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CES 2017
LG Shows New webOS 3.5 Features
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 06, 2017
LG brings new features to their premium smart TVs that includes a newly designed remote control. The remote control brings fast access to your favorite streaming services and includes a button to bring up info about the current show you are watching. It also makes it possible to view 360 photos and video and record a zoomed-in image.
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Mohu’s Wireless Antenna Combines Local Live TV with Streaming Services
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 06, 2017
Known for their flat, hang on the wall antennas, Mohu has again innovated a new antenna, streaming combo device that shows that the company understands what cord cutters want—free live TV along with their streaming services. The AirWave is a wireless antenna. It is connected to your home wifi network and streams the live TV to an AirWave app on your Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, iPhone, iPad, Android, or over the web.
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LG’s First Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Does Dolby Vision
Al Griffin  |  Jan 06, 2017
The first few Ultra HD Blu-ray players to arrive in 2016 had one thing in common: no support for the Dolby Vision high dynamic range format. No surprise there, since Dolby Vision-format movies aren’t yet available on Ultra HD Blu-ray disc.
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AXIS Makes it Easy to Motorize Existing Shades
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 05, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 06, 2017
AXIS says the company’s Gear is “the first shading solution designed specifically to motorize existing window shades.” In addition to being one of the few devices engineered for use with traditional shades and curtains (basically any window treatment with a “loop” chain or cable), the Gear is one of the simplest, easiest, least-intimidating smart home automation device to install I think I’ve ever seen.

Gear consists of a...

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NuBryte Has a New, Bright Approach to the DIY Smart Home
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 05, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 06, 2017
NuBryte, a relative newcomer to the smart home automation playground, is adding to and expanding on the company’s initial NuBryte Touchpoint touchscreen console with more flexibility in applications plus less expensive add-on, non-touchscreen light switches.

NuBryte’s Touchpoints combine many of the most...

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Arcam Demo Blows Socks Off
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
Among the better Dolby Atmos surround demos at the Venetian was one featuring Arcam and KEF products.

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NAD Keeps Its Promises
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
NAD is now shipping several products previously announced at CEDIA. Here's a quick rundown.

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Bluesound Bar Needs No Sub
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
Bluesound's Pulse soundbar raises an intriguing question: Sub or no sub?

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Emotiva Shows True Balanced Pre-Pro
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
Emotiva, the champion of value-packed audio products, will release 37 of them this year. The RMC-1 surround pre-pro is among them.

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SVS Unveils Two Steroidal Subs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
Two new subwoofers from SVS include 16-inch drivers backed with eight-inch voice coils. They definitely moved some air.

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