Typically before CES all the news tends to be about new product releases and companies embracing new technologies, but the news out of Onkyo today is much different.  Gibson, a company best known for its legendary Les Paul guitar line, has bought out a majority share of Onkyo USA and a good chunk of Onkyo Japan too.  These moves make Gibson the second highest shareholder in the Onkyo Corporation.

There's more to a quality home theater than the components that make it.  There's something to be said for style - something often ruined by ugly black cords running across your living room or up your wall.  The IOGear GW3DHDKIT helps you avoid this by streaming not only HD video but 3D video and 5.1 audio to boot.

There's more to a quality home theater than the components that make it.  There's something to be said for style - something often ruined by ugly black cords running across your living room or up your wall.  The IOGear GW3DHDKIT helps you avoid this by streaming not only HD video but 3D video and 5.1 audio to boot.

It's more and more common to see an iPhone or Android app that lets you control a part of your home theater without having to pick up your normal remote.  That's a nice touch, but the folks at Yamaha are making theirs do more than just free you from the remote.

The Xbox 360 isn't a game system that gets talked about much when it comes to home theater setups.  It had the exclusive on Netflix streaming for a while, but once that hit the PS3 it became the go-to for HD enthusiasts thanks to the built-in Blu-ray capabilities.The newest update to the Xbox 360 brings Lovefilm and Epix to the system, but that's just the beginning.  By the end of December 360 owners will have access to Vudu, Crackle, Dailymotion and a UFC streaming app.