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Switchmate Introduces Smaller, Faster Smart Home Light Switch Converters.
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 07, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 06, 2017
Switchmate is dramatically expanding the company’s line of incredibly simple smart devices for home automation and security developed for do-it-yourselfers who want to convert existing dumb homes or dumber apartments into smart homes or smarter apartments. The original Switchmate is a battery-operated motorized cover that is held in place over an existing in-wall rocker or toggle switch by magnets. When the Switchmate receives the appropriate command, the mechanism inside does the exact same thing you would do with the fingers on your hand: it quickly flips the toggle or rocker switch from off to on (and vice versa). Switchmate says the smart switch conversion can be done in as quickly as one second, although my experience is that it takes more like two or three seconds for the physical installation.

The new Switchmate smart switch will include...

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CES 2017
Onkyo Rides the Wireless Multiroom Speaker Wave
Al Griffin  |  Jan 07, 2017
Onkyo is not one to miss out on audio trends. Any time that Dolby or DTS dreams up a new innovation — holographic, object-based, bone-induction surround, for example — you know that Onkyo will be the first to feature it in their AV receivers.
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CES 2017
Riva Audio’s Theaterbar Ready for Action
Al Griffin  |  Jan 07, 2017
Riva Audio introduced a line of wireless multiroom speakers designed to deliver larger-than-life, live concert-style sound at its coming out party at CEDIA 2016 . Two of those speakers, the $249 Arena and $499 Festival, should be shipping in March. A new product the company has on display here at CES is the Theaterbar soundbar.
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CES 2017
An Epique Tale Is Spun
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 07, 2017
The story of how the Epique CBT24 came to be was unlike any other at the show.

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CES 2017
GoldenEar Unveils New Triton Reference Flagship
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 07, 2017
The Triton Reference is GoldenEar Technology's new flagship speaker, nudging aside the Triton One for the top slot.

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Solus Serves Up Entré II with H-PAS Bass Tech
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 07, 2017
Solus Audio introduced a 5.2-channel system the size and shape of a desk at this year's CES. But though the StreamAV was present at the exhibit, the product actually playing was the Entré II monitor, which uses the company's H-PAS bass extension technology.

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CES 2017
Touch Me: B&O’s Magical Beoplay M5 Speaker
Al Griffin  |  Jan 07, 2017
The Beoplay M5 is a new wireless multiroom speaker from B&O Play, the fun, affordable, and even more lifestyle-oriented wing of Denmark’s Bang & Olufsen.
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CES 2017
Portal Router Improves Internet Speeds in Crowded Areas
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2017
If you find that there are dozens of WiFi networks that show up when you go to connect your wireless devices, the Portal Router may be for you. In congested areas, like apartment buildings, dozens of users may be fighting to get an internet signal over the same channel on the same band (either 5 GHz or the extremely crowded 2.4 GHz band). The Portal router offers technology that can move you away from the crowds to get the best internet access possible.
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CES 2017
AirTV Adds Local Channels to Sling TV
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2017
Dish and Sling TV showed off the AirTV, the newest device that will make it easier to cut the cord on cable or satellite. AirTV streams from Sling TV, as well as over the air local channels, and from other streaming services and can stream in 4K.
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CES 2017
DEG Moves from Disc Swag to Digital Codes
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2017
On the eve of the Digital Entertainment Group’s (DEG) 20th Anniversary CES party, a profound statement was made when invitees were given digital codes instead of physical discs
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