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‘Strike Back’ Season 5 Arrives on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2018  | 
You can’t keep a good series down. When Cinemax’s top-tier action series Strike Back signed off seemingly for good in 2015 after five über-thrilling series installments, all signs pointed to the show putting its legacy to rest after triumphantly biking off into the sunset.
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Volareo Launches ‘Alternative’ Blockchain Smart Speaker
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2018  | 
Netherlands-based startup Volareo today launched the “world’s first open source smart speaker” on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo.
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Beta Version of New Dirac Live Now Available
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2018  | 
Dirac Research, the Swedish company specializing in sound optimization software, has announced that the beta version of its second generation Dirac Live room correction software is now available for owners of Arcam, Lexicon, AudioControl, and NAD gear, with broader availability to follow.
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Connected-TV Devices Top 1 Billion Worldwide
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2018  | 
Source: Strategy Analytics, “Global Connected TV Device Vendor Share: Q2 2018” report.

More than one billion connected-TV devices are now in use worldwide, according to new research from U.K.-based Strategy Analytics.

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Jam Audio Unveils Inexpensive Wireless Lineup
SV Staff  |  Aug 14, 2018  | 
Los Angeles-based Jam Audio has introduced a new line of inexpensive Bluetooth speakers and wireless headphones/earbuds aimed at young consumers as part of a rebranding campaign built around the “Just Add Music” tag line.
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Nintendo to Launch Switch Online Service in September
SV Staff  |  Aug 14, 2018  | 
Nintendo has announced that its Switch Online game service will launch in the second half of September.
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Pushed Off to 2019
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2018  | 
Netflix has confirmed that Season 3 of the smash hit show Stranger Things that was teased for a release this summer has been delayed until 2019.
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Samsung Previews Smart Speaker
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2018  | 
Samsung teased its long-anticipated entry into the smart speaker arena with a peek at Galaxy Home.
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Tampa to Host Florida Audio Expo in February
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2018  | 
Florida will get its own audio show when the Florida Audio Expo opens in Tampa next February.
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Best TVs: 3 Top Brands, 3 Top Picks
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2018  | 
We’re on a roll. In the past month we’ve reviewed three top-performing TVs from three top brands. You might call it a TV trifecta. All have 65-inch screens and all earned Sound & Vision’s prestigious Top Pick designation, reserved for the very best home entertainment has to offer. And with prices ranging from $2,300 to $3,499, each model — one OLED and two state-of-the-art LCDs — more than holds its own on the value scale. Read on and get your credit card ready.
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Consumers to TV Providers: Careful with My Data
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2018  | 
The chart, excerpted from the just-released “TV Services: Pay TV in a Data-Driven World” report, shows consumer perceptions of data collection and use among U.S broadband households. Courtesy of Parks Associates.

One in five internet households report being “highly sensitive” to how TV content providers collect and use data about family members and their activities, according to the latest research from Parks Associates.

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TV Startup Targeting Mobile Viewers Raises $1 Billion
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2018  | 
WndrCo, the startup founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios and co-founder of DreamWorks Animation, announced yesterday that it has secured $1 billion in seed money to launch a TV company that caters to mobile viewers.
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Onkyo to Distribute TEAC Products in the U.S.
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2018  | 
Onkyo USA has acquired exclusive distribution rights to market and distribute TEAC home entertainment products in the U.S.
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‘Deadpool 2’ Now Available for Streaming, 4K Blu-ray on the Way
SV Staff  |  Aug 07, 2018  | 
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that Deadpool 2, sequel to 2016’s Deadpool is now available for streaming with the 4K Blu-ray Disc to follow August 21.
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New Yamaha Soundbar Has Wireless Speaker Option
SV Staff  |  Aug 07, 2018  | 
Yamaha today announced a new soundbar that will be its first to feature a wireless surround speaker option in addition to supporting the company’s MusicCast multiroom platform.
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