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To salt one's game: To publically insult or demean someone even if it's unintentional, especially when they're around someone they're...

If you’re a Control4 dealer – as I am – you received an e-mail earlier this week from Glen Mella, company president and...

Philips recently announced that it is closing the doors on its Pronto remote control division. Distributors will be able to place...

There are many reasons that people attend the annual CEDIA EXPO event, but one of the main additions to to the convention in...

“I believe I have something to say. Or rather, I have something to say that I believe in. My father once...

The world’s largest technology distributor, Ingram Micro Inc., owners of CE distribution powerhouses AVAD and DBL Distributing, hosted a vendor expo for customers...

Well, it’s been over six months since I postulated that iPod – with it’s cheap-cheap 160 Gig drive, incredibly-easy-to-manage-your-library iTunes software...

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Being a big fan of anamorphic 3.25:1 aspect ratio projection in my own home theater, I was intrigued when I picked up a...

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  Usually dealing with customer service is...

A couple months ago I received the type offer that you can’t refuse. Yet there I was actually trying several different ways to...

I recently changed my cell phone’s incoming message alert to a sonar ping. (“Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please…” And,...

We all have those clients that are That Guy. And you know who That Guy is. They’re the ones that think that they...

I’ve gotten used to filtering out positive spin from companies trying to position themselves in a down economy. That’s why I took what...

There’s been a lot of talk since the housing bubble burst a few years ago about the need to embrace retrofit technologies in...

Oh, HDMI… just when you promise that all of your problems are fixed and that we shouldn't have any more bizarre handshaking or...

There’s a lot of entertaining stuff on youtube these days, especially when it comes to science experiments that end in an explosion. That’s...

Last night I'm doing some last-minute computering as I prepare to settle in and watch the Season 4 premier of AMC's “Mad Men.”...

Let’s get it out there: A lot of things about the 3D movie-watching experience just plain suck. First there is the...

ELAN’s Eric Harper is convinced that doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result borders on insanity. That...

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You would think that it just wouldn’t be possible for something called “Monster Vision” to not be among the coolest inventions ever. I...

Ask someone in the consumer electronics industry what they think the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, trade show is and you’re likely...

I’ll admit it: The iPad is one of the frickin’ coolest gadgets to come around in a while. And even though I know...

The Wi-Fi network in my home provides relatively thorough coverage throughout our 5,000 square feet, but lately I’ve been streaming Yankees baseball games...

While I’m not much of an apps guy, personally, I do appreciate the creativity of developers who come up with such clever designs...