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Sennheiser's 7.1 Gaming Headphones Puts You IN The Action
Sennheiser is taking their experience in the pro headphone market and pouring it into their new 7.1 gaming headphones.
Soundbars Take Off As Users Look To Improve TV Sound
Soundbars have in the past struggled to get traction in Australia, but are suddenly a big hit with worldwide shipments doubling in 2011 to 2.5 million units.
Foxtel Scores Voice And Gesture Control On Xbox
Foxtel is the first company to offer navigation of its Xbox interface through spoken cues and gestures.
Rivals Sony, Pansonic Unite For TV War?
Panasony: AS Sony and Panasonic struggle in the TV market, the Japs are tipped to unite forces in a bid for survival.
Syntec Intl To Distribute ARCAM
Syntec International will become the 'exclusive' Australian distributor for ARCAM electronics.
Panasonic Shares Tumble As Sanyo TV Gets The Chop
Shares in Panasonic have plunged with analysts claiming that they see little future for plasma, a TV technology which was backed heavily by the Japanese Company.
Digital Radio Sales Take Off
Digital radio sales continue to defy the retail downturn, recording sales of 88,004 in the first quarter of 2012.
Is Harvey Norman Trying To Copy JB Hi Fi's Headphone Success?
Nine months ago when JB Hi Fi opened their new Pitt Street shop in Sydney, one of the key merchandising features was a new headphone display complete with mirrors and the ability to test the headphones with real music.
Investors & Consumers Dump Sony After More Big Losses
They keep promising something different, but the losses keep mounting at Sony with the Japanese Company reporting yet another record annual loss of US$5.7 billion.
Panasonic Wallows Billions In Losses
Panasonic, who has resorted to PR hype and social network marketing in Australia because of a lack of marketing funds, has delivered a US$5 Billion dollar loss for the first three months of 2012.
Its War, Telstra: Optus Appeal TVNow Decision
Telco confirmed all out war against rival Telstra, NRL and AFL over sporting broadcasts.
Sennheiser's First Ever Amplifier Revealed
Sennheiser has announced its first ever amplifier designed for dynamic headphones.
Xbox 720 In Manufacturing Stage?
Microsoft is manufacturing its Xbox 360 console, if you believe the good folks over at IGN.
Sennheiser's New In Ears Dish "High-End" Sound
Sennheiser has released petit ear-canal headphones that have ?the most innovations per square millimetre.?
KEF Releases 50 Year Speakers Available To Buy Online
KEF is 50 year old and to celebrate they have released a pair of LS50 Mini Monitor speakers which are available to buy online.
Microsoft Set To Drop XBox 360 With Kinect To $99
It will be interesting to see whether Microsoft Australia will offer Australian consumer their XBox 360 complete with a Kinect sensor for $99.
Black Ops 2: ?The Most Ambitious Call of Duty Ever?
The next instalment in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops 2, will make use of better graphic technology and confront gamers with gut-wrenching dilemmas.
COD Black Ops 2 Trailer Emerges: "What Happens When The Enemy Steels The Keys?"
The dust from MW3 has settled and devout Call of Duty gamers are longing for another instalment they can dig their teeth into. Today they got the first sample of that instalment with the release of the Black Ops 2 trailer.
Marvel Avenging Angry Birds With Movie
Marvel is the genesis of many great comic book heroes. Following The Avengers will be?Angry birds?
Struggling Sony Set To Try Selling OLED TVs
Sony who three years ago was bragging about their leadership in OLED TVs is set to use a third party manufacturer in Taiwan to produce OLED TVs.
Google Now Offering Movie Rentals In Australia
Google users and Android customers will be able to rent movies directly through Google Play and YouTube. Google has teamed up with several production studios, giving them a range of thousands of movies which can be rented from $2.99.
NO TVNow: Shock Optus Loss V Telstra, AFL
Telstra, the NRL and AFL are sitting pretty this morning after winning their copyright appeal against Optus.
1 Down: Nintendo Logs First Loss In 30 Years
Nintendo?s hot streak of posting positive fiscal results has come to an end as the company announced its first annual loss in 30 years.
Rare $156K Nikon Lens Can 'See Behind Itself'
A rare £100,000 (AU$156,000) Nikon lens capable of capturing a 220° degree picture angle has gone on sale in London.
Premium Paying Off For LG As Profits Rise
LG Electronics who is looking to expand their operations in Australia is set to benefit from a Global return to profitability.
Down, Down; Tech Prices Crash 6.3%
Prices are a-falling: prices of PC's, AV technology fell a whopping 6.3% this year, new ABS stats show.
