Looking for a holiday gift that is sure to impress? Look no further than THX Certified Home Theater Equipment. THX has vetted the best of the best A/V equipment from some of the top manufacturers in the industry. Although THX may not be able to cook your holiday feast – bringing home some of the latest and greatest THX Certified gear will be sure to nip the frost from Uncle Jack’s nose and put a big smile on his face.

SXSW unveiled a glimpse of what’s to come at its March 2012 Film Conference and Festival. Selected from several thousand proposals, THX will be presenting on how technology can enable content to communicate with CE devices for an optimal and simplified home entertainment experience.

Over Columbus Day weekend, Value Electronics of Scarsdale, New York, held its 7th Annual HDTV Shoot-Out. The event brings together amateurs, hobbyists and professionals to crown the year’s “King of HDTV.”

Available today, TiVo’s top of the line TiVo® Premiere Elite DVR is the latest in its long line of high performance digital video recorders. The TiVo Premiere Elite features four digital tuners, and an incredible two-terabyte hard drive. For the first time, TiVo users can record four different programs while watching a fifth recorded. More than 300 hours of HD programming can fit on the massive drive.

On October 6th, Pacific University will host the grand opening of its new 3D Performance Eye Clinic at 2:30 PM in The Round at Beaverton Central. A collaboration between Pacific University and THX, the clinic will study, diagnose and help manage potential eye health and stereoscopic vision-related issues when viewing 3D TVs, projectors and beyond.

If you were unable to make it out to Indianapolis the second week in September for CEDIA 2011, have no fear. Engadget’s Richard Lawler shares the latest and greatest home theater products and technologies you may have missed.

The new Speaker Bar Certification comes after extensive performance testing of the products available on the market today. THX established standards and benchmarks based on the results, and incorporating the unique characteristics of Speaker Bars.

The introduction of the Elite line of TVs marks a unique collaboration between Sharp and Pioneer. Featuring innovative technologies, including THX certification, the Elite brings excellent black levels, amazing detail and incredible depth to the home entertainment experience.

Imagine this: You unwrap a shiny new copy of your favorite Star Wars movie (doesn’t matter which one, we won’t judge). You place the disc in your Blu-ray player, and in moments the player, your receiver, and your television all subtly adjust to correctly configure their various settings, allowing you to just sit back and enjoy the movie.