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Yamaha's Latest Electronic Pianos Fix What's Baroque (Gallery)

Today at Yamaha's line show in NYC, pianos took center stage. Yamaha, one of the world's biggest piano makers, has been innovating on the design for years. The current crop of radical, digital shifts forward: More »

1:15 PM on Thu Oct 11 2007
By Wilson Rothman
4,148 views, 9 comments

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Hands-On AT&T's Video Share

I played around with a few phones using AT&T's new Video Share service, which requires UMTS HSDPA, so it's not live everywhere. New York just got it this week, LA should have it by September. If you don't know what it is, it's a way for one person to show the other person streaming video during a call. Although one-way video streaming seems less logical than two-way, I can tell you that it's fun, and it seems like it would be surprisingly useful. The lag wasn't terrible, and you can carry on the conversation in speakerphone or on Bluetooth earpiece so that you can watch the action. But you have to have the right phone. (iPhone need not apply.) More »

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10:40 AM on Fri Jul 27 2007
By Wilson Rothman
2,602 views, 2 comments

Latest by androgenous_wombat: Dude, leave your ass out of this. Where in this post did it say something about a colonoscopy? The only thing push to talk has been good for is getting your ass kicked.-- Beep. WHAT? Beep. WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU. more »

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Audiovox Intros New Acoustic Research and Jensen Products At Mostly Affordable Prices

Audiovox isn't so much an innovator as a "value" company, making (or at least branding) products that are fairly cheap in price but hopefully hold together. You probably know Jensen is an Audiovox brand; you may not know that Acoustic Research (along with certain RCA products) were added to the Audiovox lineup not long ago. Today in NYC, Audiovox showed some of the hotter things from its current lineup—Jensen Rock-N-Road XM-capable GPS, the Audiovox wireless surround-sound home theater debuted at CES, and Jensen Code Alarm remote-start keychain with full motion video (in gallery)—plus some fun new stuff... More »

1:48 PM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By Wilson Rothman
2,200 views, 1 comment

Latest by Biscuitcleaver: Audiovox's acquisition of those extra brands came from Thomson. Some may know that Thomson is trying to dig themselves a little deeper into the post-production industry in Hollywood with the purchase of Technicolor and Grass Valley. So, some RCA stuff is more »

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Hands On With Samsung's Newest TV Tech: Wi-Fi Plasma, LED-Backlight LCD and 120Hz Blur Reduction

If you think all flat panels are the same, you haven't seen the stuff I'm about to show you. Remember that Wi-Fi 1080p plasma we told you about in April? Well that's it, above, and look ma, no wires. (Okay, there's a power cable plugged into the wall — who do you think built it, Nikolai Tesla?) After the jump, I'll show you the front and back of A/V box that the wireless TV uses, and maybe clue you into the joys of LED backlighting and 120Hz motion-blur reduction. (That last term has a kind of purr to it, am I right?) More »

6:15 PM on Wed Jul 11 2007
By Wilson Rothman
15,087 views, 10 comments

Latest by Jumpking04: Very nice now all we need is for that to get down with T-Mobile. Can you say TV internet without a computer. o.OLolz maybe we might see a partnership with Nintendo.I say its hot. I wan2 work for gizmodo cause more »

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Three New Samsung Camcorders In Hi-Def, YouTube-Friendly, and Hybrid DVD-Flash Flavors

Today at its holiday preview in New York, Samsung showed off three camcorders that the company wants to use to jumpstart an industry that has slowed down. These cute, extra shiny devices are keyed into your particular video preference. Want to burn to DVD? Capture in HD? Get it up on the web ASAP? Choose your weapon.
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5:09 PM on Wed Jul 11 2007
By Wilson Rothman
5,723 views, 5 comments

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Toshiba and Microsoft Remind Us What HD DVD Can Do (and What Blu-Ray Can't)

Dismissing that whole Blockbuster Blu-ray decision as nothing more than a PR victory, and in no way an exclusive deal by the video-rental company, execs from Toshiba and Microsoft came to NYC to show off the latest in HD DVD amenities. The latest firmware, the one that finally allows for Web-enabled network capabilities, is here, and to mark the occasion, Toshiba has officially lowered the prices of two of its players: the HD-A2 with 1080i output will drop to $299, and the HD-A20 with 1080p output will be $399. (There had previously been an instant rebate keeping the prices low.) More »

12:14 AM on Fri Jun 29 2007
By Wilson Rothman
17,624 views, 21 comments

Latest by QAdam: Really, how often do you watch extras? HD DVD seems so gimicky....BluRay seems to have that...if you just wanna watch a great looking movie kinda feel to it. And speaking of gimicky, HD DVD seems to be backed by those more »

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Tivoli Audio Introduces NetWorks and NetWorksGo Wi-Fi Internet Radios


