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A Smart Speaker Is In Your Future
SV Staff  |  Sep 17, 2018
Source: Adobe Analytics survey “State of Voice Assistants” (September 2018)

Like it or not, smart speakers are on a roll. A serious roll.

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Roku Owners: Visit Space from Your Living Room
SV Staff  |  Sep 17, 2018
We were pumped when NASA did the first 4K live stream from the International Space Station a year and a half ago, and now we can hardly contain our enthusiasm with the news that spectacular views of space from NASA are now available on the Roku streaming platform.
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Google Super Charges Song Identification Tool
SV Staff  |  Sep 17, 2018
Google has introduced a “faster, more accurate” version of its Sound Search music identification tool and integrated it into the Now Playing feature introduced last year on its Pixel 2 smartphone.
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Revel’s New, Upgraded Subwoofers Due Out this Fall
SV Staff  |  Sep 14, 2018
Revel previewed two new Performa3 Series subwoofers at last week’s CEDIA Expo that feature updated amplifiers and a new high-performance driver.
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AXPONA Moves 2020 Expo from April to November
SV Staff  |  Sep 14, 2018
Organizers of the Audio Expo North America (a.k.a. AXPONA) have announced that the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in metro Chicago is the show’s new permanent home and that in 2020 the three-day show will move from its usual mid-April time frame to late October/early November.
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Paradigm/Anthem at CEDIA 2018: A Demo to Remember
SV Staff  |  Sep 14, 2018
The buzz from CEDIA 2018 may be fading, but a few show highlights are likely to live on in the memory of attendees. One is Paradigm/Anthem’s 7.2.4-speaker home theater demo, which gave viewers an immersive, high-intensity sampling of Ready Player One and Blade Runner 2049 on Ultra HD Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos sound.
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Sunbrite Unveils Re-Engineered Outdoor TVs
SV Staff  |  Sep 13, 2018
SunBriteTV, a brand of SnapAV, announced a redesigned and re-engineered series of outdoor televisions at last week’s CEDIA Expo 2018 in San Diego.
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Verizon to Launch 5G in 4 Cities on October 1
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2018
Making good on a promise made last fall, Verizon yesterday announced plans to launch 5G broadband service in parts of Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Sacramento on October 1.
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AT&T Adds 5 Cities to its 2018 Mobile 5G Launch Plan
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2018
AT&T announced plans on Monday to introduce mobile 5G service in parts of five additional cities, bringing the number of cities that will receive service this year to 12.
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Lavish Hi-Fi Hosts KEF Event in Northern California
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2018
Live in or near Santa Rosa, California? Lavish HiFi is holding a “special evening of music and audio lore” with KEF’s global ambassador, Johan Coorg tomorrow evening (Thursday, September 13) at its Santa Rosa showroom.
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Survey: Internet-Only TV Households Reach 17%
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2018
The number of internet-only homes that do not subscribe to a traditional cable TV package has reached a new record high, according to new research from Kagan.
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Rotel’s New Surround Processor Does Atmos and DTS:X
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2018
Rotel’s newest surround sound processor decodes Dolby Atmos and DTS:X soundtracks and offers a variety of high-performance features.
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Imax and DTS to Launch Imax Enhanced Program for Home Entertainment
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2018
Imax and DTS yesterday announced plans to launch the Imax Enhanced licensing and certification program for home entertainment this fall.
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Samsung Will Deliver First 8K TV in October
SV Staff  |  Aug 30, 2018
Ready or not here it comes. Samsung today unveiled an 85-inch 8K TV that will become the first 8K set available for sale in the U.S. when it ships in October.
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Acurus to Unveil Surround Processor and Amp at CEDIA
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2018
Indy Audio Labs (IAL), owner of the high-performance brands Aragon and Acurus, has announced that it will showcase an upgraded 20-channel version of the Acurus ACT 4 home cinema processor and three other products, including a new lower priced surround processor, at next week’s CEDIA Expo.
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