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- Speaker
- A device that converts analog audio signals into the equivalent air vibrations in order to make audible sound. Although CRT usage has faded, speakers designed for computers are shielded...
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- Samsung HT-X810T
- If the primary appeal of soundbar speakers is based on their significant reduction of wires and clutter--as compared with 5.1-channel home theater-in-a-box systems--then Samsung's new HT-X810T soundbar should be a winner. While it's not the first single-speaker system with a built-in DVD player or a wireless subwoofer--that'd be the Philips...
- Tags: TV & Home Theater, Wi-Fi, subwoofer, Samsung HT-X810T, speaker, sub, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., TV
- Product reviews 2008-06-23
- Yamaha Air Surround YAS-70
- Yamaha's YSP Digital Sound Projector single-speaker surround systems have been popular for good reason: they produce room-filling sound from a single speaker. The catch is they're expensive: list prices start around $700 (the YSP-900) and go up to $1,600 (for the excellent YSP-4000), and--because the higher-end models include video connections...
- Tags: sub, Yamaha Corp., speaker, YSP Digital Sound Projector, Yamaha YAS-70, subwoofer, cable
- Product reviews 2007-12-19
- Cerwin-Vega CVHD 5.1
- In the 1970s, Cerwin-Vega was a big name in the speaker business, but it fell off the radar a while back. It never really went away but instead focused on building speakers for car audio, clubs, and movie theaters. The company's biggest coup in the latter venue was its development...
- Tags: speaker, Cerwin-Vega CVHD 5.1, CVHD 5.1
- Product reviews 2007-06-08
- Verve IV
- Benicia, California-based Now Hear This NHT has a long history of building affordable high-performance speakers. In recent years, the company successfully moved upmarket with a remarkably innovative series of products, including the Xd integrated electronics and speaker system, and a high-end surround processor and power amplifier. But with the introduction...
- Tags: speaker, Now Hear This, V Large, V Woofer
- Product reviews 2007-04-11
- Onkyo SKS-HT740
- Onkyo's home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs are exactly that: The company takes a receiver, a DVD player, and a surround speaker system, tosses them in a big box, then sells it at an attractive discounted price. But for those who don't need the complete package, the individual components are available a la...
- Tags: speaker, Onkyo, Onkyo SKS-HT740, sub, woofer
- Product reviews 2006-12-08
- Onkyo SKS-HT540
- Onkyo is one of very few manufacturers of home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs confident enough to sell its speakers separately. The eight-piece speaker package we're reviewing here is included with the $500 Onkyo HT-S790 HTIB, but if you already have an A/V receiver, Onkyo sells the speakers separately as the SKS-HT540. Available...
- Tags: speaker, Onkyo SKS-HT540, Onkyo
- Product reviews 2006-07-21
Additional Resources
- 2008 Holiday Buying Guide: Midrange home theater setups
- Last week, I gave some recommendations for budget home theater setups. This time, I'm looking at home theater products for a slightly larger budget: TVs that cost between $1,000 and $2,000, plus slightly more expensive components. Even with the additional outlay, it doesn't add up to...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Home Theater, Video, 1080p, Blu-ray, PN50A550, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, DVD, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- Black Friday '08: Deals, steals & specials guide
- There's always a lot of madness surrounding consumerist pseudo-holiday Black Friday, but with the economy in a chokehold, this year's event has been hard to predict. Will there be good deals because of a tanking economy, or did companies sign off on their specials before the...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Home Theater, Savings, HDTV, Price, LCD, Laptop Computer, Approx, SKIP, Home Entertainment, GPS, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- Vizio unveils $1,999.99 55-inch 120Hz LCD HDTV for January release
- Vizio decided to jump the gun on CES and announce some new home theater products today, including a 55-inch 120Hz 1080p LCD for just $1,999.99, another aggressive pricing decision that will once again drag the prices and profits down for the Samsungs and Sonys of the...
