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CES 2015
Acoustic Research Outdoor Speakers Set You Free
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2015
You could crank up the sound system in your car. You could open your windows and use your home theater. I guess you could even turn on your phone and have everyone keep really quiet. But the best way to enjoy tunes out on the patio is to buy an outdoor speaker. Outdoor speakers are typically portable, cordless, and water resistant, provide a bit of fidelity even if it's not always high. AR has some nice new ones for your outdoor listening pleasure

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CES 2015
HearNotes WireFree Earbuds Blow Away the Cables
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 07, 2015
Consumer alert: we’ve all been misled for years, with companies selling us wireless headphones with wires. While they might use Bluetooth to wirelessly transmit the signal from the player to the headphones, typically there is still a cable of some sort connecting the left and right earpieces. HearNotes is truly wireless – or WireFree as they like to say.

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CES 2015
For TCL, Size Matters
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2015
TCL showed what they claimed to be the world's largest 110-inch curved 4K UltraHDTV. Presumably that means that it's bigger than all of the other 110-inch curved 4K UltraHD sets out there.
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CES 2015
LG Says Ole to OLED
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2015
LG announced a bewildering array of 4K Ultra HDTVs backlit either by LEDs or the new kid on the block, Quantum Dots...
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CES 2015
LG Previews Prototype High Dynamic Range TVs
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2015
In a hidden room on the show floor, LG was showing two prototype High Dynamic Range (HDR) 4K sets (not shown in the photo here). One was an LCD design with full-array backlighting (full-array will be found in best HDR LCD sets, when they arrive in stores), the other an OLED...
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CES 2015
Coming Soon: Premium Ultra HD
Al Griffin  |  Jan 07, 2015
Ultra HDTV will soon be divided into two tiers: lame, regular old UHD, and awesome, premium-grade UHD. How will you know which grade to get when you fill up at the pump—I mean, visit an electronics store?
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CES 2015
Smart Atom's LaMetric Speaker Adds Info to Your Music
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2015
Can your desktop speaker do this? Show time, news, deadlines, temperature or any other data you're interested in? Stream music services like Spotify, Pandora and iTunes from your phone or tablet? Smart Atom's LaMetric can. In addition, this speaker is hackable. In all my years as an audio reviewer, I have never before written the words, "this speaker is hackable."

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CES 2015
Neil Young Live: Pono Gets a Partner
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2015
Part rock legend, part entrepreneur, part evangelist, part curmudgeon, Neil Young held a press briefing on Tuesday. Mr. Young and his PonoMusic venture have enjoyed considerable media exposure lately and the CES is perhaps the juiciest venue of them all. At a Hi-Res Audio event, Mr. Young reiterated his passion for Pono. And, the press was informed of an interesting partnership.

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CES 2015
Firefox Matchstick Streamer Takes On Chromecast
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2015
A new Firefox-based streaming dongle called Matchstick takes on Chromecast with new features. But there's a catch: It's not yet available for sale.
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CES 2015
D-Link Introduces Triple Band Router for 4K Streaming
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2015
D-Link has announced a new line of AC routers optimized for 4K streaming. Part of D-Link’s Ultra Performance Series, the DIR890L has a candy-shell red exterior with six omnidirectional antennas, giving it the appearance of an angled space ship.
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