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  • Pioneer’s Elite A/V Receivers Give Home Theater a Brain Transplant

    Posted on June 24, 2010 | No Comments
    LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today announced its new line of six Elite A/V receivers that do the thinking for the home theater, by offering connectivity features to streamline entertainment and deliver top notch sound in the home. For the first time, Pioneer is adding two models, VSX-30 and VSX-31, to the line at more affordable $550 and $650 price points. Key new features include enhanced iPhone and iPod touch control and functionality, Bluetooth connectiv

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  • Old Man Laser: Officially over the hill

    Old Man Laser: Officially over the hill

    Posted on May 14, 2010 | No Comments
    Amazingly, the laser is 50 years old today. When it was originally discovered, many scientists felt that the shiny red light didn't have any practical use. Of course now days, lasers are almost everywhere.

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  • The Logitech Harmony 300 doesn’t have a screen but it’s still a Harmony remote

    The Logitech Harmony 300 doesn’t have a screen but it’s still a Harmony remote

    Posted on March 31, 2010 | No Comments
    The Logitech Harmony 300 might be the last Harmony remote released for a while. It seems the Logitech has refreshed nearly the entire line with the 300 being the latest. It doesn't offer anything new per se, but rather a simple universal remote with the Harmony magic sans LCD screen. This configuration might be kosher for some setups, but be careful if you have anything more than a cable box, TV, and DVD player.

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  • Sony’s mysterious universal video game controller patent portends PS3 Virtual Console (or maybe it doesn’t, who knows?)

    Sony’s mysterious universal video game controller patent portends PS3 Virtual Console (or maybe it doesn’t, who knows?)

    Posted on February 19, 2010 | No Comments
    This is more interesting than I had originally thought. Sony filed a patent last year (it was only unearthed today or yesterday) describing a universal video game controller. You know how there's universal remote controls, smart devices that can control a TV, cable box, DVD player, etc.? It's the same principle here: a single device that's about to function as a video game controller for all sorts of consoles.

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  • Nexus One Bluetooth desktop dock clears the FCC, car clip spotted in the wilds

    Nexus One Bluetooth desktop dock clears the FCC, car clip spotted in the wilds

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    The slow steady drip of details from the yet to be announced Nexus One continues today with a pair of accessories for the HTC / Google mashup. Above we've got a wireframe of the portrait-mode Desktop Dock to be known as model CR B410. What's unusual here is the inclusion of Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR in the dock when the Nexus One is already Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR capable. After all, we've heard that the handset includes a docking connector at its base so what additional functionality would the second Bluetooth radio provide? That mystery aside, the FCC test report also shows a configuration where the dock is tethered via an AV-jack to a DVD player to help pull your multimedia off the slate and into the living room. We've also grabbed a shot of the Nexus One navigating inside a car with the help of a dashboard clip mount -- check it after the break along side another FCC pic.

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    Nexus One Bluetooth desktop dock clears the FCC, car clip spotted in the wilds originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Portable HDTV and DVD player costs $300

    Portable HDTV and DVD player costs $300

    Posted on October 29, 2009 | No Comments
    If you long for the ability to watch high definition TV on a seven-inch screen that's resolution is a mere 480x234 but you also want to have the option to watch standard definition DVD's as well, then here’s your next purchase. According to Hammacher Schlemmer, this is “The First Portable HDTV And DVD Player.”

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  • Woot! Philips Prestigo universal remote with 1.4-inch LCD for $20

    Woot! Philips Prestigo universal remote with 1.4-inch LCD for $20

    Posted on September 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Woot.com is selling the 8-device Philips “Prestigo” universal remote for $20 plus $5 shipping, today only. It normally sells for $70 and up elsewhere, so this is a pretty nice deal if you have too many remotes in your life and you’re looking to simplify.

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  • Review: AKG K 340 in-canal headphones

    Review: AKG K 340 in-canal headphones

    Posted on September 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Mid- and high-end headphones are everywhere these days. AKG, previously known for recording and broadcast equipment, just added to the bunch by outing a slew of headphones, including these totally acceptable $119 K 340 in-canal buds. I’ve spent some good listening time with them, and I have to say that they are solid performers once [...]

