News Brief: Target Halts Kindle Sales, Avon Late to Social Networking

The second largest U.S. discount chain Target will stop selling Amazon Kindles while continuing to offer similar products from Apple and Barnes & Noble Inc. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at Avon's challenge in a social networking world. This and more from around the web in today's ecommerce news roundup!

I want my dumb TV

Cheap and often necessary external boxes render smart TV suites redundant and of little value. So why don't TV makers get rid of them and charge a bit less? Originally posted at TV and Home Theater

Haier SBEV40-Slim

Editor's Rating: User Rating: Good: The Haier SBEV40-Slim is an incredibly thin sound bar, with a wireless subwoofer that's nearly as svelte. The design is all-around excellent, with a front panel display hidden behind the speaker grille. And connectivity is better than average with two HDMI inputs, an optical audio input, and a minijack input. Bad: While the SBEV40-Slim sounds good for a budget ...

An extraordinary headphone amplifier from Red Wine Audio

Red Wine Audio's headphone amplifiers have always sounded great, but they were expensive. The new Corvina amp is considerably more affordable. Originally posted at The Audiophiliac

2012 Southern California Theater Listings

ELEPHANT STAGES 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038 323-962-0046 www.elephantstageworks.com R, M, W, Membership, Open. Three theatres and one studio.