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Sony Pix Supports Auro-3D
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 03, 2017  | 
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will support Auro-3D in some disc and “digital” titles. Auro-3D is an unusual method of immersive surround encoding that one-ups Dolby Atmos and DTS:X by offering not one, but two, height layers above the floor speakers in a 13.1- or 11.1-channel native mix. Until now it has been scantily supported in software, with just a few dozen Blu-ray releases, but this might be a game changer for the plucky little Belgian company. Auro-3D has also firmed up its hardware support with new (and more mainstream) receivers and pre/pros from Denon, Marantz, and Lyngdorf that support the necessary surround processing. (Note that the Denon and Marantz products require an optional $199 update.) Height-enhanced surround sound may be about to become a three-way horse race.
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LG: Nano Cell Tech Takes LCD to New Levels
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2017  | 
LG says the proprietary Nano Cell technology used in the third-generation 2017 Super UHD TVs it is unveiling on Thursday at CES 2017 will take LCD TV viewing to a “whole new level.”
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CES 2017 Preview: U.S.-Built Thiel Speakers, More
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2017  | 
With less than two days to go before CES kicks off in Las Vegas, here’s a look at the latest pre-show news to hit our inboxes.
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Emotiva to Unveil More than a Dozen New Products
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2017  | 
Emotiva Audio has announced that it will introduce more than a dozen new models at CES 2017, including the first speakers in the BasX line, additions to the Airmotiv speaker series, a new line of lifestyle products called Emersa, and a new flagship AV processor.
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2016 Top Picks Of the Year
SV Staff  |  Dec 30, 2016  | 
Drum roll, please... We picked more than 50 products in 11 categories for our 2016 Top Picks of the Year list. See which ones made the cut.
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Amazon Reports “Best-Ever” Holiday Sales
SV Staff  |  Dec 30, 2016  | 
The 2016 holiday was Amazon’s best ever led by sales of its Echo and Echo Dot speaker/personal assistant devices. Sales were so brisk, the company had trouble keeping them in stock.
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CES 2017 Sneak Peek: UHD Blu-ray, VR Porn, More
SV Staff  |  Dec 30, 2016  | 
With CES less than a week away, press releases and invites teasing products and technologies slated for introduction continue to overtake our inboxes. Here’s a look at some of the latest pre-show news.
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The Future of Fiber
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 29, 2016  | 

15 Minutes with Cleerline President Robert D’Addario

Fiber optics has been around in audio gear for years. Verizon’s Fiber Optic Service, better known as FiOS, has 7 million Internet subscribers in nine states with plenty of expansion potential. Google, too, has been rolling out its Google fiber service in recent years, though on a much smaller scale with limited service in seven states. Meanwhile, copper is still far and away king of signal transmission both inside and outside of the home. But for how long? To get a sense of what role fiber will play in the future, we sat down with Robert D’ Addario, president of Montana-based Cleerline Technology Group, an innovator in optical cable.

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LG Adopts New HDR Standard
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 28, 2016  | 
LG has added a new HDR standard to the two it already supports.
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CES 2017 Sneak Peek: A Levitating Speaker, More
SV Staff  |  Dec 28, 2016  | 
Press releases and invites teasing products and technologies slated for introduction at next week at CES shows no signs of abating...
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Audio from Amazon Echo Sought in Murder Case
SV Staff  |  Dec 28, 2016  | 
In a blog he posted in October 2015, Ken Pohlmann expressed privacy concerns about the always-on microphones in Amazon’s Internet-connected Echo speaker/personal assistant. Could it be hacked? What are the ramifications of having an Internet-connected device in your home that is always listening?
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CES 2017 Sneak Peeks
SV Staff  |  Dec 26, 2016  | 
Press releases and invites flood our inboxes in the weeks and days leading up to CES, which kicks off next week in Las Vegas. This show is special as it marks 50 years since CES opened its doors in the summer of 1967 in New York City. Here’s a preview of some of the products and technologies that will be introduced.
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JVC Unveils First THX-Certified 4K Projector
SV Staff  |  Dec 23, 2016  | 
JVC has announced that its new flagship 4K/Ultra HD D-ILA projector is the first 4K projector to receive THX certification.
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Ditch That HDMI Dongle
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 21, 2016  | 
Phones, tablets, computers, and cameras using the up-and-coming USB Type-C port won’t need a dongle or dock to convert the new standard’s DisplayPort video signals to HDMI.
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Study: Voice Control Tops List of 2017 iOT Trends
SV Staff  |  Dec 21, 2016  | 
Voice control tops a list of 10 top consumer technology trends recently released by Dallas-based research firm Parks Associates.
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