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Onkyo Readies Icon Series Electronics and Creator Series Powered Speakers

Onkyo is staging a two-channel comeback in 2025. The Icon Series of HiFi electronics includes the Icon P-80 Network Preamplifier, Icon M-80 Power Amplifier, and Icon A-50 Network Integrated Amplifier.
SIRIUS Music Channel Debuts on Sprint Mobile

Sprint customers will be the first wireless customers to enjoy SIRIUS Satellite Radio programming via their mobile phones. Sprint today announced the availability of SIRIUS Music, which offers …
Volvo Puts Dolby Pro Logic II in All Vehicles

Dolby Laboratories today announced that Dolby Pro Logic II technology will be offered in the all-new Volvo C70, launched today at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). With the addition of Dolby audio …
HQV Benchmark DVD Available to Consumers

Silicon Optix, a leading developer of video-processing technology, has now made its HQV Benchmark test DVD available to consumers. HQV Benchmark lets anyone objectively evaluate the picture quality …
New Slappa Laptop Case Product Line

SLAPPA Distribution LLC, today announced the launch of its new diverse line of laptop storage cases and bags. The line, as described by SLAPPA's website ( www.slappa.com ) currently features four …
Logitech Harmony 520 Remote Announced for $99

Logitech today announced it will soon bring the simplicity and convenience of its Harmony universal remote controls to a significantly broader base of consumers. The company unveiled the Logitech(R) …
New Gefen HDMI Switchers

Gefen's new HDMI Switchers provide control of two or more audio/video components, including DVD players, satellite set top systems and now video gaming consoles. Using a single HD display is made …
SunBriteTV to Introduce Outdoor LCD TVs

It was announced today that SunBriteTVTM will feature two all-weather outdoor LCD televisions at CEDIA EXPO 2005, in Booth #1660. In addition to the successful 20" LCD TV Model 2010A-Pro, the new …
Datacolor Launches SpyderTV Home Cinema Calibration Tool

Datacolor, an internationally known name in color technology, launches its latest and most exciting innovation in color calibration, SpyderTV™, at the IFA - an international consumer electronics …
Sony Introduces New "BRAVIA" LCD HDTVs

Sony Electronics today introduced a new sub-brand for its line of high-definition LCD TVs with an unveiling of a right field sign at Yankee Stadium before the New York Yankees - Toronto Blue Jays …
Intel Viiv Technology for HTPCs

A new kind of personal computer (PC) should premiere in homes early next year if Intel Corporation meets its goals and introduces Intel® Viiv™ technology designed to enrich consumers' enjoyment of …
Russound Introduces the SaphIR K2 Keypad

Russound® today announced the SaphIR K2, a new in-wall, intuitive, infrared keypad that extends home theater systems' potential, boosting installers' profits while introducing customers to the …
Screen Research Introduces In‑Ceiling Motorized Screens

Screen Research, makers of high-quality acoustically transparent, acoustically neutral home theater projection screens, has announced the introduction of several custom installation products that are …
Wireless High‑Definition Video Distribution

Analog Devices, Inc. today announced that it will demonstrate the first real-time compression and wireless transmission of high-definition (HD) video in a consumer application at the DisplaySearch …
Sherwood Adds SNAP PEQ to Flagship

Sherwood America Inc., a leading manufacturer of high performance audio equipment, announced that a new breakthrough feature has been added to its Newcastle line. The feature, Sherwood Newcastle …
Xbox 360 Pricing and Details Announced!

Ending weeks of speculation about which upcoming videogame platform will give gamers the most bang for their buck, today at the German Games Convention Microsoft® revealed that consumers can get …
Sharp Ships PN‑455 Pro 1920x1080 LCD Monitor

Sharp is shipping the company's largest professional LCD monitor, the crystal-clear 45-inch model PN-455. The "future proof" 45-inch monitor has a full 1920 x 1080 HD resolution with more than six …
Floating Mid‑air Video Display Hits Market

IO2 Technology today announced on August 16, 2005 the release of its Heliodisplay(TM) projector, which projects video onto thin air. IO2 Technology creates and commercializes next-generation display …
Sony Introduces 1080p SXRD Grand WEGA HDTVs

On the occasion of celebrating the production of the one millionth rear projection Grand WEGA™ micro-display television at its technology center in southwestern Pennsylvania, Sony Electronics today …
Mix & Burn Offers Major Labels in Digital Music Kiosks

Mix & Burn introduces upgraded "Digital Music Filling Station" approved by major music labels including SONY BMG and Warner Music Group. Upgraded kiosks allow retail customers to purchase, download …
North Carolina Bans... Stealing!

In an amazing act of common sense, Raleigh North Carolina's General Assembly gave final approval yesterday (8/11/2005) to a law that would make it a state crime to record or copy a first-run film …
Pioneer PureVision Plasmas Add 6th Generation Panels

Two new PureVision plasma televisions introduced today by Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. take a leap forward in picture quality with enhanced black level detail and brilliant image quality to …
Logitech Adds High‑End Portable Speakers for iPod

Today, Logitech expanded its mobile music product offering with the introduction of two new speaker systems designed specifically for portable music players. The Logitech mm50 portable speakers for …
Velodyne Introduces SPL‑R Series Subwoofers with 6‑Band Auto‑EQ

Velodyne Acoustics, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of powered subwoofers for home-theater and consumer audio, has announced the introduction of the SPL-R (Small, Precise, Loud - Remote) …
Dolby Digital Plus Incorporated into ATSC Standard

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced today that the Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. (ATSC), approved a revision to the A/52A Standard (entitled A/52B) that incorporates Dolby Digital Plus …
Planet Waves Enters Custom Installation Market

The sweeping success of Planet Waves critically acclaimed cable line in the music industry has paved the way for the company's entry into the Custom Installation (CI) market with the launch of an …
Anthony Gallo Releases New Reference 3 Subwoofer Amp

Anthony Gallo Acoustics announces the release of its Reference 3 Subwoofer Amplifier (SA), a high-end audio component that features a bridgeable stereo amplifier, a high-quality active crossover and …
Movie Studios Agree on Digital Cinema Format for Films

Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) has completed the final overall system requirements and specifications to help theatrical projector and equipment manufacturers create uniform and compatible …
Voltron: Defender of the Universe Live Action Movie

Producer Mark Gordon ("The Day After Tomorrow") is developing a live action feature film based on the 1980s giant robot kids TV series and toy sensation.