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Panasonic TVs Are Back In The USA!

— October 10, 2024 00:30

Panasonic TVs Are Back In The USA!

Panasonic is back in the USA with a new lineup of OLED and Mini-LED TVs. The Z95A OLED, Z85A OLED, and W95A Mini-LED TV all use Amazon’s Fire TV streaming platform. Read on.

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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

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Pinnacle Loudspeakers Unveils SUBcompact 6: The World's Smallest Powered Subwoofer!

— October 13, 2004 20:00

Pinnacle Loudspeakers Unveils SUBcompact 6: The World's Smallest Powered Subwoofer!

Pinnacle introduces a new solution for space saving subwoofers: the SUBcompact6. Like its brothers (the SubSonic, the Baby Boomer, the Digital Sub 600, Baby Boomer Plus and SuperSonic), this is an

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Atlantic Technology Debuts FS‑3200 Speakers

— October 13, 2004 19:00

Atlantic Technology Debuts FS-3200 Speakers

Atlantic Technology has introduced two new loudspeaker models that are sonically and visually optimized for use with the latest generation of flat screen video displays. The Model FS-3200LR and

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Logitech Harmony 680 HTPC Remote Control

— October 12, 2004 20:00

Logitech Harmony 680 HTPC Remote Control

Logitech today unveiled the first Harmony remote specifically designed to control a PC running on Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (Media Center PC) - and any devices that may be connected

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LSI Logic DiMeNsion 1st Single‑Chip DVD Recorder to Receive DivX HT Certification

— October 10, 2004 20:00

LSI Logic DiMeNsion 1st Single-Chip DVD Recorder to Receive DivX HT Certification

LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI), a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced that the second-generation LSI Logic DiMeNsion(TM) DVD recorder

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Terk Introduces Compact Outdoor HDTV Antenna

— October 10, 2004 20:00

Terk Introduces Compact Outdoor HDTV Antenna

TERK Technologies Corp., a leader in antenna technology for TV, satellite, radio and mobile communications applications, announced the introduction of its HDTVo, a highly compact amplified outdoor

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Antex Electronics Introduces MultiZone XM Satellite Receiver

— October 07, 2004 20:00

Antex Electronics Introduces MultiZone XM Satellite Receiver

Expanding their line of TriplePlay satellite radio receivers designed for multi-room and multi-zone distributed audio systems, Antex Electronics, a leading developer and supplier of OEM

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SRS Labs' Added to MSI MEGA Home Theater PCs

— October 07, 2004 20:00

SRS Labs' Added to MSI MEGA Home Theater PCs

SRS Labs, Inc., a leading provider of innovative audio, voice and semiconductor technology solutions, today announced that Micro-Star International (MSI), a global leader in personal computer