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CES 2018Grace Notes
iHome Takes Google to Bed with the iGV1 Bedside Clock
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 12, 2018
It’s all well and good to have smart speakers throughout the home, but it makes a lot more sense to have one right next to your bed. The iHome iGV1 is a bedside clock with Google Assistant, ready to wake you up with all the information you need to start your day.

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CES 2018Grace Notes
Blue Satellite Headphones Take Unique Approach to Noise Cancellation
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 12, 2018
Relative newcomer to the headphone industry (but old-timer in the mic business), Blue is shaking things up with a different way of dealing with noise cancelling sounds. While most headphones use a single driver, Blue’s wireless, over-ear Satellite uses a separate driver specifically for the sounds used to cancel out noise. Different, right?

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CES 2018Grace Notes
Wraps Takes the Headache out of Headphones
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 12, 2018
How much does it suck to spend half your workout trying to untangle your headphone cables before you can start to listen to your music? A lot, right? Wraps Wristband headphones and cables never tangle because you carry them wrapped around your wrist instead of stuffed in your bag or briefcase.

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CES 2018
Bowers & Wilkins Shows Its First Noise-Canceling Headphone
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 12, 2018
The dancing robots and talking smart speakers get all the attention at CES, but there is still a strong showing of traditional audio products. They don't light up or take selfies. They just sound really good.

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Kicker Makes a Splash at CES
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 12, 2018
Sometimes the headlines write themselves. Nevertheless, I have a certain fondness for wireless waterproof speakers. I take them out in the back forty. When it starts to rain, I don't care.

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CES 2018
Linksys Demos Killer Gaming Router
John Sciacca  |  Jan 12, 2018
Linksys is wowing gamers at CES with a smokin’ router built just for them.
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CES 2018
New LG Soundbar Boasts Meridian Tech and Atmos
John Sciacca  |  Jan 12, 2018
LG has teamed with the audio gurus at Meridian to produce an impressive Dolby Atmos-enabled soundbar.
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CES 2018
Wi-Fi Speakers Hear Voices, Add Google Assistant and Alexa
Joe Palenchar  |  Jan 12, 2018
Makers of wireless multiroom-audio speakers are hearing voices, and the voices are telling them to smarten up if they want to survive.
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CES 2018
Sony's Previews Stunning X1 Ultimate Video Processing
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018
Sony’s premier video processor for 2018 may be the X1 Extreme, but there’s something even better in Sony’s lab.
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CES 2018
Sony Goes Big with LCD
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2018
Sony’s newest 4K, HDR, LCD-LED flat panel display is the 85-inch X900F.
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