Tweet In the same vein as a recent update to Google TV’s “TV& Movies” App, the YouTube App for Google TV has just been updated to enhance search functionality. Search-related improvements included in last week’s rollout include recommen [read more…]

Tweet Last week Google upgrated their “TV & Movies” App to offer Netflix-style reccommendations. Similar to the movie-streaming giant, the revised Google App utilizes a baseline rating tactic to generate an understanding of the user’s i [read more…]

Tweet LG’s Google TV 2.0 was set to hit shelves as early as this past weekend. LG, which will be offering their 3D LED TV model in both 47 and 55-inch sizes, with pricing set at $1600 and $2100 respectively, is postulated to be getting a ju [read more…]

Tweet Starting in September, Google TV is tipped to finally get its shot abroad after all– the new Sony Google TV set-top box and Sony Blu-ray player integrated with Google TV, expected to retail for €200 (~$266) and €300 (~$400) respective [read more…]

Tweet International apps were added to Google TV recently, but international sales may be a larger leap. In Australia, both LG and Samsung have said that they will not launch Google TV options this year. Philip Newton, head of Samsung’s TV [read more…]

Tweet Google TV has expanded content to include a fresh batch of international channel-apps that can be accessed via the Android Market, however it hasn’t yet expanded to include international sales. While Google TV continues to only be ava [read more…]

Tweet A recent study by analyst group Xyologic suggests that less than 1 million homes are using Google TV. In order to determine this, the group used data from the Android Market to analyze the number of app downloads for Google TV product [read more…]

Tweet It seems GTVHacker has done it again, this time bringing Sony Google TVs a software root that will allow access to restricted content from Hulu, NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, and others. While the root can be filed among the gentler GTVHacker s [read more…]

Tweet Rumors have been swirling around Google’s highly secretive “Project Tungsten”, a media streaming device which Google recently filed an application with the FCC for permission to test outside of the lab. Very limited knowledge of the d [read more…]

Tweet In keeping with their promise to release more frequent Google TV updates, Google introduced Honeycomb 3.2 last week. The new software, currently for Sony devices only with the Revue soon to follow, provides the following improvements: [read more…]

HydraConnect announced that its flagship HDMI processor for Control4 systems, the HSS-1, has been certified by Control4 Corporation for use with its control systems.   [read more…]

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) announced that the company's RTiPanel app is now available for Android devices and the new Apple iPad.  Compatible with Android [read more…]

Channel Vision has added two new speed dome PTZ cameras to its line of surveillance cameras, including the 6710 Outdoor PTZ Camera and the 6721 Outdoor PTZ Camera.     [read more…]

SurgeX has introduced its Axess series of products, an IP addressable, surge eliminating and power conditioning management system that allows integrators to monitor and control power distribution platforms via the Internet, 24/7.   [read more…]

Sanus is now shipping the Elements ELM4900 Super Slim 90º HDMI Adapter.  The [read more…]

McIntosh Laboratory is expanding its processor line with the debut of two high-performance AV Control Centers, the MX121 (MSRP: $6,000) and MX151 (MSRP: $12,500).     [read more…]

Toshinaer has announced that its (N42) 42- and (N52) 52-inch LCD screens and (N60) 60-inch LED screen are now shipping.   [read more…]

Audio-Technica has introduced its ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint active noise-cancelling over-ear headphones, the company's new top-of-the-line active noise-cancelling (ANC) model.   [read more…]

Linear LLC has unveiled the new VMC1 Video Security Intercom, combining intercom, live video and basic home control, giving homeowners multiple communication and security features in one package.   [read more…]

At CEDIA EXPO 2010, Crestron will demonstrate the newest version of its iPad app, which includes automatic portrait/landscape rotation and gestures navigation on the iPad for both Crestron and Prodigy control systems.   [read more…]

Electric Imp cloud-based home automation uses tiny add-on cards that let consumers monitor nearly every piece of electronics in their home via the Internet. [read more…]

Even in a wireless world, installers say they're running more Category 5/6/7 cable today than five years ago. [read more…]

Tri-Ed/Northern Video opens new distribution branch in Elmsford, N.Y. Victor Cruz, star wide receiver for the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, makes special appearance at Grand Opening. [read more…]

Digital Projection explains how to create an ideal 3D home video environment to reignite consumer interest in 3D and undo the damage Hollywood has done to the format. [read more…]

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Dolby TrueHD with advanced 96kHz upsampling improves the quality of Blu-ray audio and delivers lossless audio with fewer digital artifacts. [read more…]

BrandSource's Home Entertainment Source buying group adds Savant, Planar/Runco, TK Living, SIM2, Lutron, Vutec, Salez Toolz, Cinemacoustic Solutions and Zvox to its vendor roster. [read more…]

New SnapAV Wirepath Surveillance DVRs negate the need for encoders or IP cameras to integrate with Control4. [read more…]

ABI Research's "Home Automation, Security, and Monitoring" report see the home automation market growing 60 percent over the next five years. [read more…]

FIRST for Pro program and price-competitive low-voltage products lure home systems integrators to The Home Depot. [read more…]

Russound engages The OAC Group for marketing strategy and product development. Oscar Ciornei, who runs the OAC Group, was former COO and chief architect at Russound from 1996-2002. [read more…]

Sonos is inviting select integrators to preview a hot new product, and Sonos forums are abuzz. What could it be? Wireless surround? Home automation? Wireless video? [read more…]

Canadian-based automation company NavNet is still trying to gain traction in the U.S. with its "no-programming" solution for networked A/V and subsystems. [read more…]

Compass Control builds on Key Digital's A/V switchers to control lights, shades, thermostats and other smart home subsystems. [read more…]

After four years, Nortek subsidiary SpeakerCraft drops Nirv home automation/multiroom AV system based on CobraNet. Layoffs ensue. [read more…]

Lenbrook's Digital Music Experience Center, a $28,000 pre-packaged 450-square-foot demo area, helps specialty retailer The Little Guys boost sales of digital music systems. [read more…]

Before the start of the 2012 MLB season, Red Sox relief pitcher Mark Melancon had an 11-zone Niles audio system installed in his Texas home. [read more…]

Sonos says it is discontinuing its CR200 Wireless Controller starting June 1, 2012. Sonos will replace it with apps. [read more…]

Russound lays off three product managers including Walt Zerbe, the architect of several multiroom audio products, recipient of CEA Leadership Award, and widely considered the face of the company. [read more…]

An 18,000-square-foot log home features a 7.1-channel home theater, 12 listening zones and 92 speakers and 50,000 feet of cabling. Take a peek inside. [read more…]

The PW1000 Power Station and two power conditioners are all available now. [read more…]

The new solution puts Control4 goodness into Radio Thermostat Company’s CT80. [read more…]

Best Buy is slashing $60 off the price of this 9-disc Blu-ray set. [read more…]

The company has launched an Android app for all of your product questions. [read more…]

What’s better: A standalone or networked HEMS? And when the bleep is this market going to take off? [read more…]

Dolby unveils new 96kHz upsamping to make Blu-ray movies sound better. [read more…]

Futuristic rock, rumble and roll in a 9.2-channel system with extensive acoustical treatments. [read more…]

True connected home efficiency starts with a systems approach to design. [read more…]

The new Imp card will allow users to monitor and control real things using the Internet. [read more…]

A new study sees home automation growing 60 percent over the next five years. [read more…]