Category: Home Entertainment
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Onkyo GX-W100HV WiFi DLNA Active Speakers Unveiled
Onkyo the Japanese home cinema and audio equipment manufacturer, have just unveiled their latest product, the GX-W100HV active speakers. The speakers are equipped with Wi-Fi as well as DLNA support that allows you to easily connect them to your existing Wireless network using WPS or Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Once you have connected the speakers to […]
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Kinect Star Wars Xbox 360 Bounty Detailed by Major Nelson – Including 5 “Dynamic” Gaming Modes
Jedi Master of Programming for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Larry Hryb – better known as Major Nelson – has transmitted a message from the company blog to provide a Force load of updates on the soon to be released Kinect Star Wars bundle coming from a Galaxy Far, Far Away – right into our living rooms […]
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Samsung Unveils Smart Remote for its New Smart TVs
While the tech world is engrossed in the prospect of an Apple TV – Samsung is striking while the iron is hot and has created a new intelligent universal remote for its forthcoming internet Smart TVs and devices. The new remote does away with hundreds of crude buttons in favour of a minimal touch-sensitive trackpad […]
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Has Best Buy Leaked Apple ‘iTV’ HDTV Details in a Customer Survey?
The Apple HDTV rumour mill is about to step up a notch, as U.S retailer Best Buy seems to have spread details of the unannounced product willy-nilly in a customer survey. Although many rumours have circulated about Apple planning to release a Smart HDTV later this year, in its traditional style, the company hasn’t confirmed […]
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Google Applies For FCC Approval on Top Secret “Entertainment Device”
Internet giant Google has approached the Federal Communications Commission with an interesting request for testing on an unspecified “entertainment device”. In the proposal Google says the mystery machine requires “testing outside the laboratory environment” and that “the device is in the prototyping phase and will be modified prior to final compliance testing.” Speaking of the […]
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Apple Planning To Launch 32 and 37 Inch Smart HDTVs Next Year
Apple has already begun sourcing the key parts required to manufacture large screen HD televisions, according to reports published by DigiTimes in Taiwan. DigiTimes’ sources are involved in the supply chain, and have informed the publication that Apple is selecting parts to create 32 and 37 inch ‘Smart TV sets’ which will be released during […]
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Boxee 1.5 on it’s way, will be final desktop version released
Boxee has just announced the latest and final version of the companies desktop application – V1.5. Although its the final version, fans of the HTPC app will be pleased to know that version 1.5 now features a refreshed UI which will allow much quicker and easier access to the browser and menu. Also, the “Movies” […]
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Spotify Finally Tunes Up on Selection of BlackBerry Smartphones
BlackBerry owners in the US can finally enjoy Spotify from today – just like their iPhone and Android gadget owning chums have been doing for a number of months already. Spotify made the news official through an announcement on the official blog of the popular streaming music service. Spotify’s Blog informs RIM fans that the […]
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LoveFilm Signs Up With Sony Pictures Ahead of NetFlix UK Arrival
Movie on-demand service LoveFilm is doing a great job bracing itself for the incoming barrage from overseas rival Netflix by firstly getting on board for the Xbox 360 Dashboard refresh and now signing an exclusive multi-year deal with film and TV giant Sony Pictures. Signing up with Sony means that titles such as recent cinema […]
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Half Price MP3’s and Albums From Google Music
Google is feeling the Christmas cheer and is trying to create a bit of buzz (and steal some sales from Apple) for its newly launched MP3 music store by having a massive pre-Christmas blowout sale, which will see them sell 500,000 albums at half price. The limited time offers will serve up a selection of […]
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iTunes Match Service Now Available In The UK
Apple has finally rolled-out its iTunes Match service to the UK following 24 hours of confusion surrounding the much anticipated launch. iTunes Match is a landmark moment for the music industry, as there has been nothing quite like it before, it looks to keep Apple users from using other Cloud services and it will also […]
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BBC Developing “Universal Control” Software – Much More Than Just a Smartphone Remote
The Beeb’s Research & Development division has been hard at work on a new “Universal Control” system which essentially would bring all smart devices under rule of one gadget – meaning, most importantly, that you will no longer need to put down your smartphone to grab the telly box! BBC has developed a new application […]