Bowers & Wilkins today rolled out a new high-end speaker array that promised higher power in a small footprint. The PM1 is unique in having a tweeter dome on each speaker ringed with carbon fiber that pushes the limits of where it can manage clean sound. Where its usual aluminum Nautilus tweeters’ break-up frequency hits […]
TiVo unveiled its first major set-top box updates in some time with its highest end DVR, a new entry box, and an updated iPad app. The Premiere Q is the first quad-tuner set-top box and, as hinted earlier, can tune or record as many as four shows at once, giving a whole home access to […]
Acer is launching its Revo RL100 Media Center in the US. The small footprint PC’s signature trick a detachable wireless pad that acts either as a keyboard or a mouse and helps it fit into home theaters with a minimum of extra space. It is powered by a 1.3GHz Athlon II Neo dual-core processor that […]
Samsung on Tuesday expanded its Explore 3D app with free, on-demand content and a US launch. This includes music videos, movie trailers, educational content and full-length TV shows from Wealth TV, among others. Later, studios will offer paid content through the app, which is available on the company’s connected 3D LED-lit LCDs and 3D plasma […]
AV accessory maker Gefen has created a solution for integrating video systems using displays with different native resolutions by introducing the Toolbox HD 1080p Scaler, a breakout box that automatically scales up or down any high-definition signal to the exact maximum resolution of the connected display. The unit bypasses the built-in scalers found in monitors, […]
Onkyo has just introduced a replacement for its TX-NR808 receiver with the TX-NR809. The new model gets network compatibility, support 7.2 channels and is THX Select2 Plus Certified. Its highlight is Marvell’s Qdeo video upscaling and processing circuits, enabling it to upscale 1080p videos to an almost unprecedented 4K (3840×2160) resolution for high-end projectors and […]
Samsung has released a new portable Blu-ray player that is small on size without being small on features. The BD-D7000 is that latest in the company’s line of app-enabled players and sports the following features: 2D & 3D in Full HD 1080p – You can combine with a 3D TV and 3D active shutter glasses […]
Bringing uncompressed, high resolution video to remote displays is the goal of accessory maker Gefen’s latest offering, the DVI DL CAT6 Extender. The extender makes a simple plug-and-play solution that promises lossless video transmission with zero dropouts to displays up to 200 feet away using two industry-standard CAT-6 cables. The kit is fully HDCP compliant […]
At the currently ongoing IFA 2011, Samsung said it will begin offering a 3D video-on-demand service in May. It will also include free streaming 3D content that includes IMAX movies only seen on Blu-ray in the past. The service will be restricted to Europe for the time being, however. It’s the same version of the […]
Australian hardware maker Kogan has introduced four new Agora-branded devices on Thursday. This includes the Agora Internet TV Portal that promises to bring the web and access to the Android Market to users’ TVs, the Agora 7-inch Tablet PC, and Agora 12-inch Laptop along with a Pro version of the notebook. The netbooks run on […]
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