Pioneer's Got 4 New Standalone Blu-ray Players for Your Viewing Pleasure
	People over at pioneer decided that it was about time to shake things a little bit and announced the release of no less than four new models, three of which (BDP-LX08, BDP-LX71 and BDP-51FD) are compliant with the BonusView / Profile 1.1 specification, while the fourth (BDP-LX91) actually supports the latest development in this particular field, namely BD-Live / Profile 2.0. According to the company's statement, the four ... [read more >>]
	26 June 2008, 05:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pioneer Combines the Power of Voice and GPS Navigation
	It's no secret that Pioneer's in-dash GPS navigation/infotainment systems designed especially for automobiles are among the most expensive, but at the same time, advanced products of this type are released in this specific market segment. However, it seems that the company has decided to take things even further and has just announced three new models, the Pioneer AVIC-F700BT, AVIC-F900BT and Premier branded AVIC-F90BT, which com ... [read more >>]
	22 April 2008, 13:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Low-priced Pioneer Receivers: Nifty and Affordable
	Pioneer have just released their new series of audio/video receivers with the VSX codename, three models which are sworn to deliver all the great multimedia integration and the acclaimed pristine Pioneer sound in your home or office. These three new AVRs can be used as the core of a complex multimedia rack, comprising audio gear like CD/SACD players, a DVD unit, your TV, radio tuner, etc., and will let you add a new dimension to your media ... [read more >>]
	11 April 2008, 04:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel's Centrino 2 Mobile Platform, Previewed Ahead of its Time
	Intel's Centrino 2 mobile platform, previously known as Montevina, just got a sneak preview from the Australia-based PC vendor Pioneer. The new platform is an upgrade to Intel's existing Centrino architecture and is due to release this June. The preview was based on Pioneer's DreamBook Style 9008 Centrino 2 laptop, that comes with a 45-nanometer Penryn processor and mixed Wi-Fi and WiMax capabilities. The compa ... [read more >>]
	11 April 2008, 03:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Get Ready for the Pioneer KURO Invasion of High-Definition!
	Pioneer has provided quite a pleasant surprise when it released the KURO line of high-end PDPs a while back. However, it seems that the Japanese company is keen on maintaining its products in the spotlight and that's why it has announced quite an important overhaul of the KURO family, which will also include a few very interesting surprises in the form of LCD TVs and a front projector. The first items in the KURO line ar ... [read more >>]
	09 April 2008, 10:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nanotubes Could Convert Radiation Directly into Electricity
	Usually, nuclear reactors use multiple stages to turn radiation into electrical energy. For example, first, uranium nuclei are split through nuclear fission, when energy is released in the form of heat and additional radiation. The heat resulted from the nuclear reaction is then used to turn water into steam, which is pumped into steam turbines that convert the thermal energy of the steam into mechanical work. The rotation of the turbine e ... [read more >>]
	28 March 2008, 05:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Venus: Mysterious Haze Replaced by Violent Hurricane
	Just a few days ago, ESAs Venus Express spacecraft reported the observation of a weird haze developing into the Venusian atmosphere for no apparent reason. The question about what really determined the appearance of the feature still remains, albeit the ESA has shifted its attention back to the eye of a hurricane ravaging through Earth's twin at least since 1974, when the spacecraft Mariner 10 first detected it. The structure meas ... [read more >>]
	13 March 2008, 10:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Laws of the Universe Not Working Properly Anymore?