- Tags: Home Theater, LCD, 1080p, Vizio, VF550XVT1A, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm
- First off, a warning: Be very skeptical of any review you read in the next 24 to 48 hours that proclaims to be the definitive word on the Blackberry Storm. While clearly I have my own early impressions, the Storm is so different than any other smartphone...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Phone, Screen, Network, Verizon Communications Inc., Customer, Video, RIM BlackBerry, Plan, Blackberry Storm, E-mail, Handhelds, Keyboards, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Budget home theater setups
- This is the first of a series of buying guides for those looking forward to this holiday season as a time to assemble a home theater system. First up: budget setups. Whether you need to create a home theater...
- Tags: Panasonic, Plasma, DVD Player, Home Theater, LCD, 1080p, Prestigo SRU8010, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, DVD, Media Players, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Unstructured transparency - the management methodology that pulls us through the crunch?
- I've just spent a couple of fascinating days at the HCL Global Meet in Orlando, Florida. As the name suggests this was a very international gathering of HCL's partners, clients, staff and thoughtleaders in the management and collaboration space. I've written before about...
- Tags: Innovation, Pyramid, Employee, Financial, CEO, HCL Global Meet, Vineet Nayar, Nayar, HCL Tech, Krishnan, Hamel, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Leadership, Strategy, It Services, Team Management, Branding, Financial Accounting, It Operations, Management, Marketing, Finance, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Micro projector connects to iPhone
- The new DLP Pico projector from Texas Instruments is being billed as the world's smallest/lightest projector. Its dimensions are a svelte (51 × 105 × 17-mm / 120g) but what's even cooler is that it can be connected to an iPhone possibly cementing it as a true notebook killer. Just...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, DLP, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Review: Why Android is for me and the G1 isn't
- For me, when it comes to cell phones, it's a marriage of convenience. I value the basic function of a cell phone to connect me to the rest of the world from almost anywhere, but beyond that, I couldn't care less about the "features." Despite my power...
- Tags: T-Mobile G1, Phone, Smart Phone, T-Mobile, Cell Phone, E-mail, HTC-made G1, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Despite weak economy, strong demand for community managers
- Looking for a new gig? Apparently the market is hot for community managers. Even though the job market seems to be pretty soft these days, the demand for community managers doesn't seem to be waning. According to ReadWriteWeb: It's a hot job. We only expect it...
- Tags: Job, Community Manager, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Taking productivity lessons from open source
- Even if your organization doesn't produce software or work with open source development, you can still take some lessons from open source communities -- in particular, how to get work done with fewer meetings and less real-time. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols covers some of the things that outsourcing...
- Tags: Team, Speaker, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Team Management, E-mail, Open Source, Management, Online Communications, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Panasonic Viera TC-32LX85
- Panasonic Viera TC-32LX85Panasonic TC-32LX85 reviewThe digital age is here! The Panasonic TC-32LX85 will deliver you into a world of high definition television and the speaker system of 20 watts will provide good sound for a flat panel. With the 32” screen, you can enjoy your favourite shows in movie theatre...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, High Definition, Panasonic, Panasonic TC-32LX85
- Discussion threads 2008-11-09
- Bose 901 Series VI - left / right channel speakers
- Bose 901 Series VI - left / right channel speakersBose 901 reviewThe Bose 901 freestanding speakers have been the flagship speaker system for Bose for years. They along with many other Bose products are built with Direct/ Reflecting speaker technology which uses individual speaker drivers configured to bounce or reflect...
- Tags: Bose, Bose 901
- Discussion threads 2008-11-09
- Boston Acoustics SL 80 - car speaker
- Boston Acoustics SL 80 - car speakerBoston Acoustics SL80 reviewThe Boston Acoustics SL80 car audio speakers are two way, plate 4 ohm speakers. Adaptable for 5 X 7 inch default and 6 X 8 inch openings, this coaxial speaker offers amazing sound reproduction and intense clarity. Using AMD copolymer woofers...
- Tags: Boston Acoustics SL80, speaker, car speaker, car
- Discussion threads 2008-11-09
- Al Gore's 'Unified Smart Grid' vision for repowering the USA - will it happen?
- This week's Web 2.0 Summit was characterized by some very big picture ideas culminating in final keynote speaker former US vice president Al Gore laying out his vision for a 'Unified National Smart Grid': a new, state of the art integrated electrical infrastructure for the...
- Tags: Web, Vision, Al Gore, Grid, Web 2.0 Summit, Michael Wesch, Web 2.0, Transportation, Internet, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-11-08
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