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Toshiba Gets Down With The DLP

Toshiba had a huge focus on the future of television today at their press event at CES. One of the notable additions to their television lineup was their new DLP Projection TV. A new “scoop” design allows the size to trim down and it actually ends up being smaller than the 50″ LCD version Toshiba…

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Harman Kardon’s High-End CES Goodies

Harman Kardon didn’t hold anything back at CES, showing three A/V receivers, an advanced Universal remote control, a 7.1 channel home theatre system, an integrated home theatre system and 2 DVD A/V players with SACD and HDMI. The The AVR-740 ($3,500) uses Faroudja technology for upconverted and enhanced HD 780p and 1080i video output through…

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Toshiba’s Gigastyle Lineup

Toshiba officially announced its Gigabeat Flash DAP today at CES, along with two other nice suprises. The first is the Gigashot camcorder that shoots MPEG-2 video and records it onto a built-in 30GB or 60GB hard drive. There are SD expansion capabilities as well. Shoot up to 27 or 55 hours of video with multiple…

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Toshiba Preps HD-DVD Assault for March

Despite the almost total lack of support, Toshiba hasn’t given up on HD-DVD yet. Blu-ray be damned, they are introducing two HD-DVD players onto the market this year: The HD-XA1 and HD-A1. They are promised for March of 2006. Both players are backwards compatible with regular DVD, offer 720p or 1080i resolution, and lossless sound.…

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New Eton Radios, Too Pretty to Play? Hope Not.

No doubt Eton makes some gorgeous electronics. Its Porsche radios, which always look as good as they work, are obviously made with the same care to design as to engineering. This year at CES, the company is showing a few things. Its et n E1 XM combines four radio technologies—AM/FM/Shortwave/XM Satellite radio—resulting in a stunning-looking,…

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Live From CES: LG Press Conference

Highlights from the LG press conference… First up, a 50-inch plasma display with built-in 160 GB DVR. The PC2DR series has got two ATSC tuners for recording HD programs simultaneously (yes!). It’s digital cable ready, a 9-in-2 memory card slot and it supports MPEG-2 and H.264 if you like to play that way. Expect to…

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Sanyo Comes Out Swinging With 2 LCD TVs

We don’t usually think of Sanyo as a TV manufacturer, but with flat panel TVs the hottest thing around these days, the company is coming out with two of its own this CES. Both are small, at 26-inches and 32-inches, and feature dual detachable speakers as well as removable bezels so if you’d like a…

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Audistry – A New Dobly Sound

Dolby is launching a new audio system called Audistry. How does it sound? How the hell do I know… the demo didn’t work on my PowerBook. However, reader Ben was quite enamored of the whole project and says it makes audio sound great. Can anyone head over there and check it out? Maybe report back…

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Sonos Adds ZonePlayer ZP80 to Family

To compliment its already well-known multi-room music systems, Sonos has added what it’s calling the ZonePlayer ZP80. The new product connects to any amplified audio device through the analog or digital outputs, allowing that device to instantly become part of the wireless, multi-room system. Voila and presto. It also includes auto-sensing line-in connectors that can…

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Intel’s CES Booth Goes Up

If you’ve never been to CES, you may not realize the extent to which many will go for a booth that says “come hither.” And with Intel getting ready to unveil a new brand identity, it seems fitting that its booth is set to be larger than life (though probably not larger than Sony). Here’s…

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Decoding TV Sizes

We had a little kerfuffle over at this post about Norcent regarding screen size and the massive mark-up on the 42-inch vs. the 50-inch model. Reader James was kind enough to explain this mark-up in plain English: https://gizmodo.com/norcent-drops-a-bunch-of-tvs-lcd-and-plasma-abound-146087 Hey I thought you might enjoy telling people before they jump on you about why would anyone…

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Mac mini Carputer Mount – See Through W/ Ground FX!

Hubbell, makers of home automation products, has created a simple in-car MacMini mount out of Lucite and a few screws. It costs just $49.99 and for $20 extra you get backlight LEDs for an extra-special SEXUAL Mac mini car mount. That’s right, lads—flip on these LEDs in your hoopty and get the ladies all in…

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Denon A/V Receivers at CES

If you’ve got some bucks to spend this new year and want to build a killer A/V system, there’s nothing wrong with checking out Denon’s new A/V receiver, which will include available Dolby and DTS surround sound decoding technologies, IR remote in/out terminals for integrated system control, and feature assignable amplifier configuration for either 7.1-channel…

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Norcent Drops a Bunch of TVs – LCD and Plasma Abound

Norcent, you ask? I know. I haven’t heard much from them in a while, either. But it looks like they’ve got some nice, unique TVs out for CES, especially this white-bezeled LCD, the LT-2651. All of them have tuners built in, including the HD-ready PT-4241HD ($2,199.99) and PT-5041HD ($3,199.99) plasmas, at 42″ and 50″ respectively.…

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Marantz CES Offerings

Talk about high end audio and Marantz is always on the tip of the tongue. So it’s no wonder the company is showing a broad line of new gear at CES. You may not be able to afford it, but here’s what will be on the floor. DLP Projectors-Look for three home theatre projectors using…

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UK’s First HD Service Almost Here

Sky TV over in United Kingdomland will be launching the UK’s very first HD service in early 2006. It will be available in 720p and 1080i for sexy goodness. The HD box will contain both the Sky service and include a PVR to record all of that trashy British television. Initially Sky will only be…

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Water-cooled Xbox 360

Overheating overschmeating is what Cool IT Systems has to say about the Xbox 360. From day one of the Xbox 360 release there have been complaints and issues that ultimately go back to overheating, so Cool IT has done something about this by installing a water cooling system in an Xbox 360 to be unveiled…

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Sony Hasnt Learned from Microsoft’s Mistakes

Our half-brother twice-related through marriage, Kotaku, has some juicy information coming out of the rumor mill regarding the PS3 and stability. Their insider, Fishie, unlike most tippers, actually has some credibility since he reported dead-on facts about the Xbox 360 prior to E3, and now he offers a little info about the PS3: PS3 Info…

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$4,000 Tube Speakers for Your iPod

I know you’ve just been dying to spend more money this season. And what could be a better investment than the world’s first tube-based iPod speaker system. Sold only at Hammacher Schlemmer, these Studio-Quality Triode-Tube iPod Speakers will only set you back a mere $4,000, but hey, you’ll also get a aluminum-encased amplifier housing four…

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Nintendo Revolution Under $299

In a quickie comment, Nintendo’s President Satoru Iwata has finally come out and said that the Nintendo Revolution will have a below-$299 pricetag when it debuts next year—obviously making sure it can compete with Xbox 360 and PS3. It’s in Japanese, so you can read into it about as well as I can, but Happy…

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Toshiba Gets Down With The DLP

Harman Kardon’s High-End CES Goodies

Toshiba’s Gigastyle Lineup

Toshiba Preps HD-DVD Assault for March

New Eton Radios, Too Pretty to Play? Hope Not.

Live From CES: LG Press Conference

Sanyo Comes Out Swinging With 2 LCD TVs

Audistry – A New Dobly Sound

Sonos Adds ZonePlayer ZP80 to Family

Intel’s CES Booth Goes Up

Decoding TV Sizes

Mac mini Carputer Mount – See Through W/ Ground FX!

Denon A/V Receivers at CES

Norcent Drops a Bunch of TVs – LCD and Plasma Abound

Marantz CES Offerings

UK’s First HD Service Almost Here

Water-cooled Xbox 360

Sony Hasnt Learned from Microsoft’s Mistakes

$4,000 Tube Speakers for Your iPod

Nintendo Revolution Under $299

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