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CES 2017
JBL’s Pulse 3 Mesmerizes with Pretty Lights
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 05, 2017
First, let’s make sure everyone knows who Franz Mesmer was. Ok – good. Now, let’s consider the JBL Pulse 3. I wanted to post a video of the Pulse 3 in action, but S&V’s crack legal staff wouldn’t permit it. It’s just too darn mesmerizing, and hence poses a liability issue for the magazine. Instead, you’ll have to be content with a photo, and my wholly inadequate description.

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CES 2017
Rachio’s Smart Wi-Fi Sprinkler Controller
John Sciacca  |  Jan 05, 2017
You know that commercial where the dad uses Alexa to turn on the front yard sprinklers to soak his daughter’s boyfriend? The hardware behind that voice-activated dousing is Rachio, and they are at CES showing their new Gen 2 sprinkler controller.

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CES 2017
Samsung Redesigns Smart Hub and App Store
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 05, 2017
Samsung continues to redesign and refine its smart TV experience. Last year the company released TVs with the Tizen powered smart TV hub and one remote with voice control. In 2017 Samsung has three goals for their streaming and entertainment experience—a unified experience across all devices, improved personal discovery of content, and expanded 4K UHD HDR content availability.
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CES 2017
Terk’s Omnidirectional TV Antenna Doesn’t Need to be Turned
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 05, 2017
Terk has redesigned the antenna. The Omni may be the perfect shape to receive all of your channels. If you use an indoor, tabletop antenna to get over-the-air local broadcasts, it’s likely that you needed to physically turn the antenna to pick up different channels.
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CES 2017
Hisense Expanding Line of Smart TVs and Roku TVs
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 05, 2017
Hisense presented their line of smart TVs that includes models with a redesigned smart TV hub and Roku TVs.
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CES 2017
Sony Flagship Soundbar Features Atmos
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 05, 2017
Sony upped its soundbar game at CES with introduction of a new flagship model featuring Dolby Atmos capability, while also announcing a new mid-priced AVR.

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CES 2017
'QLED' UHDTVs Lead Samsung CES Introductions
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 04, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 05, 2017
Samsung Electronics executive vp Joe Stinziano introduces new QLED UHDTVs at 2017 CES.

New advanced UHDTVs and UHD Blu-ray players were the most notable product announcements for A/V enthusiasts at Samsung's 2017 CES press conference today.

The brand's new QLED TVs are said to push the state of the art with a new metallic-core quantum dot formulation in the backlight, one that ultimately provides the ability to deliver brighter highlights and an even wider color gamut than Samsung's top-line 2016 models.

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LG Bows 5 OLED TV Series, New Super Thin Models
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 04, 2017
Amid the appliances and robots, LG unveils a flood of TVs, including five new OLED series, two impossibly thin models, and many new Super UHDTVs
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CES 2017
Braven Debuts Four New Flyte Sport Wireless Fitness Earphones
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 04, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 05, 2017
Braven is joining the fitness craze with four new performance-oriented wireless earphones. The in-ear models are part of the Flyte Sport series, complementing Braven's ActiveSeries. The new models are the Flyte Sport, Flyte Sport Reflect, Flyte Sport Power, and Flyte Sport Glo.

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CES 2017
Blue Microphones Headphones Have Built-In Amps
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 04, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 05, 2017
As you might know, Blue Microphones makes microphones. Really good microphones, actually. The company also makes some darn nice headphones. The newest members of the family are Ella and Sadie, along with Satellite.

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