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AV Highlights from the Frontlines of the Big Show
Tom Norton  |  Jan 12, 2016
Another year, another CES. I’ve been doing them for so long you think they’d become second nature, or even boring. But they always surprise, and there’s always too much of interest to see in the show’s four short days, jostling through 175,000 of my closest friends.
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CTA Honors David Bowie, the Technology Pioneer
SV Staff  |  Jan 12, 2016
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), issued a statement today honoring the innovative spirit of artist and technology enthusiast David Bowie.
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CES 2016: The Trouble With Trotters
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 12, 2016
What do Hunter S. Thomson, Philip K. Dick, and L. Ron Hubbard all have in common? For starters, they all use an initial in their names, and anyone who does that is obviously trying hard to appear to be intellectual. More important, I think they would all have enjoyed attending this year's CES.

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MartinLogan ‘Reinvents’ the Hybrid Electrostatic
SV Staff  |  Jan 12, 2016
MartinLogan announced at CES 2016 that it has redefined hybrid electrostatic speaker technology with the Renaissance ESL 15A it plans to launch this spring.

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The Sweet Sounds of CES 2016
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 11, 2016
Audio highlights and trends from CES 2016 worth writing home about.
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CES 2016: The Smart Home Builds a Solid Foundation
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 11, 2016
A look at the smart home category and why it didn’t have quite the sizzle at CES 2016 as it has had during past shows.
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Wolf in the House
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2016
Wolf Cinema has upgraded its existing four projector platforms for 2016. It showcased the STC-15 ($15,000) at CES on a 10-foot wide, Seymour Screen Excellence 2.35:1 screen. It's images were truly spectacular...
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Arcam Gets Dirac
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2016
Arcam has added Dirac Live to its new range of receivers. The headliner shown at CES 2016 was the AVR 850 with Dolby Atmos, HDMI 2.0a, HDCP 2.2, and 7 channels of Class G amplification at $6,000...
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TCL's Ultra-Wide 21:9 LCD
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2016
Like many demos at CES 2016, this 2.35:1 (21x9) “scope” curved LCD widescreen Ultra HD design was likely brought in to test its commercial viability with the army of retailers who attend CES. According to the information I received, however, TCL (a Chinese company) does plan to distribute it in Hong Kong, at least initially.
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RIP: David Bowie
SV Staff  |  Jan 11, 2016
David Bowie the trend-setting, genre-defying pop star who continually reinvented himself and his music for nearly 50 years, died yesterday at age 69.

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