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No Mo MOJO
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 3, 2008
We've been hearing the rumors. Word on the street was that MOJO was leaving Cox. And, it turns out, the rumors were right. MOJO HD will officially cease scheduled programming on October 29, permanently pulling the plug on Cox customers.

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Look Ma! No Wires!
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 3, 2008
Our friends over at EngadgetHD spotted another mildly interesting product at the CEATEC show in Japan. Hitachi is showing wireless HD camcorder transfer. Obviously a prototype, the camcorder reliably streamed high-definition content to a nearby TV, using DLNA.

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All Obama All The Time
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 2, 2008
I'm Barack Obama, and I want YOU to watch my TV channel. If you don't, I'll raise your taxes.

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VUDU Ups the Ante
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 2, 2008
The online movie rental business is quickly stepping up and offering high-quality stuff. The latest move comes from VUDU, a provider of Internet-delivered entertainment to consumer's HDTVs and home theaters.

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JVC's Pseudo 3D Converter
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 2, 2008
Just when you thought it was safe to watch 3D TV without the dorky glasses, theeey're back. Our buddies over at Gizmodo have found a JVC prototype TV at the CEATEC show in Japan that converts high-def 2D video into pseudo 3D, in real-time, using a small processor.

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CircleVision 360!
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 2, 2008
Tough sledding, kids. We're not going to Wally World. I'm not paying 4 bucks a gallon to buckle you into the Hummer and drive your little butts cross-country to that place. And for the last time, we're not getting a damn Prius.

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Blu-con 1.0: Be There or Be Square
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 2, 2008
Mark your calender. December 8th at the swank Beverly Hills Hotel. Be there or be square. Blu-con 1.0 will be a one-day summit for Blu-ray developers, marketers and producers. As the website says, "This workshop is designed to provide a forum for industry insiders to share their perspectives on innovative technologies behind the Blu-ray format.

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We Don't Need No Stinkin' Glasses
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 2, 2008
Ha! Look at those dorks in the picture! What dopes! They are wearing those crazy cardboard glasses to watch 3D TV! Idiots!

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Bye Bye Mr. Matsushita
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 2, 2008
Does the gentleman in the picture (and on the cover of Time magazine) look bummed to you? Well, you would be too, if shareholders took your name off your own company, the one you founded and poured your heart and soul into.

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XM + Sirius = More Options
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 1, 2008
Sirius and XM may still have separate web sites, but they're rapidly merging their resources following their announced (and FCC approved) merger. Rather then painfully having to choose one service over another (or even more painfully, having to pay for both) the merger will provide the best of both worlds.

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RealDVD: Coming to Court TV
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 1, 2008
Why is this girl smiling? For heaven's sake, doesn't she know she's just been sued? Well, actually, it's RealNetworks that has entered a new dimension of legal adventure. All because of its RealDVD software.

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Upgrading at the Plex
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 1, 2008
And you thought the Hubble Telescope was the only technology that needed refurbishment. Well, it turns out that your local cinema needs an overhaul too.

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