	On the 2nd of March 1972, NASA launched the first of the spacecrafts in the Pioneer space exploration program, Pioneer 10. All went incredibly well, with only one exception. After traveling about 20 astronomical units, NASA engineers observed what seemed to be an anomalous Doppler effect suggesting that the spacecraft had deviated way of its course for no apparent reason. The incident became well known in popular science as the P ... [read more >>]
	01 March 2008, 03:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Asus Eee PC Killer Spotted In the Wild: the Pioneer DreamBook Light IL1
	If you thought that the ultra-mobile PC market could not be any crowded than it is being now, you were wrong. Eee PC clones are everywhere, in a desperate attempt to seize control over as many users as possible. Well, things are different with the new DreamBook Light IL1 from Pioneer Computers – it is not a clone, but rather a Eee PC killer. The new sub-notebook is extremely different in terms of hardware specifications. If al ... [read more >>]
	08 February 2008, 06:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

CES 2008: Pioneer's “Project Kuro” Concepts Bring 9mm-Thick Displays, Absolute Black Plasma Panels
	The International CES from Las Vegas is not only the place where most companies showcase their latest developments, but also a very good launchpad for future technologies, which, at some point, will become an integral part of commercially-available products. And in order to prep us for great things to come, Pioneer has unveiled two very interesting concepts, namely the extreme contrast concept, which will challenge the contrast r ... [read more >>]
	07 January 2008, 11:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

CES 2008: Pioneer Rocks with Volcanic Stone-Loaded Speaker Cones
	Pioneer has announced at the CES 2008 their new line of in-car loudspeakers, the TS-D series, sworn to deliver even better audio than before, boasting new technologies and coming with intriguing manufacturing.[admark=1] Indeed, the new TS-D series loudspeakers have taken the cone-craftsmanship to a whole new level. If up until now, ceramic-composite speaker cones were a really common thing, it's now time to witness Pioneer's ... [read more >>]
	07 January 2008, 06:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Newest Pioneer Headphones: More Comfort, Better Life – SE-A1000
	For comfortably watching your fav movies late at night without disturbing your roommates or your family, as well as for those cold days when you feel like the iPod's earbuds aren't enough, the new head gear from Pioneer seems like one of the neatest high-end solutions. The SE-A1000 are headphones that look, and at the same time deliver, as they have been engineered not as an entry-level piece of audio tech but as a firm entry on ... [read more >>]
	30 October 2007, 11:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Quad-Core CPUs and More in Notebooks
	Nowadays mobile computing solutions are becoming very powerful indeed and some are even taking the performance crown from mainstream desktop systems, like the DreamBook Power D90 SLI notebook made by Pioneer that is said to have jumped over the 10,000 mark in the 3Dmark06 benchmarking suite. Of course, the new Pioneer notebooks are based on some very impressive hardware components that allow it to reach such high computing per ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 08:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pioneer Linux Line of Products Released
	Technalign, Inc. has released a few days ago the Pioneer Basic 3.0 line of products, including MigrationSERVER and Stagecoach as announced by the producing company yesterday. Besides the above-mentioned products, another one, Basic Workstation, is included. Stagecoach combines a workstation solution with a server. All th ... [read more >>]
	25 September 2007, 09:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Age of Blu-ray
	The past few days have brought quite a lot of interesting Blu-ray related news and announcements, partly due to the two important shows that took (or are taking) place in this period, namely IFA 2007 and CEDIA 2007. And since we've shown you a little IFA – Blu-ray roundup ... [read more >>]
	07 September 2007, 12:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The AVIC-N4 from Pioneer: GPS Meets iPod Meets Bluetooth Meets...
	The people over at Pioneer have launched quite an extensive number of in-dash infotainment solutions over the past two years, each of them providing both enhanced navigation features and advanced multimedia playback capabilities. And that's exactly the case with the company's latest offering, namely the AVIC-N4, a device that provides just about every necessary tool for making a car trip both safer and a lot more entertaining. ... [read more >>]
	30 August 2007, 03:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pioneer's AVIC-X3 Sat Nav System to Hit Europe in September
	Pioneer is one of the best-known manufacturers of high-end audio accessories for the car industry, so it's no wonder that the company also got involved in one of the most important segments of this market, namely that of infotainment devices, which provide both navigation and multimedia playback features. And the company's latest offering in this field is the AVIC-X3 Sat Nav, due to be launched in September in Europe, a ... [read more >>]
	16 August 2007, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pioneer Announces HD-Audio Capable BDP-LX80 Blu-ray Player – But Is It Worth Your Cash?
