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June 25, 2009 D-BOX Motion-enhanced Theatre Seats Debut At Two New Theatres With Release Of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter And the Half-Blood Prince July 15th At Two New Theatres Source: Press Release D-BOX Technologies Inc. (DBO.A on the TSX Venture Exchange) continues to move audiences with its innovative motion-enhanced theatre seats with the...
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June 25, 2009 Control4® iPhone and iPod Touch Application Enables Home Control On-The-Move Source: Press Release Salt Lake City, UT – Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, has announced the release of two new products compatible with virtually any iPod or iPhone. Control4, in collaboration with Control UI, has...
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June 25, 2009 Blu-ray Will Be 50% of the Market by 2012 Source: Press Release LOS ANGELES - Blu-ray Disc is not being adopted as fast as once expected, but the format’s relatively steady growth remains a huge driver for the home entertainment business, according to Futuresource Consulting. At a presentation at the Entertainment...
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June 25, 2009 Onkyo Unveils TX-SR707 and TX-NR807 Streaming AV Receivers Along with Next-gen Blu-ray Player Source: Pocket Lint Onkyo has announced that it’s launching two home cinema receivers - TX-SR707and TX-NR807, and a next-gen Blu-ray player - DV-BD507. Both pack DLNA 1.5 Network Audio compatibility, which means that streaming audio services will play...
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June 25, 2009 Oscar Expands Best Picture Nominees to 10 Source: Variety And the winner is… well, actually there are lots of winners with the decision to broaden the best-picture Oscar race to 10 films. The board’s decision to double the category to 10 nominees "may make it more interesting and less cloistered," said...
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June 24, 2009 Optoma ntroduces the stunning ThemeScene HD86, taking Home Cinema picture quality to yet higher levels. Source: Press Release Watford – Optoma is proud to announce the ThemeScene HD86: a Full HD projector bringing unsurpassed image quality and full installation options to the ThemeScene range. ThemeScene has created a Home Cinema projector...
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June 24, 2009 Sharp TVs and Monitors Banned from U.S. in Samsung Win Source: Bloomberg News Some Sharp Corp. liquid-crystal display televisions and computer monitors should be banned from the U.S. because they infringe a patent owned by Samsung Electronics Co., a U.S. trade agency said today. Samsung, the world’s biggest maker of LCDs,...
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June 24, 2009 Atlantic Technology Ships New Retro-Fit In-Wall Subwoofer Source: Press Release Atlantic Technology, one of the most respected manufacturers of home theatre and architectural loudspeaker systems, has begun shipping a new passive in-wall subwoofer designed to deliver superior performance for custom installations. The IWTS-28 SUB uses dual 8-inch woofers, features a flexible...
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June 24, 2009 New NaimUniti All-in-One Audio Player Is Unrivalled Source: Press Release Indianapolis, IN – NaimUniti’s innovative engineering team has created extreme audio in one sleek chassis, which means high performance with minimal wiring and space requirements. Now shipping, the much-anticipated, all-in-one package includes an integrated amplifier, CD Player, FM tuner, internet radio,...
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June 24, 2009 Triad Introduces New DSP Subwoofers Source: CEPro Newletter Triad Speakers, Inc. is rolling out its first new subwoofer line in eight years. It includes multiple in-room versions, two in-ceiling versions, two in-wall versions and three companion RackAmp amplifiers. Each subwoofer incorporates digital signal processing (DSP) to help installers deal with the...
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June 24, 2009 New Pro Blue-ray Disc Player Available In September; HD-V9000 Next Year Source: Multichannel News Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. is expanding its line of professional video products for high-end play-out of high- definition video with upcoming launches of the new BDP-V6000 Professional Blu-ray Disc Player and the HD-V9000 Professional HD Video System,...
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June 24, 2009 Dolby Showcases Latest Digital Cinema Solutions at Cinema Expo 2009 Source: Press Release Amsterdam - Cinema Expo 2009 today, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB), will showcase its latest digital cinema solutions, including the new Dolby® Screen Server (DSS200) and CP750 Digital Cinema Processor. “The DSS200, accompanied by the recently introduced CP750 Digital...
