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    HDTV Super Bowl Sales

    Did you, or didn't you?

    The Consumer Electronics Association predicted that nearly 2.6 million HDTVs were sold specifically for Super Bowl XLIII.  They said that for the fourth year in a row the big game is the number one reason folks go out for an HDTV.

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    Sirius XM Heading to iPhone

    Everyone has a killer app for the iPhone, and hopefully, Sirius XM will find an app that will save the day.  An application was just submitted to the App Store for uSirius StarPlayr, an app that will let users listen to Sirius XM on their iPhones.

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    Super Bowl XLIII Ads on Hulu

    Did you miss any of the ads from the big game?  Wanna re-watch a few of your favorites? Hulu has all the ads online, and the quality looks pretty good. They're all right here, including 2D and 3D versions of the Sobe commercial.  Funny, there's an ad before you can see the ad. Odd.

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    DirecTV Rate Hike

    As more and more options for entertainment viewing become possible, with streaming and downloading out the wazoo, it seems like an odd time for a rate hike from DirecTV.  But, alas, a price jump is coming in March.

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    DTV Delay Bill Not Dead Yet

    In the rollercoaster ride that is American politics, the bill proposing a delay to the digital transition, yet one more time, just days after the House shot down the latest proposal. Goodness, will someone just put this to bed already?

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    Commercials are a Good Thing

    A new study, of course by the television industry, found that people enjoyed TV shows more with commercials than the same show displayed without commercials. Interesting . . .

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    Track-by-track iTunes Plus Upgrades

    A few weeks ago, Apple's iTunes converted most of their library to higher-quality DRM-free content, so you can move it around to whatever computer or player you want that can handle the AAC format. The iTunes Plus was available for new purchases, but you could also upgrade your existing purchases to iTunes Plus, for 30 cents per song or three dollars per album.

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    Self-contained home theater chair

    Sure, plenty of companies make chairs designed for home theaters. And sure, plenty of companies make home theater surround sound systems. But, the BodySound chair does it all.

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  • SoBe in 3D

    The 2009 Super Bowl is going to be a  3D blitz, with commercials and trailers slated to air in 3D.
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    RIAA Sues Woman For Downloading, But . . .

    I'm all for protecting copyright owners. It's their property, and they have the right to protect it. But, there are right ways to go about it and wrong ways.

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    HDTV Owners Not Watching HD

    Want a staggering fact? There are 39 million households in the US, yet 17 million of them aren't watching HD programming. Isn't that kind of like buying a Ferrari and leaving it in the garage?

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    Simpsons Switching to HD

    The Simpsons will have their 20th season premiere on February 15th, and you're gonna see a big change. Now, they haven't aged on bit, yet they're coming of age. The high-definition age, that is. After 20 years, The Simpsons will be airing in high-definition on FOX.

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