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CES 2018Grace Notes
Sennheiser Adds the Closed Back HD 820 to Audiophile Lineup
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 11, 2018
Sennheiser has always been known for exceptional sound quality in their headphone lineup, and now they’re expanding into new territory with the new over-ear HD 820 with a closed-back design.

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CES 2018Grace Notes
Bang & Olufsen Showcases Luxurious New Headphones
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 11, 2018
Bang & Olufsen had a small, intimate showing of their latest ideas, projects and products at CES.  A new seasonal color palette and hints about Google Assistant and other voice assistant products were showcased, but right here, right now are the new H8i and H9i headphones.

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CES 2018Grace Notes
Kempler & Strauss Debut the X2: Tiny Wireless Speakers That Go Anywhere
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 11, 2018
The problem with many portable speakers is that, well, they’re just not very portable. The X2 speakers from Kempler & Strauss are so small and portable that while they might be able to go anywhere, they’re so small they might get lost.

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Remotely Possible
MySmartBlinds Automation Kits Are Simple, Solar, Smart and Super-Affordable
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 11, 2018
MySmartBlinds new Home Automation Kit for roller shades is a followup to the company's existing Home Automation Kit for window blinds. Both kits are designed for DIY retrofits that turn existing manually operated blinds/shades into wirelessly controlled, motorized blinds/shades.
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Quirky's SwitchFlip Offers Basic Lighting Control for Switched Outlets
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 11, 2018
Quirky's new SwitchFlip system takes a standard, switch-controlled outlet and turns it into a single-room, multi-fixture smart lighting system.
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CES 2018
Sennheiser’s Ambeo 3D Soundbar Fully Immerses
John Sciacca  |  Jan 11, 2018
Sennheiser, a world leader in high-performance headphones, premiered its new Ambeo 3D Soundbar at CES, the company’s first foray into the soundbar market. The speaker is designed to be an all-in-one solution that won’t require a subwoofer to deliver full-range, room filling sound.
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CES 2018
Netflix 'Altered Carbon' Booth is Your Next Binge
John Sciacca  |  Jan 11, 2018
Walking through South Hall of the LVCC I saw a booth that was covered in posters proclaiming the need to Boycott Psychasec. The posters were then covered in graffiti. Around the front of the booth were skimpily clad, incredibly lifelike male and female mannequins. Total WTF.
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Remotely Possible
ConnectSense Smart In-Wall Outlet Outsmarts the Rest
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 11, 2018
ConnectSense's Smart In-Wall Outlet adds a multitude of features not found on other "smart" outlets.
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Signals
THX and Massdrop Launch Audiophile Headphone Amp
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 11, 2018
I was not familiar with Massdrop until my fearless S&V Editor Bob Ankosko turned me on to it. Good thing he did. This looks like a heck of a headphone amplifier.

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Signals
Lenovo Shows Smart Displays with Google Assistant
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 11, 2018
The smart speaker revolution is raging. Everyone, and I mean everyone, is either showing smart speakers or else waving their hands and saying how soon theirs will be available. But there is already a mutant version rapidly emerging - the smart display.

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