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Bose Reveals New 901 60th Anniversary Edition Speakers
Bose reimages its 901 speakers with a 12-pair 60th-anniversary limited edition. Fans enjoy the nostalgia, critics debate the direct/reflecting sound, but we'd love a demo to assess any real improvements.
Best Buy Expands Into Home Theater Installation
According to an article at MarketWatch , Best Buy Co. is ramping up its home theater installation for 2007. Best Buy is attempting to set itself apart from budget retailers like Wal-mart by …
Vutec Introduces Vision XFT Triplex Masking System
Vutec Corporation unveiled its Vision XFT Triplex system at the Electronic Home Expo in Orlando, Florida during March 30-April 1 to meet the new technology needs of the rapidly expanding home …
Roadmaster Ships FM Modulators for MP3 Music via Car Radios
Roadmaster USA Corp, a leading automotive company providing mobile & home audio equipment, auto accessories, and car care products, announced today that it has begun shipping the Roadmaster VRFM …
Tripp Lite Intros New A/V Power Protection Products at EHX
Tripp Lite, a world- leading manufacturer of power protection equipment, is pleased to announce the introduction of two new power protection solutions for audio/video applications at EHX Spring …
Klipsch Develops In‑Wall THX Ultra2 Custom Home Theater System
Klipsch is introducing in-wall versions of its THX Ultra2 custom home theater system. Engineered to bring real cinema sound to the comforts of home, the new KL-7800-THX in-wall LCR and KS-7800-THX …
Panasonic Readies New G9 Plasma Panels
Panasonic is now readying it latest G9 panels for deployment in the US. The new G9 panel represents the latest iteration of plasma technology and represents what, at first glance, appears to be a …
Anthony Gallo Releases Nucleus Reference AV Line
Anthony Gallo Acoustics (AGA) has announced the release of its new Nucleus® Reference AV and Reference AV Center loudspeakers. The new speakers, based on AGA's award-winning Nucleus® Reference 3.1 …
Sony Announces Pricing and Availability on Blue‑ray Disc Products
Sony Electronics today debuted its first Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) products in the U.S. , along with details on suggested pricing and availability for some of the new offerings. These next generation …
Sony Delays Playstation 3 (PS3) Launch Until November
One of Japan 's major newspapers, Nihon Kezai Shimbun broke the story yesterday afternoon that Sony's PlayStation 3 would be delayed until November. This was followed up by an official …
TI Aureus DSP in New Yamaha Receivers
Continuing to bring consumers feature-rich home theater applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced that Yamaha's three new audio/video receivers (AVRs) are powered by …
SBS Innovations Inc Announces the iShok NanoCase
SBS Innovations Inc. today is announcing that it is accepting preorders for its iShok Nano iPod case. The new iShok Nano Case protects the iPod media player from accidental damage through a unique …
Toshiba Announces et20 HQV Projector with DVD Player
Toshiba has announced the et20 projector with integrated DVD player, 5.1-channel audio system, and an exclusive Super Close Projection lens that will produce a 2-meter (diagonal) image from 1-meter …
New 'M Theory' Mobile Entertainment for Portable Market
Gaining traction with young audiences through such television hits as MTV's "The Real World" and Fox's "The Simple Life," Bunim-Murray Productions today seeks to better reach the Digital Generation, …
Syntax‑Brillian Announces LCoS Joint Venture in China
Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to …
AOL's Email Tax Scheme
The following is from dearaol.com a non-profit site: AOL has proposed the adoption of a system called CertifiedEmail, provided by…
Sony Announces Release Date for Blu‑ray Discs
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) and MGM Home Entertainment (MGM) have announced the release date for their first salvo of Blu-ray discs . You can expect to see Blu-ray Disc titles in stores …
Sony and NEC Merge Optical Storage Business
This week Sony has officially announced an alliance with NEC where the two companies will combine their optical drive businesses. The deal is said to have been finalized last Monday. In the …
The Status of Plasma and LCD in the Industry
DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting and part of The NPD Group, today released Q4'05 shipments and revenues for plasma TVs by brand, region, size and …
Cirrus Logic, Genesis Microchip Announce Reference Design AVR
Genesis® Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS), a world leader in the development of image processing technologies for flat-panel TVs, monitors, and other consumer display products, and Cirrus Logic Inc. …
Panamax Acquires Furman Sound, Inc.
Over 60 years of power engineering are about to come together in Petaluma, CA. Panamax (founded 1975) has acquired Furman Sound, Inc. (founded 1974), in a move that will complement each other's …
MTV Launches 5.1 HD Channel
Demonstrating the continued momentum for high-definition (HD) television, MTV Networks Music Group launched its first HD channel, MHD, this past month with Dolby(R) Digital 5.1 audio.
PS3 Game Console Ship Date Delayed
According to a report at Reuters , Sony's launch of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) could be delayed if "industry specifications" for some of its technology are not finalized soon. Despite the news, Sony is …
Mitsubishi Introduces HD4000U Projector
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America's Presentation Products Division today introduced the HD4000U, its first high-definition projector designed for wide-format laptops and imaging applications …
MatrixStream to Release World's First High Definition IPTV
Following hot on the success of last year's sell out tour of North America, UK rock band Marillion return in June to get 'up front and personal' with their fans at a series of special acoustic shows …
Mitsubishi Announces Price Reduction on All Home Theater Projectors
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America's Presentation Products Division, known for its award-winning, high-quality presentation and display products, today announced it has lowered its suggested …
Crayola Launches Line of AV Products
GPX, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of technology-driven and trend-setting consumer electronics products, announces the 2006 launch of its Crayola-branded products that will awake your …
LG Rolls Out New LCDs‑Plasmas with DVR
Today at the Hilton hotel in Seoul LG showcased a complete line of flat panel LCD and plasma HDTV's that feature built in DVR . Regarding his company's forward thinking designs Executive Vice …
Mitsubishi Gets Universal Electronics Remote Controls
Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) (NASDAQ:UEIC) announced that Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America (MDEA) has selected UEI to supply universal remote control devices for MDEA television products. …