Panasonic's 'Biggest & Brightest' Projector Range Released
Panasonic has revamped its projector range with the new line up its largest yet and is proproving versatile to a variety of industries.
Samsung's New Cam Speaks WiFi With Facebook, Smartphones & PCs
Samsung's latest traveller cam speaks WiFi fluently with computers, Facebook and Android smartphones.
Bose Rorting Australians Online By Up To 40%
Bose Australia, who has upset many of their traditional retailers by moving to sell their products direct, are now trying to rort Australians by selling goods 40% dearer than what the same goods are sold for in the USA.
Hollywood To Target Individuals & Parents After Losing iiNet Copyright Case
Australians who have downloaded illegal movies face the real threat of being arrested as Hollywood goes looking for someone to blame after losing a major Internet copyright case against local ISP iiNet lawyers have warned.
iiNet Beats Hollywood In Landmark Copyright Case
Big-time Hollywood production companies have been dealt a hard blow after the High Court rejected claims Perth-based iiNet authorised the infringement of 86 movie titles.
LG's New TVs Could Resurrect Multiplayer Gaming
LG's Cinema 3D technology has spawned a Dual Play feature that allows two players to verse one another on the same screen without dividing it in two. This innovation could inspire game developers to invest in adorned multiplayer modes once again.
New Dog Dedicated Channel Rapidly Growing
A gap in American TV has recently been plugged with the introduction of DogTV.
Innovation & Display Driving TV sales Not 3D
Samsung Australia, who has more than 41% of the Australian TV market, is tonight set to deliver a brand new Smart TV platform they claim is ?unequalled? anywhere in the world. They also claim that 3D has become a ?mandatory? technology in TVs.
REVEALED: Telstra "Unlimited" Music To Hit
Telstra all-you-can-eat music is coming, with 15 million tracks unleashed to the nation.
3D World: LG Takes Fight To Another Dimension
LG is continuing to heavily endorse its 3D televisions by introducing a dedicated 3D content portal called ?3D World.?
Apple TV, i5? "Revolutionary" Device To Hit: Guru
French design guru has revealed he is working on a secret project for Apple. But it may not be a swanky new iPhone - it could be a yacht.
Retail Woes Drive Gerry... To Tas?
Gerry Harvey is on a fact finding mission...to Tasmania, recently looking for answers to his business woes.
Canon Pushes 4K Content With New C500 Cam
Canon has announced a new video camera capable of recording 4K resolution video.
Samsung Grabs Wiggles, Quickflix, BigPond TV
Big Pond TV, Plus7, The Wiggles: Samsung grabs a slew of new apps as the content battle intensifies.
New Panasonic TV Range Revealed
Despite sluggish retail sales, Panasonic has moved to take on LG and Samsung in what is shaping up to be a bruising smart TV battle with retailers being urged to retain margin in a new generation of TVs; a move that could push up costs of the next generation of TV.
REVEALED: TV Maker Sharp $4.7b Loss
Japanese giant downgrades profits further as LCD woes bite bottom line.
Sony, 10,000 Layoffs One Day, $6.4B In Losses The Next
After announcing the slashing of 10,000 jobs earlier this week Sony has now confirmed that they are heading to a US$6.4 billion loss, with some analysts now questioning whether the Japanese company will be broken up.
Sony Choose LG Passive 3D TV Technology
If you are thinking of buying a Sony TV because of its 3D capability, you may want to think again because the chances are that the technology behind the screen is from LG.
Consumers Turn To Samsung Over Sony But Little Interest In Smart TVs
Samsung has ranked first in a survey to determine which new flat panel TV consumers aim to buy, however there appears to be little interest among consumers for Smart TV technology.
Harvey Norman Claims Panasonic Cutting Back On TV Range In OZ
Is Panasonic Australia cutting back dramatically on their TV range? According to Harvey Norman they are.
On Or Off? Foxtel-Austar D-Day Tuesday
D-Day: the decision on the Foxtel-Austar merger is due to be decided April 10th.
Sony's PS4 (Orbis) Takes Shape For A 2013 Launch
As time elapses and Sony?s PS3 ages, rumours surrounding its successor flood the internet. With the console expected to be only 20 months away, consistent rumours are beginning to make the obscure console a little clearer, slowly defining what customers can expect.
In Tune: Digital Radio Beats Market Projections
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has released a new report that indicates digital radio sales and consumption are on the rise, even beating market projections.
Vendors Move To Stop Online Margin Erosion
In a move that would have the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission on their backs leading consumer electronics companies in the USA including Sony, Samsung, LG and Panasonic have moved to stop the heavy discounting of their products by mass retailers.

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