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Kubrick Classic ‘The Shining’ Headed for 4K Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2019  | 
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror masterpiece, The Shining, will be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray this fall.
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Americans Falling in Love with Smart Speakers
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2019  | 
Americans are falling in love with smart speakers. One in three U.S. households (31%) now own one, up from 8% three years ago, according to a new Consumer Technology Association (CTA) study.
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New Hisense 4K Android TVs All Priced Under $1,000
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2019  | 
China’s Hisense is rolling out a new line of feature-packed 4K Ultra HD Android TVs priced between $400 and $1,000 in an aggressive effort to gain a bigger foothold in the U.S. market.
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Triad Covers the Bases with In-Wall/Ceiling Speakers
SV Staff  |  May 16, 2019  | 
Triad today introduced a new line of in-wall/ceiling speakers designed to bring installation flexibility to “any budget.”
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McIntosh and Arcam Get AirPlay 2 Via DTS Play-Fi
SV Staff  |  May 16, 2019  | 
DTS today announced that its Play-Fi multiroom streaming platform now supports AirPlay 2 in products from McIntosh and Arcam.
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‘Wizard of Oz’ 80th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray in Works
SV Staff  |  May 16, 2019  | 
To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of one of the most beloved movies of all time, Warner Bros. staged a series of screenings of the Wizard of Oz in theaters around the country earlier this year. Now word on the street has it that an 80th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition is in the works...
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1More Brings High Style to $100 Wireless Earbuds
SV Staff  |  May 15, 2019  | 
China-based headphone specialist 1More today introduced a compact set of wireless earbuds that offers high style, noise-canceling for improved phone communication, and expert sound tuning at the “disruptive price” of $100.
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Report: Americans Skeptical About 5G
SV Staff  |  May 15, 2019  | 
An American public that is largely satisfied with the performance of 4G cellular networks remains skeptical about the benefits of next-generation 5G technology that is just now starting to get off the ground, according to a new report from the User Experience Strategies (UXS) group at Strategy Analytics.
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Sound United to Add Onkyo to Stable of Audio Brands
SV Staff  |  May 15, 2019  | 
Sound United has entered into a preliminary agreement to acquire Onkyo Corporation’s consumer audio division, which includes the Pioneer, Pioneer Elite, and Integra brands.
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Sharp to Re-Enter TV Business in U.S.
SV Staff  |  May 14, 2019  | 
Japan-based Sharp confirmed in a terse statement posted on its website that the brand will re-enter the TV business in the U.S. during the second half of the year under a partnership with Hong Kong-based Hisense.
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Paradigm Co-Founder Buys Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan
SV Staff  |  May 14, 2019  | 
Scott Bagby, audio industry veteran and co-founder of the respected Canadian speaker brand Paradigm, has announced the purchase of Paradigm Electronics, Anthem Electronics, and MartinLogan Loudspeakers from Shoreview Industries, the Minneapolis-based private equity firm that acquired a controlling interest in Paradigm in 2005.
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Sonos Gets Google Assistant (Finally)
SV Staff  |  May 14, 2019  | 
Sonos today announced a long-awaited software update that adds Google Assistant voice control to its Sonos One wireless smart speaker and Sonos Beam wireless soundbar — both Sound & Vision Top Picks.
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Samsung Adds Apple TV App, AirPlay 2 to 2019 TVs
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2019  | 
Samsung today announced an automatic firmware update that brings Apple’s AirPlay 2 wireless streaming platform and the Apple TV app to all of its 2019 smart TVs and some 2018 models.
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Movies Headed for Disc
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2019  | 
Only three of the seven recent disc announcements highlighted here are releases on 4K Blu-ray but at least two of them support high dynamic range (HDR). The remaining four are slated for release (or have been recently released) on standard Blu-ray, DVD, and/or digital.
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Wireworld Unveils Updated Flat Ethernet Cables
SV Staff  |  May 10, 2019  | 
Wireworld Cable Technology, the Florida-based maker of high-performance AV cables, has announced updated second-generation versions of its patented flat Ethernet cables.
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