Archive for the 'Home Entertainment' Category
ezGear gets in the Blu-ray game with the BluCobra Blu-ray Disc Player
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whether you were hoping that another no-name company would release a $400 Blu-ray player, thereupon nowadays is your lucky day as ezGear is very proud to share the details of its BluCobra Blu-ray Disc Player. The BluCobra — love the name btw — features 7.1 analog outputs, SACD, TrueHD, DTS-HD …
Philips unveils touchscreen Prestigo SRT9320 touchscreen universal remote
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The final Philips Prestigo universal isolated we saw was that gigantic SR-M80145 “tablet,” but it looks like the company’s toned it down with the sexy new Prestigo SRT9320. The company’s new top-of-the-line IR-only clicker has a 2.8-inch color touchscreen and can be programmed to control up to 2…
Pioneer shows off 16-layer 400GB Blu-ray Disc, affirms compatibility with current players
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When Pioneer first introduced its unicorn-like 16-layer 400GB Blu-ray Disc, we weren’t certain whether the thing would compose it beyond the drawing board, let alone be compatible with existing BD decks. by at the IT Month Fair in Taipei, Pioneer showed up to showcase the capacious disc, and bet…
SlingCatcher unboxing and hands-on
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We knew the SlingCatcher was sneaking out into the wild, and hey — we just snagged one at retail in Chicago. We’re engaged tearing into all the projector, Sling streaming, and media streaming features, but we figured we throw up the unboxing photos right absent so you can get a feel for Sling’s…
Sony details PS3 firmware 2.50 upgrades: DivX VOD support, AV tweaks
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Sony didn’t want to produce a big deal about that (so humble, that Sony) but the PlayStation 3’s recent 2.50 firmware update has a few additional additions aimed straight at domestic theater buffs. First up is a place to enter your DivX VOD Registration cipher — essential whether you want to ge…
Bang & Olufsen’s BeoSound 5 controller in the wild?
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We’re still retaining a slight bit of disbelief here, but the expanded teased BeoSound 5 controller could be awfully shut to a formal release. Judging by scads of cryptic (and probably diluted) hints and just two images (one above, one after the break), we’re led to believe that that here device…
Cambridge Audio reveals iPod-lovin’ Sonata / Fusion audio systems
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Not subject matter with sneaking a dedicated Blu-ray player into CEDIA, Cambridge Audio has just taken the plastic off of two new HiFi systems in Milan. The Sonata, aimed squarely at audio junkies, consists of a 2.1-channel DAB receiver (£299; $547), which offers 40-watts of amplification per c…
Verizon promises increased interactivity for FiOS TV customers
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With all that talk of interactive TV from the likes of Sony, Yahoo! and Intel these days, it’s starting to seem like the early 90s all by again — only that instance it looks like things are actually panning out. Now Verizon seems to be upping its interactive game as well, with it boasting abo…
Gemalto embeds DVD-compliant optical disc into WIND SIM card
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Movies on flash drives aren’t looking like the next big thing, but Gemalto reckons its approach to getting DVD substance on smaller surfaces is different suitable to get noticed. In an admittedly weird release, the digital protection firm has announced a new Smart Video Card for Italian carrier …
iTunes 8 kills AirTunes, iPod touch causing BSOD
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We were all excited to stream Genius-generated playlists from iTunes 8 to our Airport Express final night when — poof — “-3256 Unknown Error Occurred.” that cryptic error, along with another under the equally descriptive name “-15000,” has been keeping iTunes 8 upgraders from using their Airtu…












