Audio/Video

Home-audio supplier Sherwood, long known mainly for component-audio electronics and HTiBs, ventured into multiple new audio categories here at International CES. The company’s firsts...

Netgear’s $399-suggested Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150, due in February, is a combination digital media adapter (DMA) and digital media player (DMP) that streams audio...

Pioneer is turning over its entry- to midprice A/V receiver (AVR) lineup with four new models that bring key features, including HDMI repeater functionality...

Traditional audio products continue their cautious embrace of Internet radio here at CES, where attendees will find new Internet radio products coming in the...

By Joseph Palenchar — Two new home-theater preamp/processors, two new eight-zone stereo receivers and an iPod-docking two-channel tube preamplifier are on tap from Audio...

Hot new camcorder offerings slated for 2009 International CES will include a range of next-generation features including models that incorporate GPS tagging, those with...

Camcorders will continue their migration toward solid-state recording formats and high-definition capture in 2009. High-definition models claimed 17 percent of the market through the...

If there’s one thing that hopefully came through loud and clear in 2008, it’s that two-way, digital-cable-ready TVs and devices are moving into the...

In little more than a month, the U.S. will complete the historic transition to digital broadcasting as full-power TV stations across the country cease...

Denon Electronics introduced this month what it calls the industry’s first “universal” Blu-ray Disc audio/video player. The BD-Live-ready DVD-A1UCDI, which will carry a $3,800...

Although Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba recently revealed plans for a national unified TV and electronics recycling initiative, it was not enough to assuage the...

Despite the economic downturn and a slowdown in CE sales in recent weeks, Sony consumer sales company president Jay Vandenbree said getting back to...

 Redmond, Wash. — Microvision will be exhibiting at the 2008 International CES to give attendees a glance at its new ultra-miniature scanned-beam display engine...

Acoustic Energy, the U.K.-based luxury-speaker brand, is reentering the U.S. home-speaker market after an absence of about three years with a selection of in-room,...

Sonos has upgraded the Internet radio capabilities of its wireless multi-room-audio system by expanding the number of free Internet radio stations it receives to...

Bellingham, Wash. — St John Group, the North American marketer and distributor of multiple audio and custom-install brands, is preparing to ship the first...

Revel expanded its opening-price Concerta speaker series with the brand’s first on-wall speakers and first wireless powered sub. The $999 B120 sub is 17.75...

Consumers will get more options in the coming weeks to dock their iPod in one room and listen to iPod-stored music in multiple rooms...

Exceptional Innovations and Niveus Media are on target for their announced fourth-quarter shipments of custom-oriented Media Center A/V servers capable of serving up to...

Panasonic highlighted what it called “the world’s first 3-D full HD plasma theater system” and a 150-inch 1080p plasma display, billed as the world’s...

The recent analog TV shut-off test in Wilmington, N.C., provided valuable insights into how to prepare for the national DTV transition planned for Feb....

Sanyo’s presentation displays unit has expanded its lineup of home theater-targeted 3LCD video projectors and is adding its first 1080p 3LCD home theater unit...

AudioControl came to the CEDIA Expo with its first A/V receiver (AVR), a 7×120-watt model with second- and third-zone A/V outputs, networked audio streaming,...

A growing number of companies came to the CEDIA Expo with products that connect to networked, IP-based multiroom-A/V systems from NetStreams. The companies include...

Three new 7.1-channel A/V receivers (AVRs), a networked A/V preamp processor, an eight-channel amplifier, four integrated amps and other devices accompanied Marantz’s second Blu-ray...

Sony offered a few surprises at its CEDIA Expo press conference, including a pair of SXRD projectors. The products joined a pair of Bravia...

Boston Acoustics is stepping up its effort to reach style- and performance-conscious consumers by launching a new flagship series. The Vista series combines furniture-grade...

KEF America plans to expand its customer base with the September launch of a new entry-level in-room speaker series priced from $120 each to...

Few people can speak about the consumer electronics industry from the perspective of Sidney Harman, the Consumer Electronics Association Industry Hall of Fame member...

TWICE: Will the home audio industry ever come close to matching its peak year of 1990 in dollar sales? It’s almost certainly not down...

TWICE: What lessons has the CE industry learned over the years, and what lessons hasn’t it learned? The one thing that clearly has not...

Walt Disney Home Entertainment is delivering on its promise to bring its classic animation titles to life through the use of interactive extras based...

LG has just started shipping its first Zenith-brand digital TV converter box with analog passthrough capability to enable residents living in areas with low-power...

The HD Digital Radio Alliance, formed by radio broadcasters to accelerate adoption of HD Digital Radio, has expanded its marketing program to include cellphone...

The AVCHD family grew by one member as JVC said last month that it would ship its first high-definition camcorders that use the Blu-ray-compatible...

Sony expanded its Bravia high-definition LCD-TV lineup to more than 30 models, including derivatives, with the addition of seven TVs in the top-end Bravia...

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance has begun working on a powerline-network standard whose speed, coverage and quality of service will exceed that of the current...

Sources of discrete multichannel surround-sound for home theaters are proliferating and available in more homes than ever from a mix of new and legacy...

Recent first-quarter flat-panel TV market share reports indicate Vizio has stepped up once again as a top-three North American flat-panel TV brand for unit...

The HomePNA special-interest group certified nine more products incorporating its 320Mbps HomePNA 3.1 home-networking specification, bringing the number of 3.1-certified products to 26. The...

Neural-THX Surround technology is on track for a fall debut of game software that will enable 7.1 discrete audio channels to pass through a...

Canon added a pair of high-end XL high-definition camcorders to its lineup earlier this month. The HDV-based XL H1S and XL H1A feature a...