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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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PI Vision Introduces Video Wall Support for UVMS™

— November 10, 2004 18:00

PI Vision Introduces Video Wall Support for UVMS™

Model UVMS™ D3 Decoder and Display Driver is suitable for controlling banks of video displays. System is modular, with each D3 driving up to 4 display units. D3 exploits built-in switching

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Atlantic Technology System 920 Speakers

— November 08, 2004 19:00

Atlantic Technology System 920 Speakers

Atlantic Technology today announced the introduction of the System 920 home theater speaker system that establishes a new performance benchmark for compact subwoofer-satellite designs while

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Mitsubishi HC900U Home Cinema Projector

— November 08, 2004 19:00

Mitsubishi HC900U Home Cinema Projector

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America's Presentation Products Division, the industry leader in home entertainment technology and innovation, today announced its new retail distribution outlets for

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The Art of Sound ‑ 117th Annual AES Convention

— November 03, 2004 18:00

The Art of Sound - 117th Annual AES Convention

Our good friends at DTS sponsored my Audioholics trip to the AES convention this year. In conjunction with four other leading pro audio companies, DTS had put together a program called "

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DTS Establishes DTS Canada ULC

— November 01, 2004 19:00

DTS Establishes DTS Canada ULC

DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) has completed the acquisition of QDesign Corporation, a Canadian audio delivery technology company, which is now formally DTS Canada ULC. Based in Vancouver BC and

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FIA Introduces On3 Pro Mobile Portable Media Player

— November 01, 2004 19:00

FIA Introduces On3 Pro Mobile Portable Media Player

Today, First Intelligent Array (FIA, Inc.), announced the FIA On3 Pro Digital Media Player and Library. The FIA On3 Pro is an evolutionary breakthrough in car audio and video entertainment, and

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Cirrus Logic DACs Provide New Space‑Saving 6‑8 Channel Performance

— October 28, 2004 20:00

Cirrus Logic DACs Provide New Space-Saving 6-8 Channel Performance

Extending its expansive portfolio of high-performance analog and mixed-signal audio converter ICs, audio IC leader Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq:CRUS) unveiled two new 24-bit, 192 kHz, multi-channel

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La Mia 500 ‑ Fiat 500 with MP3 Downloads and Text Messaging

— October 28, 2004 20:00

La Mia 500 - Fiat 500 with MP3 Downloads and Text Messaging

There are a lot of ways to customize a car. Dave Slocombe and Natasha Sopieva have decided to do it by giving a vintage Fiat 500 a multimedia super high tech soul. To start with, this loveable

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Peter Gabriels Play: The Videos DVD Features DTS 96/24

— October 27, 2004 20:00

Peter Gabriels Play: The Videos DVD Features DTS 96/24

DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) announced that it recently supplied the new DTS Pro Series Surround Encoder to Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios, for its first commercial application, "Play: The

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Playstation Portable Enters Japanese Market

— October 27, 2004 19:00

Playstation Portable Enters Japanese Market

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI), announced today that it would release its new handheld video game system, PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) (PSP-1000), on December 12, 2004, at a recommended

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Oakley Thump MP3 Player Sunglasses!

— October 27, 2004 19:00

Oakley Thump MP3 Player Sunglasses!

Introducing OAKLEY THUMP™, the world's first digital audio eyewear. The revolutionary design seamlessly integrates a music player and earphones right into the frame. That means no more wires. Just

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DTS Unveils DTS‑HD Brand for HD Media Formats

— October 26, 2004 20:00

DTS Unveils DTS-HD Brand for HD Media Formats

DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) unveiled today DTS-HD, as the new trademarked brand name for its lossless technology. Previously known under working name DTS++, the DTS-HD mark will denote media,

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Jamo Receivers and DVD Player Preview

— October 25, 2004 20:00

Jamo Receivers and DVD Player Preview

2003 saw Jamo's first move into electronics with the successful debut of the multi-award winning DVR 50 DVD receiver. Today we're proud to announce the next phase of our electronics roll-out, with

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LG Introduces Worlds First EPG‑equipped DCR TV to US

— October 25, 2004 20:00

LG Introduces Worlds First EPG-equipped DCR TV to US

LG Electronics has unveiled digital cable-ready (DCR) TVs in the U.S. market, spurring its inroads into the North American market which represents 40% of the world's digital TV demand. LG

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Kodak Announces Digital System for Full‑Length Features

