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Como Audio Unveils Streaming Turntable, Smart Speaker
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2019
Como Audio, the Boston-based maker of the Top Pick-designated Solo and Duetto music systems, today unveiled its first streaming turntable and announced plans to ship a new voice controllable smart speaker in the fall.
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CEDIA Cites Mitchell Klein for Lifetime Achievement
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2019
Mitchell Klein, a 30-plus-year industry veteran who helped shape the custom installation business in its early days, is the recipient of CEDIA’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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1More Knocks 50% Off Earbuds for Prime Day
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2019
China-based headphone specialist 1More has knocked 50% off its wired and wireless Dual-Dynamic Driver earphones for Amazon’s Prime Day sale extravaganza, which began yesterday and runs through midnight tonight (July 16).
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CTA Predicts Another Record Year for Consumer Tech
SV Staff  |  Jul 15, 2019
The growing popularity of streaming services, emerging technologies built around artificial intelligence (AI), and in-vehicle technology will help propel the U.S. consumer technology industry to a record-breaking $401 billion in retail revenues in 2019 — a 2.2% increase over last year, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) midyear forecast.
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Ready for Prime Day? (Assuming You Even Care)
SV Staff  |  Jul 15, 2019
Amazon’s super hyped “Prime Day” sale extravaganza begins today and ends tomorrow (Tuesday, July 16) at midnight. Yep, last year’s event was so successful that the online retail king decided to extend it to a second day this time around.
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SiriusXM Blurs the Line Between Satellite and Streaming
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jul 15, 2019
As a long-time subscriber to SiriusXM, I tend to ignore emails and notices from them. I pay and renew every six months and forget about them in between payment dates. So I’m glad I spotted the latest email from them because they’ve announced a host of new features, stations, and exciting new ways to listen to SiriusXM outside of the car.

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 12, 2019
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The village of Berk is now the overcrowded home not only of our favorite Viking clan, now led by a grown-up Hiccup, but also a huge and motley assortment of friendly dragons. After they encounter a revived gang of dragon-hunters led by the ruthless Grimmel, Hiccup decides that their only solution is to evacuate Berk, where they're an obvious target, and search for a new home where they'll be safe.
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Sonos Streamlines Control4 Integration
SV Staff  |  Jul 12, 2019
Sonos has streamlined its integration with Control4 home-automation products as part of its latest software update.
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Ultra Rare Find: Nakamichi Dragon CD Changer
SV Staff  |  Jul 12, 2019
Nakamichi made a name for itself in the 1970s building high-end cassette decks that eked every last ounce of performance out of the tape format but the company also made CD players and changers for the home and car in the ’80s and ’90s.
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Naim Upgrades Integrated Amps, Adds Phono Stage
SV Staff  |  Jul 11, 2019
UK-based Naim Audio has announced the third generation of its NAIT and SUPERNAIT integrated amplifiers, featuring a series of performance upgrades and a built-in phono stage.
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