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How I Kept 60 Minutes Honest and Killed My Shot at TV Stardom
Michael Antonoff  |  Dec 11, 2018
It had been a rough 24-hours for Steve Kroft, the 60 Minutes correspondent. His boss had just been fired for sending an eye-popping text to a female reporter at CBS News investigating sexual harassment at the company. In the New York Times the next day, Kroft called the text "threatening and inappropriate. It’s unfortunate, and everything about this situation saddens me.”
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First ‘IMAX Enhanced’ Titles Arrive on 4K Blu-ray
 |  Dec 11, 2018
DTS today announced the release of the first two IMAX Enhanced 4K/Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs.
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Bluesound Streaming Players Get AirPlay 2
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2018
NAB/PSB sister company Bluesound has announced that a software update enabling Apple AirPlay 2 in all of its Generation 2i streaming music players will be available on December 11.
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Netflix Previews ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 (Sort of)
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2018
In case you missed it, Netflix gave fans of the binge-worthy TV sensation Stranger Things a little something to chew on while they wait for Season 3 to be released next summer.
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New DVDO Air Adapters Send HDMI Signals Wirelessly
SV Staff  |  Dec 07, 2018
DVDO has expanded its Air WirelessHD series with two moderately priced systems designed to transmit 1080p or 4K/Ultra HD video signals over the air.
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McIntosh Commemorates 70th Anniversary with Limited-Edition System
SV Staff  |  Dec 07, 2018
McIntosh has unveiled a limited-edition tube amp/preamp combo to mark its upcoming 70th anniversary.
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James Loudspeaker Unveils Soundbar for 75-inch TVs
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2018
Napa, California-based James Loudspeaker has responded to the increased popularity of really big TVs with a high-performance soundbar made for sets with 75-inch screens.
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Cruise: Defeat Motion Smoothing to Watch ‘M:I Fallout’
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2018
It’s not every day a Hollywood A-lister talks TV tech but Tom Cruise took to Twitter on Tuesday with a message home theater enthusiasts can relate to: Defeat video interpolation, a.k.a. motion smoothing or the “soap opera effect.”
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Comcast Partners with Movies Anywhere
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2018
Comcast today announced that its Xfinity TV cable customers can now sync their accounts with the Movies Anywhere cloud-based digital locker/streaming service and access movies via the X1 DVR, Xfinity Stream app, and other Xfinity TV platforms.
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Salamander and SI Team Up to Simplify Ultra-Short Throw Video Projection
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2018
AV furniture maker Salamander Designs and Screen Innovations (SI) have teamed up to simplify the task of setting up an ultra-short throw video projection system.
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Bose Builds AR & Wireless Earphones into Sunglasses
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2018
Bose has come up with a unique take on wireless earphones: Build ’em into sunglasses.
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KEF Blows Out LS50 Speaker for the Holidays
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2018
KEF has knocked 33% off the price of its LS50 bookshelf speaker through the end December.
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2018 Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2018
How are you making out with your holiday shopping? Ready for a few more gift ideas? In this second installment of our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide series, we present some of the gift suggestions that have hit our inboxes over the past couple of weeks. Unless otherwise noted, we haven’t done any hands-on testing, so be sure to check return policies and, if possible, take items of interest for a spin. Happy shopping!
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Samson Introduces $120 Desktop Speaker System
SV Staff  |  Dec 03, 2018
Samson, the Hicksville, NY-based audio company best known for its professional studio monitors and Hartke-brand bass amplifiers, recently expanded its line of MediaOne studio monitors with an affordable set of compact powered speakers designed for desktop applications.
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Best Gear of November 2018
SV Staff  |  Dec 03, 2018
Beyond an abundance of turkey and great Black Friday deals, the month of November produced a handful of Sound & Vision Top Picks, starting with two state-of-the-art audio components — one a processor for home theater enthusiasts in search of the very best surround sound has to offer, the other a high-performance integrated amp that will leave audiophiles drooling. From there, we move on to audiophile-caliber headphones that can be had for far less than you might expect and Sony’s latest and most affordable take on native 4K video projection.
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