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11 hrs ago | New York Times

Some TVs Go Directly Online for Streaming Movies

For more than a decade, tech and media companies have wrestled with how to deliver digitized movies directly over the Internet to consumers: how do you get the copy-protected files from the computer to the big screen in the living room? The early answers didn't inspire many couch potatoes to get off the sofa.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Computers, Laptops/Notebooks, Year One

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Cbs2chicago.com

Plasma screen televisions tend to use the most power, while LCD TVs tend to use less.

Share + Nov 6, 2009 4:07 pm US/Central SAN FRANCISCO Next time you're enjoying the big, bright picture from your HDTV, remember that it is indeed like a giant light -- and it consumes energy like one.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Media, CNET Networks, Computers

Electronic House

Deal: Onkyo SR707 AV Receiver - $559

King's "home away from home" is complete with AV servers, touchpanels, security, lighting and shade control, surround sound, distributed A/V, iPod docks Westcojack There is now an app to directly control! a Vantage Controls Infusion System.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Media Players, iPod, iPhone, CPU, Science / Technology

DCVIEWS Digital camera and photograph...

New Samsung HDTV monitors not only from 9 to 5

Samsung announces the debut of its entertainment-centric monitors, the 933HD+ and 2333HD .

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Related Topix: Televisions, TV, Electronics, Semiconductors

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Associated Content

Pioneer Electronics Car Review - Pioneer GM-D7400M Mono Amplifier

For some, factory-built car stereo is just not enough to fulfill their pleasure of music entertainment on the road; therefore some adhere to upgrade the piece with extra amplifier.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Speakers

Wed Nov 04, 2009

MacTech

Klipsch puts wireless spin on ProMedia 2.1 computer speakers

Klipsch has added wireless technology to its ProMedia 2.1 computer speakers. The original ProMedia 2.1 system was introduced in 2000; the ProMedia 2.1 Wireless looks and sounds like the THX-certified original, only the Klipsch logos are silver instead of copper.

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Related Topix: Speakers, Electronics

FOX 4 Now - WFTX Home

Gadgets to help you listen to music anywhere

Taking your music with you used to be as easy as popping the cassette out of your home tape player and into your car, boombox, or Walkman.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Computers, Theater, Arts, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Music Players

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Starpulse News Blog

Do Not Talk About The 10th Anniversary Edition Of 'Fight Club'

Mischief. Mayhem. Soap. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Thriller, Fight Club, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Electronics, Edward Norton, Brad Pitt

CNET News.com

Wanted: A basic home theater receiver?

Today's receivers are so jam-packed with features they can be a hassle to set up and use.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Theater, Arts

Hollywood Reporter

Viacom Inc. reports Q3 profit gains

Viacom Inc. reported third-quarter profit gains as cost controls helped offset a slight revenue decline amid mixed trends in the film and TV networks units.

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Related Topix: Media, Viacom, Electronics, Entertainment

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Design And Reuse

MIPS Technologies Introduces New Processor Cores with 32-bit Performance and near 16-bit Code Size

November 2, 2009 - MIPS Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores, today introduced a new core family providing the highest levels of system performance for extremely cost-sensitive embedded applications such as 32-bit microcontrollers , home entertainment, personal entertainment and home ...

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Semiconductors, Mips Technologies, Electronics, Computers, Startups, Marketing

The Age

Move over TiVo: PS3 gets HDTV recording

Can Sony fight off slump? Sony remained in the red for a fourth straight quarter on the back of PS3 price cuts and sluggish mobile sales.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Televisions, PlayStation 3, TV, Electronics

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Electronic Engineering Times Asia

ST, ARM drive next-gen home entertainment

The Cortex-A9 MPCore processor provides ST with the scalable high performance required to enable the high-bandwidth broadband and broadcast content being streamed into homes, while significantly improving power efficiency when compared to alternative solutions.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Electronics, Computers

Sat Oct 31, 2009

CNET News.com

Three of the year's best full-size headphones

The Grado PS-1000, Sennheiser HD 800, and Ultrasone Edition 8 full-size headphones all sound amazing.

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Related Topix: Headphones, Computers, Music Players, iPod, Electronics

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Car and Driver

2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT - Short Take Road Test

Does the world need a family-oriented, five-door crossover with a "tarmac" setting? We're about to find out with the 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT .

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Related Topix: Mitsubishi Outlander, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Electronics, Autos

KMPH-TV Fresno

How to optimize your HDTV picture

That new HDTV looked so sharp in the brightly lit store. But now that it's home in your darkened living room, it might need some tweaking.

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Related Topix: Electronics

Thu Oct 29, 2009

AppleInsider

Apple releases Apple TV 3.0 software with redesigned interface

Apple on Thursday introduced its new Apple TV 3.0 software, which features a redesigned main menu that makes navigating content simpler and faster, the company says.

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Related Topix: Online Music, iPod, Electronics

DesignLines

Downconverting mixers satisfy 4th generation LTE

Linear Technology announces the LTC554x family of four new high dynamic range downconverting mixers covering the 700MHz to 4GHz wireless infrastructure frequency range.

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Related Topix: Semiconductors, Linear Technology, Startups, Electronics

Wed Oct 28, 2009

XML Journal

STMicroelectronics and ARM Team Up To Power Next-Generation Home Entertainment

A9 MPCore processor, in addition to the MaliA -400 graphics processor, for its upcoming set-top-box and digital TV system-on-chip ICs.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Electronics, Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics NV, Retail, Generation, Industrial

Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

Simplifydigital.co.uk predicts a surge in HDTV as it becomes the must have gift this Christmas

High Definition TV is set to be the big home entertainment "must have" this Christmas , as costs come down LONDON, ENGLAND, October 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- and a raft of winter's most talked about programmes receive the HD treatment, according to Charlie Ponsonby, CEO of digital TV comparison service Simplifydigital.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy

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