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SV Staff  |  Aug 26, 2015  |  First Published: Aug 25, 2015  | 
LG today announced that its first high-dynamic-range (HDR)-enabled OLED 4K television series will be available in 55- and 65-inch screen sizes when it arrives at retailers nationwide next month with respective prices of $5,500 and $7,000. The models have flat screens, making them the first non-curved 4K OLED models
SV Staff  |  Aug 25, 2015  | 
Netflix is adding exclusive movies and TV series aimed at teenagers and “tweens” to its streaming roster in an effort to win over the post-millennial generation, according to a report by Advanced Television.
SV Staff  |  Aug 25, 2015  | 
Anxious to hear DTS:X surround sound? Lionsgate Films today announced plans to release three films in the new object-based immersive audio format.
SV Staff  |  Aug 25, 2015  | 
Epson today announced the addition of two 1080p projectors to its popular Home Cinema series. The three-chip LCD models 1040 and 1440, said to feature up to 3,000/4,400 lumens of color brightness and 3,000/4,400 lumens of white brightness, respectively, will be available at select retailers nationwide next month at $799 and $1,699.
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 24, 2015  | 
Amid the flurry of MusicCast products announced at last week’s press event were two upcoming Atmos-ready products—the YSP-5600 soundbar the CX-A5100 preamp/processor.
SV Staff  |  Aug 24, 2015  | 
Recent studies by Nielsen and others reveal that the audience for AM/FM radio greatly exceeds listening via streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify, according to a report by Advanced Television.
Rob Sabin  |  Aug 21, 2015  | 
With what amounts to a massive introduction covering more than 20 products, Yamaha has launched a new MusicCast multiroom digital audio music system.

SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2015  | 
San Antonio, Texas will become the fourth city in the U.S. to install an ultra-fast Google fiber network, joining Austin, Provo, and Kansas City, Missouri.
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2015  | 
Would you like to explore space without having to shell out $250k for a seat on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo? A startup called SpaceVR plans to offer a virtual reality experience that may be the next best thing. If they succeed, all you’ll need is a subscription and a VR headset .
Rob Sabin  |  Aug 20, 2015  | 
In a joint press event held at Dolby’s New York headquarters yesterday, Klipsch demo’d its new Atmos-enabled Reference Premiere speakers series as Dolby delivered its latest Atmos update.

SV Staff  |  Aug 20, 2015  | 
Polyera is hailing its new Wove Band as the world’s first flexible display that can wrap around your wrist like a bracelet.
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 20, 2015  | 
Walking past Barnes & Noble in midtown New York City it was hard to miss the huge “Vinyl and Turntables” sign in the window.
SV Staff  |  Aug 19, 2015  | 
But time is running out… The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is accepting submissions for the Be Our #CES2016 Soundtrack contest through Tuesday, September 1.
Rob Sabin  |  Aug 18, 2015  | 
In what amounts to a price breakthrough in the still fledgling Atmos-enabled speaker category, Pioneer has announced an Andrew Jones-designed bookshelf model that sells for only $300 a pair.

SV Staff  |  Aug 18, 2015  | 
Auro Technologies and Sono Luminus have announced the upcoming release of three albums recorded in Auro-3D surround sound, which has three vertical layers of sound, including height and overhead.

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