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Begin at the Beginning
Al Griffin  |  May 28, 2018  |  First Published: May 27, 2018  | 
Who are you?

I’m Al Griffin, the new editor of Sound & Vision magazine. While readers might know my name from the Ask S&V column and from product reviews, my involvement with the magazine actually spans back to its formation. Let’s begin at the beginning.

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LG Previews 77-inch Flexible, Transparent OLED
SV Staff  |  May 28, 2018  | 
Photo: LG Display.

LG Display turned more than a few heads at last week’s Society for Information Display (SID) conference where it demonstrated the “world’s first” 77-inch flexible and transparent OLED display.

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Best Buy’s Geek Squad Steps Up its Game
SV Staff  |  May 28, 2018  | 
Best Buy continues to expand its Geek Squad tech service. Last week, the nation’s largest electronics retailer announced the nationwide launch of Total Tech Support Powered by Geek Squad...
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Nielsen Evolves with Ever-Changing TV Landscape
SV Staff  |  May 28, 2018  | 
TV audience-measurement company Nielsen is now including detailed viewership data from YouTubeTV in the local TV-audience measurement data it provides to media companies and advertisers.
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The Ultimate Guide to Smart Speakers
Michael Antonoff  |  May 27, 2018  |  First Published: May 24, 2018  | 
The smart speaker is about to change the way you live. Are you ready?

It’s not every day that a new consumer electronics category comes along that has an adoption rate projected to be faster than that of any other device, including smartphones, computers, TVs, and radios.

Some 56.3 million smart speakers are projected to ship this year, nearly twice as many as last year and 10 times the number shipped in 2016, according to Canalys. In the first quarter of 2017, only 7 percent of U.S. households had smart speakers. By the end of 2020, 75 percent are expected to have them, according to Gartner and Edison Research.

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Revolution Acoustics Delivers 360° Sound from Above
SV Staff  |  May 25, 2018  | 
Revolution Acoustics has introduced a new adapter panel for its SSP6 Multiducer “invisible” speaker that propagates a “360-degree bubble” of sound from a standard size acoustic ceiling tile.
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Scosche Gets Creative with Outdoor Speaker
SV Staff  |  May 24, 2018  | 
Scosche Industries, the company that made a name for itself as a leading supplier of car audio products and accessories, has outfitted its newest portable wireless speaker with a couple of clever features.
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How Does Your Internet Connection Stack Up?
SV Staff  |  May 24, 2018  | 
If you live in Delaware, Massachusetts, or New Jersey, congratulations! Your home state ranks top in internet speed, according to a new study from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). If you live in Mississippi…well, let’s just say there’s work to be done.
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Onkyo’s Taps RZ Series for First ‘Sonos-Certified’ AVRs
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2018  | 
Onkyo today announced that the first AV receivers to be released under the new “Works With Sonos” program will be three mid-priced models from its high-performance RZ Series.
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Marantz Adds Heos/Alexa-Ready AVRs to Slim Series
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2018  | 
Marantz has updated its popular Slim Series of AV receivers with two affordably priced, low-profile models that support Alexa voice control and Denon’s Heos wireless multiroom streaming platform.
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New Turntable Stand Has Space for 200 Albums
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2018  | 
Audio accessory maker Pangea Audio designed its new turntable stand with an eye toward maximizing LP storage.
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Spy Thriller ‘Red Sparrow’ Hits 4K Blu-ray Today
SV Staff  |  May 22, 2018  | 
The erotic spy thriller Red Sparrow, starring Jennifer Lawrence arrives on 4K Blu-ray today, a short two and half months after its theatrical debut.
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Paradigm Expands Finish Options for Persona Speakers
SV Staff  |  May 22, 2018  | 
Paradigm has launched a design studio offering a range of finish options to dress up its already stylish Persona speaker line, one of Sound & Vision’s 2017 Top Picks.
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Netflix Forms Storytelling Partnership With the Obamas
SV Staff  |  May 22, 2018  | 
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a unique multi-year agreement with Netflix to produce a “diverse mix of content, including the potential for scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features.”
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Eye on Apple’s HomePod 4 Months After Launch
SV Staff  |  May 21, 2018  | 
It’s been almost a year since Apple announced HomePod but only four months since the smart speaker actually hit the market in early February.
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