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Review: Sony Surround Sound System for PS3

Aimed at gamers, this basic set-up is an affordable step-up from built-in TV speakers.

By Will Greenwald
Posted November 2, 2010

When it comes to gear, gamers and audiophiles couldn't be more different. Despite the sophisticated audio technology that goes into making major video games, most gamers simply plug their consoles directly into their TV and use its built-in speakers. Audiophiles, on the other hand, tend to ignore the sophisticated A/V capabilities of game consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Expertise

Livescribe’s Echo Smartpen

Gary Dell'Abate takes on the smartest writing utensil around.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted October 29, 2010

Do you ever sit around and daydream about inventions that could make your life easier? Whenever I get in my car for the 45-minute ride home from work and I’m feeling exhausted, I imagine roads where magnetic strips are built into the ground to guide my ride so that I can just plug in my destination, drift off, and wake up when I get to the driveway. Think about how great that’s gonna be!

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Entertainment

Interview: Carlos Santana

The rock legend talks about his journey into 'Guitar Heaven.'

By Mike Mettler
Posted October 29, 2010

To borrow Mick Jagger’s growl from the Rolling Stones’ feisty Tattoo You track “Neighbours”: labels, labels, labels, labels, LABELS! People feel like they have to label just about everything, especially when it comes to music.

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Gear

Review: Sony NSX-32GT1 32-inch Google TV

Sony's Google TV is the most connected panel around, but is it ready for your living room?

By Geoffrey Morrison
Posted October 27, 2010

Google has finally invaded consumer electronics, and by extension, your living room. For most of us, Google had already taken a firm hold of our Internet and cell phones. Now, with Google TV, Google has created a hardware and software platform that brings its searching awesomeness (and big-brother creepiness) to television.

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Gear

Western Digital TV Live Hub Has 1 TB of Built-In Storage

The latest networked storage player from WD is their most feature-packed yet.

By Stan Horaczek
Posted October 26, 2010

Logitech's Revue Google TV box is quickly approaching, but that hasn't stopped the recent influx of boxes designed to get the Internet (or at least parts of it) onto an HDTV. The latest effort from Western Digital sounds like an impressive one. Inside, WD has packed a full terabyte of storage, to which you can add media from networked PCs and Macs or via its pair of USB ports.

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Ask the Expert: November 2010

Al Griffin takes on your technical questions.

By Al Griffin
Posted October 22, 2010

Question: I’m in the market for a Blu-ray player and A/V receiver, but I’d like the system to play 96-kHz/24-bit high-rez music downloads as well. The info I’ve found on manufacturer Web sites simply indicates whether or not the equipment supports Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, but not if the DACs support 96/24 decoding.

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Gear

Test Report: LG 47LE8500 LCD HDTV

Full array LED backlighting and local dimming make this panel an outstanding performer.

By Rob Sabin
Posted October 22, 2010

These days, LED-backlit LCD TVs get a lot of attention, thanks in part to their super-thin form factor. This is especially true for edge-lit LED models.

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