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Vizio Announces Last-Minute Deals on TVs, Soundbars
SV Staff  |  Dec 12, 2018  | 
Vizio today announced several “last minute holiday bargains” on 4K TVs and soundbars, including one that supports Dolby Atmos.
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First ‘IMAX Enhanced’ Titles Arrive on 4K Blu-ray
 |  Dec 11, 2018  | 
DTS today announced the release of the first two IMAX Enhanced 4K/Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs.
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How I Kept 60 Minutes Honest and Killed My Shot at TV Stardom
Michael Antonoff  |  Dec 11, 2018  | 
It had been a rough 24-hours for Steve Kroft, the 60 Minutes correspondent. His boss had just been fired for sending an eye-popping text to a female reporter at CBS News investigating sexual harassment at the company. In the New York Times the next day, Kroft called the text "threatening and inappropriate. It’s unfortunate, and everything about this situation saddens me.”
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Nielsen Tallies Americans Love Affair with Streaming
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2018  | 
Take a moment to tally up how much time you spend watching TV every day/week/month. A lot, right? Now consider much of that time is spent watching movies and TV shows on Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming services.
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An Environmentally Friendly Speaker You Can’t Buy
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2018  | 
Stockholm-based Teenage Engineering has teamed up with RISE Research Institutes of Sweden to create an environment-friendly cabinet for its OD-11 wireless speaker, itself a modern update of the innovative “Carlsson Cube” introduced by Swedish speaker designer Stig Carlsson in 1974.
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Netflix Previews ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 (Sort of)
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2018  | 
In case you missed it, Netflix gave fans of the binge-worthy TV sensation Stranger Things a little something to chew on while they wait for Season 3 to be released next summer.
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Bluesound Streaming Players Get AirPlay 2
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2018  | 
NAB/PSB sister company Bluesound has announced that a software update enabling Apple AirPlay 2 in all of its Generation 2i streaming music players will be available on December 11.
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McIntosh Commemorates 70th Anniversary with Limited-Edition System
SV Staff  |  Dec 07, 2018  | 
McIntosh has unveiled a limited-edition tube amp/preamp combo to mark its upcoming 70th anniversary.
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New DVDO Air Adapters Send HDMI Signals Wirelessly
SV Staff  |  Dec 07, 2018  | 
DVDO has expanded its Air WirelessHD series with two moderately priced systems designed to transmit 1080p or 4K/Ultra HD video signals over the air.
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Comcast Partners with Movies Anywhere
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2018  | 
Comcast today announced that its Xfinity TV cable customers can now sync their accounts with the Movies Anywhere cloud-based digital locker/streaming service and access movies via the X1 DVR, Xfinity Stream app, and other Xfinity TV platforms.
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Cruise: Defeat Motion Smoothing to Watch ‘M:I Fallout’
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2018  | 
It’s not every day a Hollywood A-lister talks TV tech but Tom Cruise took to Twitter on Tuesday with a message home theater enthusiasts can relate to: Defeat video interpolation, a.k.a. motion smoothing or the “soap opera effect.”
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James Loudspeaker Unveils Soundbar for 75-inch TVs
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2018  | 
Napa, California-based James Loudspeaker has responded to the increased popularity of really big TVs with a high-performance soundbar made for sets with 75-inch screens.
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Bose Builds AR & Wireless Earphones into Sunglasses
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2018  | 
Bose has come up with a unique take on wireless earphones: Build ’em into sunglasses.
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Salamander and SI Team Up to Simplify Ultra-Short Throw Video Projection
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2018  | 
AV furniture maker Salamander Designs and Screen Innovations (SI) have teamed up to simplify the task of setting up an ultra-short throw video projection system.
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2018 Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2018  | 
How are you making out with your holiday shopping? Ready for a few more gift ideas? In this second installment of our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide series, we present some of the gift suggestions that have hit our inboxes over the past couple of weeks. Unless otherwise noted, we haven’t done any hands-on testing, so be sure to check return policies and, if possible, take items of interest for a spin. Happy shopping!
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