The Sweet Spot
Feb 1 - Nelson Pass, Pass Labs
As an audiophile you want the best performance, and you probably aren't above spending money and trying tweaks of various sorts to help you get it. But there are real improvements that can be had without extra accessories or emptying your wallet.

Is 3-D Television in Your Future?
Aug 1 - Len Calderone
All though 3-D television is an emerging technology, it will be main stream sooner than we expect, as 3-D cameras are improved and all television sets will be capable of reproducing 3-D accurately.

Protecting Projectors from Vibration Sources
June 14 - Nigel Brent, Nigel B Design
As most causes of vibration are equipment such as an HVAC Unit attached to a Building’s Steel Framework, installing the Projector on the same Steelwork results in vibrations between 0-30,000 Hertz being transmitted directly to the Projector.

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What is ZigBee RF4CE?
May 10 - Cees Links, GreenPeak
Getting rid of the remote control clutter on the coffee table is a silent desire of many. But the real driving factor for acceptance of RF4CE in particular for operators is: the remote control is the key point of contact with the consumer, so what more can be done with it?

Digital to Analog Audio Conversion
Apr 14 - Paul McGowan, PS Audio
Computers use a binary counting method that allows them to work with very large numbers – and the size of this number depends on how many bits they have.  So all that happens is the analog music signal goes into a digital counting device and the musical energy is converted to numbers – bigger numbers for higher levels and smaller numbers for lower levels of music.

A/V Equipment Cooling and Ventilation
June 1 - Frank Federman, Active Thermal Management
Digital gear especially is prone to misbehave at elevated temperatures and have its programming corrupted. Expensive electronics fail, and, on occasion, enclosure finishes are discolored. In extreme cases, we’ve heard of cabinet delamination occurring.

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Amulet - Voice recognition and control applications within the Connected Home
Mar 1 - Tom Abell
The Amulet Remote is another example of the increasing trend of interacting with your TV, Home Theater, and even Home, not just by giving commands…but by receiving answers in return as well.  Amulet is creating the sense of absolute control…by using our voices.

Boxee Box Media Streamer
Apr 26 - Bob Hetherington
Out of the box, this is one of the simpler setup processes I've had --- bearing in mind that often what I get to test is not really ready for prime time. I'm running it on a wireless network for the test so all I had to do was plug it into a power strip and connect it to my home theater receiver using one of the many hdmi inputs available

RedEye: Control for the Whole Family
Feb 22 - ThinkFlood
Anyone in your house with an iPhone, iPad, iPad touch or computer can control your home theater. RedEye connects simultaneously to multiple iPhone, iPad or iPad touch devices – separately or all at once.

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