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CES 2008: Cambridge Audio Azur 840W Power Amp & Azur 840E Pre Amp
Shiny silver powerhouses from the UK 11 January 2008 17:56 GMT
Cambridge Audio has had another great year with plaudits aplenty, and the Azur 840 Class XD power amplifier and Azur 840E pre-amp combo unveiled at this year’s CES Las Vegas look set to keep the UK company in favour.

The 840W is the peak of CA’s Azur series...
CES 2008: Escient Vision VX-600 4TB media server launched
Multimedia storage and management with a 4 terabyte bite 9 January 2008 22:52 GMT
Media storage specialist Escient today unveiled its capacious Vision VX-600 at CES Las Vegas.

An unbelievably capable digital media storage unit and organiser, the VX-600 sports four RAID 5 configured 1TB drives roomy enough to hold an amazing 600 films as well...
CES 2008: Klipsch Palladium P-39F
Floorstanding speakers that will leave a big hole in your wallet 9 January 2008 22:47 GMT
Got $15,000 to spend on your home entertainment? Then one company has just the product for you.

New from lesser-known audiophile Klipsch is the ultra high-spec Palladium P-39F floorstanding speaker, unveiled at CES Las Vegas today.

The Palladium...
CES 2008: Boston Acoustics does Digital radio with Solo XT DAB Radio
First time’s a charm for Boston 9 January 2008 20:34 GMT
Speaker specialist Boston Acoustics has unveiled its first attempt at a DAB radio at CES Las Vegas in the colourful form of the Solo XT.

Undeniably modern in design, the Slo XT has eschewed the retro wood look for a simple, modern and solid design.
CES 2008: myvu Personal Media Viewer gets update
Seeing is indeed believing 9 January 2008 1:08 GMT
Personal media viewer company myvu has launched two new products at CES Las Vegas in the shape of the Crystal 701 and Shades 301.

These mini-TVs-in-sunglasses-esque devices put portable entertainment firmly in the personal domain and are compatible with most...
CES 2008: SIM2 Dolby LED Display Prototype unvielled
The future’s bright, the future’s LED 8 January 2008 21:39 GMT
Audio giant Dolby and imaging stalwart SIM2 CES have announced a collaboration together in the shape of the Dolby backlit LED array LCD TV technology.

Described by Dolby PR manager Joshua Gershman as “the future of TV”, this new imaging technology creates a...
CES 2008: Marantz AV8003 Pre-Processor and Power Amp
New models stream video content from your home server 8 January 2008 4:22 GMT
Part of Marantz’s ever growing arsenal of "separates" AV kit, at CES the company has unveiled its latest double team assault on the AV market in the shapes of the AV8003 pre-processor and power amplifier.

So new is this AV8003 dream team that features and statistics...
CES 2008: Marantz ES7001 Sound Bar launches
"Cinemarium" speaker gets CES launch 8 January 2008 3:22 GMT
Jumping on the sound bar bandwagon, Marantz has unveiled its own one-box surround sound speaker solution at CES 2008.

Having spent three years developing the ES7001, Marantz claims to have "ironed out" the bumps that have been an inherent flaw in many existing...
CES 2008: Marantz BD8002 Blu-ray player launches
Manufacturer enters format war and goes Blu 8 January 2008 3:15 GMT
Although the press bods at Marantz have assured us that they are not siding with one side over the other in the next-gen format war, the company has unveiled its first Blu-ray disc, DVD and CD player at CES 2008.

The BD8002 arrives with statistics so scarce...
CES 2008: Anthony Gallo Acoustics Strada speakers blast on to scene
Speaks volumes ... get it? 7 January 2008 23:26 GMT
New from speaker specialist Anthony Gallo is the Strada speaker series, unveiled at CES 2008.

Larger than the former Due model but smaller than the Reference AV, the Strada Series falls somewhere between the A’ Diva Ti and Reference AV speaker lines.
CES 2008: DLP shows off DualView TV
Say goodbye to spilt screen gaming 7 January 2008 22:40 GMT
DLP Products from Texas Instruments has demonstrated the ability to display two separate image sources at the same time on a single DLP HDTV screen at CES 2008.

DualView capability is an innovation for two-player gaming, TV and film watching that gives each...
CES 2008: DLP shows off working Pico projector prototype
Small enough to fit in your mobile phone 7 January 2008 22:16 GMT
Building on announcements made at IFA in 2007, Texas Instruments DLP has unveiled a full working prototype of its Pico projector, ensconced in a mock mobile phone similar in size to the iPhone at CES in Las Vegas.

Developed in conjunction with Sypro and Young...