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Try as it might, Adobe can’t get its Flash streaming video format on the iPhone, but you may be seeing it on your TV soon. This week the media software company announced its push into the living room, citing partners like Comcast and Intel that are slated to introduce compatible hardware in the second half [...]

For those of you skeptical of using powerline technology to connect your network-ready home theater devices to your home network when you don’t have nearby Ethernet ports, there’s another option: using a coaxial-cable-to-Ethernet solution like Netgear’s new MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit (MCAB1001) or D-Link’s new HD MediaBridge Starter Kit (DXN-221; pictured), both certified by the [...]

A new speaker from Atlantic Technology will hit the market in the second half of May. The 1400 SR-z is a dipole/bipole speaker ideal for integration with any Atlantic system. It is a height-speaker; best mounted above the front speakers in a system, and is appropriate for the rear or side speakers as [...]

LG has partnered with DivX to produce more than 200 new digital TVs that are DivX Certified. These TVs are able to play DivX HD 1080p videos, and are the first in the world to be certified to play DivX at this level of definition.
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Amazon has officially announced “Instant HD” videos on its online streaming service. Users can now watch a selection of over 500 HD movies and TV shows available on Amazon.com. HD movies are selling for .99 to .99, while an episode of an HD TV shows is selling for .99.
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Warner Brothers announced a program to allow early adopters of the now defunct HD-DVD movie format to trade their old titles in for brand new Blu-ray versions of their favorite movies. Consumers will have to mail their cover art sleeves from the HD-DVD cases to Warner Brothers. The offer is limited to one [...]

“Hotel For Dogs” got some hype when it was released, but it ultimately fell flat. The film has some cute moments, but there is not much more beyond that. Personally, I am torn, as I love dogs and had high hopes for the film. So, it depends on what you are watching [...]

After letting Netflix have the jump on offering high-def titles as part of its video-streaming service for subscribers—on home video players as well as PCs—Amazon has finally rolled out the first 500 HD movies and TV programs for its Video on Demand service. Among the initial films Amazon is offering as a la carte rentals [...]

Vantage’s Digital Music Manager, or DMM-4S, is now shipping after two years of R&D. It offers four-zone/four-source capabilities while it aggregates all digital media connected to the home network. Vantage has also teamed up with vTuner to give users Internet radio access on the DMM-4S to stations they create via vTuner.
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Adobe is going to move out of the internet space and onto our TVs. They have announced that their immensely popular and versatile Flash software, which is used for roughly 80 percent of all internet videos, will move to TVs and Blu-Ray players in the coming year or so.
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