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Atlantic Technology Announces First Smart Speaker
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2018
Atlantic Technology today announced its entry into the ever expanding world of smart speakers with a Wi-Fi-based tabletop system featuring integrated streaming and internet radio options.
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The S&V Interview
Bluesmaster Buddy Guy Is 'Alive and Well'
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 20, 2018
There are legends, and then there’s Buddy Guy. The Chicago-based octogenarian blues guitarist originally from Lettsworth, Louisiana just keeps going and going. And if his new album, The Blues Is Alive and Well (Silvertone/RCA) is any indication, the Guy train won’t be making its final stop anytime soon.
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Social Distortion to Headline Klipsch Fest
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2018
Klipsch today announced that Klipsch Fest, featuring punk rock legend Social Distortion, will kick off at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 11 at Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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New LG Speakers Boast Meridian Audio Processing, Dolby Atmos
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2018
LG today introduced a series of soundbars and portable Bluetooth speakers featuring audio processing from U.K.’s Meridian Audio.
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Optoma Smart Projector Now Speaks Google and Alexa
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2018
Optoma has added Google Assistant voice control to the first-of-its-kind Alexa-enabled projector it shipped in May.
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Signals
We Are Miserable, Slothful Creatures. Can Technology Save Us From Ourselves?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 19, 2018
With all due respect to sloths (arboreal mammals that hang upside down from trees) we (humans) are total sloths (ie. reluctant to work or make an effort; lazy). To prove my point, your Honor, I submit Exhibit A, those red Netflix mail-in envelopes.

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Yamaha Updates Best Selling DTS Virtual:X Soundbar
SV Staff  |  Jun 18, 2018
Yamaha today announced a “reimagined” version of its best-selling soundbar, the YAS-107, the model just below the Top Pick-designated YAS-207 we reviewed last fall.
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Revel Unveils PerformaBe Speaker Series
SV Staff  |  Jun 18, 2018
Revel has unveiled the PerformaBe speaker series born out of the desire to “create a loudspeaker that redefines performance expectations.”
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Grace Notes
Beyoncé and Jay-Z Making Waves at Tidal
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jun 18, 2018
The Carters, better known as Jay-Z and Beyoncé, have just released Everything is Love, their first joint album, exclusively on Tidal. Jay-Z owns Tidal, and Mrs. Carter is a large shareholder in the music streaming company. While Tidal is facing accusations of late royalty payments, unreliable subscription counts and inflated streaming numbers, the power couple takes a hard stab at Spotify in the new album.

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HBO: ‘Barry’ Now Available for Download, GoT Music in the Works
SV Staff  |  Jun 18, 2018
HBO is releasing Season 1 of the critically acclaimed dark comedy series, Barry for digital download today.
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