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Hello Xbox One, Goodbye Freedom

Microsoft’s big Xbox One reveal showed off a lot of new features coming to the console. However, underneath many of those features are limitations that have had gamers worried about the...
Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5020UBe Review

The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5020UBe delivers high-quality 2D and 3D with a wide brightness range that makes it suitable for both theater-dark lighting and for a family room with ambient...
Microsoft Xbox One Home Entertainment & Game System

Microsoft today unveiled Xbox One, an all-in-one gaming and entertainment system for all your games, TV, movies, music, sports and Skype. The console is shaped in the 16:9 aspect ratio and...
AMD Hits Game Console Trifecta With Xbox One

It’s been an open secret for quite some time, but now it’s official—Advanced Micro Devices has hit the trifecta with the selection of its chips for all three of the major...
Xbox One Doubles Down on Kinect

Microsoft has blown the lid off of its new Xbox, and it looks promising. It also looks uncomfortably familiar, with a camera control system we’ve seen before. Yes, the next Xbox...
Microsoft Unveils Xbox One, Arriving Later This Year

As expected, Microsoft today unveiled its next-generation gaming console, the Xbox One. The updated gaming and entertainment device will debut “later this year,” Xbox chief Don Mattrick said during a launch...
Watch Live: Microsoft’s Xbox Reveal Event

UPDATE: Microsoft today unveiled the Xbox One, which is scheduled to arrive on store shelves later this year. Microsoft today is set to unveil its next-gen Xbox, rumored to be called...
Panasonic DMP-BDT230 Review

The Panasonic DMP-BDT230 Blu-ray player packs great performance and tons of features into an affordable package. (4 out of 5) Editor’s Choice Pros Lots of features Fast performance Inexpensive Cons Sluggish,...
Samsung BD-F7500 Review

The Samsung BD-F7500 looks great and has tons of features, but a few quirks and a high price tag hold this Blu-ray player back. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Lots of...
Epson VS350W WXGA 3LCD Projector Review

The Epson VS350W provides very good data image quality for a moderately priced, high-brightness WXGA projector. (4 out of 5) Pros The Epson VS350W provides very good data image quality for...
ViewSonic PJD6543w Review

The ViewSonic PJD6543w provides solid data image quality and a good range of connectivity choices for a WXGA data projector. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Portable Good range of connectivity choices...
Microsoft Readying for New Xbox With August Xbox 360 Dashboard Update

Not news: Microsoft is prepping a successor to its Xbox 360 console, and eager gamers have but two days to wait until the company pulls the big curtain off its new...
Nvidia Bumps Up Shield Schedule, Pre-Orders Now Open to All

Nvidia bumped up the pre-order date for Shield “in response to growing buzz” for the upcoming Android-based handheld gaming device, the graphics chip maker said Friday. The open pre-order period for...
Razer Unveils Atrox Arcade Stick for Xbox 360

Razer today unveiled the Atrox Arcade Stick, an Xbox 360 controller intended for modders and tournament gamers. The Atrox will retail for $199.99 and will be released in Japan this month...
Bose VideoWave Entertainment System II (55-Inch) Review

The Bose VideoWave II Entertainment System offers a few video-related improvements over the original iteration, but nothing has changed in terms of this high-end HDTV’s phenomenal audio system. And that’s a...
LG 42LN5300 Review

While you could argue that the LN5300’s 42-inch display is a bit too big for its 60Hz britches, we still think it offers serious value for the money. (7.5 out of...
TV Broadcasters Embrace Mobility

As consumers go mobile and hunt for ways to take their favorite shows “on the go,” different players in the TV industry are approaching the problem (or opportunity) of mobility in...
BenQ MX518 Review

With good brightness, easy portability, data image quality good enough for typical presentations, the BenQ MX518 is a solid choice for a budget educational projector. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Very...
Samsung BD-F6500 Review

Video on demand is massively popular, but that’s not to say that optical disc players have had their day. Blu-ray disc sales remain strong, plus of course many of us have...
Samsung PS64F8500 Review

Samsung is not, it would seem, a brand that likes chasing anyone. It seems almost obsessed with being the pace setter, the race leader, not the valiant runner up. This...