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Several sources are pointing to a need to look back to old technology for our audio needs – the classic sound of vinyl appears to be gaining in popularity, even as newer technologies strive to replace it. In 2008, vinyl sales totaled 1.88 million units, which is 89% more than the previous year, as [...]

Dynaudio North America will add Octave tube electronics products to its lineup of premium consumer speakers in its North American market. The German Octave has been producing tube electronics for over twenty years.
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General Electric has unveiled a six-year work-in-progress: a 500 GB micro-holographic disc. This disc can house the same amount of data as twenty, single layer 25 GB Blu-Ray discs.
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Moviegoers in the Kansas City, Mo. area will get to experience their next flick not only through visual and audio pathways, but also through their seats. The AMC theater in Kansas City has just been upgraded with “Buttkicker” audio transducer technology from Guitarmmer Company.
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As a fundamental symbol for everything to remember (and forget!) about the 1980s, Miami Vice is a name very few of us will let go from our memories. Its iconic fashion, action and luxurious excess are embedded in our memory banks. Its sport jackets, electric colored t-shirts, shoes without socks and thick rimmed sunglasses have [...]

Unless you’re a (video) camera freak, you may not know much about Red, a company that has made a string of innovations with its line of digital video cameras that capture 4K footage (i.e., 4096×2160 pixels, or about twice as much resolution as 1080p HD). A good primer on the company is at Wired magazine’s [...]

Those who own a Panasonic VIERA CAST television got a nice treat recently, with the company’s announcement of the availability of Amazon’s Video On Demand service. This will allow those with a VIERA CAST HDTV to surf Amazon’s selection of over 40,000 movies, over 500 of which are in HD. Once chosen, the [...]

Cary Audio Design, a manufacturer of tube and solid state components to enhance both analog and digital music experiences, just updated their product lineup. The new 211 Founder’s Edition (FE) monoblock amplifier gives consumers the option to play back their music on a powerful tube amp, as opposed to the more conventional solid-state.
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WD has announced the availability of its My DVR Expander, a storage device that will allow users to expand their DVR storage by a massive 1 TB. My DVR Expander can be integrated seamlessly with a TiVo Series 3 or TiVo HD DVR.
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The CEA Washington Forum saw a panel which included representatives from the FCC, NTIA and CEA assuring the public that the DTV transition’s last stretch was going smoothly. They announced that most of the American public has made the switch, and those who are still relying on analog programming have their coupons and are [...]