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The home theater in a box market continues to grow.  Their low entry price makes them even more attractive in the current economic climate.  So it comes at as no surprise that Samsung introduced new Blu-ray HTIB offerings at CES.  Each offers 1080p playback with the Blu-ray player, and virtual… Continue Reading »

Jumping on the wireless bandwagon at CES, Acoustic Research announced their new Modular Wireless Speaker Conversion line.  These modules allow you to turn any 5.1 or smaller speaker system into a wireless application.  To solve the common problem with wireless speakers where the signal bounces off of objects in the… Continue Reading »

Didiom is a service that allows you to buy music for your phone and computer, but also access the music you have stored on your PC on your phone—seems like an interesting concept.  The only drawback is that they haven’t made this service available to all smartphones, but recently they… Continue Reading »

If you’re not familiar with Scandyna, the company started with a group of Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) developers being assigned to create great sounding speakers at an affordable price.  Scandyna has just introduced the Amp 2, a speaker amplifier with an iPod dock, RDS FM radio, alarm clock and USB… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Scandyna shows off speaker amplifier and iPod dock in one, the Amp 2

The company behind the high-end iPod dock - the Zepplin - has introduced their latest contribution to home audio.  Like many other soundbars out there, the the Panorama soundbar offers a simple and elegant all-in-one home theater solution.  If you’ve check out the Zepplin since it’s launch a year ago,… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Pictures of Bowers & Wilkins' new Panorama soundbar

Americans are ditching their land lines in masses.  No one knows that better than the maker of many of the phones that used to be plugged into those lines.  VTech took a look at the declining market and decided it was time to diversify.  So leveraging their strengths, namely RF… Continue Reading »

At CES, SanDisk recently announced a new type of MP3 player that, instead of downloading and purchasing music, you can purchase a special card that is preloaded with top music.  Let’s see what exactly this is and how it all works.  Continue Reading »

Pure Acoustic was on the show floor this year showing off their wireless sub as well as some colorful speakers. I would tell you more but they “didn’t have time to talk with me”—since I took the pictures here they are. That’s all. Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Pure Acoustic shows off wireless sub and colorful speakers

Panasonic started building the excitement around their big CES announcement, 3D HDTV, and it surely delivered. They also brought a super slim plasma TV, introduced 240hz into the rest of their line of plasmas, showed off a portable Blu-ray player, cameras, camcorders, and more. Enjoy the tour from afar. Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Panasonic shows of 3D HDTV, slim Plasmas, and more at CES 2009

Making good use of Blu-ray, Sharp has integrated a player into the back of their new BD series HDTVs. Besides that they, like others, Sharp brought out deeper black, faster refresh rates, and more vivid colors. Besides that, they pushed further into the video, with two new Blu-ray players, and… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: An integrated HDTV - Blu-ray combo and more, from Sharp