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McIntosh Updates its Flagship Tower Speaker
SV Staff  |  Dec 14, 2017
McIntosh today introduced an updated version of its flagship column speaker, the XRT2K.
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Amazon Now 3rd Largest Music Streaming Service
SV Staff  |  Dec 14, 2017
Most of us think of Amazon as the world’s largest online store where you can buy anything — and it is, but the company has also become a dark horse in the race toward streaming supremacy as it rapidly expands it Amazon Music service.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees
SV Staff  |  Dec 13, 2017
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame today announced its Class of 2018 inductees, an eclectic group that includes…
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Ready for a Little Time Travel?
SV Staff  |  Dec 12, 2017
How cool it would be to visit a major city and travel 20 years into the future — or 100 years in the past?
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New Tech Aims to Link TV Ad Exposure to Actual Sales
SV Staff  |  Dec 12, 2017
If TV ads still figure into your TV watching, do they influence you to get off the couch and go test drive a new car or actually buy the product advertised?
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A Wireless Speaker that Visualizes Lyrics in Real-Time
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2017
Here’s an idea: An app-based wireless speaker that visualizes lyrics on a translucent baffle/screen in real-time while the music is playing, creating a quasi-holographic effect.
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Verizon Targets 30 Million Homes for 5G Service
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2017
Verizon said it plans to build out a super-fast 5G fixed-gigabit wireless service serving 30 million homes “over the next few years,” according to a report in Telecompetitor.
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Apple, Amazon Take Heat for How Siri and Alexa Respond to Rude Comments
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2017
In the age of talking technology and artificial intelligence, it seems the social police have new things to worry — like how smart “virtual assistants” like Amazon’s Echo speaker respond to questions and comments.
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Puro Sound Expands Line of Kid-Safe Headphones
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2017
Puro Sound Labs, the San Diego-based company “dedicated to fighting the growing epidemic of noise-induced hearing loss,” has expanded its line of volume-limited headphones for kids with a wireless on-ear model.
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December 2017 New Gear
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2017
Vutec Stiletto Projection Screen
Stiletto—an alluring name for an alluring projection screen that appears to float in midair thanks to its super-thin bezel. It’s so skinny, you practically have to squint to see it. But the frame is made of extruded aluminum, so it’s anything but flimsy. Lightweight, yes. Flimsy, no.
Wide or Really Wide: A selection of ISF-certified screen materials, with gains ranging from 0.6 to 1.3, are available in standard 16:9 or ultra-wide 2.35:1. Screen sizes range from 92 to 159 inches (diagonal) in 16:9 and 115 to 189 inches (diagonal) in 2.35:1; custom sizes are also available.
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