" With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it." - Aristotle The more things change, the more they stay the same. Nearly fifty years ago (1958 actually) the ...

" For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three." - Alice Kahn This quote is certainly applicable to consumer electronics. From the very first ...

San Jose, Calif. — Royal Philips Electronics unveiled a HDMI receiver IC, along with a reference design, that will allow TV makers to combine uncompressed high-definition video and multichannel audio ...

The standard AES3 signal can carry up to two channels of digital audio, either on 110 ohm twisted pair or 75 ohm coaxial cable. However, a single coaxial, and for that matter fiber-optic cable, is ...

Capitalizing on increasing consumer interest in Media Center PCs and the growing availability of HD content for PC platforms, Silicon Image’s new series of HDMI transmitters targeted at ...

PARIS — With a new family of chips designed to enhance both audio and video in the burgeoning flat-panel TV market, Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. has officially taken the plunge into a ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

The boundaries between mobile phones, tablets, and PCs are converging, becoming nearly nonexistent. As this convergence takes place, vendors serving these ecosystems must find common ways to enable ...

The pro AV industry is full of technical jargon that, admittedly, makes it a little hard for outsiders to comprehend the very scope of what services are offered within it. That’s why we’ve created ...

Apple's new MacBook lines include a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant with the ...