Filed under: Portable Audio
The natural successor to the TUA-T500HD does more than just enable a slew of HD Radio-ready Alpine head units to tune into HD Radio, as it throws in that recently unveiled iTunes tagging feature for good measure. Hailed as “one of the first in-car applications combining HD Radio with iTunes tagging,” this accessory will team up with Alpine’s latest lineup of in-dash players to let users bookmark over-the-air tracks for purchase at a later time, effectively eliminating the “Now what was that song?” syndrome. Sadly, we’ve yet to see a definitive price or release date, but you can rest assured that the TUA-T550HD is on the way.
 
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs
Those keeping tabs on Niveus’ outdoorsy naming system shouldn’t be shocked to hear that it has chosen the Sierra Edition to follow the Rainier and Denali Edition Media Center PCs. Unfortunately, we’ve absolutely no information on what kind of hardware we can expect to find within this stylish box, but the firm has promised that it’ll deliver “impressive Media Center functionality, digital content management, and superior convenience for the whole family.” Keep an eye on this space for more, and feel free to join us in hoping for an HD disc drive of some sort to make an appearance when this thing gets official.
 
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio
As far as these surround sound bars go, Yamaha seems to have made quite the name for itself, but it looks like Polk Audio is offering up another iteration in its own lineup to compete. The SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater features a single 44-inch long speaker that purportedly provides a 5.1-channel experience “using patented SDA technology.” Furthermore, the system looks to come with a dedicated DVD console, but we’ve no idea if the pair will ever be offered up separately. No word on price / availability at the moment, but we’re expecting Polk to spill the rest of the beans sooner rather than later.
 
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Darren Murph

We kinda forgot all about this little box for old folks with old TVs that was announced way back at CES and promised by the end of this year. It’s got a fresh paint job and later street date (January), presumably because analog support’s been somewhat extended through 2012, with cable operators performing the conversion voodoo themselves or giving you a free box. If you’re not getting the freebie, or rolling down to Best Buy, you can knock $40 off the DTA800 and keep on trucking with your grandma TV. More pictures:
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Original post by Matt Buchanan

We kinda forgot all about this little box for old folks with old TVs that was announced way back at CES and promised by the end of this year. It’s got a fresh paint job and later street date (January), presumably because analog support’s been somewhat extended through 2012, with cable operators performing the conversion voodoo themselves or giving you a free box. If you’re not getting the freebie, or rolling down to Best Buy, you can knock $40 off the DTA800 and keep on trucking with your grandma TV. More pictures:
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Original post by Matt Buchanan

Sometime late this year, Monster (yes, that Monster) will roll out the iSonicast, a two-piece system that turns your iPod into a wireless remote control that streams music to the base station, located at your stereo. It’s a simple system, and at $100, a pretty low price, especially for Monster. It uses 2.4GHz RF to transmit, and though it’s currently spec’d to get a range of 30 feet, Monster’s Noel Lee tells us they might try to jack up the range, though the downside may be less battery life. I know what you’re thinking: I’ve seen this before. Logitech had something like this about two years ago, using Bluetooth. Not sure what became of it, but the sound quality back then wasn’t great. Here’s hoping Monster can live up to its reputation and get some decent sound. [Monster]galleryPost(\’MonsteriSonicast\’, 4, \’\');

Original post by Wilson Rothman

Optoma’s new 720p HD65 projector is a revamped, dwarfened version of the HD70. While holding on to the same resolution, it’s 15 percent smaller and almost a third lighter, shaving off two pounds to tip the scales at just five. The HD65 also includes HDMI 1.3 and maintains the HD70’s $1000 price tag. [Optoma] galleryPost(\’OptimaHD65\’, 4, \’ \’);

Original post by Jennifer Hooker

Optoma’s new 720p HD65 projector is a revamped, dwarfened version of the HD70. While holding on to the same resolution, it’s 15 percent smaller and almost a third lighter, shaving off two pounds to tip the scales at just five. The HD65 also includes HDMI 1.3 and maintains the HD70’s $1000 price tag. [Optoma] galleryPost(\’OptimaHD65\’, 4, \’ \’);

Original post by Jennifer Hooker

Filed under: Cellphones
Bringing the iPhone to Europe was big, but potentially bigger for Apple is the Chinese market, which probably explains why China Mobile CEO Wang Jianzhou is in talks with the company over its much publicized handset. Mr. Jianzhou admitted in a speech at the GSM Association’s Mobile Asia Congress that he doesn’t like the revenue sharing agreements that Apple has managed to wrangle: you and every other mobile executive worldwide, Wang! But who knows, maybe the fact that China Mobile has 349.66 million subscribers will be enough for Apple to make one two very big exceptions and do a more traditional deal. Whatever happens, the Chinese market is likely to throw some curveballs at Apple’s usual pitch.
 
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Conrad Quilty-Harper

ATI’s TV Wonder 650 TV tuners have been out for PCs for a bit, but a Mac version of the Combo USB variety’s arriving just this month for $149, and it comes in a special white case—guess they didn’t get the memo silver’s the new white. It’s also sporting a polished new interface and parental controls, though spec-wise it appears to be the same as before (OTA Analog and HD, Clear-QAM, etc.), making it a pretty decent solution for a Mac mini HD PVR setup. This way for more photos.

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Original post by Matt Buchanan