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Ascendo’s New 100" Infrasonic Subs: The World’s Largest?

Great Scott! Ascendo Immersive Audio unveiled the THE64 SUB PRO and the world’s largest 100" subwoofer, THE100 SUB PRO—sealed, passive beasts built to deliver earth-shaking infrasonic bass.
Impact Acoustics Launches PS2 and Xbox Meteora Cables

Impact Acoustics™, a leading manufacturer of high performance audio/video connectivity solutions, proudly introduces its new line of Meteora™ Playstation 2® and Xbox® Compatible Video Interconnects …
NetStreams Demos HD Video‑over‑IP Distribution System

At the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, NetStreams®, the global leader in networked entertainment systems based on Internet protocol (IP) technology, announced the world's first successful …
HDMI Releases 1.2a Spec

HDMI Licensing LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, today announced the availability of the latest revision of the HDMI …
PureLink Adapts Users to 2009 HD Transition

In just 36 short months, analog broadcasts of standard TV and HDTV content will end. All HD content from 2009 forward will only be available via the HDMI output of the source and only connect to the …
Paramount & 20th Century Fox Debut 2006 Blu‑ray Disc Titles

Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment announced today its upcoming slate of "Paramount High Definition" titles for the launch of the new Blu-ray Disc format.
Pioneer Launches Industry's First PC‑Based Blu‑ray Disc Drives

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today announced one of the industry's first Blu-ray Disc computer drives, expected to revolutionize digital and high-definition media storage. The new Pioneer BDR-101A …
New Klipsch Reference Line Speakers & Subwoofers Preview

CES breaking news before the show? Yes Audioholics has it for you! Yes, through super secret inside sources, code-named shallow throat. High risk was involved in bringing you this information. …
Two‑Way CableCARDs On the Way!

Thomson today announced that it has signed a license agreement with CableLabs, the consortium of North American cable operators, for its CableCARD-Host Interface License Agreement (CHILA) …
DTS to Demo DTS‑HD at CES 2006

At the 2006 CES (Consumer Electronics Show), DTS, Inc. will premiere DTS-HD Master Audio, the company's high definition surround sound solution for next-generation high definition media. This marks …
3M to Build LCD Optical Film Manufacturing Facility in Poland

3M announced today its intention to build a liquid crystal display (LCD) optical film manufacturing facility in Poland to support the fast-growing LCD-TV market in Europe and to better serve its …
HP Claims Neutrality in HD DVD Format War

In order to provide consumers with the best possible high-definition experience, HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced it will support the HD-DVD high-definition DVD format, in addition to the …
D&M Holdings Inc. Opens New US Headquarters in New Jersey

D & M Holdings Inc. (TSE II: 6735) today announced it will open a new headquarters building in Mahwah, New Jersey for the company's North American operations. The new state-of-the-art facility will …
SBS Innovations Intros the "iShok" Case for iPod

SBS Innovations debuts iShok case for portable electronics. SBS Innovations, a manufacturer of accessories for portable consumer electronic devices, is pleased to announce a new line of protective …
Genesis Microchip Ships New Controller

Genesis(R) Microchip Inc., a world leader in the development of image processing technologies for flat-panel monitors, TVs and other consumer display products, today announced that Samsung …
InterVideo, Ulead Demo WinDVD HD Playback & Authoring

InterVideo®, Inc., a leader in digital media software technology and PC/CE convergence; and its partner Ulead Systems, Inc., an industry leader in video, image and DVD software, demonstrated VC1 …
Syntax‑Brillian Ships 65‑inch 1080p LCoS HDTV

Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a designer and developer of LCD and LCoS HDTVs, today announced that it has commenced shipment of its 6580iFB 1080p platform. The six-megapixel, 65-inch diagonal HDTV and …
TDK Ships Mass‑Production Blu‑ray Disc Samples

TDK today announces that is has commenced shipping mass-production samples of its bare-type (cartridge-less) BD-R (write-once type) and BD-RE (rewritable type) Blu-ray Discs.
Kodak Digital Cinema Systems Feature SRS Surround

SRS Labs, Inc., a leading provider of audio technology solutions, announced today that Kodak Digital Cinema has selected SRS Circle Surround for their digital cinema pre-show high definition systems. …
Pioneer Blu‑ray Player to Feature Sigma Designs

Sigma Designs today announced it will work with Pioneer Corporation on the joint development of a full-featured Blu-ray DVD player using Sigma Designs' SMP8630 family of media …
Wireless Uncompressed HDTV to be Demoed by AMIMON

AMIMON, Inc., an emerging leader in semiconductor technology for wireless transmission of high-definition (HD) video, today announced it will demonstrate its revolutionary uncompressed …
Paramount To Buy DreamWorks for $1.5 Billion

LATimes.com reports today that Paramount landed a surprise bomb on Hollywood Friday when they successfully made a deal to purchase DreamWorks SKG, the independent movie studio headed by David Geffen, …
NEC Develops Ultra‑Thin, Flexible, Rechargeable Battery

NEC Corporation today announced that it has succeeded in the development of an ultra-thin, flexible, rechargeable battery capable of super-fast (30-second) charging, which can be embedded into …
Rives Introduces the sub‑PARC EQ

Rives Audio takes their award winning technology from the PARC and expands into the OEM market. So what could be better than the PARC? After the PARC received Stereophile product of the year in 2003 …
Toshiba Recalls DVD Home Theater Systems

The following product safety recall was conducted voluntarily by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Scratch‑proof CDs with Scratch‑Less CD Technology

Scratch-Less Disc Industries, creator of the innovative new optical disc designed to eliminate scratching and scuffing, announces the nationwide availability of its Scratch-Less optical discs. …
Iomega Intros ScreenPlay Multimedia Drives

Iomega International announced the new family of Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drives, a group of HDD based products with built-in multimedia playback capability, making them digital media jukeboxes …
Tripp Lite Intros HT500PC Isobar

Tripp Lite, a world-leading manufacturer of power protection equipment, has introduced a new Isobar® Power Conditioning Center, the HT500PC, designed to provide the best protection and cleanest …
Boston Acoustics Ships Recepter Radio HD

Boston Acoustics, Inc., a premier manufacturer of high performance audio solutions for use in home music and audio/video systems, aftermarket and OEM automotive systems, and custom built-in audio …