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Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater

We first saw the Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2008, where we chose it as just one of three home audio finalists for Best of CES. While it ultimately didn't take the crown, we were still looking forward to the final product:...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Polk, DVD console, DVD, TV, speaker, console

Product reviews 2009-03-09

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Soundbar speaker systems

Some enthusiasts want the accuracy of a full surround-sound speaker setup handling their home theater audio output, but judging from the number of soundbar solutions that have been hitting the marketplace, many people are willing to trade fidelity for a single speaker and often a subwoofer...

Tags: Audio, Home Theater, Speaker, Zvox, Polk, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-12-16

Polk Audio RM95

Polk Audio engineers and designers are hip to the fact that everybody wants the smallest possible speakers. Big displays and small speakers are where it's at, and Polk's RM95 home theater five pack comes with four tiny satellites and a very compact center speaker for $600. You add your choice...

Tags: RM95 speaker, Polk Audio RM95, speaker, Polk, satellite

Product reviews 2008-10-03

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Zvox Z-Base 575

Photo gallery:Zvox Z-Base 575Sound bars feel like they've been around forever now, but they're still a relatively new product; consider that the groundbreaking Yamaha YSP-1 debuted back at CES 2005. Since then, the exterior design of the units hasn't changed much, with the vast majority still consisting of a long...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Zvox Z-Base 575, HDTV, TV

Product reviews 2009-11-16

How much is too much for an iPod speaker dock?

Would I need to buy an iPod first?If so, $0.01 is too much.RE: How much is too much for an iPod speaker dock?i don't see why such docks are so expensive. and bose? ipods have only average sound quality, so the technology going into this dock is going to waste....

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, iPod-speaker

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

What makes a drug raid really fun? Wii Bowling!

For members of the Polk County Tampa Bay Drug Task Force finding the drugs wasn't nearly so exciting as finding Wii Bowling in the suspect's home. by Richard Koman

Tags: Nintendo Wii, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Cops strike out, caught Wii bowling during drug raid [Video]

What do undercover cops do during a drug raid? Why, play Wii bowling, of course. A team of undercover drug investigators from Polk County, Florida were caught by the convicted drug dealer's surveillance camera while they were raiding the house for evidence. According to Tampa Bay Online:...

Tags: Video, Nintendo Wii, Corporate Communications, Taxes, Free Trade, Marketing, Financial Planning, Finance, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Marketing Firm Optimizes Infrastructure to Cut IT Costs, Boost Uptime

R.L. Polk is one of the largest consumer marketing firms in the United States and a leading provider of automotive marketing information. To keep up with annual business growth of 30 percent and remain focused on delivering new data services, Polk needed to reduce the time spent deploying and managing...

Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Server, Infrastructure Inc., Uptime, IT Cost, R.L. Polk, Data Centers, Storage, Marketing Research, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing

Case studies 2009-08-07

Auto Data Firm Virtualizes Servers to Trim Time-to-Market, Cut Costs by $300,000

R.L. Polk provides marketing data and services to the auto industry in the form of subscription-based software applications hosted in R.L. Polk data centers. Getting new applications and services to market quickly and serving new customers requires rapid server provisioning. To speed server rollout and reduce burgeoning hardware and management...

Tags: Data Center, Microsoft Corp., R.L. Polk, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Case studies 2009-08-01

News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sony VAIO bundles, Polk Audio speakers, Acer Aspire notebook

A sale for students on Sony VAIO bundles, a pair of Polk Audio speakers, and an Acer Aspire notebook. Here are your daily deals for Friday, June 26, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Starting today, save up to $250 on Sony VAIO...

Tags: Sony Corp., Notebook, Sony Vaio, Speaker, Acer Inc., Woot, Desktops, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Automation 2.0

Yesterday the AMR team met with Rockwell Automation's senior leadership group including CEO Keith Nosbusch to spend an entire day digging into the trends and challenges in today's manufacturing automation market.  Nosbusch is a graduate of University of Wisconsin's electrical and computer engineering program, and a 35 year veteran of...

Tags: Automation, Nosbusch, Manufacturing, Kevin O'Marah

Blog posts 2009-05-16

(Photos: Ultra high-end sound for around $1,000)

(Photos: Ultra high-end sound for around $1,000)The fourth image....Gee, it's nice that you gave what information you did...now do these speakers have a name?RE: (Photos: Ultra high-end sound for around $1,000)Boy, am I glad I'm an old fart! The $100 Altec Lansing 5-speaker set on my computer sounds...

Tags: MMG, high-end sound, speaker, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

Here's our weekly roundup of the new products ZDNet liked best, from Polk Audio's single-speaker home theater to the not surprisingly attractive Apple iMac. by CNET News.com

Tags: Home Theater, Photograph, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-03-16

Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater

The Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater delivers excellent sound from a single speaker bar, with the lack of built-in Blu-ray being the real sticking point. by CNET News.com

Tags: Audio, Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-03-10

Polk Audio RM510

Polk Audio RM510ExceptionalI found the Polk Audio RM510 system to have exceptional sound clarity and powerful bass. I compared the RM510 with a number of other systems in a local audio store's demonstration room, the RM510 clearly out performed the others in low and mid range sound clarity. The sub-woofer...

Tags: Home entertainment, sub-woofer, Polk Audio RM510

Discussion threads 2008-12-27

Zvox 325 (Black Finish)

Over the past few years, the market for single-speaker music and home-theater systems has grown by leaps and bounds, and it now includes offerings from Yamaha, Cambridge SoundWorks, and Polk. One of the first speakers to catch our fancy, the Zvox 315, is still available and priced at $199, which...

Tags: Pat Metheny, Zvox 325, speaker

Product reviews 2008-12-08

Altec Lansing iMT702 inMotion Max

As the heir to Altec Lansing's venerable iM600 portable iPod speaker system, the iMT702 ($199) has some big shoes to fill. We're not thrilled with all of the changes Altec Lansing has made, but the net result is a great-sounding portable system with a compact design and balanced, detailed sound.DesignThe...

Tags: inMotion Max, Altec Lansing

Product reviews 2008-11-05

Onkyo TX-8522 (black)

Onkyo TX-8522 blackdo not buyI bought this 8522 and hooked up 4 polk 50's and 1 polk 110 sub to it. Sounded kinda lame but then the receiver went out. Sent it to warranty and spend 25$ on shipping. Got the 8522 back and now after working for awhile its...

Tags: Onkyo

Discussion threads 2008-10-17

How to read your FBI file

How to read your FBI fileGood well-balanced articleNothing one-sided here. Those evil Bushies will stop at nothing when it comes to knowing everyone's secrets, won't they?Hey, pal, EVERYBODY thought Saddam had WMDs, even your heroes Kerry, Kennedy, and (shudder!) Pelosi. Seems that Saddam went to great lengths to convince...

Tags: Federal government, FBI

Discussion threads 2008-10-01