LG Electronics has just announced the availability of the first 3D HDTV to be THX Certified – the LG Infinia PX950 Plasma HDTV series.  Read More →

Aperion Audio will unveil the new Aperion Intimus 4T Summit Wireless 5.1 home theater speaker system bundled with a digital wireless audio hub, replacing an audio video receiver at CEDIA Expo, September 23 – 26, 2010. The Aperion system features Summit wireless technology reportedly capable of delivering 24-bit uncompressed audio from the content source to each of the speakers.  Read More →

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Harman recently announced the launch of new products this fall across three divisions: home entertainment, multimedia and mobile/in-car. For music enthusiasts and home theater buffs, the Harman Kardon division debuts new products, upgraded technologies, and refreshed designs. The HD 990 CD player and HK 990 integrated amplifier offer power and precision. In addition, the Harman Kardon line brings something new to the home theater market with... 

Techcrunch.com reports that Google plans to launch Google Music, a music service designed to compete with Apple’s iTunes, as early as December 2010. Google Music is planned as a digital music download store that works in tandem with a cloud-based song locker service to allow music to be accessed and streamed anywhere. The only problem with this plan is that Google has not managed to secure a single deal to help launch the service. Google’s... 

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Panasonic just announced the debut of its first full HD 3D Blu-ray home theater systems, essentially Blu-ray capable Home Theater In a Box units. The two new home theater system models are the SC-BTT750 and the SC-BTT350. Networking and connectivity capabilities are available with the new models through Viera Cast compatibility, which provides access to new online content from Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube, Picasa, Bloomberg TV, weather... 

Apple shook up the home rental market on September 1, 2010 with the announcement of the new Apple TV. Or did they? The announcement of rentals for individual television episodes seemed like it would be a great solution for the consumer. Why then are so few television studios backing the idea? Right now only Fox and ABC are on board. Where are all the other studios? The short answer is they aren’t in Steve Jobs’s game. Some prominent... 

Schneider-Kreuznach has expanded its range of anamorphic lenses for home cinema. With the new CDA 1.33x MF Première lens, the increasingly popular Cinemascope image format (2.35:1) can now be displayed with reportedly no distortion using any high-end 16:9 home cinema projector. The Première anamorphic lens enables full HD resolution, even in Cinemascope format, and eliminates letterboxing. The MF Première lens has a multilayer antireflection... 

Bloomberg.com reports that Amazon.com has approached several media companies in hopes to launch an online video subscription service in order to compete with online rental service, Netflix. The service would consist of older films and television shows and would be made available for a monthly fee. Reportedly, Amazon has approached Time Warner, Viacom Inc. owner of MTV, and General Electric, which is the parent company of NBC Universal. The goal... 

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With the recent launch of its AVENTAGE Series, Yamaha claims that its entire line-up of current AV receivers, including the RX-V67 Series, support the newest HDMI 1.4a specification, making them compatible with all mandated 3D formats. The Yamaha lines conform to the HDMI spec’s newest requirement released last March. It mandates that AV receivers must support the frame packing 3D format at either 720p50 and 1080p24 or 720p60 and 1080p24,... 

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In November 2009, Sony said that it was developing a network service platform called Sony Online Services (SOLS), which is now called Qriocity. Qriocity is a network service platform that connects many of Sony’s network-enabled devices and allows consumers to enjoy entertainment across multiple devices. Via Qriocity, Sony will deliver a variety of digital entertainment content and services, including video, music, game applications, and... 

Apple announced a new version of the Apple TV during their press conference today. The new Apple TV is a black box that is 1/4 the size of the old model. The new model comes with a built in power supply, an HDMI port, an Ethernet port, and 802.11n Wi-Fi as well. Also packaged with the product is an aluminum remote. All content available is now in High Definition. There is no longer any purchases available – everything is a rental. This...