Win a FREE Pair of Aperion Audio Verus Grand Bookshelf Speakers

Enter to Win a FREE pair of Aperion Audio Verus Grand Bookshelf speakers ($598 value) by January 31st 2012 on the Audioholics Forum.

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Is 2012 the Year of Super‑Thin OLED Displays?

— January 04, 2012 06:00

Is 2012 the Year of Super-Thin OLED Displays?

LG Electronics is announcing a 55" television that will measure a scant 3/16" thick and weigh just 16.5 pounds. That's pencil thin. Samsung is making similar claims and both will announce at 2012 CES.

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Enter to Win a FREE Velodyne EQ‑Max 10 Subwoofer by December 31st!

— December 30, 2011 09:15

Enter to Win a FREE Velodyne EQ-Max 10 Subwoofer by December 31st!

Enter to win the Velodyne EQ-Max 10 Subwoofer Audioholics forum contest contest giveaway by December 31st, 2011.

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ZVOX Z‑Base 220, 320, and 420 Sound Bars Preview

— December 29, 2011 04:30

ZVOX Z-Base 220, 320, and 420 Sound Bars Preview

The new models are the Z-Base 220 ($199.99), Z-Base 320 ($249.99) and the Z-Base 420 ($299.99). Each system is smaller than its predecessors and uses high quality speakers and amplifiers.

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LG Magic Remote Debuts with Voice Recognition

— December 28, 2011 06:00

LG Magic Remote Debuts with Voice Recognition

With rumors of an Apple-branded TV pending, LG Electronics wanted to beat everyone to the punch and released an innovative "Magic Remote" voice-activated remote for its newest Cinema 3D Smart TVs.

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Ultra‑D Glasses‑free 3D Debuting at CES

— December 23, 2011 07:41

Ultra-D Glasses-free 3D Debuting at CES

Stream TV Networks is a rather obscure company, but it's making a splash at CES this year by announcing that it is debuting a new glasses-free 3D technology called Ultra-D.

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Superbowl to be Streamed Online for FREE

— December 22, 2011 06:05

Superbowl to be Streamed Online for FREE

Finally. After all these years the NFL is finally going to broadcast the big game on the Internet. That's right, 2012 marks the very first time you can pull up the NFL.com and watch the game online.

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Yamaha PDX‑11 Portable Speaker Preview

— December 16, 2011 10:55

Yamaha PDX-11 Portable Speaker Preview

The PDX-11 is a easy-to-carry, powerful speaker system that frees your iPod/iPhone music for your active lifestyle. Enjoy your entire content library whenever you want, wherever you go.

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WiSA ‑ Wireless Speaker and Audio Association

— December 14, 2011 07:26

WiSA - Wireless Speaker and Audio Association

Possibly the greater reason we're excited about WiSA is because the group contains some heavy hitters that makes this more likely to be a true standard - one that goes further than just a "neat idea".

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Verizon to Offer Streaming Netflix Alternative?

— December 08, 2011 08:10

Verizon to Offer Streaming Netflix Alternative?

When Verizon launched Fios several years ago, it was one of the newest challenges to traditional cable or satellite TV that had occurred in recent history. Then came the onslaught of streaming media.

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HDCP Master Key Cracked with $267 Custom Board

— December 07, 2011 06:30

HDCP Master Key Cracked with $267 Custom Board

Apparently HDCP has been cracked. Now, Blu-ray content protection has been cracked before. At least, it's been cracked such that you can rip/store the files to hard drive. Now hardware is available.

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See Audioholics Favorite Gift Idea's and Win FREE Moshi Headphones

— December 05, 2011 13:55

See Audioholics Favorite Gift Idea's and Win FREE Moshi Headphones

Enter to Win Free Moshi Headphones, deadline December 8th, 2011.

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Microsoft Goes All‑in with Kinect on New Xbox 360 Interface

— December 05, 2011 09:55

Microsoft Goes All-in with Kinect on New Xbox 360 Interface

Well, I guess Microsoft is serious about Kinect. According to an Associated Press report today, the company is rolling out its newest Xbox 360 interface tomorrow - and it's all about the Kinect.

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Spotify Announces Platform with AppFinder

— December 01, 2011 12:35

Spotify Announces Platform with AppFinder

Spotify Platform beta is now live as a preview. For more information about the apps please visit www.spotify.com/apps. The full consumer rollout will take place later this month (December).

