Iriver didn't say when its Wave Home will be available or how much it will cost.

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There’s been a little bit of buzz at CES here about the Iriver Wave Home, which marries a networked mulitmedia device with a communications hub to form a kitchen/…

Originally posted at CES 2009

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David Carnoy on January 7th, 2009

The Leichtman Research Group (LRG) recently conducted a phone survey that showed 18 percent of HDTV owners think they’re watching high-definition shows, when in fact they’re viewing standard-definition programming. I’m not sure exactly what questions LRG asked and how it arrived at that 18 percent figure, but …

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David Carnoy on January 6th, 2009

The iHD171 will be available at the end of January for $200.

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We haven’t seen too many HD clock radios, but at CES, iLuv will be showing off the dual-alarm iHD171 HD Radio with iTunes tagging for iPhone 3G and iPod. The iHD171 also features a video …

Originally posted at CES 2009

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iLuv’s wall-mountable iMM9500 Vertical 4CD/MP3 Hi-Fi Audio System is due out in May.

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If you ever wanted a Bang & Olufsen wall-mountable system but couldn’t afford one, iLuv will be offering the poor-man’s version this May when it releases the iMM9500 Vertical 4CD/MP3 Hi-Fi …

Originally posted at CES 2009

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David Carnoy on December 31st, 2008

Monster's new $150 earphones promise great sound.

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In its marketing materials for its new $150 in-ear headphones, Monster headlines its package with the question, “The world’s best-sounding earphones?” I’m not sure if we should take this as a declaration or an actual question, but

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David Carnoy on December 24th, 2008

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You can’t always judge an e-book reader by its cover–or at least its model name. If you’ve been perusing gadget blogs in recent days you may have noticed that another e-book reader, the eSlick, from Foxit Software, has entered the digital reader fray.

The eSlick’

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David Carnoy on December 10th, 2008

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Several people have e-mailed me wondering when we’d have our review up of the Creative Vado HD mini camcorder. Well, now it’s up, and the big question everyone is asking is whether it’s better than the Flip Video Mino HD. The short answer is yes–and

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Amazon is selling the Vado HD for $200.

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Things are heating up in the HD mini camcorder space as Creative gets set to release its new Vado HD next week. The camcorder retains many of the design traits of the original Vado but it doesn’t share the

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The player and page for Arrested Development on Sling.com.

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Last week, we reported that Sling.com, the streaming site of Slingbox maker Sling Media, was moving from the private beta phase and launching to the public. Well, that move is now official, as Sling has sent the

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David Carnoy on November 25th, 2008

The rumored Kindle 2 is now rumored to arrive early next year.

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Last month Boy Genius Report got its hands on some photos of what appeared to be the Kindle 2, so speculation was rampant that Amazon would release a new Kindle for the holidays. However, …

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