Reuters is reporting today that the online DVD rental company Netflix has announced that they will only stock Blu-ray discs. Until now, Netflix has supported both high definition formats. Members could indicate which (or both) of the new format players they own and the priority they would like to re...
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It was the movie Rambo that may have drawn our popular culture's attention to post-traumatic stress disorder. It was also widely reported that certain dark, realistic films like Apocalypse Now and Platoon may have brought on symptoms of the disorder in veterans. Reports of flashbacks in the aisles ...
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Audio Junkies: Phoenix Gold (a division of Rodin) is now shipping their new ATI515 two-way LCR in-wall home theater speakers. The speakers utilize a MTM configuration with dual 5.25″ (13,4cm)?woofers and a pivoting silk dome tweeter. PG claims they are “ideal for either center ch...
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Electronista: DLO has begun shipping its latest audio system, the Portable Speakers for iPhone. Although they can be used with any device that has a 3.5mm headphone jack, the system has a stand specially built for the iPhone, in part because listeners can tilt their iPhone vertically or horizontally...
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Mitsubishi unveiled its Laser HDTV at CES last month and we have a good idea what the company is going to call its new line. Taking a nod from the text messaging dialect known as L33T SPEAK, Mits has trademarked LAZRTV – yes, that’s all caps. The company has been working on laser television for yea...
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According to recently published research in the Journal ofPsychiatric Research, male brain exhibits functional differences that appear toaccount for the predisposition to video gaming in the gender: Slashdot: MaleBrains 'Wired for Videogame Obsession'DetroitNews: Male brains wired for video game o...
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It seems the recently defunct Miller & Kreisel SoundCorporation (M&K) has a new lease on life after a group of Danish audioveterans invested in the brand according British AV news site AV Zombie: AVZombie: High-end Speaker Brand Back from the Dead M&K announced the cessat...
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Gizmodo: Audio specialist, Intempo, has released a little widget that will allow you to stream tunes wirelessly from your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone or laptop to your iPod speaker dock.The Intempo Bluetooth Adapter (BTA), which measures 600mm x 500mm x 10mm and weighs in at 80g, plugs into your ...
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The Register: Console peripherals specialist 4Gamers has created a speaker system for the Wii. The manufacturer claims its 2.1-channel sound system is officially licensed by Nintendo, and a very sleek design it is too. The sub-woofer looks like a fat Wii, with a vertical blue strip down one side to...
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Audio Junkies: The new B25 speakers are part of a range of more “approachable” products from Germany’s Burmester Audiosysteme. The B25 is a compact 3-way floorstander, measuring 35.6” (90,4cm)?high, 7.9” (20cm)?wide, and 13.8” (35cm)?deep. The B25 benefits from several technologies developed for Bur...
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Apple doubled the memory capacity of both the iPhone and iPod Touch models Tuesday. Rather than take advantage of dropping memory prices, to lower the cost of entry for the new phones, Apple simply added a new premium model which carries a higher price tag. Thenew 16GB iPhone has an MSRP of $499. ...
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Audio Junkies: The Davone Rithm is a Danish made loudspeaker that’s designed not only to sound good, but look good too. The Rithm is composed of a coaxial 8” woofer and 1” tweeter mounted in a horseshoe shaped cabinet. The oddly shaped enclosure produces less vibration and resonance than typical rec...
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Trying to catch the movies that are up for Oscars is a chore. When the Oscar nominations are out most of the movies haven’t been released to DVD yet. A few are still loitering in theaters but most have long moved on to that no-viewers-land between theatrical release and disc media release. This yea...
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Audio Junkies: A British company called Airsound has released a new technology known as “airSOUND stereo,” which they claim produces uniform stereo sound throughout an entire room from a single speaker enclosure, without any of the on/off axis phase and frequency anomalies or other perform...
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So what does it take to successfully pull off a Super Bowl in high definition? We emailed Fox Sports requesting some info on the game and what would be involved and also dug up some information form other sources like Broadcast Engineering to put together a picture of exactly what goes on during an ...
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The Register: Speaker docking stations for iPods are ten-a-penny. However, the i-XPS 120 Outdoor is the first that’s claimed to have Apple’s golden ‘Made for iPod’ certification. Manufactured by Hercules, the robust unit’s designed for outdoor use and is coated in shock-resistan...
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Is Nintendo Wii an Xbox 360 gateway console? Microsoft seems to think so. Jeff Bell, Microsoft’s VP of Global Xbox Marketing said to 1UP on Friday: “We’re positioning ourselves to be ready if, in fact, gamers find they’re ready to graduate from a certain experience potentially with the Wii, either ...
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Audio Junkies: High end German audio manufacturer, Heco has introduced its new flagship floor-standing loudspeaker dubbed the Statement. The Statement includes a carbon coated 1” tweeter, a 6.5” paper cone midrange, a pair of 8” paper cone woofers and a trio of rear firing port tubes. The drivers a...
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Engadget: iPod surround bars are nothing new, but iLive’s hoping to catch a few eyes that normally gloss over these type things by blessing its iT188B. This iteration sports “dual built-in subwoofers,” an AM / FM radio, obligatory iPod dock and an on board clock to boot...
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In what has got to be the worst false start since Toshiba announced its first 1080i HD DVD player, Qtrax has stumbled onto the scene with its new download service. Apparently the Pentium II server hooked up to the internet via dial-up in CEO Allan Klepfisz' garage wasn't quite enough for the throngs...
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