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Sony Quiets the Noise
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Sony brought along part of an airplane interior to the show. Well, not really, but they used this mock up to demonstrate the effectiveness of their MDR-1000X noise canceling headphones...
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Thiel Steps Up
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Thiel Audio normally displays at the Venetian Hotel, the venue for specialty audio. But this year they elected to have a booth on the main floor of the Convention center. It was obviously not a spot for an effective, active demo, but the new, 4-way Thiel 40.3, at $35,000/pair, is a big step up in price for the company...
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LG Highlights HDR with Four On the Floor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Well, more precisely, on the wall...
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LG's W7 OLED: As Thin As Wallpaper (Well, Almost)
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Can you guess how thick it is?
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Game On: LG Shows Ultra-Wide Computer Monitor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
How wide? It's so wide that...
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Tiny Robot
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
From a company called ibabylabs (ibabylabs.com) comes this tiny iBaby robot.
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Drones Create Big Buzz at CES
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
In a spare few minutes while waiting for yet another video demo I wandered into the surprisingly extensive space at the Convention Center reserved for drones of all sizes and shapes, each of them demonstrated inside barred cages that were actually, thin, heavy strings that looked like they could be easily breached by a rabid, runaway drone...
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Drones and Robots and Crowds, Oh My
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
While they might have little application to our audio- and video-centric coverage, robots and drones drew large crowds...
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Hisense Takes on the Majors with Laser Projection
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Chinese HDTV manufacturer Hisense showed a range of new UHD HDTVs. The company claims that it can offer performance that equals or exceeds what you can get from more well-established brands, and at much more competitive prices. But their most interesting demos were of a pair of their “Laser Cast” short-throw projectors...
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Sony Wows Showgoers with Crystal LED
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
When Sony showed something they called Crystal LED at a CES few years ago, we all thought it looked intriguing. But then it disappeared. Apparently, however, Sony has continued work on this technology...
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LG Bows 5 OLED TV Series, New Super Thin Models
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 04, 2017  | 
Amid the appliances and robots, LG unveils a flood of TVs, including five new OLED series, two impossibly thin models, and many new Super UHDTVs
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CES 2017: Audio/Video Dreamin'
Tom Norton  |  Dec 27, 2016  | 
In just a bit over a week Sound & Vision contributors will be traveling en masse to sleepy, laid-back Las Vegas for CES 2017, hoping to be wowed by all the new audio and video products headed our way in the coming year. Our show blogs will begin on Wednesday January 4th, the most significant (for us) of two days of formal press conferences before the show floor opens on January 5th.
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CES Is Coming to Town
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 13, 2016  | 
“The press-heads were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of CES danced in their heads.”

It’s the same every year. With the festivities of the season keeping everyone furiously running around making preparations for holiday celebrations, those of us involved in the consumer electronics industry—manufacturers, public relations folks, distributors, dealers, trade press, and consumer press (note the hierarchy!)—have something else on our minds—the annual January CES. ...

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Sneak Peek: Oppo's First Ultra HD Blu-ray Player
Thomas J. Norton  |  Nov 29, 2016  | 
Oppo has (finally) released details on its first Ultra HD Blu-ray player. Here's what we know...
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Why A/B Testing Is Harder Than You Think
Thomas J. Norton  |  Nov 15, 2016  | 
While popular among readers, direct A/B tests comparing one audio or video component with a competing model are far more difficult to do properly than you might imagine. I’ve conducted or participated in numerous such tests over the years, going back to speaker shootouts when I wrote exclusively for Stereophile back in the ‘90s. I also set up or participated in several shootouts of video displays for Home Theater.
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