Thomas J. Norton

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Richard Shahinian R.I.P.
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 30, 2018  |  2 comments
We lost two greats in the field of high-end audio this past year: Arnie Nudell (co-founder of both Infinity Systems and Genesis Advanced Technologies), and Charley Hanson (co-founder of Avalon Acoustics and more recently of Ayre Acoustics). While neither will be as widely known as those whose name is attached to the companies they helped found (Bose, Marantz, Polk, and others) both left a lasting impact on the audio landscape.

But as the old-wives-tale suggests about things hitting in threes, we also lost a third...

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CES 2018: My Visit to Vegas
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 16, 2018  |  1 comments
My trip to CES this year didn’t begin or end well, but was fun in between. On arrival, my bag didn’t make it with me and didn’t show up for 18 hours. My return the flight from Las Vegas was late arriving in Dallas and I missed my connecting flight, resulting in a night layover in Big D, courtesy of American Airlines.

But despite a rainy first two days in Las Vegas, there was much to see...

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CES 2018
Sony's Previews Stunning X1 Ultimate Video Processing
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018  |  1 comments
Sony’s premier video processor for 2018 may be the X1 Extreme, but there’s something even better in Sony’s lab.
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Sony Goes Big with LCD
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018  |  0 comments
Sony’s newest 4K, HDR, LCD-LED flat panel display is the 85-inch X900F.
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Bike at Work with Flexispot
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018  |  0 comments
We see a lot of odd tech at CES, but here’s something we scribes, and others who spend hours a day at our desks, can appreciate.
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Changhong: The Chinese Brand You Never Heard Of
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018  |  0 comments
Changhong is a name likely unfamiliar to most readers, though they’ve been showing up at CES for the past few years.
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Changhong OLEDs
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018  |  0 comments
Changhong had a wide assortment of sets, including a surprising range of OLEDs.
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Changhong Laser Projector
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018  |  0 comments
Changhong showed this 2K short throw, DLP laser projector with a decidedly sci-fi look.
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Changhong Projector 2
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018  |  0 comments
If your taste in short-throw, DLP laser-lit projectors runs to the more...um...decorative, Changhong can fill the bill with this more colorful version, also 2K.
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Zombified?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018  |  0 comments
I have no idea what this booth was all about, but it certainly was creepy.
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