— October 24, 2004 20:00

Kodak Announces Digital System for Full-Length Features

Eastman Kodak Company announced a series of advancements in its Digital Cinema operations that will generate increased revenue for exhibitors and enhance the movie-going experience for consumers,

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NEC Releases First $100 Internal Dual Layer 16x Universal DVD/RW

— October 24, 2004 20:00

NEC Releases First $100 Internal Dual Layer 16x Universal DVD/RW

Today, NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America, introduced the NEC ND-3500A, a double layer internal DVD rewritable

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Digital TV for Cell Phones & Handsets from Texas Instruments

— October 21, 2004 20:00

Digital TV for Cell Phones & Handsets from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments (TI) is developing the wireless industry's first digital TV on a chip, which captures broadcast signals and allows cell phone users to watch live broadcasts.

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Vidikron Model 60 3‑Chip D‑ILA Projector Shipping

— October 21, 2004 20:00

Vidikron Model 60 3-Chip D-ILA Projector  Shipping

Vidikron, designer and manufacturer of high definition home theater video display technology, is now shipping its new D-ILA™ (Direct Drive Image Light Amplifier) Model 60 . The Model 60 offers

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Energy Speaker Systems Announces New act sub

— October 20, 2004 20:00

Energy Speaker Systems Announces New act sub

Energy Speaker Systems is proud to introduce the act sub. The Energy act sub is an 80 Watt RMS, 300 Watt Dynamic powered subwoofer that compliments the extremely successful S8.3, S10.3 and S12.3

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Universal Remote Control Offering $30 Rebate

— October 20, 2004 20:00

Universal Remote Control Offering $30 Rebate

Universal Remote Control, Inc., the leader in remote control design and manufacturing for home and professional entertainment systems, is helping consumers to "take control" of their home

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Velodyne DD‑10 Sub Wins Prestigious EISA Award

— October 20, 2004 20:00

Velodyne DD-10 Sub Wins Prestigious EISA Award

Velodyne Acoustics, Inc. announced that the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has named the Digital Drive ® DD-10 as the European Subwoofer of the Year 2004-2005. The subwoofer was

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Cambridge SoundWorks Ships PlayDockXM Speaker System for Delphi XM Radio

— October 19, 2004 20:00

Cambridge SoundWorks Ships PlayDockXM Speaker System for Delphi XM Radio

Cambridge SoundWorks, a leading audio manufacturer and retailer, today announced shipment of its PlayDock(TM)XM Speaker System. Designed exclusively to support Delphi XM Roady(TM) and Roady 2

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Chief Manufacturing, Inc. Announces Merger with Sanus Systems

— October 19, 2004 20:00

Chief Manufacturing, Inc. Announces Merger with Sanus Systems

Chief Manufacturing Inc., an industry leader in technology mounting solutions for the professional and home theater audiovisual market, and Sanus Systems, a leader in retail audio/video furniture,

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Cirrus Logic Launches Feature‑Packed, Cost‑Effective Home Theater Recorder Chipset

— October 19, 2004 20:00

Cirrus Logic Launches Feature-Packed, Cost-Effective Home Theater Recorder Chipset

Cirrus Logic Inc. released its CRD92688-RX reference design, a feature-packed, cost-effective digital home theater recorder chipset platform that leverages Cirrus Logic's leadership position in

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New HDMI & DVI Switchers from Gefen

— October 18, 2004 20:00

New HDMI & DVI Switchers from Gefen

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

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Sonance Introduces Cinema Select In‑Wall Speakers

— October 17, 2004 19:00

Sonance Introduces Cinema Select In-Wall Speakers

Focusing on high performance home theater surround sound systems for moderately-sized rooms, Sonance unveiled its new Cinema Select line of THX Select certified in-wall home theater loudspeakers. The

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Windows Media Center Edition 2005 & the MS Strategy

— October 15, 2004 19:00

Windows Media Center Edition 2005 & the MS Strategy

The good old days of home electronics weren't so good for the Analog family. Those were the days when each room of their home and each of their electronic devices was an independent island in a vast

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Humax Announces TiVo‑Powered DRT‑800 DVR and DVD Recorder

— October 14, 2004 20:00

Humax Announces TiVo-Powered DRT-800 DVR and DVD Recorder

Humax USA, the "Easy-Digital" company, in its partnership with TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO - News), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR), today redefine the DVD