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Dolby Shows Off Ugliest 3D Glasses in History

If there is a particularly hot place in hell set aside for ugly, these new Dolby 3D glasses will be right there beside the Yugo. Dolby has announced that it has some new reusable 3D glasses for theaters to give moviegoers rather than the disposable glasses that they use now…

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March 22nd, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Dolby Axon Brings Voice Chat Surround Sound: Soon You’Ll Know From What Direction That Insult is Coming From

Dolby Axon logo

Video games have had surround sound for quite some time now, but Dolby wants to up the ante and provide surround voice chat with Dolby Axon. Dolby claims that Axon effectively creates a more realistic experience by making the volume and intensity of voices change relative to the location of…

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March 12th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

LG Arena Km900 Multimedia Phone Specs, Details and Product Video Released

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The new LG ARENA touchscreen mobile phone is definitely one to watch for when it’s released later this Spring. The ARENA (also known as the LG-KM900) was launched today at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
The first thing you notice when you first look at the ARENA is…

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February 16th, 2009 by: Technabob

Alienware HD Media Server: Heavy Metal Home Theater

Alienware HD Media Server

Alienware is showing off their latest high-end server, designed for use in home theaters and media rooms. The system contains everything you need for controlling your digital media in one slick aluminum box.

The Alienware HD Media Server (HDMS) comes in a dramatic brushed aluminum, rack-mountable enclosure, and provides a…

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February 4th, 2008 by: Technabob

Maxian E900t Pmp Slices, Dices, Makes Julienne Fries

Maxian E900T Portable Media Player

It seems that every few weeks, the Korean tech market reveals some new all-in-one gadget that makes me drool. The latest and greatest PMP (personal media player) to come out of the East Asian nation features just about everything you’d ever want in a portable electronic device. The Windows CE-based…

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December 31st, 2007 by: Technabob

Shuttle D’Vo Home Theater Pc: Small Package, Big Boom

Shuttle SG33G5M Deluxe D’VO SFF HTPC

Shuttle is well known for their small-form-factor PCs. Their latest models are perfect for a high-end home theater, and can be loaded up with everything you’d need in a single, compact box.

The top-of-the-line Shuttle D’VO SG33G5M Deluxe features 1080p high-definition video output via an HDMI output. 7.1-channel surround sound…

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October 8th, 2007 by: Technabob

Yamaha Ysp-500: Virtual Surround Gets Downsized

Yamaha YSP-500 Digital Sound Projector

The latest in Yamaha’s series of “Digital Sound Projectors” takes the critically-acclaimed virtual surround technology found in their larger YSP series and shrinks it down to a box that’s just 24-inches wide. (The full-sized models are around 40-inches wide).

The YSP-500 reflects sound from 18 individual sound drivers to deliver…

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October 5th, 2007 by: Technabob

Amadana Bookshelf Stereo: Retro Looks, Modern Features

Amadana DDA134 Surround Stereo

This stereo system from Japan’s Amadana may look like something out of the 1970s, but it’s actually quite contemporary under the hood.

Amadana’s DDA-134 compact stereo system has decidedly retro-looking walnut wood enclosures for the speakers, receiver and DVD player, but on the inside, the system is reasonably modern (although…

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August 26th, 2007 by: Technabob

Oppo Dv-980h DVD Player Outputs 1080p and 7.1

Oppo DV-980H DVD Player

Oppo Digital, makers of the famed DV-971H upscaling DVD player has just released a new player, the DV-980H. This one claims to be the first to offer both 7.1 channel audio and upconversion to a full 1080p resolution.

The DV-980H supports Dolby Digital Surround EX, which adds the surround back…

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August 8th, 2007 by: Technabob

Pioneer 5.1 Home Theater Does Away With Receiver Box

Pioneer HTP-LX70 Home Theater Surround System

The latest surround sound system from Pioneer gets rid of the typical “receiver/amp” module that most home theater systems require. From what I can tell, they’ve hidden all the amplification and hookups inside of the subwoofer.

The Pioneer HTP-LX70 system features a standalone control “pod” which has a bright backlit…

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August 2nd, 2007 by: Technabob

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