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Screen Innovations Announces CURVE Reference Fixed Screen Frames
|Austin, TX-based Screen Innovations, manufacturer of high performance home theater screens, announced the release of its new CURVE Reference Fixed screen frame, which can be used with a variety of SI’s available screen materials, includig ...read more -
Unboxing: $99 Acer Aspire One mini-Notebook with 3G Wireless WAN
|The Acer Aspire One Netbook arrived. Here is the box (after removal from the outer box). Here are the contents of the box, including the Aspire, manuals, power supply and all-important SIM card. And here ...read more -
New Vizio 55" 1080P LCD Television to Ship in January
|Vizio has a new 55" LCD TV for $1999 to be available in January: 55" XVT 120Hz, 1080p LCD HDTV Irvine, CA -- VIZIO gets in the game with the new 55" XVT Series 120Hz ...read more -
Take Care of High Tech Gadgets with Cases from OtterBox
|Anyone who has ever dropped and broken (or even badly scuffed) a precious high-tech gadget can tell you that a well-made protective case can be worth its weight in gold. Ah, but there’s the rub. ...read more -
Scandyna’s Dock Pack/Micropod SE System Is Pretty In Pink
|Toftlund, Denmark-based Scandyna has made its name on small, well-made, sleek speaker systems, such as the iPod-compatible, self-powered Dock Pack/Micropod SE system reviewed in Playback issue 12. But according to a recent company release, prospective ...read more -
Ultrasone Releases Last of its Limited Edition 9 Headphones
|Wildemar, CA-based Ultrasone Inc., the U.S. distribution arm of the German headphone manufacturer Ultrasone AG, has announced the release of the last of its very limited availability Edition 9 headphones. Intended as a “statement class” ...read more -
Bryston Announces Improved SST2 “Squared” Series Power Amplifiers
|Peterborough, Ontario-based Bryston, Ltd. has announced upgrades to its eight-model lineup of award-winning SST power amplifiers through the release of new SST2 “Squared” series amplifiers. Interestingly, pricing for the new SST2 “Squared” models will remain ...read more -
Ad Age Names Top 10 Tech Toys of 2008
|With Gadgetronics fave categories including netbooks (see our coverage of the Acer Aspire One in the news section), Nintendo Wii Fit, and Amazon Kindle, Advertising Age covers some good ground in their Top 10 "Tech ...read more -
Tannoy’s In-Ceiling CVS4 Micro Speaker Fits Where Others Won’t
|Coatbridge, Scotland-based Tannoy is famous for building loudspeakers based on so-called “coaxial” drivers—a statement that holds true whether we are talking about the firm’s largest high-end floorstanders or very compact in-ceiling speakers such as the ...read more -
Ultralink/XLO Will Highlight Argentum Acoustics Cables At CES
|According to a company press release, Ontario, CA-based Ultralink/XLO Products will feature its Argentum-series interconnects and cables at the company’s upcoming CES display. According to the release, Argentum Acoustics cables are targeted primarily toward high-end, ...read more -
SRS iWOW Software/Hardware Upgrades Promise Amazing iPod Sound
|Santa Ana, CA-based SRS Labs is probably best known for its virtual surround sound technologies, which have been licensed for use in many major brands of flat panel TVs, but now the firm has turned ...read more -
Monster Announces “Beats by Dr. Dre Tour” In-Ear Headphones
|Hot on the heels of its widely publicized Beats by Dr. Dre over-the-ear headphones (as reviewed in Playback 14), Monster Cable has announced its new Beats Tour in-ear headphones. According to a company press release, ...read more -
HP Adopts “Green” Laptop Batteries from Boston-Power
|According to articles published in The Wall Street Journal (wsj.com) and Greentech Media (greentechmedia.com), Hewlett-Packard has awarded Westborough, MA-based Boston-Power a contract to supply environmentally friendly Sonata lithium-ion batteries for use in HP laptops. According ...read more -
Meridian Audio Acquires Sooloos
|According to a company press release, the British firm Meridian Audio Ltd., manufacturer of high-end digital audio and video systems, acquired New York, NY-based Sooloos LLC, manufacturer of innovative media servers, on December 4, 2008. ...read more
