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- Home Theater
- An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear....
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- Harman Kardon introduces its first Blu-ray player for $499
- Harman Kardon is one of the most respected names in home theater products, primarily for its audio lineup, though it's also offered DVD players in the past. The company has finally decided to stick its toe into the Blu-ray pool, announcing its first unit in the BDP 1....
- Tags: Home Theater, Digital Audio, Blu-ray, Harman Kardon, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, DVD, Ethernet, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Magellan GPS, Klipsch home theater, Sharp AQUOS HDTV
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Magellan GPS, Klipsch home theater, Sharp AQUOS HDTVGPS features - streets and golf coursesI want a GPS that combines street maps and features with golf course maps.
- Tags: Home entertainment, GPS, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Consumer electronics, Sharp AQUOS HDTV, Klipsch, Sharp Aquos, Magellan GPS, Gadget Gal, Sharp Corp., home theater, HDTV
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Magellan GPS, Klipsch home theater, Sharp AQUOS HDTV
- A Magellan Maestro GPS navigator, a Klipsch home theater system, and a 32-inch Sharp AQUOS LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, June 9, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Magellan Maestro 4350 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth & Integrated Traffic from...
- Tags: Home Theater, HDTV, Sharp Corp., GPS Unit, Vann, Com, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, TVs, GPS, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Asus Eee PC netbook, TomTom GPS, Philips DVD home theater
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Asus Eee PC netbook, TomTom GPS, Philips DVD home theaterBetter Deal on Asus EEE PCFirst off, it's worth noting that the Asus EEE PC being offered by Woot is the 900A, not the 900. Yeah, I know, the headline of the deal there says it's...
- Tags: Home entertainment, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Mwave, DVD, ASUS Eee PC, Asus EEE, ASUS, Gadget Gal, home theater, netbook, TomTom, GPS, Philips Electronics N.V.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Asus Eee PC netbook, TomTom GPS, Philips DVD home theater
- An Asus Eee PC netbook, a TomTom GPS navigator, and a Philips DVD home theater system. Here are your daily deals for Monday, June 8, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Woot's deal of the day is sure to go fast. Get the Asus Eee PC 900...
- Tags: ASUS, Home Theater, TomTom, PC, Netbook, DVD, Philips Electronics N.V., Woot, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, GPS, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Handhelds, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Pioneer launches trio of new A/V receivers with iPod/iPhone support
- Pioneer may have abandoned HDTV production, but it hasn't left the home theater entirely. In addition to continuing to churn out new Blu-ray players, the electronics company still produces A/V receivers, including three new models that are reasonably priced and certified to work with iPhones. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Home Theater, Apple iPod, Video, Home Entertainment, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Okoro Media Systems introduces OMS-AX100 HTPC with built-in amp
- Okoro's latest living room PC makes it possible to ditch another component from your home theater setup. The OMS-AX100 includes a 5.1 amp that delivers 100 watts per channel, which means you can attach passive speakers to it and avoid buying a separate receiver. The...
- Tags: Home Theater, Media Center PC, built-In, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Okoro, OMS-AX100, Media Center PCs, Home Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Philips rolls out 2009 U.S. home theater lineup. Will anyone buy?
- While a major force in Europe, the Philips brand has never caught on in the same way across the pond, unable to compete with the Samsungs and Sonys in reputation or the Vizios in cut-rate pricing. Philips disclosed pricing and availability details on its 2009 lineup of U.S. home theater...
- Tags: Home Theater, Philips Electronics N.V., Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- Monster vs. Vampires: Cutting down home theaters' wasted energy
- Monster vs. Vampires: Cutting down home theaters' wasted energyConvert Data Center's to DCThe Data Center needs to go to DC powered equipment, it is more efficient and Batteries last 20 years that provide protection from dirty electricity.
- Tags: Home entertainment, Data centers, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Vampire, Monster, home theater
- Discussion threads 2009-05-03
- Monster vs. Vampires: Cutting down home theaters' wasted energy
- You may best know Monster Cable as the company that produces the $80 HDMI cables that Best Buy tries to sell you as being superior to the $10 ones you can find online. But with its GreenPower products, Monster is more concerned with the wasted energy being sucked from electronics...
