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		<title>Yamaha unveils the future of MusicCast multiroom wireless audio amid Moto GP bikes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently went to the Yamaha Motor HQ in Milan. Not to look at motorbikes mind,  although there was a lot of Moto GP machinery there, but to get a preview of Yamaha’s AV and hi-fi range for the rest of 2016. It was a flying visit – a 6-am Heathrow check-in, returning the next [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2016/07/14/yamaha-future-of-musiccast-multiroom-wireless-audio/</link>
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		<title>Sony and Panasonic rally behind quake relief effort</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Both Panasonic and Sony have pledged additional support to help the Japanese earthquake relief effort. Panasonic, through its new subsidiary Sanyo, is donating 4000 solar-powered lanterns. This comes on top of radio, flashlight and battery donations. Sony similarly is contributing radios to help with communications. Here are the releases from the two companies: Panasonic Announces [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2011/03/15/sony-and-panasonic-rally-behind-japan-quake-relief-effort/</link>
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		<title>Panasonic issues statement on Quake damage to its facilities in Tohoku region</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Panasonic Effect Of Earthquake In The Tohoku Region On Business Operations &#8211; TheStreet Panasonic Japan has issued the following press release following the Earthquake: Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC) (TSE:6752) “Panasonic” extends its condolences to everyone who has been affected by the major earthquake in the Tohoku region of Japan on March 11, 2011. The effects to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2011/03/14/panasonic-issue-statement-on-quake-damage-to-its-facilities-in-tohoku-region/</link>
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		<title>Yamaha UK creates new AV Division, appoints industry veteran Ian Galloway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yamaha Music UK has opened the doors of a dedicated Audio Visual Division and has appointed industry veteran (and my good chum) Ian Galloway as Divisional Director. Galloway (pictured above, left) played a pivotal role in the 1981 UK re-launch of Yamaha Hi-Fi, and helped form Yamaha Electronics UK in 1986. He went on to lead [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2011/03/06/yamaha-uk-creates-new-av-division-appoints-industry-veteran-ian-galloway/</link>
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		<title>New Panasonic 3D Blu-ray players get UI face-lift and gesture control</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Panasonic is revamping its GUI for 2011. The brand has always taken a very conservative approach to its user interface, keeping it largely unchanged over the years. As these shots reveal, however, it is giving its 2011 line-up of  Blu-ray players a face-lift. I took the snaps during a tech briefing about the upcoming BDT110 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2011/02/02/new-panasonic-3d-blu-ray-players-get-ui-face-lift-and-gesture-control/</link>
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		<title>Panasonic fine-tunes Blu-ray codec for movies on SD card</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interesting snippet emerged while I was having lunch with Masayuki Kozuka, who heads up R&#38;D for Panasonic’s Media and Content Alliance office. He confided that PHL (aka Panasonic Hollywood Laboratories), the power house behind the development of the Blu-ray 3D specification was currently working on an optimized version of the MPEG4 AVC High Profile [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2011/01/31/panasonic-fine-tunes-blu-ray-codec-for-movies-on-sd-card/</link>
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		<title>Onkyo TX-NR5008 review reveals a change of character for the best-selling brand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The TX-NR5008 is the latest flagship AV receiver from Onkyo. The brand has been the dominant player in the market since 2009, often being the first to introduce new receiver technology. The fact that it has consistently got its product development timing right in such a fast moving market is a key reason for its [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2010/12/16/onkyo-tx-nr5008-review-reveals-a-change-of-character-for-the-best-selling-brand/</link>
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		<title>Panasonic ties up Avatar 3D Blu-ray until Feb 2012, no retail release planned for 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were hanging on for the release of Avatar 3D on Blu-ray, then you might be Pandora-less for a little longer than anticipated. Panasonic has confirmed to me that it’s nabbed the exclusive global distribution rights to the blockbuster title until February 2012. Until that point, it will only be available as a retail [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2010/12/13/panasonic-ties-up-avatar-3d-blu-ray-until-feb-2012-no-retail-release-planned-for-2011/</link>
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		<title>Exclusive hands-on review of Epson EH-R4000 projector at Epson London Film Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“We won’t launch a 3D projector until we think the time is right.” That’s the message from Epson UK’s Sue Burgess. Speaking at an exclusive brand takeover of the spectacular 85 Swains Lane property in London’s Highgate, Burgess added that with no appreciable 3D content in the market there was little incentive for the world’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2010/12/03/exclusive-hands-on-review-of-epson-eh-r4000-projector-at-epson-london-film-night/</link>
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		<title>Awards season: so who put on the best bash?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If the recent round of industry Awards events is anything to go by, the UK consumer electronics industry is in surprisingly good health. The sheer scale of the recent T3 Gadget Awards was awe-inspiring. With 500 attendees, Stephen Fry and Jimmy Carr as hosts (the latter jumping in as a late replacement for a no-show) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2010/10/31/awards-season-so-who-put-on-the-best-bash/</link>
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		<title>Why BT Vision&#8217;s Sky Sports event was more about boxing than soccer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sky Sports on BT Vision a game-changer says boss, Freeview HD 3rd gen BTV box confirmed &#124; Home Cinema Choice. BT Vision’s press launch to celebrate its new Sky Sports Pay TV subscription bundles turned out to be rather more exciting than expected. The press corp at the event comprised a mix of the usual [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2010/07/03/why-bt-visions-sky-sports-event-was-more-about-boxing-than-soccer/</link>
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		<title>Legendary US AV chain Ken Cranes calls it quits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legendary US AV chain Ken Cranes goes down &#8211; Technology Forum &#124; TechRadar UK. I was sad to hear about the demise of Ken Cranes AV stores in the US. The name will be very familiar to long in the tooth AV enthusiasts. Canes was a popular source of laser discs for UK and European [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2010/06/19/legendary-us-av-chain-ken-cranes-goes-down-technology-forum-techradar-uk/</link>
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		<title>Eurovision 2010 &#8211; was HD picture quality compromised?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eurovision 2010 &#8211; was HD picture quality compromised? &#8211; Technology Forum &#124; TechRadar UK. Not only is Eurovision good fun, it&#8217;s historically been one of the best HD transmissions of the year. But I&#8217;m not so sure about last night. Sure it looked great, but I felt there was rather more noise and artifacts than [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2010/05/30/eurovision-2010-was-hd-picture-quality-compromised/</link>
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		<title>The curious case of the upside-down 3D TV glasses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended a fascinating briefing session organised by Samsung to provide background to the brand’s first range of 3D TVs and 3D Blu-ray player. R&#38;D chief Simon Lee has been taking his team around Europe, doing similar sessions with various media. The event was notable for a couple of reasons. In an effort to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2010/05/11/the-curious-case-of-the-upside-down-3d-tv-glasses/</link>
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		<title>Celebrating Free Comic Book Day 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you celebrate Free Comics Book Day this weekend? I sure did! I started my search for free comics by visiting my local library. Several years ago they made a half-hearted attempt to support the initiative which I thought was great. But I knew something was amiss when I went it. The place was as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2010/05/04/celebrating-free-comic-book-day-2010/</link>
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