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Apple Delays HomePod Launch
SV Staff  |  Nov 20, 2017  | 
There will be no HomePods under Christmas trees this holiday season. Apple announced on Friday that it will postpone the launch of its first smart speaker to “early 2018.”
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Denon Marantz to Deliver First AVRs with DTS Virtual:X
SV Staff  |  Nov 20, 2017  | 
DTS and Sound United today announced a firmware update that integrates simplified DTS Virtual:X processing into seven AV receivers from Marantz and Denon.
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Security Update Fixes Smart Speaker Vulnerability
SV Staff  |  Nov 17, 2017  | 
Amazon and Google have rolled out security updates for their Echo and Home smart speakers to prevent a flaw in Bluetooth known as BlueBorne from making the speakers vulnerable to malicious attacks, according to press reports.
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AV Industry Mourns the Death of JVC Icon Harry Elias
SV Staff  |  Nov 17, 2017  | 
The consumer electronics industry mourns the loss of Harry Elias, Consumer Technology Hall of Famer and former JVC executive vice president and Akai chairman, who died on November 12. He was in his late 80s.
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LG Announces $1,500 'Best Ever" Price for 4K OLED TV
SV Staff  |  Nov 17, 2017  | 
LG today unveiled “best ever” Black Friday pricing for 55- and 65-inch 4K OLED TVs in its B7A series.
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Electronic/Instrumentalist Composer Emancipator Releases 5th Album
SV Staff  |  Nov 17, 2017  | 
Classically trained electronic/instrumental composer/producer Emancipator (Doug Appling) — known for creating a unique blend of jazz, electronic, bossa nova, chillwave, hip-hop, world and classical music with his five-piece ensemble — today announced the release of his fifth album, Baralku.
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Echo Security Glitch Found
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 16, 2017  | 
British researchers have found a security vulnerability in Amazon Echo speakers that would allow hackers to install malicious software and listen in on your conversations.
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Klipsch Adds On-Wall Speakers to Reference Series
SV Staff  |  Nov 16, 2017  | 
Klipsch today introduced a new line of space-efficient on-wall speakers designed to complement wall-mounted TVs.
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Triad Expands In-Ceiling Speaker Lineup
SV Staff  |  Nov 15, 2017  | 
Triad Speakers has expanded its R Series of in-ceiling speakers with six models, ranging in price from $225/pair to $325 apiece.
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Synaptics Announces Hi-Res THX-Certified Codec for Headphones
SV Staff  |  Nov 15, 2017  | 
San Jose-based Synaptics has announced the availability a THX Certified audio codec that supports high-resolution playback on headphones.
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Shinola Introduces Canfield Headphone Collection
SV Staff  |  Nov 15, 2017  | 
The Detroit-based industrial design and manufacturing company Shinola is expanding its audio offerings with a line of precision-built headphones.
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Sound & Vision Tech Tidbits December 2017
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2017  | 
LG Welcomes Sling TV to 2017 OLED and Super UHD models. And its ad-supported Channel Plus app now offers more than 100 streaming channels...

Netflix and Dolby Atmos are now a thing. Initial titles will include Okia, Blame, Death Note, Bright, and Wheelman, while supported streaming devices include 2017 LG OLED TVs, Xbox One, and Xbox One S...

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Top 10 Streaming Services: Can You Rank Them?
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2017  | 
HBO Now, Starz, and Showtime moved up in the recently updated 2017 top 10 list of U.S. streaming services while Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu continued to hunker down in the top three slots.
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Sticky Labels Bedevil Consumers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 13, 2017  | 
Don’t you hate peeling sticky labels off your new phone and other CE purchases? You are not alone...
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Survey: Smartphones Are the Device of Choice for Holiday Shopping
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2017  | 
More Americans than ever before will use their smartphones for holiday shopping and one in five plan to use a voice-activated smart speaker to “voice shop,” according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) 2017 Pre-Black Friday Survey.
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