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Small but Stylish LCD
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Sep 01, 2006  | 
Bang & Olufsen has come out with another electronics-with-style product - this time in the form of a 23-inch LCD TV. The Danish manufacturer says the new BeoCenter 6-23 incorporates a 23-inch 16:9 TFT LCD panel with an "anti-reflection coated and high-glare" screen that is designed to improve contrast and brightness - especially in day lit rooms. The new screen also offers a wider viewing angle, a feature that B&O says is especially important in a TV placed in a kitchen or hallway, which are typical locations for a home owner's secondary television.
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Small LCD HD TV Wars
SV Staff  |  Nov 24, 2008  | 
In a smackdown of very small proportions, HANNspree and Westinghouse are battling for your dollars and shelf-space. Neither name is a heavy-hitter in the US television market, but they do have some interesting new products.HANNspree just...
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Small Wonder -- RCA's New HD Camcorder
SV Staff  |  Sep 19, 2008  | 
It is a small wonder. And I'm wondering why RCA uses quotes when it describes its "HD" EZ300HD on their Web page. Could it be because the EZ300HD maxes out at 720p? Lots of folks will harp on the low-quality of the EZ300HD, but with a...
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Smaller DTVs May See Renewed Focus
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 24, 2009  | 
The outlook for DTVs includes a renewed focus on smaller sets and higher sales for sets with double or quadruple frame rates, which reduce image lag in LCD displays.
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Smart Camera Translates Gestures into Commands
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2018  | 
If the popularity of voice-enabled smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home has taught us anything, it’s that the tech world has fully embraced voice as the control interface of choice through the likes of Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, and other virtual assistants.
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Smart Earbuds Startup Doppler Labs Closes its Doors
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2017  | 
Doppler Labs, maker of the Hear Active and Hear One smart earbuds, announced that it is ceasing operations December 1.
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Smart Home Heavyweight Control4 Acquires Ihiji
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2018  | 
Control4, a leader in smart home controls systems, today announced its acquisition of Ihiji, a company specializing in technology that enables home tech integrators to service connected homes remotely over the internet.
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Smart Home Survey Probes the Tech-Savvy and the Tech-Reluctant
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2017  | 
Nearly half of all Americans consider themselves to be tech-savvy, according a new survey by ReportLinker. Zero in on millennials and, not surprisingly, the figure rises to 58 percent.
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Smart Media Consoles Built-to-Order
SV Staff  |  Feb 18, 2020  | 
Okay, so you’re ready to buy one of those sexy ultra-short-throw (UST) projectors that can beam a 120-inch image when placed just a few inches from the wall. But have you thought about where you’re going to put it?
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Smart Meters Maybe Not So Smart
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 01, 2010  | 
So-called "smart meters" have built-in vulnerabilities that may let hackers steal electricity from you, inflating your power bill.
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Smart Speakers Now in 1 in 10 Internet Households
SV Staff  |  May 15, 2017  | 
In just two years, smart speakers have found their way into one in 10 U.S. broadband households as sales continue to grow rapidly, according to a new study from Parks Associates.
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Smart Speakers Right at Home as Category Sizzles
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2017  | 
Smart speakers such as Amazon’s Echo and Google Home are finding their way into an ever expanding base of U.S. homes, which raises a couple questions: Where are people putting these voice-controlled, virtual assistants and how are they using them?
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Smart Speakers Spark Increased Music and Radio Listening
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2017  | 
Voice-powered smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo, Google Home, and—later this year the Apple HomePod—may not be the pinnacle of sound quality as S&V’s Leslie Shapiro lamented in a recent blog, but they are spurring more music and radio listening at home.
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Smart Speakers: The Next Smartphone?
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2017  | 
Smart speakers, the product category Amazon created a couple years ago with its voice-enabled Echo, is abuzz on Wall Street.
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Smart TVs: Who’s Watching Who?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 10, 2015  | 
“I’m terrified of my new TV,” said legal eagle Michael Price in his blog for the New York University School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice. His Samsung Smart TV came with a camera and microphone for gesture and voice control—and a 46-page privacy policy.
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