Audio/Video

The End of Blu-ray – or the Best Time to Buy?With more online content options, Blu-ray may be on its last legs, but a player may be a cheaper smart TV option

Apple Bows Newest iOS 7 for iPhone, iPadNewest iOS 7 iPhone/iPad operating system gets a complete makeover with new aesthetics and new features

Best Television Buying Time? Next Year (Part 2)Here are the six coming technologies that should delay all your AV gear and television buying until 2014

Best Television Buying Time? Next Year (Part 1)New pending technologies mean you should postpone all your AV gear and television buying until 2014

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Father's Day Weird & Wacky Gizmos & Gadget Ideas

By: Stewart Wolpin

May 29, 2013

It's not too soon to start shopping for dad's day two weeks hence. But if you've got a pop who purports to possess every bleeding edge device, here are some decidedly off-beat Father's Day gizmo and gadget gift ideas, such as cufflinks that create a Wi-Fi hotspot, shorts with a waterproof pocket and iPhone cases with built-in old-fashioned pinball games.

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Watch Your Home TV Anywhere with HD Slingbox 500

By: Stewart Wolpin

May 20, 2013

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Watch Your Home TV Anywhere with HD Slingbox 500

Connect the HD Slingbox 500 to your cable/satellite box and receive TV streaming video from your TV to your laptop, tablet or smartphone while you're traveling.

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Google Play Music vs Spotify

By: Barb Gonzalez

May 19, 2013

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Google Play Music best music streaming service

The best way to stream music may now be the new Google Play Music All Access subscription service. Find out how Google Play Music compares to Spotify.

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Gizmos & Gadgets: Cool New Audio & Control Gear

By: Stewart Wolpin

May 9, 2013

Thanks to the Web and portable devices, you can enjoy movies, TVs shows and music anywhere – except not all home and portable devices provide high quality sound or a precise level of control. Here are some gizmos and gadgets to boost audio fidelity and control to enhance your listening and viewing pleasure.

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Gizmos & Gadgets: Weird, Wacky and Wonderful

By: Stewart Wolpin

May 7, 2013

Just when you thought everything that could be invented had been, we say hello to this group of weird, wacky and often wondrous gizmos and gadgets, including super convenient retractable garden hose and power cord systems, glowing glasses to help you sleep and rechargeable ice that is neither rechargeable nor ice.

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Gizmos & Gadgets: Panasonic, Samsung, JVC Cameras

By: Stewart Wolpin

May 6, 2013

As we move into spring, the final new digital cameras of the season have finally crept into the market, which include new compact interchangeable lens models (CSC) from Panasonic and Samsung, designer point-and-shoot options from Panasonic, a hybrid camera/camcorder from JVC and two new Sony models.

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DON'T Buy 4K UHD 84-in. TV

By: Stewart Wolpin

April 30, 2013

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No current $17,000-$40,000 4K 84-in UHD television on sale from LG, Samsung or Sony will be able to play future streamed, broadcast or Blu-ray 4K video content.

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Gizmos & Gadgets: Panasonic New Best Plasma HDTVs

By: Stewart Wolpin

April 16, 2013

There is no better HDTV (other than $20K 4K UHDs) than a plasma, and there's no better plasma HDTV than Panasonic's. And Panasonic's new best plasma HDTVs are the ZT60 reference models. Following yesterday's collection of Panasonic's spring gadgets, here's the lowdown on the ZT60's myriad attributes.

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Gizmos & Gadgets: Panasonic Appliances, AV, Phones

By: Stewart Wolpin

April 15, 2013

Spring is here, spring is here, life is skittles, life is beer (extra points for naming the reference), and so are a plethora of Panasonic gizmos and gadgets – new appliances, audio and video gear and cordless phones. Tomorrow, the company's business-best new plasma HDTVs. (Here's the opening reference.)

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Gizmos & Gadgets For Around Your Head & Your Home

By: Stewart Wolpin

April 1, 2013

Not all gizmos and gadgets used about the head are designed to emit audio, and not all gizmos used around the house are designed simply to be used in the living room. Today's collection includes a hair dryer, a kitchen spice garden, a new-fangled front projection HDTV and a text messaging bracelet.

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