A whole new slate of audio electronics from Sony in 2012

Sony didn't hold back its engineers this year when it came to iterating on its extensive lineup of audio products for 2012. The new STR-DH820 AV receiver features five HDMI inputs that'll pass 3D and an integrated iPhone/iPod dock. There are three new Blu-ray enabled home theater systems, the BDV-N890W is leading the way with built-in 802.11N, wireless rear speakers and an iOS app for audio ...

Hands-on with Unity home theater

Unity's street price is $999 and will be available later this year. Pictured with a 47-inch TV. (Credit: Christopher MacManus/CNET) During CES , I got a chance to hook up with Engage, the company behind Unity , a well-built home theater system. Unity is the brainchild of Todd Beauchamp, an ex-Apple audio engineer (he worked closely on iPhone acoustics, for example) and Mike Fidler, an individual ...

Music lovers pursue return to high fidelity

A handful of Music Row businesses are beginning to invest in new products and technologies to increase the fidelity of music at every stage of the recording and listening process.

AOL HD Teams with Sony to Bring Online Video to the Living Room

AOL today announced the AOL HD app is available for download on Sony Internet-enabled devices. The announcement continues the momentum from AOL HD’s launch on connected devices inc

There won't be a new Xbox or PlayStation announcement this year. And that is a good thing.

Let’s be honest. If you ignore all the news, pretend all the hype is imagined, and search your feelings: is anyone really excited for the next Xbox or the PS4 yet? If this was an actual discussion and, ya know, not a written column, the answer would likely be a resounding no. That doesn’t mean people aren’t interested in the next generation of consoles and won’t buy them with the glee that only ...