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  • New projector houses a DVD player and is cheap, but pretty ugly

    New projector houses a DVD player and is cheap, but pretty ugly

    Posted on August 31, 2009 | No Comments
    Yokohama-based electronics company Kumazaki-Aim has announced a "portable" LED video projector [JP] (size: 268×295×92mm, weight: 2.5kg) that won't win any design awards but houses a DVD player. Buyers also get a screen (132×25×980mm) for their money.

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  • CrunchDeals: JVC double-DIN car stereo for $270

    CrunchDeals: JVC double-DIN car stereo for $270

    Posted on July 8, 2009 | No Comments
    JVCIf you find driving an automobile to be an ultimately boring and mundane experience, you might think about adding an in-dash DVD player with iPod and Bluetooth connections -- if only to have something to take your eyes off the road for a while.

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  • Keepin’ it real fake, part CCX: “iPozh” DVD player lacks Apple’s style, but does the lack of Blu-ray support right

    Keepin’ it real fake, part CCX: “iPozh” DVD player lacks Apple’s style, but does the lack of Blu-ray support right

    Posted on May 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Copying Apple's style and fruit logo (this time it's a pear) is nothing new, but other than the packaging and no Blu-ray support, this Russian-born "iPozh" multi-region DVD player, found at reportedly one of the biggest electronic retail chains in Moscow, seems fit to look as generic and "un-Apple" as aesthetically possible. Still, if you're wandering through a store and you get caught in the vicious stare of that poster, you might fork over the 4,490 rubles (US $139) for fear of the gentleman on the right otherwise emerging from the poster and following you with his gaze for months to come. Look for this to hit outside of Russia sometime in... ah, who are we kidding? Enjoy the pics from afar, and in case you're wondering, that phrase on the blue poster translates to "time for you to play!"

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    Keepin' it real fake, part CCX: "iPozh" DVD player lacks Apple's style, but does the lack of Blu-ray support right originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 17 May 2009 21:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Energy consumption will triple by 2030 if electronics’ efficiency doesn’t increase

    Energy consumption will triple by 2030 if electronics’ efficiency doesn’t increase

    Posted on May 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Yes, your refrigerator, washer, and dryer may be Energy Star certified, but any good you're doing is offset by your DVD player, TV and computer. That's the simplified version of a new International Energy Agency report that says white goods—refrigerator, washing machines, etc.—are a lot more energy efficient than they used to be, but that consumer electronics—computers, TVs, etc—haven't made the same progress. And we're all doomed for it.

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  • Entelligence: Beware of geeks bearing gifts

    Entelligence: Beware of geeks bearing gifts

    Posted on April 27, 2009 | No Comments
    Today we reintroduce Entelligence as a new column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he'll explore where our industry is and where it's going -- on both micro and macro levels -- with the unique wit and insight only he can provide.

    Here's a riddle. Why was a $300 PC with a Pentium III CPU, an 8GB hard drive, 64MB of RAM, 10/100 Ethernet, a DVD player, and an NVIDIA graphics chip considered a killer PC system in late 2001? The answer is because it wasn't a PC -- it was the original Xbox. In recent years, Microsoft has evolved the Xbox quite a bit. No longer is it a PC system with N-1 technology -- it is now a targeted and focused piece of engineering that is state of the art and optimized for games -- but importantly, a lot more than games. It's the Xbox that will likely be Microsoft's beachfront into the digital home, and it will be the Xbox which furthers Microsoft's role in the digital home beyond the PC.

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    Entelligence: Beware of geeks bearing gifts originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Review: HP Mini 1000 Mi edition

    Review: HP Mini 1000 Mi edition

    Posted on April 9, 2009 | No Comments
    If you’re ready to jump head first into the pool of netbooks then consider HP’s Mini 1000 line. They’re comparably priced and spec’d out to compete with the rest of the lot, but if you're still a little uneasy about the whole thing then read on for a list of pros and cons for the machine I've been lusting over since last year.

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  • Blu-ray and flat-panels sales are increasing in Japan

    Blu-ray and flat-panels sales are increasing in Japan

    Posted on March 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Shocker of the day, folks: modern A/V technology is selling well in Japan. DfK Marketing Services Japan just announced the results of a 2008 study which concluded that the Blu-ray format and flat-panel TVs are seeing sales numbers increasing. Actually, it's impressive as the country is experience an economic slow down similar to ours here in the States.

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