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March 31, 2005
One of the hot factors about TiVo is the ability to fast fwd or rewind through commercials, in an effort to make some advertising revenue, TiVo has started to serve pop up ads while you fast forward or rewind through commercials. Not unreasonable right, well, the thing is, that instead of putting the popup in a corner, it is dead center. so you can't miss it. - via Read More
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March 27, 2005
The FCC has adopted rules reached between the cable and consumer electronics industries that will help smooth the transition to DTV for millions of Americans. These "plug-and-play" rules will ensure that most cable systems are compatible with DTV receivers and related consumer electronics equipment. Read More
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ecoustics - It's interesting to walk onto a busy retail floor on a Saturday afternoon and eavesdrop on customers agonizing over their HDTV selection. Flat panel, CRT or projector? Front projection or rear? Plasma, LCD or DLP? Big (42-inches), bigger (60-inches) or behemoth?
Now you'd think, after putting all that time and effort into selecting the display device, they'd put equal effort into getting the sound right. Instead, if left on their own, they typically spend just a few minutes deciding between the $199 and the $249 pre-packaged home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB).
Somewhere along the line the importance of sound to the whole home theater/home concert hall experience has been lost.
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March 22, 2005
Inventel DECT Cordless VoIP Gateways help service providers build differentiating VoIP offers. Thanks to built-in DECT technology, VoIP is fully leveraged with high quality and multiple cordless handsets support. Supporting service auto configuration and packaged with preregistered handsets, Inventel Gateways become as simple to use as DECT phones.
Multiple lines are managed and can be attributed to each cordless handset. MGCP, SIP or H323 protocols are available, with support for Class 5 services. Advanced routing scenarios between PSTN and VoIP Incoming/Outgoing calls are fully configurable. via ubergizmo.com
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PR - Mini Mi yesterday announced the pre-sale of Mini Mi, which will ship May 1st. The Mini Mi is a 3 inch cube made from anodized aluminum and white acrylic. Mini Mi are stacked by using the supplied stainless pin and speaker wire, which are hidden in-between. They can be stacked vertically, horizontally, or mounted to the wall right side up, upside down, and sideways
Mini Mi use a 2" anodized aluminum coned speaker rated to 10 watts RMS and 20 watts max.
The Mini Mi is available for pre-sale through theminimi.com, and retail for $50 each. Each Mini Mi will include a stacking pin and 4 inch speaker wire, as well as 10 feet of 24 gage speaker wire. Optional 3.5mm stereo plugs with 24" and 48" speaker wire are also available.
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March 20, 2005
The SA-355i from Solid Acoustics consists of one-dodecahedron enclosure housing 12 speaker units. The main axis of each full-range unit crosses at the center of the dodecahedron and creating a crossing position that achieves "point-sourced acoustics". A natural sound radiating 360 degrees is released from this sound origin. It delivers clear, stable and rich sound images and secures a wide range of listening areas and including remote corners of a ROOM
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March 19, 2005
Find out how to skip commercials with your TiVo by pressing a sequence of buttons on the remote which enables a 30-second skip button! via eCoustics
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March 18, 2005
Sony Electronics' QUALIA 007,is a Super Audio CD (SA-CD) system with built in Sony S-Master digitalamplification. A unique "Level and Center" loading mechanismcontributes to the allure of the QUALIA 007, producing a virtual"show." Place a disc in the loading area and the housing case silentlyglides closed, a trio of pistons rise up to accurately center and levelthe disc under the laser and play begins.
Combined with the built in 32-bit S-MasterTM dual-channel digitalamplifier, the QUALIA 007 keeps the signal in pure digital form untilthe instant it outputs to the speakers, delivering superb highresolution musical enjoyment. The QUALIA 007 cost approximately$12,500. Demonstrations of this product can be enjoyed at the QUALIANew York and QUALIA Las Vegas retail locations.
- Seen at Gizmodo
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March 13, 2005
Sony's three new Super Audio models are lightweight, open air headphones and include exclusive Nano composite and high definition drivers for ample sound output. A wide and pressure-dispersing head pad and mechanical frame structure ensure a comfortable, lightweight fit.
The entry level MDR-SA1000 model offers cloth ear pads, a durable plastic frame structure and an 8-80 kHz frequency response.
Stepping up, there is the MDR-SA3000 model which has 50mm Nano composite high definition driver units for deep bass, low distortion and a wide dynamic range, with a carbon composite frame structure for a featherweight fit.
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Stockist - BeoSound 9000 is an innovative and unique approach to living with music, integrating a six-CD changer with an AM/FM radio and the possibility for digital music playback via BeoLink PC2. BeoSound 9000 is designed to adapt to a variety of placement alternatives, different ways of use, as well as to physical changes in the surrounding environment.
BeoSound 9000 can be set to play all six CDs; either one CD after the other, randomly selecting tracks from all 6 CDs, or a pre-programmed edit of the music available. There is place in the memory for up to 200 CD titles, and a timer function, programmable with up to 15 settings.
The CD clamper's linear movement is a complex construction allowing swift and soundless movement between CDs. It moves from the first to the sixth CD, holds it, registers the information on the CD, and starts playback within seconds.
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