Archive for January, 2009

Bang & Olufsen rolls out BeoSound 5

Friday, January 30th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: SlipperyBrick: Bang & Olufsen introduced its premium BeoSound 5 digital audio system. The BeoSound 5, said its maker, combines physical elements (such as an aluminum wheel and tactile buttons)…

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Denon puts off world’s first Blu-ray Universal desk

Friday, January 30th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: SlashGear: Denon set tone with the announcement of DVD-A1UD, the world’s first universal desk with inclusion of SACD, DVD-A, HDCD in their flagship Blu-ray universal player months ago, and was…

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Grand HD Cinema converts USB output to HDMI

Friday, January 30th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Electronista: Japan’s Lancerlink and Taiwan’s GRANDTEC have released the Grand HD Cinema, a unique video converter.
Meant for computers, the device feeds PC video into a USB port, which…

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Huge surge in demand for Freeview+ PVRs reported

Friday, January 30th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Home Cinema Choice: Freeview digital recorders were the hot ticket item for Christmas 2008, according  to new sales data released by the UK’s digital terrestrial TV service. According to Freeview, …

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AudioQuest develops method to field terminate HDMI cables

Friday, January 30th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: AVRev.com: AudioQuest is the first to reportedly figure out a way to field terminate HDMI cables effectively.  If this technology proves generally applicable, it means that an installer will be able…

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Some Recent Tweets

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: I’ve been doing more posting on Twitter lately than here.  My thoughts are a jumbled mess lately. 140 characters is a good limit for me.  But for those not inclined to become Twitterers, here are some highlights.  And because I love you all so much, I’ll add italicized updates after each tweet, where appropriate.

Had a nice flame in the fireplace tonight for four hours. Then smoke filled the house. UGH. Never using fireplace again. [And the carpet still smells of smoke.  Any suggestions?]

Hmmm, traffic on AugieShoots.com today is double what it usually is on a Sunday. Interesting. [Someone somewhere had to have linked through, but I can’t find any evidence of it.]

I’m ready for it to be Friday now.   [I posted that on Tuesday. It’s been that kind of week.]

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Marantz introduces its flagship BD8002 Blu-ray player

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: T3: Marantz is promising the movie playback of your dreams with its newly-launched flagship Blu-ray player, the BD8002.
Knocking out  crystal clear, super sharp 1080p imagery at 24 frames per second,…

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Projectiondesign shipping F32 projectors

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Electronic House: For those not keeping score on the year’s tradeshows, Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is next week. We don’t expect the same kind of turnout as CES, but projectiondesign from Norway…

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Philips Cinema 21:9 wide widescreen TV hands on

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: ElectricPig: Philips leaked its Cinema 21:9 super widescreen TV earlier this month, but it’s just given a sneak peak in the flesh.
Philips is hoping that the Cinema 21:9 will be the start of a mass…

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Brits watch a day’s worth of TV a week

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: TechRadar: Britain is a nation of telly addicts, according to a new report by TV marketing body Thinkbox. The report, based on figures taken from research body Barb, says the average TV viewer in the…

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