Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Will the Microsoft Xbox win the living room wars over Apple, Google?

Posted May 18th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

A new report says the Xbox is the most popular Internet device for TVs. Can Microsoft continue to capitalize on this advantage?
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Dolby Introduces Dolby TrueHD Advanced 96K Upsampling for Blu-ray

Posted May 18th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

When it comes to sound, it doesn’t get much better than Blu-ray. Or at least that’s what we thought before Dolby announced that they’re improving things even more. They’re going
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HeatingSave Smart Home System Controls Heating From Your Phone

Posted May 17th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

HeatingSave is a new SmartEnergy System which claims to cut 20-35% off of your energy bills. The hardware and software setup allows sophisticated scheduling of your heating from its 'Diary' and gives you control of your system from any computer or mobile device (iOS and Android)…

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LG Previews Google TVs – Launch Imminent

Posted May 16th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

It's been a little while since we've heard anything new out of the Google TV camp, but LG is putting quite a bit of investment into the platform. The
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More details emerge about Ikea’s Uppleva HDTV

Posted May 16th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

The Swedish furniture company is planning a TV built into a home entertainment system that includes a wireless subwoofer and support for online apps from YouTube and others.
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McIntosh Reveals a Power Amp, Controller and Blu-ray Player

Posted May 16th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

The folks over at McIntosh have a trio of new products on the way, all designed to play nicely together or to integrate into your current system. It kicks
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Sonos Dealers Sign NDA - Is This What’s Coming Next?

Posted May 15th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

It's almost seven years ago that we first tried the Sonos system and gave it our coveted 'Top Tech' award. Since then it's only grown in our affection and got more affordable too with the latest Play:3. We heard last month that Sonos are going to announce something new to their dealers in [...]

iRidium for KNX v.1.5.10

Posted May 14th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

iRidium Mobile Ltd. presents a new product – iRidium for KNX v.1.5.10.
iRidium for KNX offers immense opportunities for visualization and control of KNX systems:
Integration with any KNXNet/IP devices:

Base License – control any number of KNXNet/IP devices from a single control panel
Control a single KNXNet/IP device from an unlimited number of control panels (with iRidium Gate)
Control [...]

iRidium Release New Version of KNX Home Automation Software

Posted May 14th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

The guys from iRidium have contacted us with the details on the latest release of their Home Automation software app…

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Onkyo Launches the First Music Service to Use Dolby TrueHD 5.1

Posted May 11th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

When we talk about streaming music, you might think of the convenience of online services and the wide selection of music available. You also might think of low bitrates
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