Just plug the speakers into an outlet and you're set to go.
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Almost everyone who’s into home theater loves surround sound, but even the staunchest audiophiles have to admit the inevitable result–a room full of criss-crossing speaker cables–sours the deal. Just about every manufacturer is …
Whirlpool's new fridgiputer.
The Internet fridge I saw at CES doesn’t do what I want it to do. It does not know when I am running out of milk. I does not sniff out the moldy cheese hiding behind the mustard to tell me it’s time …
A group of video game giants who changed the way people play in the 80s, 90s and 2000s were honored with technology and engineering Emmy Awards during a ceremony in Las Vegas Monday night, according to a release from Sony Online Entertainment.
The awards were handed out in two categories. …
Day one sightings at CES 2008
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The gadgets at the International Consumer Electronics Show certainly take center stage, but the huge tech show attracts its fair share of human celebrities as well. Check out the people and the performances that caught our attention in our …
Sirius Travel Link offers national weather maps.
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A major part of Ford’s new hard drive-based navigation system and music server will be Sirius Travel Link, a set of services that bring new, live data into the car. Travel Link features live traffic reporting, which shows traffic
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This stereo, from a European Ford, uses the Sony look and feel, which will come to U.S. Fords.
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This year, Ford cars will come with Sony-branded audio systems. Car makers have been scrambling to get name brand audio systems in their cars for a number of
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Polk Audio's SurroundBar 360
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Polk Audio has officially unveiled its first single-speaker all-in-one home theater system, the SurroundBar 360. The system is comprised of just two components–a single elongated speaker (44 inches wide) designed to sit beneath your flat-panel TV, and a DVD player/amplifier head unit that houses the electronics. While the SurroundBar concept isn’t new for Polk (the speaker-only 2005 version was designed to be paired with an AV receiver), the latest iteration utilizes a new active (powered) design that’s said to maximize the speaker’s eight drivers. In addition to the disc player and AM/FM radio, the head unit offers all of the standard DVD player outputs (including HDMI). Input capabilities fall short of HD switching, but the 360’s analog composite and S-video inputs will be upconverted via the HDMI output. A USB input is also available for digital photo playback and music players.
We had the opportunity to hear an early version of the SurroundBar 360 put through its paces by company founder Matthew Polk himself. …
The Creative Xdock HD takes iPod video to the big screen.
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Creative has announced plans to release the Xdock HD, an HD-quality iPod video dock. The Xdock HD is due for a Spring release with a retail price of $399. Four bills might seem like a steep price for an iPod dock, but the Xdock HD has some serious technology under the hood.
First and foremost, the Xdock HD provides a means to play iPod video content at 720p or 1080i resolution. This feat is accomplished by Creative’s own video upsampling technology, which transforms your puny iPod videos into HD-worthy gems.
The second great asset of the Creative Xdock HD is its ability …
(Credit: iRiver)Now here’s something you don’t see everyday: an MP3 player with GPS capabilities. The new iRiver W7, one of a slew of devices the company has on display at CES 2008, doesn’t come with a built-in GPS antenna. Rather, you have the option to buy …
XM offers cool graphics for its music channels.
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At CES, XM satellite radio was being secretive, encasing its floor area in black walls. But we swung an invite to the inner sanctum, and got treated to a smorgasboard of new XM services available now and in the
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