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CEDIA 2017Remotely Possible
CUJO is a Smart Firewall That Learns and Obeys
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Sep 09, 2017
Although not associated with Stephen King and his his horror novel of the same name, smart firewall maker, CUJO, says that there are over 20 billion internet connected devices worldwide as of 2017. These devices include internet-connected TVs, refrigerators, thermostats, security cameras, home automation systems, and even baby monitors. Surprisingly, most of these devices have little, if any, security measures built-in, a situation which is essentially equivalent to leaving all the doors and windows in your home wide open with a sign on the lawn saying, “Take what you want.” If you have children in your home, there’s the additional worry of dangerous, devious, and/or deviant web sites that are waiting to be discovered by the youngsters who have access to the internet through your home network.

CUJO is a friendly looking, tabletop device with LED status “eyelids” embedded on the front. CUJO uses artificial...

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CEDIA 2017
$100,000+ Home Theater Features International Flavor
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 08, 2017
Five home-AV companies from five NATO member countries entered into an ad hoc multinational alliance at CEDIA 2007 to demonstrate a 10,000-watt 7.4.6-channel $106,000+ home theater featuring premier products from each company.
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CEDIA 2017
FIBBR's New Optical HDMI Cable Is Drop-Out Free
Al Griffin  |  Sep 08, 2017
Sure, many high-speed HDMI cables can handle 4K/60 content. But can they hack it at that resolution for distances greater than 15 feet?
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CEDIA 2017
Vivitek Unwraps Ultra Short-Throw and Ultra HD projectors
Al Griffin  |  Sep 08, 2017
Vivitek had lots of new stuff to show off at CEDIA, including an ultra short-throw projector and an Ultra HD model that also happens to be ultra-inexpensive.
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CEDIA 2017Remotely Possible
Aura Smart Home Monitoring Senses Disturbances
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Sep 08, 2017
Aura from Cognitive Systems is a dead simple home monitoring system that can be installed in minutes without tools. The system uses a small, rectangular Hub and from one to four identical-looking Beacons that plug into the AC outlets in a home or apartment. The Hub uses Wi-Fi to connect to the network’s router for internet access and creates a mesh network to communicate with the Beacons in the system.

Aura is an extremely unusual home monitoring system in that it...

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CEDIA 2017Remotely Possible
Triad One Amp Adds High-Res Sound Zones to Control4 Systems
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Sep 08, 2017
Triad Speakers (a division of home automation and entertainment company, Control4) announced today the speaker company’s first foray into the amplifier market with the introduction of the Triad One Streaming Amplifier. The new Triad One is a single-zone, high-resolution, wired and wireless streaming amplifier with two channels of amplification of 100-watts each. Designed to function as a component within Control4 whole-house automation and entertainment system, offers a simple way to add an additional zone without having to pay for amplifier channels that won’t be used in a multichannel amp.

The company says that the Triad One is...

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CEDIA 2017
Stealth Acoustics Patio Theater, Priced $1K Per Inch
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 08, 2017
Watching the big game on a big screen is just the ticket for most sports fanatics, but what if you took it a step farther and brought, say, a 155-inch display outdoors to watch the game by the pool — in surround sound — while you’re hosting a barbecue?
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CEDIA 2017
dARTS Does Home Theater Holistically
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 08, 2017
dARTS celebrated its recent renaming by flaunting 50 grand worth of holistically integrated surround gear in one of the show's best-sounding demos.

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CEDIA 2017
Parasound Shows Latest ZoneMaster and More
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 08, 2017
The triple highlights of the Parasound booth were a new ZoneMaster two-channel amp, new five-channel amp, and new phono preamp, all designed with a knack for combining performance and value.

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CEDIA 2017
Trinnov Pre-Pro Renders 16 Channels
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 08, 2017
Take a look at the four-element Trinnov room correction setup microphone, with one element elevated over the other three. The mic performs time-based measurements of phase and impulse response plus the azimuth and elevation of all speakers. We decided to show this instead of the customary black-box product shot. You're welcome.

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