PowerDVD is a staple of HTPC users, and Cyberlink has been working on making it a more versatile front end for all your entertainment instead of just a conduit for disc media. Key Features in PowerDVD 12 Ultra Play Blu-ray, 3D, DVD and any HD media: Whether it’s Blu-ray, upscaled DVDs, videos or photos, PowerDVD more »

Polk Audio is unveiling a number of products at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, including the I-Sonic Entertainment System 3 (IES3) tabletop audio unit. The IES3 features higher power amplification and new DSP processing. The IES3′s I-Sonic Speaker Technology provides a four-speaker array for enhanced stereo imaging, even if the listener is sitting behind the system. Audio from iPods more »

File this one under “I didn’t see that coming!” Samsung has announced new lines of Home Theater Systems and combination Galaxy S/iOS integrated audio docks set to debut at CES, and although the latter is certainly interesting in and of itself, the most intriguing revelation is the presence of vacuum tube technology in two of more »

More solid (or at least more precise) information about the Apple prototypes we wrote about a few weeks ago has come to light: According to rumors, Apple’s partnership with Sharp will come to fruition sometime early next year, when 32 and 37-inch iTVs will launch sometime in the first half of 2012. Supposedly, these televisions more »

Hat tip to my buddy Steve for turning me onto this awesome deal: the Animoog for iPhone app is on sale for a limited time for just 99 cents. Animoog manages to capture the sound of the classic Moog synthesizer in an amazingly compact and well-designed little app that features not only unlimited tweakability, but more »

Western Digital has now unveiled an Android companion to its recent iOS control app, letting customers have complete control direct from their smartphones. Customers can use gesture controls, quick links to online services, or an onscreen simulation of the physical remote to quickly access their content. Big improvements over the remote include keyboard entry for more »

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple has been making the rounds to media and content companies in recent weeks showing off, or at least discussing, tentative features found in prototypes of the almost-certainly-coming iTV. People with knowledge of the meetings say that the idea is to use an Apple device, presumably an iPhone or more »

Owners of new Roku boxes who have an iPhone (and soon Android) device can now control every box on their network from the comfort of their smartphone or tablet. Now you can hit up your box from anywhere in the house, and navigate with simple swipes instead of harder-to-use on-screen virtual buttons. Total control over more »

I don’t know about you, but when I bought the light-up TRON Blu-ray megaset, I was thinking of something more along the lines of what Monster delivered with their Light Disc Dock in terms of form. Once your iPod Touch or iPhone is placed in it, you can run an app that turns the disc more »

It’s shaping up to be a weird year for me when it comes to testing review gear. First, mere days after receiving and hooking up SurgeX’s XC18 Space Saver Surge Eliminator, I experienced my first ever massive surge during a thunderstorm, which, months later, still has me chasing down electrical problems in my house. But more »