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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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Sony Quiets the Noise
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
Sony brought along part of an airplane interior to the show. Well, not really, but they used this mock up to demonstrate the effectiveness of their MDR-1000X noise canceling headphones...
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China's Changhong Shows HDR-Ready OLED TV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
Chinese manufacturer Changhong has appeared at recent CESs without making much of a dent in the U.S. market. But give them credit for trying...
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A Harman Sign of the Times
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017
In case you haven’t already heard, some weeks back Samsung announced that it was buying Harman Industries...
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CES 2017
Alexa to Control Dish Hopper 3
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 06, 2017
In the next six months, Dish users will be able to control their Hopper 3 using Amazon’s Alexa voice control. Tuning into a specific channel, search and showing the program guide will be the first commands available on the Amazon Echo, Tap, or Dot.
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