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CES 2017
Onkyo Multiplies Wireless Options
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
Where wireless options are concerned, Onkyo asks: Why limit yourself?

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CES 2017
Damson Shows THX-Certified Minispeakers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
Damson Audio's small and affordable S Series Home Theatre System is one of the few to win THX certification.

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CES 2017
Dirac Enhances the Sound of Virtual Reality
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
"When Harman, Datasat, BMW, Volvo, Pioneer, Arcam, Emotiva, Xiaomi, Oppo, and OnePlus want digital audio optimization solutions, they turn to Dirac," boasted a sign at the Dirac exhibit. But the demo was not of the Swedish company's world-beating room correction systems but of a newly developed system to enhance headphone listening for virtual reality and gaming.

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CES 2017
Audio-Technica Shows New High-End Headphones
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
And you thought that headphones were all the same – just two cans with magnetics and stuff inside. Audio-Technica politely, but urgently, wants to update that notion with a plethora of new headphones. Two in particular caught my attention with their innovative conversion technology, and support of 24-bit/48-kHz wireless.

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CES 2017
TCL Delivers Dolby Vision for Under $500
Al Griffin  |  Jan 05, 2017
Best known for its affordable TVs with built-in Roku streaming capability, TCL is showing three new UHDTV lineups at CES, including the company’s top-of-the-line P Series sets.
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CES 2017
Hi-Res Audio Update Brings Big Streaming News
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 05, 2017
The Hi-Res Audio Initiative just announced two exciting items at their Update press conference. The first was the new “Stream The Studio” awareness campaign. Second was the announcement that Napster will be streaming Hi-Res audio by this spring. In addition, Pandora and HD Tracks will be involved in Hi-Res streaming, along with Tidal.

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CES 2017
First Alert Incorporates Alexa for Air Monitoring
John Sciacca  |  Jan 05, 2017
First Alert expanded the potential of its air-monitoring solutions by demonstrating two new Onelink products which both feature Amazon Alexa voice integration. The new devices include the Smoke + CO Alarm and the Environment Monitor.

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CES 2017
Stages Audio Announces Voice-Specific Personalized Noise-Canceling Headphones
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 05, 2017
Stages Audio has just released The Hero noise-canceling headphones with 25 patents that take noise-cancellation to a whole new, personalized, level.

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CES 2017
PicoBrew Because…FRESH BEER!
John Sciacca  |  Jan 05, 2017
Lest you think that CES is a mindless slog of endless hallways filled with IoT devices, over-the-top speaker systems, and massive new TVs, take a gander at PicoBrew, the ultimate way to get ultra-fresh craft brew into your mouth!

If you are like me, then you love craft beer, but don’t really want to get mired in the complex and messy process of shopping for ingredients or figuring out brew times and hop cycles and bottle sanitizing procedures. You just want to cut straight to the part where you enjoy pint after pint of the sticky-ickiest fresh-hopped beer around. For those of us, the new Pico brings simplified homebrewing to an entirely new level and price point at only $799.

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CES 2017
Nucleus Demonstrates 21st Century Intercom
John Sciacca  |  Jan 05, 2017
When you think “intercom” you probably think of that large, clunky, multi-buttoned contraption that took up like three-free of real estate in your parent’s kitchen that no one really knew how to use. In fact, if there is one “technology” that has been sorely overlooked by progress, it is the lowly intercom. Nucleus looks to help keep families in touch no matter if they are on the other side of the home or the world with its Anywhere Intercom which adds and HD video camera and IP communication to the mix. It also happens to be the world’s first touchscreen device with Amazon Alexa built-in.

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