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Comporium’s “Cable Show” Exhibit #1323 Features Home Management and Security System
18 May 2012 8:33 PM | No CommentsBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comporium today announced that it will feature its award-winning Central Station Monitoring Service for the interactive security and home management system powered by...
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Pocoyo “Gets Caught Reading” with Actor Stephen Fry in Association of American Publishers National Campaign
17 May 2012 1:47 PM | No CommentsMADRID–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pocoyo, the little boy in blue who has captured the hearts of children and their parents the world over, and actor/writer/presenter Stephen Fry, who narrates the animated Pocoyo television series,...
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Comcast Brings Family and Friends Closer Together with the Launch of Skype on Xfinity
16 May 2012 5:00 PM | No CommentsPHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast today announced that Skype™ on Xfinity®, a new widescreen HD video calling experience, is now available in Boston and Seattle as the company begins its nationwide rollout of the...
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Taiki Has Made Preservative Free Mascara Formulas Possible
10 May 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsMONTVALE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Taiki Group, a premier, global leader of skincare and make-up beauty tools, products and packages has developed the first antimicrobial mascara, with EcoG+, an antimicrobial resin that allows ...
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WatchESPN Now Available to Comcast Xfinity TV Customers Through WatchESPN App and Soon on XfinityTV.com
08 May 2012 1:30 PM | No CommentsPHILADELPHIA & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast and The Walt Disney Company today announced that Xfinity TV customers can now access ESPN live streaming content via the award-winning WatchESPN app, WatchESPN.com ...
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Surround Sound Archive
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Insignia’s new 5.1 surround sound offers plenty at a great price
Posted on June 21, 2010 | No Comments
We love us some high end equipment, but we also know everyone has to start somewhere and when you're starting from scratch, any surround sound system is better than no surround sound at all. The Insignia 5.1 system pictured above is available now from Best Buy at $399 and is hard to beat at that price. The specs claim it pumps out 110 watts per channel and includes a 120 watt powered sub. Best of all is it features the Audyssey audio technology, which makes proper calibration a real breeze. And in case you been eyeing a 3DTV, it has three HDMI inputs that are 1.4 compatible and will pass all the latest 3D formats.Continue reading Insignia's new 5.1 surround sound offers plenty at a great price
Insignia's new 5.1 surround sound offers plenty at a great price originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony Surround Sound System gives your PS3 a matching soundbar for $199
Posted on June 15, 2010 | No CommentsSony's snuck in one more announcement after today's E3 press conference, this fall it's unveiling an all-in-one Surround Sound System for the PlayStation 3. It will go on sale worldwide for $199 / €199, or 19,800 and accepts audio via optical or analog inputs -- no HDMI 1.4 here -- and supports Dolby digital, DTS, MPEG-2 AAC and Linear PCM audio formats. Sony's established its S-Force PRO Front Surround technology that promises realistic surround sound without the additional speakers in its HT-CT150 and HT-CT350 soundbar systems, but those include a separate subwoofer, HDMI and retail for $100 and $200 more, respectively. Those shortcomings make it doubtful audiophiles will look twice, but for an easy dormroom or bedroom upgrade this CECH-ZVS1 could easily do the trick, specs are after the break.
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Sony Surround Sound System gives your PS3 a matching soundbar for $199 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ask Engadget HD: Best HTIB for under $500?
Posted on May 28, 2010 | No CommentsRecently we've gone decidedly high end with our queries, but now we've got a question that returns to the opposite end of the home theater spectrum. Our friend Jason wants to upgrade to surround sound without spending too much cash, so think about passable HTIB systems while you read his question:
"I'm looking to add a surround sound system to my living room. It's a pretty small room, so I don't need anything too powerful. I've already got an upscaling DVD player, and plan to add a PlayStation 3 later this year so I also don't need one with a DVD/BD player included. I wish I could say money was no object, but this is going to be my Birthday Present from my fiancé and since I'll be purchasing the PS3 soon I need to keep it in the low to mid range. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated."
He asked for solutions under $500, so feel free to suggest any HTIB that might fit -- Sony's 3D ready, LG kicks in VUDU and Harman Kardon has refreshed hardware just to mention a few -- or would you try to talk him into a higher end / custom system? The power is in your hands, use it wisely.
Got a burning question that you'd love to toss out for Engadget HD (or its readers) to take a look at? Tired of Google's blank stares when you ask for real-world experiences? Hit us up at ask at engadgethd dawt com and keep an eye on this space -- your inquiry could be next.Ask Engadget HD: Best HTIB for under $500? originally appeared on Engadget HD on Fri, 28 May 2010 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Bose simplifies surround sound setup with Lifestyle systems, charges dearly for it
Posted on May 25, 2010 | No CommentsSo, you've got a few options here. Do a little research and piece together your own surround system, hire a voyeur from Geek Squad to do it for you, or just hire a live-in technician to handle both present and future issues. Whatever you settle on, you can pretty much rest assured that it'll be cheaper than forking out for one of Bose's hilariously overpriced Lifestyle systems. In typical Bose fashion, the company is introducing a new trio of 5.1 rigs (the V35, V25 and T20), each of which utilize a new "Unify" technology that is said to make "connecting speakers and sources, programming remotes, and accessing content easier and faster than ever before." And by that, they mean "we'll show you pictures of the connectors on your television screen." Each setup comes with a handful of tiny, cube-like speakers and a surely unimpressive Acoustimass bass module, and if you're hoping to find detailed specifications -- you know, things like RMS, impedance, frequency response range and other vital audio statistics -- we wish you the best of luck. Oh, but here's a few figures that are being handed down: $3,299, $2,499 and $1,999. Yeah, those are the MSRPs in order of mention, and amazingly, we aren't kidding.
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Bose simplifies surround sound setup with Lifestyle systems, charges dearly for it originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 May 2010 22:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Psycho gets 5.1 surround for the first time on Blu-ray
Posted on May 10, 2010 | No CommentsEven if you've seen Albert Hitchcock's Psycho before (and seriously, you should have) the Blu-ray edition arriving for its 50th Anniversary October 19 has a new trick up its sleeve in the form of a remastered 5.1 surround sound audio track. The original mono soundtrack is included for purists, but it certainly seems like the a due amount of effort was put in by Universal's BluWave Audio postproduction team and third party Audionamix, to create a discrete DTS HD 5.1 that would live up to the standards of a classic, and still light up the special lights on your receiver.
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Psycho gets 5.1 surround for the first time on Blu-ray originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 10 May 2010 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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