- Tags: Home Theater, Monster, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Cable, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-03
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Acoustic Research wireless home theater, Panasonic Blu-ray player, Kodak EasyShare digital camera
- An Acoustic Research wireless home theater system, a Panasonic Blu-ray player, and a Kodak EasyShare digital camera. Here are your deals for Wednesday, April 29, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Acoustic Research WHT6024 Wireless Home Theater Speaker System from JR.com...
- Tags: Panasonic, Home Theater, Eastman Kodak Co., Digital Camera, Kodak EasyShare, Blu-ray, Camera, Wireless, Digital Cameras, Home Entertainment, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- Could Red Ray's 4K compression codec revolutionize video playback?
- Unless you're a video camera freak, you may not know much about Red, a company that has made a string of innovations with its line of digital video cameras that capture 4K footage (i.e., 4096x2160 pixels, or about twice as much resolution as 1080p HD). A good primer on the...
- Tags: Home Theater, Codec, Video, 1080p, Camera, Corporate Communications, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-04-27
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Olympus digital camera, Philips DVD home theater system, Griffin Technology iPod accessories
- An Olympus digital camera, a Philips DVD home theater system, and a Griffin Technology iPod car adapter. Here are Gadget Gal's deals for Friday, April 24: 1. Newegg is selling the Olympus FE-3010 12MP 3X Digital Camera for $124.99 with coupon code CAMERA42225....
- Tags: Home Theater, Olympus Corp., Apple iPod, Griffin Technology Inc., Accessory, Digital Camera, Camera, DVD, Philips Electronics N.V., Digital Cameras, Home Entertainment, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Netgear, D-Link roll out coax-Ethernet adapter kits to network your home theater
- For those of you skeptical of using powerline technology to connect your network-ready home theater devices to your home network when you don't have nearby Ethernet ports, there's another option: using a coaxial-cable-to-Ethernet solution like Netgear's new MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit (MCAB1001) or D-Link's new HD MediaBridge Starter...
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Home Theater, Network, Adapter, NetGear, Powerline, Home Entertainment, Home Networking, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Networking, Telecommunications, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-04-23
- D-Link introduces new PowerLine HD kit for network-capable home theater devices
- D-Link introduces new PowerLine HD kit for network-capable home theater devicesBad, Bad, BadIn my first year in engineering at university (21 years ago), we did a project on "current carrier". It is exactly what these devices do. They use a bandwidth that is not that of the electricity that is...
- Tags: Home entertainment, Home networking, network, powerline, capable home theater device, new PowerLine HD kit, PowerLine HD kit, Powerline HD, home theater device, home theater, D-Link Systems
- Discussion threads 2009-04-17
- D-Link introduces new PowerLine HD kit for network-capable home theater devices
- More and more home theater devices are being introduced that offer "connected features," but many of them require an Ethernet connection, which isn't a common feature in most living rooms. One workaround gaining some traction is using powerline networking—plugging an adapter into an electrical outlet on one end and connecting...
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Home Theater, Network, Adapter, Powerline, Home Entertainment, Ethernet, Personal Technology, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-04-17
- Samsung announces official pricing for new Blu-ray players, home theater systems
- We were given an early treat last week when we were tipped off on the pricing of Samsung's 2009 HDTV lineup, but we had to wait until today to get the official word on its new Blu-ray drives and home-theater-in-a-box HTIB systems. ...
- Tags: Home Theater, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Pricing Strategy, Blu-ray, BD-P3600, Home Entertainment, Pricing, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Wireless LANs, Marketing Research, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
- Here are a few of our favorite items from the past week including the Wacom Intuos4, Onkyo HT-S9100THX home theater system, and the 2009 BMW 335d. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Home Theater, Photograph, BMW AG, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-03-30
- Signing off from the SOHO Networking blog
- This is my final post for the SOHO Networking blog. It's been fun handling the blog over the last several months, and I plan to continue covering networked media solutions over at the ZDNet Home Theater blog, since the lines between many home networking and home theater devices continue to...
- Tags: Home Theater, SOHO, Blog, Home Entertainment, Blogging, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Internet, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-03-29
- Spring preview: Home theater
- A preview of the hottest home theater products coming out in the spring of 2009. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Home Theater, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-03-24
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