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CES 2016Signals
Blue Microphones Debuts Lola Headphone
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2016
Blue Microphones is well known as a maker of - you guessed it - microphones. It’s been in that business for 20 years. It has more recently entered into the headphone market with the Mo-Fi powered headphones and has now debuted the Lola headphone.

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Vinyl Meets Bluetooth in Audio-Technica's New Turntable
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2016
Vinyl has made a big comeback and is everywhere at this year’s CES. Audio-Technica has brought the experience of playing records into the twenty-first century with the addition of Bluetooth to its AT-LP60-BT Bluetooth turntable.
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MEE Audio Introduces Two New Headphones
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2016
Audiophile or sport? MEE Audio has two new headphone offerings that lets you choose one or the other (but not both).

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Harry Potter-Type Live Photos are Here with Lifeprint
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2016
In a year when few new products surprised me, Lifeprint woke me up. Lifeprint demonstrated its photo printer and smartphone app that can make still photos appear to come alive and move. The experience brought to mind the excitement of the magical world of Harry Potter where printed photos in frames and newspapers would move like a short video.
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Netflix Expands Global Reach
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2016
Netflix Co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings joined Consumer Technology Association President Gary Shapiro in the opening Keynote of CES 2016 to discuss the history of TV from three broadcast networks to pay TV and VCRs to DVRs and now streaming. The emphasis was that we are moving toward what people want from TV—being able to watch anything we want, anywhere we want—and ended with an announcement that Netflix is now making that happen globally.
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Meet the First UHD Blu-ray Player: Samsung's UBD-K8500
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2016
The Samsung UBD-K8500 should be the first Ultra HD Blu-ray player when it hits the market sometime between now and March 30 at a projected price of $399.
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Samsung's Back-Room Briefing on SUHD
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2016
We got a back-room briefing and did a little nit-picking on the technology behind Samsung's 2016 SUHD TVs. Here's what we learned...
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TCL: More Than Roku TVs
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2016
China's TCL is out to make a name for itself. The company held its first CES press conference on the eve of the show and, as you can see from the photo, spared no expense on constructing an extravagant exhibit.
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TCL's Flagship X1 Coming Soon
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2016
It may be next fall before we see TCL’s premier Xclusive X1 Series. The largest is the 65-inch model shown here. No prices were offered as yet (projected retail prices were, in general, in short supply at the show)...
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TCL's Slick Back End
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2016
Manufacturers are starting to realize that some folks locate their televisions where the back is visible. In the past the rear panel hasn’t exactly been a showpiece, but this TCL design shouldn’t embarrass anyone.

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