Tubular Wireless Speakers Now Available for iPad and iPhones

IPEVO, Inc., a designer and maker of products for emerging Internet-driven behaviors, has released Tubular Wireless Speakers for Apple's iPad as well as the latest generation of the iPhone. Tubular is a portable pair of three-watt speakers that provides iPad and iPhone users with improved two-way stereo sound, as compared to each device's built-in mono speaker. Tubular utilizes Bluetooth technology, such that the speakers can communicate wirelessly with any Bluetooth audio device at distances of up to 32 feet (10 meters).

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Creative launches full range of Wireless Speaker Systems – iPod and iPhone included

Creative today announced the release of a full range of wireless high performance speaker systems comprising the award-winning ZiiSound™ D5 and Creative Inspire™ S2 Wireless, as well as the Creative D200 and Creative D100. This new range of speaker systems offers wireless solutions to suit different lifestyles and defines how people will enjoy music from their portable devices from now on.

The state-of-the-art speaker systems work with any compatible stereo Bluetooth device – from mobile phones, portable media players to the iPhone, the iPod†, the iPad, netbooks, notebooks and just about every Bluetooth A2DP enabled device.

Incorporating award-winning high quality wireless audio technology and speaker architecture tuned by Creative’s world class audio specialists for the best wireless audio performance possible, each speaker system is engineered to deliver the purest wireless audio in its class. Read more...

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3D Home Theater

Guide to Home Theater 3D

Everything you need to know about bringing the third dimension home.

by Chris Burke

March 24, 2010 - 3D was the big push at this year's CES, and now the products unveiled at the show are making their way into stores. But with all the terms and technologies at work, it's pretty easy to get turned around. Follow our guide to 3D to find out what you need, why you need it, and what it all does.

What you need:
3D technology doesn't really contain any particular piece of technology that you haven't seen before. The TVs aren't all that different from regular 2D sets, as are the Blu-ray players, cables, ports, and glasses. What is different is that 3D synchronizes all of these parts to produce a highly coordinated image with the illusion of depth. So the basics of a 3D set up are: a newfangled 3D HDTV, active-shutter LCD glasses from your TV's manufacturer, and a Blu-ray player, 3D-capable console, or cable box with HDMI 1.4 ports.

Why you need it:
In recent years a lot of TVs have been released under the '3D Ready' or '3D Compatible' umbrella. While they are capable of displaying a 3D image, they can't sync up with newer glasses or 3D Blu-ray players. This is why the new 3D TVs being released this year are necessary for the whole system to work properly. They feature 120Hz refresh rates, HDMI 1.4 ports, and a device for syncing with the wireless glasses. You'll need glasses because otherwise your TV will just look like a blurry mess, and they need to be from the same manufacturer because, unfortunately, other ones just won't connect to your TV.

Blu-ray players are one of the few components that may not need upgrading. If your player can connect to the internet for firmware updates, like the PS3, then there's a good chance it'll play 3D Blu-rays once they become available. If it can't be updated, you'll need a player with HDMI 1.4 ports for obvious reasons. The same goes for your cable box, if you want to take advantage of the 3D channels debuting later this year. And if you're just looking to play games in 3D, the PS3 will be getting a firmware update this year, while the Xbox 360 is already 3D capable. This doesn't mean you can go back and play your old favorites in 3D, but once more games start supporting 3D you can rest assured the console you already own will work just fine.

What it does:
The biggest difference between 2D and 3D technology is the introduction of HDMI 1.4. It's the backbone of the whole system, increasing the amount of data that can be transferred between devices. New features include a built in ethernet channel with up to 100 Mb/sec transfer speeds, the dual-stream 1080p signal required for 3D, and support for 4K resolution. The 120Hz refresh rate on the TV ensures that the dual images being displayed alternate quickly enough to look like a solid image with no flickering, and the active-shutter glasses synchronize with the TV at the same speed to create the 3D effect. 3D Blu-ray players essentially do the same job they've always done, reading data off the disc and sending the signal to the TV, but now they're tasked with sending twice as much video data since 3D requires two versions of every frame.

What you can watch:
As of right now, there isn't a whole lot of 3D content available, aside from a Samsung exclusive 3D Blu-ray for Monsters vs. Aliens, Avatar: The Game on PS3, PC, and Xbox 360, and an XBLA game called 'Invincible Tiger: The Legend Of Han Tao'. Shrek 3D will also be coming to Blu-ray, but will remain exclusive to Samsung for one year. Even Avatar won't be arriving in 3D Blu-ray form until 2011. Sony has demoed titles like WipEout and Gran Turismo 5 in 3D, but they've yet to announce any formal plans for conversion. With the PS3's firmware update coming sometime this summer, the door is certainly open. Similarly, Microsoft has stated they're prepared to support any 3D efforts from their developers.

