Anthem Statement D2v A/V Preamplifier and A5 Multichannel Amplifier- Secrets of Home Theater - August 31, 2009
- In Part 1 of Flagship Home Theater, I covered the video side with Anthems LTX-500 LCoS 1080p projector and the Black Diamond II screen from SI Screens. Now lets look at the other half of the home theater equation the sound. To round out my Flagship ...
- Camcorder Shooting Tips for Better Home Videos
- eCoustics Articles - August 29, 2009
- Shocking stats, video on texting while driving
- CNET News - August 29, 2009
- One study says that texting while driving increases the risk of accidents (among truck drivers) 23 times. A disturbing video drives the point home.
Tritton Brings Its Gamer Headsets to Best Buy- Digital Trends News - August 28, 2009
- For gamers who don't feel like investing in a high-quality stereo or home theater rig for their gaming system—or who just aren't in a logistical situation to be pushing that much audio through the walls to their neighbors or family at the wee h...
TiVo Sues AT&T, Verizon for DVR Patent Violations- Digital Trends News - August 27, 2009
- DVR pioneer TiVo has been in a long-running dispute with Echostar regarding its core DVR technology…and while the case seemed to be tilting in TiVo's favor, Echostar recently saw a glimmer of hope in a preliminary ruling that declared the pate...
Hillcrest Labs Loop Pointer- Digital Trends - August 27, 2009
- A quirky circular design sets the Loop Pointer apart as a unique remote for home theater PCs.
Film Fresh Offers DivX Downloads of Major Studio Films- Digital Trends News - August 26, 2009
- The DivX video format has long been a popular option for folks encoding video to hard disk and DVD (since it gets good compression while maintaining decent video quality)—and, of course, DivX is a frequently-seen video format on torrents and fi...
Fire Risk Prompts Wal-mart to Recall 1.5 Million DVD Players- Digital Trends News - August 21, 2009
- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in conjunction with retail giant Wal-mart, has issued a recall for some 1.5 million Durabrand standalone DVD players sold in its stores from January 2006 through July 2009. The players are compact, silver-...
Samsung Narrows Gap with Vizio in U.S. LCD TV Sales- Digital Trends News - August 18, 2009
- New sales figures from industry analysis firm iSuppli show that while Vizio maintained its number-one position in U.S. LCD TV sales during the second quarter of 2009, South Korea's Samsung managed to close the distance, increasing its share of the ma...
Nikon Coolpix S230- LAPTOP Magazine - August 17, 2009
- Nikon's second touchscreen camera is lightweight, affordable, and ideal for casual shooters.
Samsung HT-BD1250- CNET Reviews - August 14, 2009
- Samsung's HT-BD1250 home theater system has built-in Blu-ray, streaming media from Netflix and Pandora, and excellent audio and video quality, making it our top budget Blu-ray all-in-one system.
Appeals Court Rules Against Kaleidescape's DVD Copying- Digital Trends News - August 13, 2009
- A day after a court upheld a preliminary injunction barring sales of RealNetworks' RealDVD DVD-copying software, a federal appeals court in Los Angeles has reversed (PDF) an earlier trail court victory by Kaleidescape that had found the company's hi...
- Open Social gadgets now available on iGoogle
- CNET News - August 12, 2009
- Google's personalized home page service now offers gadgets that allow users to share photos and videos as well as play games with friends using the Open Social API.
Judge Approves Injunction Against RealDVD- Digital Trends News - August 12, 2009
- Almost a year ago, RealNetworks burst forth with a PR campaign promoting RealDVD, a software tool the company touted would enable consumers to make legal backup copies of their DVDs and use them on computers or portable devices without requiring the ...
- Pixorial collects your video, sells it back to you
- CNET News - August 12, 2009
- Got old VHS, Beta, Super 8 home movies? Pixorial will convert them to digital so you can edit them on the Web.