The SR7005 is the flagship of the new receiver line from Marantz. It's designed to replace, and improve over the SR7002, and it does that with a series of new features. The new receiver is all about sharing. It can distribute audio from up to three different sources to three different zones simultaneously. Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/av-receiver-news/marantz-debuts-a-new-flagship-receiver.html)

It may not be a household name, but Okoro makes one fine media center PC. Their 2010 line just got a lot more appealing with a bit of future proofing and the addition of Intel i3 and i5 processors. The processor upgrade does more than just pick up the performance. It allows for new features to be added too. Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/home-theater-media-center-pcs-news/okoro-updates-media-centers-with-bitstreaming-and-usb-3.0.html)

A pair of new features was announced by Samsung, both of which add a great deal of value to their already impressive feature sets. The first announcement, the addition of Skype, is a little expected. We already knew the 7000 series was coming with the free internet based videophone service in tow, but Samsung also revealed that the 8000 line of LED backlit LCD televisions was getting Skype. Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/lcd-hdtv-news/samsung-announces-dts-decoding-and-skype-for-upcoming-hdtvs.html)