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Beyerdynamic Debuts Aventho Headphones with Personalized Response
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 11, 2018
The Aventho looks like a fairly conventional supra aural (on-ear) headphone. Also, fairly conventionally, it offers Bluetooth wireless connectivity. But it also features an interesting accompanying app that is unconventional, but extremely valuable.

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CES 2018
iDevices Instinct Not Just a Pretty Light
John Sciacca  |  Jan 11, 2018
Lots of products shown at CES work with either Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, or Apple HomeKit, but it is a rarefied few that work with all of them. Let alone come in the form factor of an in-wall light switch and include an on-board microphone and speaker for full-on Amazon Alexa control and feedback. This distinct privilege resides with iDevices Instinct Wi-Fi enabled lighting dimmer.
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CES 2018
RIVA Central Works with All Speakers
John Sciacca  |  Jan 11, 2018
RIVA Audio has a great back story. Like a terrific, rock-and-roll, party-all-night back story. And the company’s WAND (Wireless Audio Network Design) series of speakers have gotten solid reviews for terrific sound design. (But don’t take my word for it. Read Sound & Vision editor-in-chief Rob Sabin’s full WAND review here. ) However the initial WAND series was limited to just two products, the Arena and Festival. This is great if you wanted to scatter desktop speakers around your home, but not so great if you wanted to enjoy great sounding tunes using your own speakers. RIVA has heard your cries and come to your aid! Meet the CENTRAL!
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CES 2018
Changhong: The Chinese Brand You Never Heard Of
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018
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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CES 2018
Changhong OLEDs
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018
Changhong had a wide assortment of sets, including a surprising range of OLEDs.
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CES 2018
Changhong Laser Projector
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018
Changhong showed this 2K short throw, DLP laser projector with a decidedly sci-fi look.
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CES 2018
Changhong Projector 2
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018
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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CES 2018
Zombified?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018
I have no idea what this booth was all about, but it certainly was creepy.
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CES 2018
Monstrous Music
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018
Monster livened up CES with a string of live music performances at its booth.
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CES 2018
Aibo, Fetch
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018
Sony’s newly minted Aibo (the wonder robot dog) drew crowds in the Sony booth, marveling at its nearly real actions (though he moved slower than a live animal).
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