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CES 2015 Wrap Up: A Test of Manhood
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 13, 2015
Much like puberty, the Consumer Electronics Show can be awkward, embarrassing, something to look forward to, and something to be glad about when it's finally over. During puberty, your voice gets deeper, hair starts to appear in new places, and you learn what the word “gonads” means. CES is exactly the same. However, unlike puberty, CES happens every year. To help you cope with the strangeness of CES, my curious young friend, here are some pointers from the show floor.

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2014: The Year the Music (Player) Died?
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 12, 2015
Two weeks ago, I had two friends ask me to recommend an MP3 player for them. “No problem, “ I replied. I was heading to CES, showcase for all that is bright and good in the world of electronics. “I’ll make a list of all the MP3 players I’m bound to see.”

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Phaz Bluetooth Headphones Charge Your Phone While You Listen
Lauren Dragan  |  Jan 11, 2015
New headphone company Phaz has announced a line of Bluetooth headphones that charge your phone while you listen to music.
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Wolf Focuses Like a Laser Beam
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2015
Wolf Cinema has consistently offers the best home theater setups at CES’s Venetian hotel venue. That’s probably not saying much, as the displays at the convention center are dominated by flat panels and the Venetian is mainly high-end audio heaven. CEDIA EXPO, held in September, is the show for projector-based home theater demos...
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HiFiMan's Phones and Amps Impress
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2015
To date I haven’t been much of a headphone person, but I still recognize their importance and appeal in today’s market. Headphones, in short, are now a very big deal for many consumers...
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HiFiMan Prototype Phones Sound Spectacular
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2015
As much as I was impressed by HiFiMan’s HE-400i headphones and EF100 tube headphone combination (see my previous post), the company’s HE1000 prototype, open back cans blew me away...
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Audio Alchemy Is Baaack
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2015
If your audio memory extends back far enough you’ll recall Audio Alchemy. That company marketed an extensive line of inexpensive DACs long before streaming and downloading digital music was possible and D/A converters were the hot ticket...

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E.A.T. Turntables Are Yummy
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2015
We don’t cover turntables much here at S&V, but an interesting new line of upmarket turntables from European manufacturer E.A.T. is being distributed in the U.S. by VANA Ltd.

Shown here is the middle child of the three E.A.T. tables VANA brought to the show...

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Sharp’s SmartCentral 4.0 Allows Viewing of 4 Streams at Once
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 10, 2015
For those who can split their attention, Sharp offers MultiView that displays four separate streams onscreen. Easily controlled by Sharp’s tablet app, users can choose videos from myriad online video streaming services. MultiView is part of Sharp’s SmartCentral 4.0 that has been fully redesigned from last year’s Smart TV user interface.
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Sharp’s SmartCentral 4.0 Allows Viewing of 4 Streams at Once
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 10, 2015
For those who can split their attention, Sharp offers MultiView that displays four separate streams onscreen. Easily controlled by Sharp’s tablet app, users can choose videos from myriad online video streaming services. MultiView is part of Sharp’s SmartCentral 4.0 that has been fully redesigned from last year’s Smart TV user interface.
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