TomorrowXbox Live turns five - and on December 4th will try tokeep some old games alive. Sinceits launch on November 15th 2002, Xbox Live has generateda user base of about eight million gamers - it's widely consideredthe top feature of Microsoft’s Xbox game consoles. For the fifthanniversary of the...
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LastFriday’s pre-Black Friday sales wars kicked off what should be an interestingholiday season for the little formatwar that is going on. The opening salvowas fired not by either format backer, but retailers starting with Wal-Mart whofirst dropped the $299 MSRP HD-A2 to $198 and after the competit...
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Due to popular demand, Axiom Audio is bringing back their limited time High Gloss Cherry event, and they're adding a new finish - High Gloss Burled Walnut. This is a limited-supply special so when they are gone - they're gone! Act now so you don't miss out. To take advantage of this special offer, v...
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Wal-Mart kicks off HD price wars before Black Friday Over the last week or so, reports that Wal-Mart was stockingthe Toshiba HD-A2 just below the sub $200 mark tricked in, spurred by blurryphotos of said stock in various A/V forums.?More recently, Wal-Mart has confirmed the rumors for the Novembe...
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The Register: Audio company Griffin has started shipping its Evolve wireless sound system for iPods, letting users wirelessly wander their homes with miniature ghetto-blaster speakers at their sides. Evolve consists of a base station, with built-in docking stations for two cube-shaped wireless spea...
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Slashgear: Sure, wireless speakers aren’t all that new, neither are outdoor speakers, but a smart combination of the two brought to you by Sharper Image, well that’s nearly a work of art. They use 2.4GHz signals, so you’ll have to make sure it doesn’t interfere with any of your other gear. Other th...
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In themarket for a new profile 1.1 Blu-ray disc player to make sure that the playerhas all the latest features such as picture in picture commentary? Sony doesn’t have it covered. EngadgetHD: Sony sneaks BDP-S500 in before 1.1 goes mandatory The newlyavailable players are the SonyBDP-S500 ret...
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Next generation game console sales figures for September are in from the NPD Group. While we don't know what? the long term effects will be, it looks very good for Xbox - at least this week: Video Business: Halo 3 boosts Xbox 360 to record sales monthArs Technica: September NPD numbers: Microsoft at...
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Monsters and Critics: The risks associated with hear loss and personal headphone use are nothing out of the ordinary and have been an issue of concern since way back in the 1980s and the arrival of the Walkman. However, a UK-based charity is now warning that more than 66 percent of young MP3 users a...
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Electronista: XtremeMac has introduced a new audio system for use with the iPod. Calling it the Tango Studio, the company advertises full-range stereo sound, which is powered by two 3-inch loudspeakers. Designed for the budget-minded iPod owner, it lacks the subwoofer of its more expensive sibling, ...
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As the government mandated all-digital broadcast TV deadlineapproaches (February 17, 2009),Best Buy decided to discontinueselling analogue TVs as of October 1st. This move comes on the heels of an announcementby John Kneuer that RadioShack had pledged to sell converter boxes byJanuary 1st. Best Buy ...
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Slashgear: By going wireless they are not only easier to install, but easier to move and repostion. Now they haven’t quite figured out the whole wireless power thing, so you will still need an outlet to plug the sub into, but an outlet is probably far easier to come by than it is to install audio wi...
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First we heard from Gizmodo that Intel was working with competitors to take on the iPhone. Now Apple is reportedly considering using Intel's Moorestown mobile Internet device (MID) platform processors to create a new version of the iPhone. Intel had demoed an iPhone-like device based on the platfo...
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Whilethe audiophiles and first-adopters argue about HD DVD and Blu-ray,the rest of the world moves on, unknowing and uncaring. We'vepredicted not once but many times that the new formats were doomedfrom the start. A recentarticle on Forbesis predicting not only the demise of CDs, but of ALL physical...
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Mobile Magazine: The DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance, and the aim of this cross-industry collaboration is to bring all sorts of consumer electronics together, sharing multimedia through both wired and wireless networks. The Sony NAS-C5 speaker is powered by DNLA, letting you share a...
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Accordingto stories surfacing in The Wall Street Journal, Ars Technica, andothers, a company called MediaDefenderhas sprung a leak of internal electronic correspondence that revealssome of the interesting activities the company engages in and withwhom. TheWall Street Journal: Antipiracy Group Suffer...
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Video game publisherElectronic Arts announced yesterday that it would acquire two softwarestudios from Elevation Partners in a deal worth $860 million. This is thelargest acquisition in the history of EA. The two game studios are BioWareCorporation and Pandemic Studios and are known for their action...
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Akihabaranews: Yamaha presents the “Mobile Speakers” from the NX range. The NX-B02 features BlueTooth connectivity, good to stream audio files from a PC, PDA… equipped with BlueTooth as well… and two 6W speakers. Second on the list is the NX-U02; no BlueTooth...
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Once the purview of unknownartists trying to get noticed and secure a record deal, English experimentalrock band Radiohead has gone the way of internet downloading for the release oftheir latest album.? The move comesconceptually complete with no recording label backing and the price todownload: nam...
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It's being reported via "industry insiders" (buyers) that Sony Consumer Entertainment America (SCEA) will follow Europe with a $399 40GB PlayStation 3 on November 2. This version, like its Euro counterpart will lack the PS2 "gene" and be unable to play the older titles. The myst...
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