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With more and more high-end dealers closing shop, opportunities for real demos are drying up, leaving local meet-ups as one of the few ways for enthusiasts to demo the latest gear. So I decided to host my first Pacific Northwest Area Home Theater Meetup in my hometown of Port Orchard, WA. What started out as a gathering of a few friends turned into a massive event...

The Radical.FM music streaming app is like a cross between Spotify and Pandora. Learn about its unique approach to finding songs and creating stations.

Onkyo has expanded its Envision Cinema line with two moderately priced soundbars: the two-piece LS-B50 (shown above), which includes a wireless subwoofer, and the LS-T10, an all-in-one system that doubles as a base for the TV. The new models will be available in September at the respective prices of $699 and $499.

The results of last week’s reader survey are in. We asked if you watch movies or TV on a phone or tablet and the overwhelming consensus was… heck no!

The Watch ABC app is the first from a major broadcast network to allow streaming of live TV, including network, local, and syndicated programming. Viewers may also get on-demand content in the ABC Full-Episode Player and app. Watch ABC was up and running at press time in New York and Philadelphia for subscribers of several major cable operators. ABC is not inexperienced with apps, having rolled them out in 2012 for the Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior, and WatchESPN. Look out for a Watch ABC Family app early next year.

Severtson Screens, the U.S.-based manufacturer of projection screens for home theater and professional applications, has introduced the SēVision 3D GX curved screen—the only acoustically transparent home theater screen offering the company’s PristiVue silver optical coating for passive 3D viewing.