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Report Examines How Tech Can Improve Lives
SV Staff  |  Sep 08, 2016
A new report from IBM and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation—a public, national foundation with the mission to link seniors and people with disabilities with technologies to enhance their lives—reveals that meeting the needs of a growing aging population will require new technologies, partnerships, ideas, and business models. The report also discusses how technology such as cognitive computing will empower seniors to live longer, healthier, and more independently by preventing fraud and abuse, providing greater social connectivity, and improving access to vital information and services.
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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 2005: Apple Introduces the iPod Nano
SV Staff  |  Sep 08, 2016
Eleven years ago this week, Apple introduced the ultra sleek iPod Nano. The Nano was a replacement for the hugely popular iPod Mini, which drove the number of iPods sold from 2 million to 10 million by the end of 2004, just 12 months after it was introduced.
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B&K Makes a Comeback
SV Staff  |  Sep 07, 2016
After a six-year hiatus, the venerable B&K audio brand will return this fall under new ownership.
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Sony Announces Hi-Res Signature Series
SV Staff  |  Sep 06, 2016
As part of its 70th anniversary celebration, Sony has announced the Signature Series of audio products optimized for high-resolution listening.
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B&W Unveils Updated P7 Wireless Headphone
SV Staff  |  Sep 06, 2016
Bowers & Wilkins has unveiled a refined version of its P7 wireless headphone.
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A Cool Product Doesn’t Guarantee Crowdfunding Success
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2016
For crowdfunding to succeed you need a strong concept/design for a product people will want or at least deem useful and a solid plan to execute production when the money comes flowing in. But the money doesn’t always come flowing in as Sonic Blocks recently learned.
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August 2016 Top Picks at a Glance
SV Staff  |  Sep 01, 2016
The end of summer beckons and so do the 10 products we singled out for Top Pick status in August. From an unexpected speaker from Quad and a soundbar-based 5.1 system from Atlantic Technology to SVS’s crazy cheap subwoofer isolation system and Sony’s killer HDR-ready 4K TV, the mix is eclectic as usual but with an emphasis on speakers this time around. Appropriate, we think, considering speakers define the sonic character of any system. Let us know if you plan to make (or have already made) room for any of these gems in your home entertainment space.
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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 2001 – Battle of the Bookshelfs
SV Staff  |  Sep 01, 2016
Fifteen years ago Al Griffin and David Ranada teamed up to conduct a double-blind listening test with a half dozen $300-a-pair bookshelf speakers. (Gotta love those Sam Sisco caricatures!) Models from Acoustic Energy, Boston Acoustics, Jamo, KEF, Monitor Audio, and NHT were set up in two groups of three with each stereo pair situated so the “listener only had to turn his head slightly to bring the sonic image of each pair into focus.”
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Onkyo Adds Flagship AV Receiver, AV Preamp
SV Staff  |  Aug 31, 2016
Onkyo USA announced plans to add to two top-of-the-line AV receivers and a new flagship AV preamp/controller to its RZ Series in September.
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Yamaha Unveils New MusicCast-Ready Receiver
SV Staff  |  Aug 30, 2016
Yamaha today announced the addition of a MusicCast-enabled model to its line of two-channel network receivers, optimized for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth streaming and smart-device connectivity.
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