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Boxee announces Boxee Box for the ultimate media experience

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:41:02 +0000

We've always loved Boxee, but what it's lacked is some dedicated hardware to make it simple for us to have in our home cinema -- that's changed with the announcement of the Boxee Box

Extreme home cinema: Most ludicrous AV setups ever

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Think your 50-inch plasma and 7.1 surround-sound system are the badger's nadgers? No chance. Welcome to ten of the most awesome (and awful) home-cinema installations on the planet

Samsung HT-BD8200: Blu-ray speaker bar with salty kelp and crystal-clear sound

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:17:02 +0000

Samsung has been fishing for inspiration, apparently catching only some seaweed, which explains why its new Blu-ray speaker bar has kelp-based speakers

Toshiba's BDX2000 Blu-ray player: In person, in pictures

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:55:00 +0000

Toshiba's doing Blu-ray now and it's got its first standalone player -- the BDX2000 -- on show here at IFA. We just planted our gaze down upon it, poked it with a stick and can confirm it is, in fact, real

Onkyo Digital Media Transport: Dock your iPod or iPhone in style

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:51:02 +0000

If you have an iPod and an AV system, you might be interested in introducing them to one another with the Onkyo Digital Media Transport

Toshiba exec: Blu-ray is just one part of our HD strategy

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:04:01 +0000

With Toshiba announcing it will produce a Blu-ray player and drives for PCs, we asked a senior exec some questions about the decision, and why it's decided to go blue now

Toshiba applies to Blu-ray Disc Association

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:41:02 +0000

Toshiba has confirmed to CNET UK that it has applied to join the Blu-ray Disc Association, and that it intends to manufacturer Blu-ray players and laptops with Blu-ray drives

Microsoft launches free TV service with BBC

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:19:01 +0000

Free Peep Show? Free Shameless? What about other free stuff from BBC Worldwide? That's what you'll get at MSN Video's new UK TV-streaming Web site, and it went live today

Pioneer at Air Studios: This is what amazing audio looks like

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:22:02 +0000

Pioneer invited us to hear its home cinema and stereo music systems at George Martin's Air Studios -- we were blown away

Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive review

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:26:01 +0000

Although it lacks many of the advanced features you get with other NAS servers, the sleek and compact Home Media Network Hard Drive is the easiest-to-use device of its type that we've seen so far. Excellent performance and support for USB hard drives and printers add to its merits