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When Toshiba ceded the format war back in February, one thing they made clear was that they did not plan to make Blu-ray players and that they would pursue other technologies such as NAND flash …

World of Warcarft players have finally been vindicated - The Sci-Fi Channel is planing on marrying a TV show and a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) scheduled to be released in 2010. The idea …

MediaDefender is paid by the motion picture and recording industry to defend clients’ intellectual property by going on the offensive. But last Memorial Day weekend it may have gone too far as the …

Resurrecting a format that already died a quick death, Staples will begin carrying Flexplay Entertainment’s self-destructing DVD movies next month. These are the discs which, once removed from a …

Harman Kardon has finally released a new series of AV receivers which feature three HDMI 1.3a inputs and one output, allowing native internal decoding of all the new high definition audio formats …

When we spot trends we like to point them out - especially when it's something that gradually occurs over time and might be missed as part of "the bigger picture" by consumers. Well, this week …

Sony is targeting the high end professional setting with their new Sountina speaker. Standing about 3.3 feet high, the Sountina (a combination of "sound" and "fountain") is an transparent acrylic …

High Resolution audio goodness only came in two competing flavors before Blu-ray came along. You had to pick between competing formats DVD-Audio which was built to be the successor to the CD and …

Living close to the Canada/US border used to be a lot less stressful. You could head across to either side for a simple lunch date and head back with little more ceremony than a few questions to …

This just in from the "better-late-than-never" department: Sony has negotiated a deal to allow for itself and other television manufacturers to integrate two-way CableCARD technology into television …

Monster Cable has already attracted the ire of hi-fi enthusiasts worldwide. If it's not putting up shady displays at big box stores to lure customers into its Monster Cable scam it's doing the same …

My desk is messy, but I never really thought about why until I read this recent article on an industry group aiming to reduce the number of power adapters in the world through standardization. It …

It's Memorial Day, and while we hope many of you are reflecting on those who gave their lives in order for this country to be as free as it is today, we also recognize that Hollywood has done a …

Audiogurus has been running a great deal for the EMP EF30 5.1 system for just $899 (less than half MSRP). There has been such a great response, that they have sold out of the EF30 Center Channel. To …

Lately, we're seeing more and more about 3D movies being released. Many directors (most notably James Cameron who directed such greats as Aliens, The Terminator and definitely did NOT direct anything …

Approved by VESA just last year, DisplayPort is slowly trickling into the consumer market with PC gear and other consumer electronics. Now Atlona has committed its support to the digital interconnect …

ESPN Consumer Products announced a new remote control that it developed with the help of tvCompass. "ESPN The Ultimate Remote" (yes, awkward full name) is an Internet-connected Wi-Fi device that, in …

Netflix has pulled the ultimate move. They have partnered with Roku to release a $99 set top box, dubbed the Netflix Player, that allows Netflix subscribers access to their entire 'Watch Now' movie …

Napster is serving notice on iTunes... sort of. The music-pirate-turned-legal company has switched gears from being exclusively a legal subscription service to also including a "fully-stocked" music …

Blu-ray is no slam-dunk according to researchers. But a recent Harris Poll has some very interesting results about consumer HD buying habits. We can probably all agree that focus groups and marketing …

What do Sex and the City, Sopranos and Rome have in common? They can all be downloaded now on iTunes! Apple has announced a deal with HBO that has revolutionized its pricing model. Content providers …

Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the world’s first “Blue Phase” LCD panel – which will offer the ridiculously fast image-driving speed of 240 Hz. Samsung is planning to …

Two electronics giants, Kenwood and JVC, have combined to form a holding company focused on car and home audio electronics. The new company, uniquely entitled JVC Kenwood Holdings, hopes to increase …

When dts released their quarterly earnings, they also announced a new focus - solely on their consumer market. They have sold both their Digital Cinema business (closed on My 9th for $3.3 million) …

Reports have surfaced from Taiwan that chip makers are producing enhanced Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) for Xbox 360. The new processors are designed to keep Microsoft’s gaming machine cool during …

This week Pioneer introduced six new models of Plasma HDTVs for the company’s Kuro line. Pioneer says the new 2008 Kuro models will display black levels up to five times deeper than its 2007 models – …

After Rogers, Canada’s top Cable/Internet broadband provider announced it’ll end its unlimited Internet access, America’s number two Internet provider considers the same measure. An insider tells …

A switch of sorts has occurred between two camps in the ongoing online music distribution issue. Radiohead has decided to abandon the pay-as-you-please business and longtime Internet curmudgeons …