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CES 2015
Altec Lansing Boomjacket Plays for 40 Hours
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 09, 2015
There is no shortage of all-weather Bluetooth speakers but the Boomjacket takes longevity to a new level with 40 hours of playback time on a single charge. (Moreover, Altec Lansing claims that you don't have to lower the volume to achieve that.) The Boomjacket is the sequel to the Life Jacket; like its predecessor, the Boomjacket features rain/dirt/shock-proof construction; in addition to its improved playing time, it has improved sound quality and more mounting capabilities.

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CES 2015
Panasonic Smart TVs Will Be Powered by Firefox
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 09, 2015
Panasonic has partnered with Mozilla to create a new smart TV experience that is powered by Firefox. The underlying operating system of these “Life + Screen” TVs is no longer proprietary to Panasonic and will interact with any brand smartphone, tablet, or computer that is on the same WiFi network.
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CES 2015
Neflix to Recommend TVs
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 09, 2015
While it was at the LG press conference that Netflix announced its Netflix Recommended TV program, it was Hisense who made a point of letting booth visitors know that their TV made the list. This is a little misleading. Netflix stated that Roku TVs are expected to make the list but didn’t specifically name Hisense who makes a Roku TV. Sony, LG, Sharp, and VIZIO are some of the manufacturers whose names are expected to be the first to receive a Netflix Recommended TV logo.
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CES 2015
G.fast Promises Gigabit Internet Over Phone Lines
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 09, 2015
Later this year you may truly be able to say goodbye to your cable company including dropping broadband cable. A new technology will make it possible for telephone companies to boost their speeds to over a Gbps (gigabit per second)
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CES 2015
Giroptic’s 360° Cam Puts You In the Video
Al Griffin  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  First Published: Jan 09, 2015
One of the best demos I took in at CES was provided by French tech company Giroptic, a participant in the cutting-edge Tech West expo at the Sands. Part of it had to do with the quality of the seamless 360-degree HD video captured by the company’s Go Pro-style compact camera. But a bigger part had to do with the fact that the footage was being displayed on the Oculus Rift—my first experience with that storied, soon-to-come VR headset.
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CES 2015
Linksys' Wi-Fi Range Extender Streams Audio
Al Griffin  |  Jan 08, 2015
Wi-Fi dead spots can be a problem, especially if you have a sizeable home. To get wireless Internet connectivity to a bedroom at the opposite end from where your Wi-Fi router is set up very well might require a range extender—Linksys’ N600 PRO, for instance.
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CES 2015
OOMI Cube Aims to Streamline Smart Home Setup
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 08, 2015
Most of the current DIY smart home automation systems suffer from multiple drawbacks, many of which become apparent during the setup of the smart home hub and identifying the smart devices in the system. When it comes to market, OOMI’s Cube is designed to change all that.

The OOMI Cube is the heart of the...

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CES 2015
Polk's New Wireless Speaker: A Stylish Chameleon
Lauren Dragan  |  Jan 08, 2015
Polk plans to release a stylish portable Wifi speaker this March, the Omni S2.
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CES 2015
Open Backed or Closed? Audeze Announces Both
Lauren Dragan  |  Jan 08, 2015
Audeze, the oft-lauded makers of planar magnetic cans, announced the release of the EL-8, their first more-portable planar magnetic headphones.
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CES 2015
A Really NEET Idea for Clothing Cables
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 08, 2015
Stumbling through the Sands Expo, I came across one of those seemingly insignificant products that turn out to be an elegant and simple solution to a never-ending problem. In this case, I found the NEET booth and its assortment of Cable Keepers. Something the company calls the “World's Simplest Cable Management Solution”.

Using one of NEET’s Cable Keepers is like having...

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