TV is getting the biggest boost, with Discovery and ESPN both launching new channels. Discovery has partnered with IMAX and Sony to deliver 24/7 3D programming on their new channel. ESPN, meanwhile, as promised to broadcast at least 85 sporting events in 3D over the course of the year, starting with the opening match of the FIFA World Cup on June 11. DirecTV is also on-board, debuting three new 3D channels this June and partnering with Fox to broadcast the MLB All-Star game.

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The Kodak Theater HD Player, you can relive your memories on your big screen HDTV in stunning high-definition. Invite your friends and family over to show off your personalized slide shows, videos and web content in the comfort of your living room. Then share the excitement by wire lessly sending your content to anyone, anywhere.

If you want to use the Kodak Theatre HD Player, you’ll have to reserve it on the sign-up sheet in the kitchen. Specify the date and time you’d like to use it. No, Keith, “forever plus infinity” is not a valid date and time.

Forget crowding around the computer, with the KODAK Theater HD Player, you can relive your memories on your big screen HDTV in stunning high-definition. Invite your friends and family over to show off your personalized slide shows, videos and web content in the comfort of your living room. Then share the excitement by wirelessly sending your content to anyone, anywhere.View the pictures and videos stored on your PC, right on your HDTV.Insert a memory card, USB storage device or plug in your KODAK EASY SHARE Digital Camera. Connect to popular photo sharing sites such as KODAK Gallery and Flickr for access to your pictures and those from friends and family. Quickly sort through your new pictures on your TV and send the best ones to your PC for safekeeping. Make the most of your home theater system get to your PC music collection and downloaded movies from the living room

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Samsung's HT-BD1250 Blu-ray Home Theater System

Samsung's HT-BD1250 Blu-ray Home Theater System
ties almost all of the necessary theater pieces into one package. It's also sort of a jack of all A/V trades, allowing users to stream Pandora and Netflix, as well as play Blu-rays, CDs, DVDs and portable media from an iPod. It even adds wireless networking into the mix -- if you're willing to spend another $80 on Samsung's WIS09ABGN Wireless USB/LAN Adapter. You can even make the rear speakers wireless, but that also needs its own extra, the $142 SWA-4000 wireless receiver. Both are optional add-ons, and were not made available for testing.

Out of the box, the HT-BD1250 includes a super-glossy slick black Blu-ray player/receiver, one large and long (16 x 16 x 8) subwoofer, five super-small speakers, an iPod dock and a remote. One of the greatest items that comes with this that we don't typically find in other HTiB setups is speaker wire. The unit comes with a 10-foot run for the center channel, 13.25 feet for each of the front speakers and the subwoofer, and 33 feet for each of the rear speakers. That's right, kids. You may have to run the wire to wherever you want the speakers, but you don't have to put on pants to drive to the local A/V store.
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Sony HtSS360

Designed to complement high-definition televisions and Blu-ray Disc players, Sony has raised the curtains off their latest component home theater system, called the HT-SS360

Enclosed in a sleek black gloss exterior, the home theater system is said to be a perfect companion to the Sony BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 Blu-ray Disc players. It boasts of powerful, high-quality sound with simple connectivity.

Featuring the 5.1 channel, the HT-SS360 comes with a component A/V receiver, 1,000 watts (RMS) of power, LCPM audio and three HDMI inputs (one out) to offer a full HD1080/24p and 60p video.
Moreover, the component system is equipped with a Digital Media Port to conveniently connect portable music players such as iPod and iPhone. With the company’s latest DMPort Booster technology, the HT-SS360 augments the audio performance of all sounds and videos that stream through this connection. It offers an outstanding audio result by adding previously removed information to compressed music files. It is compatible with Digital Cinema Auto Calibration and Bravia Sync to simplify set up and use.

The Sony HT-SS360 component home theater system will be available for purchase in May 2009 for a suggested price of $350 (approx. Rs. 18,120).

I saw this article earlier; it seems to like Sony is always on the leading edge in technology. Once again they’ve done it. 1000 watts RMS, this is ridiculous power, enough to make go deaf. Let me know what you think. Price isn’t bad either.
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