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June 24, 2009 Panasonic To Cut Prices On Select Plasma HDTV Sets Source: Twice New York — Panasonic used a Holidays in June product showcase here Tuesday to reveal plans for a series of price cuts on select 46-inch and 42-inch plasma TV models, effective June 28. Three 46-inch models will have their suggested...
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June 24, 2009 Blu-ray Sapphire Series Announced with Braveheart, Gladiator and Forrest Gump Source: HDR Paramount Home Entertainment has confirmed longstanding rumors this morning for three of their most sought-after catalog titles by announcing Gladiator, Braveheart, and Forrest Gump are coming to Blu-ray Disc later this year. Each film will be presented in Paramount’s...
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June 24, 2009 Pioneer Expands Hi-Fi Range with New G-Clef Series Source: What HiFi News Earlier this week Pioneer told us it would unveil its new home cinema components on July 14th, and now we’ve received news of its new hi-fi range, called G-Clef. The range consists of two stereo amplifiers, the A-A9MK2-K (£749)...
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June 23, 2009 Projectiondesign Unveils avielo kroma LED Projector Source: Press Release Teterboro, NJ – The avielo kroma by projectiondesign is set to revolutionize image quality and user experience in the home theater, thanks to its implementation of ReaLED technology – based on solid state LED illumination. Joe Manning, International Market Manager, Home Theater...
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June 23, 2009 Ultralink Unveils The First Of Their Updated Series Platinum MkII HDMI-XL Source: Press Release Ontario, California • 6/23/2009 • Ultralink/XLO Products, Inc., an innovative and prolific manufacturer of award-winning audio and video interconnects, cables and AC power products, pulls the covers off the new ultra long Platinum MkII HDMI-XL cable beginning...
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June 23, 2009 Vivitek unveils world’s first LED, Full HD, DLP projector Source: What HiFi US projector specialist Vivitek is entering the UK market with a bang, launching what it claims is the world’s first 1080p, LED home cinema DLP projector here at CEDIA. With Full HD resolution, high throughput LED optics, 800 ANSI...
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June 23, 2009 Silicon Image introduces First Products Incorporating HDMI 1.4 Features for DTV and Home Theatre Applications Source: Press Release SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 22, 2009 – Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIMG), a leader in semiconductors and intellectual property for the secure distribution, presentation and storage of high-definition (HD) content, today introduced the SiI9387...
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This is news from March, but I haven’t seen any coverage of it. Introducing the Kaleidescape Mini System: A Complete Multi-Zone Entertainment Server in a Compact and Affordable Package Source: Press Release SUNNYVALE, CA - March 3, 2009 - Kaleidescape, Inc., the market leader in entertainment servers, today announced availability of the Kaleidescape Mini...
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June 23, 2009 PMC Goes Wireless with Airfonix Source: What HiFi Speaker company PMC used the 2009 CEDIA UK Expo, which opened today in London, to announce two distribution deals enabling it to offer a complete range of wireless audio options. The US-made Airfonix range, which comprises wireless transmitters and receivers, can be used...
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June 22nd, 2009 NHT Returns As A Web-Based Company Source: AVGuide Benicia, CA-based audio manufacturer NHT today announced that, in the wake of it recently announced hiatus, the firm will return to the A/V marketplace this month as an “entirely web-based” company—a change that company co-founder Chris Byrne says has “fundamentally changed the way...
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June 22, 2009 D-BOX Technologies Introduces Motion Technology At Second Galaxy Theatre Source: Widescreen Review News D-BOX Technologies Inc. (DBO.A on the TSX Venture Exchange), a leader in innovative, immersive motion technology for the entertainment industry, announced today a second agreement with Galaxy Theatres to install 22 of its Motion Systems at the Las...
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June 22, 2009 GP Acoustics Makes Personnel Shifts Source: Twice Marlboro, N.J. — Some names and responsibilities are changing at GP Acoustics U.S., the marketer of KEF, KEF Reference, Celestion and Musical Fidelity home-audio products. Paul Egan decided to leave GP Acoustics as sales and marketing VP at the end of the month; Richard...
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June 21, 2009 Researchers Conclude Piracy Not Stifling Content Creation Source: Ars Technica File-sharing, to the (very large) extent that it involves copyright infringement, has affected the music business. But, as a pair of academic researchers happily point out in a working paper they’ve posted online, copyright law was never meant to protect the...
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