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Twelve South BookBook for iPhone 4 Review

— November 19, 2011 09:00

Twelve South BookBook for iPhone 4 Review

The Twelve South BookBook for iPhone 4 is every bit as cool as the BookBook for the MacBook Pro that we reviewed last year. Except that we don't carry that thing around all over the place.

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Extreme Makeover: Audiogurus Edition!

— November 18, 2011 13:35

Extreme Makeover: Audiogurus Edition!

The guys at Audiogurus have completely redesigned the storefront to take them into the 21st century with a bang. Recent upgrades include a complete aesthetic and infrastructure redesign.

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Enter to Win Moshi Premium In‑Ear Headphones

— November 16, 2011 22:29

Enter to Win Moshi Premium In-Ear Headphones

Enter to Win Moshi In-Ear headphones by November 23rd, 2011.

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Sony Blaming TV Division for Dwindling Profits?

— November 07, 2011 06:40

Sony Blaming TV Division for Dwindling Profits?

The maker of Bravia TVs is feeling the pinch from market and natural forces lately. The Japanese electronics giant announced second-quarter earnings and is in the midst of a four year loss.

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Sonance Landscape Outdoor Speakers & Subwoofers Preview

— November 04, 2011 21:20

Sonance Landscape Outdoor Speakers & Subwoofers Preview

Sonance unveiled their new Landscape series of outdoor speakers and subwoofers at CEDIA 2011. Here is a sneak peak at these gems which we feel are a sure bet to sound as good as they look.

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Aperion Audio DROPS Price of Intimus Loudspeakers

— November 03, 2011 08:20

Aperion Audio DROPS Price of Intimus Loudspeakers

It's a rare day when a manufacturer announces largely cosmetic changes to lower the price of their loudspeakers to make them more affordable. Aperion Audio apparently doesn't mind bucking the trend.

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Nintendo 3DS and Wii Get Hulu Plus

— October 25, 2011 06:11

Nintendo 3DS and Wii Get Hulu Plus

Streaming media is beginning to get ubiquitous - and that's a good thing. Now, Nintendo announced that its 3DS handheld gaming platform and its popular Wii console will get Hulu Plus streaming.

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Fanny Wang Monster Lawsuit Ends with a Whimper

— October 18, 2011 04:10

Fanny Wang Monster Lawsuit Ends with a Whimper

It seems ages ago that we reported on Monster Cable suing Fanny Wang over their headphones which had a passing similarity to their Beats by Dr. Dre. The lawsuit has been going on for more than a year.

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Spotify Drops into Boxee Box by D‑Link

— October 17, 2011 11:48

Spotify Drops into Boxee Box by D-Link

If you haven't experienced Spotify you really have to re-evaluate your commitment to music. Spotify is an incredibly on-demand streaming music service that is sweeping the nation. Now it's on Boxee.

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New Energy Star Requirement Dumps Your Giant Plasma

— October 11, 2011 20:20

New Energy Star Requirement Dumps Your Giant Plasma

New Energy Star requirements for televisions are the strictest yet. Version 5.3 has come into effect this month and has removed many of our largest HDTVs (particularly DLP and plasmas) from compliance

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Velodyne Shows EQ‑Max Subs at 2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

— October 05, 2011 10:59

Velodyne Shows EQ-Max Subs at 2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

Velodyne is showing off its new EQ-Max line of subwoofers at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, giving attendees an up-close and personal look at the new technology behind the brand new line of subs.

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Star Trek: Next Gen Blu‑ray has Special Effects Retooled

— October 05, 2011 05:15

Star Trek: Next Gen Blu-ray has Special Effects Retooled

Star Trek: The Next Generation is finally getting a digital facelift seventeen years after the show’s seven-year run. CBS Paramount says it’s pulling out the stops on the show’s HD upconversion

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Spotify Announces Integration into Facebook

— September 30, 2011 03:30

Spotify Announces Integration into Facebook

Spotify is rapidly becoming one of the most popular ways to stream on-demand music anytime, anywhere. Now, it's going social through Facebook - and you know what? That's not such a bad idea.

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DreamWorks Animation Dumps HBO for Netflix

— September 29, 2011 06:25

DreamWorks Animation Dumps HBO for Netflix

DreamWorks studios, creators of animated hits like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, has accepted an exclusive offer with Netflix to stream its movies and TV shows and forgo the pay-TV network HBO.