Audioholics.com,the world’s largest home theater publication, commemorates the nextevolutionary phase with the launching of an Online Storefrontoffering some of the industry's finest products and services. Audioholicshas teamed up with a group of exceptionally talented individuals whoare leveraging...
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The storyof Pear Cable has become quite the saga since we last tuned in.? The latest chapter for Pear is the dubiousdistinction of making Yahoo’s list of the worst technology products of 2007 asa contender for tech rip-off of theyear. Gizmodo:Pear Cables Make It to Yahoo's Worst Tech Products of 2...
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What can make Netflix even more convenient? How about a little instant gratification? Yes, that's right... Today, Netflix has announced a partnership with LG to release a set top box later this year that will let you watch movies directly over the Internet. Just browse to a movie or TV show you ...
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The 2008 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is around the corner and Audioholics is once again poised to provide unparalleled coverage of the Las Vegas event. We've been covering the show since 2004 and have quickly become the premier source for the latest product and show info. It occurred to us that ...
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Are you still living in the dark ages of analogue?? Is your standard def TV doing just fine?? Does your music come on 8-track or vinyl?? Wait, scratch that... well, not the vinyls...? If so, then you might want to get a coupon or two from the friendly US government so you can buy a digital-to-analog...
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We tried to avoid it. We really did... But there is no escaping... the power... of the iPod. We know, without a shadow of a doubt, that companies will be falling all over themselves to support the latest iPods available form Apple Computer. And we also know they will all be scrambling to update thes...
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Hopefully we got your attention. A news story has been circulating around the Internet (example 1, example 2, example 3) that essentially demonizes the RIAA for bringing a lawsuit against some guy who copied CDs to his hard drive. That would be preposterous. That would be appalling. That would be...
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Today we talk about future technology and the promises that have left us breathless, and then helpless as we watched them fizzle by the wayside. Often we are victims of the "technology tease". Examples include OLED, SED, IPTV and voice-controlled Star Trek-style computers. CLICK HERE to Li...
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Slashgear: Thiel Audio rolled out a new series of SmartSub subwoofers designed for ultimate bass reproduction in home theater and music sound systems. The 4 new lines of subwoofers, namely SS1, SS2, SS3 and SS4 is capable to generate a deep, dynamic and low distortion bass down to 10HZ. They are act...
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We wrap up this week with a Countdown to CES podcast that touches upon some of the most unique (and entertaining) products to be seen at the Consumer Electronics Show. Housed securely in suites within the Venetian Hotel lies the world of esoteric audio. You know, the place where you'll find speakers...
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Audio Junkies: Vivid Audio has released the details on their new G1 Giya loudspeakers. The G1 Giya is designed by Laurence Dickie, who was also behind one of the sexiest speakers of all time, the B&W Nautilus. At nearly six feet tall and weighing in at?70 kilograms?each, the Giya’...
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Sony will close its last rear-projector manufacturing plant next February. Affordable flat panel technologies and OLED has officially killed Sony’s interest in rear projectors. That may explain the delays in getting your hands on the latest in Sony’s SXRD line. Having already dumped plasma, Sony c...
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Slashgear: We all know speakers come in all shapes and sizes. Miniscule speakers aren’t a new thing but these tiny cube speakers are just too darn cute! This?2,5cm cube speaker can fit in your pocket and have a .8w amplification. It has a rechargeable lithium battery via USB and will last 4 hours. ...
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So, you think that new 50” flat panel you just got forChristmas is pretty big. Think again. Trumping the previous crown holder for largest HDTV,Panasonic is set to unveil 150 inches ofplasma display at the 2008 Las Vegas CES. EngadgetHD:Panasonic showing a 150-inch plasma at CES?Gizmodo:150-In...
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Digital Rights Management (DRM) has long been a source of aggravation and confusion for digital music fans. The pesky layer on MP3 music files purchased from most online music vendors is designed to prevent you from distributing files – and thus potentially hurting sales.? The entertainment industr...
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Digital Rights Management (DRM) has long been a source of aggravation and confusion for digital music fans. The pesky layer on MP3 music files purchased from most online music vendors is designed to prevent you from distributing files – and thus potentially hurting sales.? The entertainment industr...
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Today's Countdown to CES podcast discusses some of the upcoming gadgets we expect to see at the 2008 Show including a little gadget called the Ionicube, a six-sided "cube" that plays four Internet radio stations (or padcasts such as AVRant). Controls? We don't need any controls, simply fli...
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We countdown to CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) 2008 with a series of podcasts which discuss the products, technologies and gadgets we're looking forward to seeing at this year's Expo in Las Vegas. How do we get access to this insider info? Well, we can't divulge our sources or we'd have to kill...
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My HD looks better! No it doesn't, mine does! That's about the tone of last year's scuffle between Comcast and DirecTV over which company had the better looking high-definition channels. HD was used as a vehicle for comparison over the two companies as early adopters of the technology and partakers ...
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You know LCD television production is getting to be a tough business model when you see two rival Japanese companies coming together out of nowhere to share technologies. On Friday, December 21, 2007 Toshiba announced they will be purchasing their LCD panels from Sharp. As part of an alliance that h...
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