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Drive-In Theater Uses Actual Driveway |
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Oct 06, 2008 - 6:50 AM - by Chuck McKenney
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Drive-In Theater Uses Actual Driveway
By Rachel Cericola
Ken Allwine parked his backyard theater under the stars, out on his home’s driveway.
Not everyone has room for a big screen inside the house. However, Ken Allwine refused to give up the dream. Instead, he put that big screen in the only place on his property that it would fit: The driveway.
“This was the next best thing,” he says. “I thought it would be a great idea since I haven’t been to a... [Read More]
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Rise of the Jedi Home Theater |
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Oct 03, 2008 - 1:46 PM - by Chuck McKenney
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Rise of the Jedi Home Theater
By Steve Castle
Instead of cluttering his Star Wars-themed theater with memorabilia, this homeowner went to the dark side and had it modeled after Chancellor Palpatine's office.
In “Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith,” Chancellor Palpatine invites Jedi warrior Anakin Skywalker into his impressive office overlooking the capital Galactic City (aka Imperial City). It’s a pivotal moment in the film and the saga, for it is there that... [Read More]
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Ferguson Hill's horn dipole loudspeakers |
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Oct 03, 2008 - 1:45 PM - by Bob Hetherington
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Ferguson Hill's horn dipole loudspeakers are some of the most unique looking speakers available.
At over 5 feet Ferguson Hill's horn dipole loudspeakers are some of the most unique looking speakers available. Because of their horn design they are able to reproduce music with a high level of clarity, detail and dynamics, are highly efficient, and will go loud with just a few... [Read More]
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2,176 Views
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21 Innovative Robotic Development Products |
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Oct 03, 2008 - 10:27 AM - by Jason Unger
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21 Innovative Robots and Products
Robotics Trends' Development Innovator Awards, which are given in two categories, are judged on seven criteria.
Robotics Trends has announced the finalists for the First Annual Robotics Development Innovator Awards.
The awards recognize products and companies that contributed "significantly to the personal, service and mobile robotics industry over the previous 12 months."
... [Read More]
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506 Views
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First Look at Sanyo’s New 4LCD Projector |
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Oct 03, 2008 - 6:38 AM - by Chuck McKenney
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First Look at Sanyo’s New 4LCD Projector
By Dennis P. Barker
The PLC-XP200L is rated at an amazing 7,000 lumens with an impressive high contrast ratio of 2,200:1.
Sanyo, who has been producing front projectors for many years and is considered one of the world’s largest manufacturers of LCD and DLP projectors, is going “one step beyond” by creating a completely new optical engine, called 4LCD. While other manufacturers are focusing solely on 720p or 1080p models,... [Read More]
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7 HD DVDs Worth Buying |
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Oct 03, 2008 - 6:36 AM - by Chuck McKenney
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7 HD DVDs Worth Buying
By Rachel Cericola
HD DVD users are still buying up discs. Looking to add a few more to your collection?
So it looks like a lot of our readers are still buying up HD DVDs . We don’t blame them; everyone loves a cheap thrill, especially when it’s delivered in high-def.
In honor of recent developments, we decided to put together a quickie list of some of our favorite HD DVDs. Sure, we don’t expect the format to ever make a... [Read More]
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October 3rd - Vudu HDX and Slingbox Pro HD |
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Oct 03, 2008 - 2:12 AM - by Braden Russell
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Today's Show:
We reviewed the original Slingbox way back in 2005. Ara currently has two of them and has been able to watch TV from his hotel in Chicago, Denver, and Europe. But the main way the Slingbox is used in the Derderian family is to extend TV reception to any room in the house. While the Slingbox works well via the Internet it works really well on your local network. The issue with Internet usage is bandwidth. First, if your upstream bandwidth is limited it really doesn't matter how much downstream bandwidth you have. In Ara's home the... [Read More]
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10 Blu-ray Players with the Best Value |
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Oct 02, 2008 - 6:50 AM - by Chuck McKenney
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10 Blu-ray Players with the Best Value
By Greg Robinson
If you are ready to jump into the Blu-ray mix, here are 10 BD players worth the money.
With HD DVD now a fading memory and Black Friday less than two months away, many consumers are gearing up to make the switch to Blu-ray this holiday season.
And if there was any doubt about that fact, look no further than Sony and Samsung’s recent $100 price reduction on their respective entry-level players.... [Read More]
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Vudu’s New HDX Format Offers 1080p/24 Video with ‘Virtually no Artifacts’ |
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Oct 01, 2008 - 11:10 PM - by Steve Crowe
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Vudu’s New HDX Format Offers 1080p/24 Video with ‘Virtually no Artifacts’
Ideal for large-screen TVs, new format features super-high bit rates that might turn Blu-ray faithfuls into nearly-on-demand users.
Vudu, provider of IP-based video-on-demand, is launching a new 1080p format that is "virtually artifact free," says CTO Prasana Ganesan.
The new format, called HDX, delivers the same 1080p/24 resolution as the company's "Instant HD"... [Read More]
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Samsung to be First Implenter of InstaPort HDMI Switching Technology |
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Oct 01, 2008 - 3:30 PM - by Julie Jacobson
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Samsung to be First Implenter of InstaPort HDMI Switching Technology
Samsung may be the first company to implement the new InstaPort technology that eliminates HDMI switching lags.
In June, Silicon Image (developer of HDMI technology) revealed this new solution that would end the painful lag that occurs when switching from one HDMI source to another.
The lag occurs because the display must re-authenticate a source every time the source is selected.
... [Read More]
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1,731 Views
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Toshiba Still Updating Your HD DVD Players |
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Oct 01, 2008 - 11:37 AM - by Chuck McKenney
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Toshiba Still Updating Your HD DVD Players
By Arlen Schweiger
Though it's not producing players anymore, Toshiba recently released its second firmware update to HD DVD players since the format's demise.
If there’s one thing we understand by reading your valuable comments, it’s that HD DVD fans are still very happy with their players, very vocal about it, and still snapping up what are now bargain discs.
Toshiba might have thrown in the towel earlier... [Read More]
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