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Dino Theo is a pinball wizard, but there has to be a twist -- his home theater and bar area.

Artcoustic Superstar Plays Your Portable Music

Artcoustic's Superstar is an all-in-one music center that includes an amplifier to blare your iPod or other portable digital music.

Black Friday Has Retailers Seeing Green

A new survey says that holiday spending is off to a nice start.

Sub-$10 Box Sets at Borders’ HD DVD Clearance

Planet Earth, The Sopranos and Heroes are at bargain prices if you're still putting your HD DVD player to good use.

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Willing to Pay More for Green?

Steven Castle 12/04: Survey asks whether consumers will lay out more of their green for energy-efficient and environmentally friendly electronics. (4 Comments)

OLED Lighting Dream

Steven Castle (11/29): This light source could be flexible, transparent and solar-powered. (0 Comments)

More R&D for OLED

Steven Castle (11/27): OLED lighting is just a couple of years away, says an industry insider. (0 Comments)

Rhapsody on the Go

Ben Hardy (11/27): Haier America has teamed up with Rhapsody to bring the world the ibiza Rhapsody, a Wi-Fi portable media player. (2 Comments)

WinniF Air Speakers Offer Wireless iPod Experience

Rachel Cericola (11/18): Responding to hand signals, these speakers give a good excuse to start the wave. (1 Comment)

Green Advocates Critical of New CE Products

Steven Castle (11/15): Green supporters see red in power-consuming home electronics devices. (5 Comments)

Harvesting Light to Save Energy

Steven Castle (10/04): The New York Times building is using a high-tech shading system to dictate lighting and heat levels in areas. (0 Comments)

iPod Dock Put into Guitar

Rachel Cericola (09/21): Geeky musician wannabes everywhere seen strumming to pre-recorded Pink Floyd… (1 Comment)

Plasma TV Ban in the Works?

Rachel Cericola (09/11): One overseas group wants to rid the world—and your living room—of that fabulous flat panel. (0 Comments)

The Future of High-Def CableCards

Gordon van Zuiden (08/30): Only Microsoft’s Vista Media Center taps the functionality of the latest CableCards. But who owns the future of this technology? (5 Comments)

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