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Hisense Takes on the Majors with Laser Projection
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
Chinese HDTV manufacturer Hisense showed a range of new UHD HDTVs. The company claims that it can offer performance that equals or exceeds what you can get from more well-established brands, and at much more competitive prices. But their most interesting demos were of a pair of their “Laser Cast” short-throw projectors...
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CES 2017
House of Marley Stirs it Up At CES
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 06, 2017
House of Marley is making a splash at CES with a new collection of products with an interesting and unique twist.
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Drones and Robots and Crowds, Oh My
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
While they might have little application to our audio- and video-centric coverage, robots and drones drew large crowds...
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Drones Create Big Buzz at CES
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
In a spare few minutes while waiting for yet another video demo I wandered into the surprisingly extensive space at the Convention Center reserved for drones of all sizes and shapes, each of them demonstrated inside barred cages that were actually, thin, heavy strings that looked like they could be easily breached by a rabid, runaway drone...
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Tiny Robot
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
From a company called ibabylabs (ibabylabs.com) comes this tiny iBaby robot.
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Game On: LG Shows Ultra-Wide Computer Monitor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
How wide? It's so wide that...
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LG's W7 OLED: As Thin As Wallpaper (Well, Almost)
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
Can you guess how thick it is?
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CES 2017
Pioneer Shows Its Newest High-Res Audio Player
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 06, 2017
High-Res Audio is alive and well, thank you very much. New hardware is arriving, as well as new high-res streaming services. Case in point, regarding the former, Pioneer showed the XDP-300R, its newest portable audio player. It joins the previous XDP-100R player but does not replace it.

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LG Highlights HDR with Four On the Floor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
Well, more precisely, on the wall...
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Thiel Steps Up
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
Thiel Audio normally displays at the Venetian Hotel, the venue for specialty audio. But this year they elected to have a booth on the main floor of the Convention center. It was obviously not a spot for an effective, active demo, but the new, 4-way Thiel 40.3, at $35,000/pair, is a big step up in price for the company...
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