DEADLOCK (Leo Films), released last year, is a horror/comedy about a couple who purchase a house inhabited by kobolds, evil spirits that cause people to murder each other. Michelle Beauchamp and John Griffin star; Stuart Chapin directed. Fans of sword combat on stage and screen will note Bob ("Ring of Steel") Chapin, Anthony ("Highlander") DeLongis and Roberta Brown in the cast. Aspect ratio is 1.66:1; sound format is English Dolby Stereo. Extras include a making-of featurette.

SONICblue Announces Plan to Acquire ReplayTV. SONICblue(TM) Incorporated, a leader in the converging Internet, digital media and consumer device markets, just announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire ReplayTV, Inc., the industry-leading licensor of technology for networked entertainment products, serving businesses that include consumer electronics manufacturers, personal computer manufacturers, set-top box manufacturers and cable, satellite and terrestrial operators.

This week Japanese game machine maker Sega announced that they will no longer be producing their Dreamcast game console and will start creating game software titles for Sony and Nintendo's game systems. Sega plans to supply game content for popular Palm handheld devices and will license Dreamcast technology to U.K.-based Pace Micro's set-top boxes. Sega will also create new opportunities for its online gaming network SegaNet.

As predicted by AudioRevoltion.com in our July 26th news story, Napster will re-launch as a paid subscription service this summer with a portion of the revenue going to the artists and songwriters whose copywritten material is traded across their servers. This news comes from German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG’s chief executive officer Thomas Middelhoff.

Created to be the flagship for their Mirage Omnipolar series, the new OM-1 made its debut at this year’s CES in Las Vegas. The OM-1 is a 4-piece system consisting of two 74-inch tall panels and two powered subwoofers. Each of the subwoofers holds four woofers in a bipolar configuration, two on each side. Each woofer is in its own enclosure, powered, with servo-control, by its own 375 watt amplifier for an impressive total of 1500 watts per side. The woofers themselves have woven carbon fiber cones and dual voice-coil/magnet/spider assemblies. Carbon fiber is also used for the cones of the mid/bass drivers. Mirage claims that the speakers have extremely low harmonic distortion levels by virtue of their dual voice-coil structures. The OM-1s made their appearance at CES in static (non-playing) form for general showgoers and the press. Mirage dealers and ...