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July 2017 Top Picks at a Glance
SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2017  | 
The month of July brought us additional fireworks in the form of seven products worthy of Sound & Vision’s Top Pick designation — ranging from a unique in-wall subwoofer and cost-no-object speaker system to high-end headphones that promise a Utopian experience and a hi-res-capable AV receiver that can be had for $600. Will one of these make your late summer shopping list?
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iHome’s New Bluetooth Speaker Is Also a Vanity Mirror
SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2017  | 
iHome’s newest Bluetooth speaker is different than most — it’s built into the base of vanity mirror so you can listen to music or take calls while getting ready for work in the morning.
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ATI Acquires Datasat Digital Entertainment
SV Staff  |  Jul 31, 2017  | 
Amplifier Technologies Inc. (ATI), the company owned by renowned amp designer Morris Kessler, has announced the acquisition of Datasat Digital Entertainment (DDE), the Los Aneles-based maker of high-end audio processors.
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T.J. Miller Special Hits Digital Download Today
SV Staff  |  Jul 31, 2017  | 
Stand-up comedy special T.J. Miller: Meticulously Ridiculous featuring comedian and actor T.J. Miller (Silicon Valley, Deadpool, Crashing) is available for digital download starting today.
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D-Link Says New System Delivers ‘Seamless Wi-Fi’
SV Staff  |  Jul 31, 2017  | 
D-Link has introduced a $300 whole-house Wi-Fi system designed to create a seamless network over 6,000 square feet.
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Apple Drops iPod Nano and Shuffle
SV Staff  |  Jul 28, 2017  | 
Is the iPod headed for extinction? Let’s put it this way, if you had been meaning to pick up the newer version of your outdated nano or shuffle you’d better move fast. Apple has quietly dropped both models from its iPod product page, which now highlights only its top selling iPod touch.
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Marantz Touts New ‘Futureproof’ AV Receivers
SV Staff  |  Jul 28, 2017  | 
Marantz has introduced the first models in its 'full-size' AV receiver theater line.
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A Facebook Smart Speaker?
SV Staff  |  Jul 27, 2017  | 
The smart speaker market is so hot we wouldn’t be surprised if Facebook decided to get into the act, even though hardware isn’t its forte. Of course, the same could be said about Google, which is on its way to capturing close to a quarter of the market dominated by Amazon, according to a recent eMarketer forecast.
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Music Streaming Hits Milestone as Album Sales Fall
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2017  | 
The number of on-demand audio streams exceeded 184 billion during the first six months of the year, representing a 62 percent increase over the same period in 2016, according to recently released mid-year statistics from Nielsen Music.
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Severtson Ships Acoustically-Transparent 4K Screen
SV Staff  |  Jul 26, 2017  | 
Severtson Screens has announced that the new version of its acoustically transparent SAT-4K projection screen is now available.
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Bluesound Ships Wireless Speaker Link
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2017  | 
Bluesound, sister company of audio stalwarts NAD and PSB, has announced the availability of the RT100 wireless speaker link that enables any active subwoofer to be connected wirelessly to its Top Pick-designated Pulse Soundbar.
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Klipsch Resurrects Another Classic
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2017  | 
Klipsch continues to dip into its product archives to resurrect iconic speakers from its storied past. The latest model to get the revival treatment is the Forte, which was introduced in 1985 but has been out of production since 1996. The speaker went on to become one of Klipsch’s best-selling models of all time.
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Atari Comeback Includes Bluetooth Speakerhat
SV Staff  |  Jul 25, 2017  | 
In case you haven’t heard, Atari is planning a comeback. Details are scant but the iconic brand has been teasing a new game console called Ataribox that evokes original Atari VCS (a.k.a. the 2600). And then there’s the Speakerhat, a patented baseball-style cap with a microphone and speakers woven into the underside of its visor.
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AV to Benefit from NASA Research on Battery Safety
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2017  | 
Lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries power millions upon millions of electronic devices—from phones and laptops to headphones and Bluetooth speakers—without incident but every now and then something goes awry. Who can forget Samsung’s massive recall (and eventual discontinuation of) the Galaxy Note 7 following reports of spontaneous combustion.
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Best Buy Knocks $50 Off Tablo Dual DVR
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2017  | 
Nuvyyo today announced that Best Buy is offering a limited-time $50 discount on its new “cord-cutter” Tablo Dual DVR.
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