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Roku Explores an Insidious Way to Serve up Commercials Via Idle HDMI Inputs
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 11, 2024  | 
Ads, ads, everywhere. Seems to be a trend that begs the question: Is ad-free viewing going the way of cable TV? Are we heading back to the days when ads were accepted? The rapid growth of free-ad-supported TV (FAST) seems to suggest so. And now comes word that Roku is exploring a novel (sinister?) way to serve up advertising on your idle HDMI inputs — one guaranteed to piss you off.
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Audio Expo North America 2024 Opens Friday
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2024  | 
The 2024 edition of the Audio Expo North America, more commonly known by the acronym AXPONA, opens on Friday (April 12) at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, IL.
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Klipsch Ships Onkyo-Powered Flexus Soundbar System
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 08, 2024  | 
Klipsch today announced that it is now shipping the soundbar-based Flexus Sound System previewed at CES 2024.
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Survey: ‘Cord Reviving’ Is Now a Thing
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 04, 2024  | 
It was bound to happen. Between the chaos of trying to figure out which streaming services offer the programs you want to watch and the escalating cost of subscribing to those services, more Americans are saying “we’ve had enough” and pulling pack on how much they spend a month on streaming, watching more free TV, and in some cases even reviving cable subscriptions.
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New Open-Ear Earphones Sit On (Not In) Your Ears
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 03, 2024  | 
Baseus, a Chinese accessory maker that also sells inexpensive wireless earbuds, is the latest company to offer open-ear earphones that don’t fully block your ear canals like conventional earbuds.
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Kaleidescape Unveils 96-Terabyte Movie Server — its Biggest Ever
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 02, 2024  | 
Kaleidescape, the Silicon Valley firm that pioneered the home movie server more than two decades ago, today introduced a server that packs a mind-boggling 96 terabytes (TB) of storage space — enough to house around 1,600 high-bitrate 4K movies.
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Noble Audio Features All-Silicon Microspeaker in New Wireless Earbuds
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 01, 2024  | 
Noble Audio, the Texas-based company specializing in high-performance in-ear monitors (IEMs) with exotic finishes, is once again embracing silicon-based microspeakers in its latest wireless earbud model.
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FCC Endorses the ‘U.S. Cyber Trust’ Program. Whew...
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 28, 2024  | 
Last October, S&V’s man about town and all-around tech expert Ken Pohlmann wrote about a government-sponsored cybersecurity labeling program designed to give consumers peace of mind that TVs and other smart products they buy are essentially hack-proof. On March 14th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to approve the program.
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Cambridge Audio’s M100 Wireless Earbuds Primed for Easy Listening
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 28, 2024  | 
Long-time U.K. audio specialist Cambridge Audio has introduced wireless earbuds that support high-quality listening for up to 10 hours even when active noise cancellation is turned on.
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Bowers & Wilkins Takes 700 Series Speakers Up a Notch with New Signature Models
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 27, 2024  | 
Bowers & Wilkins today introduced a new series of speakers that aims to push its already excellent 700 Series up a notch on the high-fidelity scale.
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SVS’s Momentous Ultra Evolution Series Is Here
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 26, 2024  | 
SVS, the Ohio-based company best known for its subwoofers and ever-expanding line of high value home theater speakers and accessories, today announced the launch of the Ultra Evolution Series it previewed at CES 2024.
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Atlantic Tech Improves its Best-Ever 8600 Tower Speaker without Raising the Price
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 25, 2024  | 
Atlantic Technology has introduced an updated version of the speaker it considers to be the finest effort in its 30-year history.
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Samsung Announces Pricing & Incentives for 2024 TVs
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 21, 2024  | 
Samsung today announced pricing and enticements for its 2024 TVs and is now officially taking orders for the new models.
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iFi’s New Mini DAC Boasts Sound Enhancing K2HD Tech
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 20, 2024  | 
iFi, the UK-based company specializing in digital-to-analog converter/amplifiers for use at home and on the go, says its new Go Bar Kensei digital-to-analog converter is the first ultraportable DAC to feature K2HD sound processing developed by JVCKenwood.
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TouchTunes Aims to Perfect the Connected Jukebox Experience with New App
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 19, 2024  | 
TouchTunes, the company that brought the age-old jukebox into the digital era with an app that lets revelers locate venues with connected jukeboxes and play songs from their smartphones, today announced a revamped app that makes the jukebox experience more engaging and social.
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