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KEF Unveils Lower-Priced Version of Award-Winning LSX II Streaming Speaker
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 18, 2024
Renowned British speaker brand KEF today introduced the LSX II LT, a less expensive version the LSX II wireless streaming speaker system that received a Sound & Vision Top Pick in 2022 for its superb performance and versatility.
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KEF Unveils New Finish for Q Series Speakers
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2019
KEF has unveiled a new satin-matte walnut finish for its award-winning Q Series of speakers.
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KEF Unveils ‘Fully Wireless’ Compact Speaker System
SV Staff  |  Nov 01, 2018
KEF today announced a “fully wireless” follow-up to its award-winning LS50 compact wireless speaker system that uses a wireless connection between speakers instead of the usual clunky cable.
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KEF’s LSX Speaker Gets Spotify and Roon Streaming
SV Staff  |  Nov 26, 2018
KEF has announced a V3.0 firmware update for its recently introduced LSX wireless speaker system that adds support for the Spotify music streaming platform and Roon music management system.
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KEF’s Wireless LSX Speaker Gets Apple AirPlay 2
SV Staff  |  Jun 03, 2019
KEF today announced a software update that brings Apple’s AirPlay 2 streaming platform to the $1,100 LSX wireless speaker system it introduced last fall.
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Ken Crane's Says Goodbye
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 21, 2010
A fixture of consumer electronics retailing in Southern California is closing its doors. Ken Crane's will shutter its six remaining stores and liquidate merchandise within 60 days, having already closed four others in January.
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Kennard Blasts Broadcasters for Slow DTV Rollout
Barry Willis  |  Apr 16, 2000

The American broadcasting industry needs an attitude adjustment, according to <A HREF="http://www.fcc.gov/">Federal Communications Commission</A> chairman William Kennard. At last week's <A HREF="http://www.nab.org/">National Association of Broadcasters</A> convention in Las Vegas, Kennard took the industry to task for the slow rollout of digital television, mandated by his agency for more than two years now. The consumer electronics industry has embraced the promise of digital television from the beginning.

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Kennard Departs FCC, Changes on the Way
Barry Willis  |  Jan 21, 2001

William Kennard has resigned as chairman of the <A HREF="http://www.fcc.gov/">Federal Communications Commission</A>, effective January 19, the final day of the Clinton administration. According to Washington insiders, his position may be filled by Commissioner Michael Powell, son of former general Colin Powell, President George W. Bush's newly-appointed Secretary of State.

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Kennard Pushes Solutions for Slow DTV Rollout
Barry Willis  |  Oct 15, 2000

The slow-as-molasses rollout of digital television has riled <A HREF="http://www.fcc.gov/">Federal Communications Commission</A> chairman William Kennard. If he has his way, broadcasters will eventually pay for the surplus radio-frequency spectrum they now control, and electronics manufacturers will be required to make all new television sets capable of receiving digital signals. The two suggestions were among several that Kennard made in a forceful speech at New York's Museum of Television and Radio on Tuesday, October 10.

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Kennard to NCTA: Power Struggle Destructive
 |  May 14, 2000

Power struggles among media companies can erode public and regulatory trust in the cable industry, <A HREF="http://www.fcc.gov/">Federal Communications Commission</A> chairman William Kennard warned attendees at the <A HREF="http://www.ncta.org/">National Cable Television Association</A>'s annual convention in New Orleans last week. Kennard referred specifically to the recent squabble between Disney Corporation and Time Warner, which led to a blackout of Disney's ABC network in key markets earlier this month. Such actions call into question the ability of the industry to police itself, Kennard told cable executives.

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Kenwood and JVC May Merge
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 25, 2007
Kenwood and JVC are likely to merge, according to a Japanese press report quoted by TWICE.
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Kicker Targets Tailgaters With Portable Speaker
Rob Sabin  |  Jul 13, 2016
Kicker, the brand founded in 1973 by Steve Irby in Stillwater, Oklahoma (and still run by him today), best known for its car aftermarket subwoofers and other products, is after a decidedly different target with its new Bullfrog Jump wireless portable speaker.

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Kickstarter Campaign Aims to Fund Cassette Player
SV Staff  |  Mar 09, 2020
Paris-based Mulann SA has launched a Kickstarter campaign under the brand RecordingTheMasters to fund the development of a portable cassette player it calls Mystik.
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Kickstarter Flops: 4 out of 5 Tech Campaigns Fail
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2017
Kickstarter has been a successful crowdfunding platform, raising almost $2.9 billion in project pledges since 2009. But for every Kickstarter campaign that reaches its funding goal, two flop.

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Kid Vid and the Mini-DVD
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Feb 06, 2005
At a time when the world is pondering the potential of 50 GB of storage on a high-definition Blu-ray disc (around 40 GB for the HD DVD format), marketing for a prerecorded 8 cm (approximately 3 inches) standard-definition Mini-DVD format is about to be unleashed. Although playable on standard DVD players, movies and other video content on Mini-DVDs are really meant to be viewed on special hand-held Mini-DVD players.
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