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CES 2016
TCL Tries Wide
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2016
Like many demos CES, this 2.35:1 (21x9) “scope” curved LCD widescreen Ultra HD design was likely brought in to test its commercial viability with the army of retailers who attend CES. According to the information I received, however, TCL (a Chinese company) does plan to distribute it in Hong Kong, at least initially...
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Roost Makes Old-School Smoke Alarms Smart
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 06, 2016
Most battery-powered smoke detectors are designed to give a warning when the battery is running low, and that’s a good thing. On the other hand, it’s almost inevitable that your smoke detector will wait until the middle of the night before it starts emitting that purposely annoying chirp warning sound. The Roost Smart Battery For Smoke Alarms is a dead-simple, very affordable device that will prevent middle-of-the-night chirping and also add some smarts to your “dumb” smoke alarm.
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Meet Triby, the Super Smart, Voice-Controlled Bluetooth Speaker
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 06, 2016
Parent company Invoxia calls Triby “the next generation voice-controlled speaker for the kitchen”, which is a relatively boring, generic description for a device that is much more exciting than that tag line makes it seem to be. And now that Triby is “the first third-party device to announce integration with the Amazon Alexa Voice Service” it’s even more exciting.
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CES 2016
Onkyo and Pioneer Do the Mind Meld
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2016
We had a word with Onkyo USA marketing director Kevin Brannan about the future of two storied A/V receiver brands now that Onkyo is in the midst of absorbing Pioneer.

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ELAC's Jones Continues to Wow Showgoers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2016
Andrew Jones speaker demos have been reliable crowdpleasers at CESes going back many years. Having decamped from TAD and Pioneer to the German company ELAC, he continues to impress.

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CES 2016
PSB Goes Atmos (and X) with New Speaker
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2016
The Imagine XA is PSB's entry into the Dolby Atmos (and DTS:X) enabled speaker category.
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CES 2016
Boulder Mono-Block Wins Home Theater Fans
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2016
When is a mono-block amp a home theater product?
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Audioengine Upscales its Wireless Powered Speakers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 06, 2016
Audioengine drew on the tradition of its bestselling A5+ and A2+ wireless powered speakers when designing new step-up models.
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CES 2016
Check on Loved Ones with Onelink’s Envirocam
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2016
For decades, First Alert has manufactured products designed to keep families safe through smoke, fire and carbon monoxide detectors. Onelink takes the company’s legacy forward into the connected world with a group of products designed to protect and inform you no matter where you are. One of the coolest monitoring products I ran across was the new Wi-Fi Envirocam that is designed to give peace of mind to parents and caretakers alike.

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Eve Wants to Make Your Home an Automation Paradise
John Sciacca  |  Jan 06, 2016
“Works with Apple HomeKit” was a common theme among many of the new automation companies demonstrating at the International Consumer Electronics Show, and Elgato’s Eve family of devices offers some very affordable options to quickly and easily bring smarts and Siri-based control to your home.

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