Today in New York, Tivoli Audio founder Tom DeVesto unveiled plans, what he called "five years worth of work," for two Internet radios modeled after the company's successful Kloss Model One and SongBook radios. The Kloss Model One look-alike will be called NetWorks, and the SongBook-styled one, shown above, will be the NetWorksGo. Price has not been announced, nor has a ship date, but the company is aiming for this fall. More »

3:43 PM on Fri Jun 22 2007
By Wilson Rothman
5,955 views, 14 comments

Latest by brutek: Just in time for internet radio to be turned off! more »

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First Hands-On with Archos 605 Wi-Fi CinemaNow Downloading PMP


Archos is one of those companies that is known better for its technology than its army of rabid fans. It had a hard-drive-based music player before the iPod, and it had one of the first, if not the first, portable DVRs on the market. Last year it rolled out the 4th generation portable media players, including the 604 and 704 Wi-Fi players, but they were high priced and, frankly, had a bit of a clunky interface. Today they unveil the 5th generation, with lower price, better interface, sleeker form factor and new services. It's also beefed up to handle Flash video straight from the Internet, as you'll see in the gallery. More »

4:20 PM on Thu Jun 14 2007
By Wilson Rothman
25,114 views, 17 comments

Latest by jubaeas: Here are some prices in US dollars from:[www.computerinnovation.com]30G $299 80G $349 160G $399 I just bought the 80gb 704 Wifi but it will have to go back now that this new device can play flash, has an SD slot to copy files from more »

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Sony Admits It's "Really Late In The Game" For Personal Audio Battle With Apple


At a press breakfast today in NYC, Sony Electronics US President Stan Glasgow admitted that Sony's attempts to unseat Apple in the once Walkman-dominated personal audio category are pretty close to over. For many years, Sony repeated the slogan, "It's still early in the game." Today, acknowledging Apple's 80% market share in personal audio, Glasgow said, "I wouldn't say the game is over, but it's really late in the game." More »

11:15 AM on Wed Jun 13 2007
By Wilson Rothman
5,086 views, 31 comments

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The Truth About Monster Cable


Hey guys: I just got back from meeting with Noel Lee from Monster Cable, along with a posse of affiliated ladies and gentlemen, and their heavy equipment. I was there to talk to them about the fact that they sell—and have convinced a lot of retailers to sell—very expensive cable ($120 for 2 meters, last I checked). At the same time, there are cheaper non-Monster cables available on the Internet. My simple question Why? resulted in an organized, technical 2-hour response. I won't give you the blow-by-blow, but I have information that might make this debate interesting, and a bit more three-dimensional. More »

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5:55 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Wilson Rothman
103,414 views, 131 comments

Latest by n/a: Monster Cables are junk for the price and most audio/video experts or even wannabee experts know this. I had associates work at retail outlets and they would tell me that Monster owners/investors/board members would occasionally drive up to the more »

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First Look at Mitsubishi's 1080p DLPs and LCDs, and What's That About Laser DLP?


Having had a look at the new DLPs and LCDs from Mitsubishi, due out this August, I'm pretty excited about what I see. The TVs are generally sweet, as Mitsubishi has joined Pioneer in the "higher end or bust" category. The DLPs have impressive viewing angles both widthwise and up-and-down; I hate when you get close to a DLP or other microdisplay and the brightness just drains. The LCDs appear to have great contrast and high performance, though it's really important to hold off judgment until we can compare them. In the meantime, I have unearthed a few things we didn't discuss when we covered the announcement. More »

5:23 PM on Mon May 14 2007
By Wilson Rothman
8,368 views, 8 comments

Latest by drewkkake: Does this mean that the Game FX feature will support 3D in the future? It sounds surprisingly like some 3D tech I've seen on here lately. more »

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Is Panasonic There Yet? Strada In-Car GPS Debuts But Where's The Portable?


The message is not, "Hey, look, Panasonic has an in-dash entertainment system that supports GPS," though for $1,799, that's not a bad message for a certain slice of America who enjoys tricking out their brand new used car. No, the message is, "Panasonic is entering the US GPS market." More »

8:45 PM on Tue May 8 2007
By Wilson Rothman
3,051 views, 2 comments

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What's In Nokia's Future? Exec Talks Symbian, GPS, WiMax and More


Mobile freaks know that Nokia is a funny company, at the same time the biggest brand in handsets worldwide, and a niche player in the American cellphone market. This week, I sat down with Bill Plummer, Nokia's North America VP of sales and channel management for Multimedia to discuss matters Nokia faces in the immediate future: WiMax handsets (by 2008?), GPS in every phone, American HSDPA compatibility, chunky designs, the slender N76 multimedia handset (shown above), QWERTY keyboards and more. More »

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3:00 PM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By Wilson Rothman
3,052 views, 3 comments

Latest by kevininstereo: if the n95 only had a qwerty. more »