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A Facebook Smart Speaker?
SV Staff  |  Jul 27, 2017  | 
The smart speaker market is so hot we wouldn’t be surprised if Facebook decided to get into the act, even though hardware isn’t its forte. Of course, the same could be said about Google, which is on its way to capturing close to a quarter of the market dominated by Amazon, according to a recent eMarketer forecast.
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Music Streaming Hits Milestone as Album Sales Fall
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2017  | 
The number of on-demand audio streams exceeded 184 billion during the first six months of the year, representing a 62 percent increase over the same period in 2016, according to recently released mid-year statistics from Nielsen Music.
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Severtson Ships Acoustically-Transparent 4K Screen
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2017  | 
Severtson Screens has announced that the new version of its acoustically transparent SAT-4K projection screen is now available.
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Bluesound Ships Wireless Speaker Link
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2017  | 
Bluesound, sister company of audio stalwarts NAD and PSB, has announced the availability of the RT100 wireless speaker link that enables any active subwoofer to be connected wirelessly to its Top Pick-designated Pulse Soundbar.
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Klipsch Resurrects Another Classic
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2017  | 
Klipsch continues to dip into its product archives to resurrect iconic speakers from its storied past. The latest model to get the revival treatment is the Forte, which was introduced in 1985 but has been out of production since 1996. The speaker went on to become one of Klipsch’s best-selling models of all time.
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Atari Comeback Includes Bluetooth Speakerhat
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2017  | 
In case you haven’t heard, Atari is planning a comeback. Details are scant but the iconic brand has been teasing a new game console called Ataribox that evokes original Atari VCS (a.k.a. the 2600). And then there’s the Speakerhat, a patented baseball-style cap with a microphone and speakers woven into the underside of its visor.
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AV to Benefit from NASA Research on Battery Safety
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2017  | 
Lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries power millions upon millions of electronic devices—from phones and laptops to headphones and Bluetooth speakers—without incident but every now and then something goes awry. Who can forget Samsung’s massive recall (and eventual discontinuation of) the Galaxy Note 7 following reports of spontaneous combustion.
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Best Buy Knocks $50 Off Tablo Dual DVR
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2017  | 
Nuvyyo today announced that Best Buy is offering a limited-time $50 discount on its new “cord-cutter” Tablo Dual DVR.
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James Unveils High-Performance Tower Speakers
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2017  | 
James Loudspeaker today introduced a series of high-performance floorstanding speakers that leverages technology used in its flagship BE-Series of in-wall speakers.
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Optoma Mini LED Projector Boasts Media Player
SV Staff  |  Jul 21, 2017  | 
Optoma has introduced an Android-based, plug-and-play projector with a built-in media player, dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless connectivity, and a 20,000-hour LED light source.
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GoldenEar’s Triton Reference Arrives in Stores
SV Staff  |  Jul 21, 2017  | 
GoldenEar Technology’s Top Pick-designated Triton Reference speaker has shipped to more than 100 of the brand’s authorized dealers in North America and pre-order customers, announced Sandy Gross, company president and co-founder.

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Dirac Teams with Oppo to Improve Smartphone Audio
SV Staff  |  Jul 20, 2017  | 
Dirac Research, the Swedish technology company best known among S&V readers for its Dirac Live speaker setup/room-correction system, today announced a strategic partnership with Oppo Electronics to equip Oppo smartphones with its mobile audio optimization solutions.
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Brainwavz Offers 2-Year Warranty on Dual-Driver Earphones
SV Staff  |  Jul 20, 2017  | 
Headphones are hot. So hot that news releases touting “latest and greatest” models seem to hit our inbox every other day. The most recent press announcement is from Brainwavz Audio, a Hong Kong-based brand specializing in headphones.
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CEDIA Announces Finalists for Home Tech Pro Awards
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2017  | 
Thinking about hiring a custom installation professional? CEDIA, a.k.a. the Custom Electronics Design and Industry Association, has announced the finalists for its Home Technology Professional Awards competition honoring the “best projects” completed by members in the past year.
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Samsung Bows Wood-Framed TV
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 19, 2017  | 
We’ve lived with wall-mounted TVs long enough that they’ve become a cliché—or worse, a visual intrusion. Samsung addresses that problem with a TV called The Frame. This wooden-framed TV imitates a framed picture with an “art mode” that lets you select from 100 different still images in 10 categories, including landscape, architecture, wildlife, action, and drawing.
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