	Everyone's announcing a next-generation Blu-ray or HD DVD player these days, as they're prepping for the "back to school" and "holiday" sales season. And the latest to join this roll-out bonanza is the Japanese unit of Pioneer, who has just announced the imminent release of its BDP-LX80, a Blu-ray player that according to the company, supports bitstream output of both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD high resolution au ... [read more >>]
	03 August 2007, 03:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New SACD Players from Pioneer: SWEET!
	As for the end of the day one hot and neat piece of news from the guys you thought they ceased producing great gear many years ago... Pioneer. It's time to announce you that Pioneer weren't at all wasting time but have actually worked quite a lot and these days they're preparing to release not one but two completely new CD players, the X-Z7 and X-Z9. I know, their names sound like in old James Bond [admark=1]movies but th ... [read more >>]
	13 July 2007, 10:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

What Mysterious Force Is Making the Pioneer Spacecraft Change Its Course?
	It’s been years since NASA last heard from either of its two Pioneer probes hurtling out of the solar system, but scientists are still debating the source of an odd force pushing against the outbound spacecraft. A new study of the "Pioneer anomaly" suggests that there is an unknown but conventional force acting on the space probe and making it drift from the established flight path. Some physicists say the law of gr ... [read more >>]
	22 June 2007, 15:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pioneer's New AV Amps Pack the Next-gen Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Standards
	After showcasing the new range of Elite receivers last month, Pioneer decided that this wasn't enough by far and now rolls out the new AV amplifier series. One could say that amps simply can't come with something cool...and be wrong. Pioneer may not be at their climax as they were some 15-20 years ago but hey, they're not dead! Aucontraire, it looks like during the last months Pioneer are once more starting to spearhead the ... [read more >>]
	12 June 2007, 05:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

20,000:1 Contrast Ratios with Pioneer's 8th Generation Plasmas
	With laser HDTVs, OLED displays and SED/FED technologies just around the corner, the LCD and plasma displays look like they could use some enhancements if they want to continue their existence on the market. Sure, there has been a gradual price drop of the LCD/plasma HDTV displays but this just isn't enough to keep them on our near-future buy-lists when new impressive technologies prove there's room for improved visual ... [read more >>]
	09 May 2007, 10:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The $299 Blu-Ray PC Drive from Pioneer
	We found out that Wal-Mart refused to commercialize $299 HD-DVD players a couple of days ago, apparently trying to keep a balance between the rival high definition formats. A puzzling scheme, I'd say, but now Pioneer is ready to tip the balance in favor of the Blu-Ray format, with the introduction of their brand new and robust Blu-Ray Disc computer drive, which will be available to consumers beginning next month for a sugge ... [read more >>]
	03 May 2007, 07:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pioneer Launched sub $500 Blu-ray Drive for PC
	The modern day concept of a digital home implies having many things, any when I say many, that's what I mean. First you must have the 50-inch LCD TV, a security system that allows you to see everything that goes on the property, both in and outside, a remote control that, well, controls the lights, window blinds, TV, doors, alarm, an even flushing the water at the toilet. Then you must accessorize, have bodyguards with dogs ... [read more >>]
	19 April 2007, 08:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pioneer Announced the AVIC-S2 GPS Navsat
	I'm guessing GPS manufacturers asked drivers during recent focus groups if they usually follow in-car GPS advice or just their common sense. “Well, both!”, the drivers must've answered. So, no wonder on-board GPS are getting more popular than TVs. Let it happen! Here's the latest! Pioneer finally released a follow-on to the AVIC-S1. The AVIC-S2 is holding a 3.5-inch touchscreen and the only features that will m ... [read more >>]
	18 April 2007, 13:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Unexplained Forces Altered The Course of The Pioneer Probes
	The US Pioneer program of unmanned space missions was designed for planetary exploration. There were a number of such missions in the program, but the most notable were Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, which explored the outer planets and left the solar system. Both carry a golden plaque, depicting a man and a woman and information about the origin and the creators of the probes, should any extraterrestrials find them someday. Launched in 1 ... [read more >>]
	30 March 2007, 08:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Matsushita Is the Biggest PDP Manufacturer
	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd of Japan, also known for its most famous brand Panasonic, maintained the leadership in the Plasma Display Panels (PDPs) business in the fourth quarter of 2006. Not a bad thing taking into account that LCD panels have a much more interested audience. Riddhi Patel, principal analyst for television systems at iSuppli said: “The Korean players not only have lost market share, but they also su ... [read more >>]
	22 March 2007, 11:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia