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Jim Kerr Sustains Simple Minds with a ‘Walk Between Worlds’
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 18, 2018
When the time comes to record new music, veteran bands often run the risk of being trapped trying to replicate their past successes to a sonic T by playing it safe and serving up a relatively pale companion to the recognizable sound they’ve established over their careers.

It’s something that was clearly permeating the brainwaves of Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr and his songwriting foil, guitarist/keyboardist Charlie Burchill, as the pair began to construct the tracks that would comprise their new studio album, the aptly named Walk Between Worlds (BMG)...

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Tributaries Expands 18Gbps-Certified HDMI Lineup
SV Staff  |  Apr 18, 2018
Tributaries has announced the addition of a 5-meter passive cable and 40-meter hybrid optical cable to its lineup of 18Gbps HDMI cables.
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Survey: Tariffs on TVs From China Would Cost U.S. Consumers Millions
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2018
The Trump administration's proposed tariffs on television sets from China would increase the price Americans pay for TVs, costing U.S. consumers an estimated $711 million over the next year, according to a new study commissioned by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and National Retail Federation (NRF).
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Signals
Get Ready to Rumble
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Apr 17, 2018
Singing roads. You know - when they mess up a perfectly smooth section of pavement to vibrate your tires to create rhythm and pitch. Music, or psychological torture? You decide.

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Klipsch Intros Minimal Footprint Architectural Speakers
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2018
Klipsch today introduced a line of custom-installation speakers that deliver sound in a minimal-footprint form factor that all but disappears.
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Vizio Rolls Out 2018 SmartCast OS to 2016-2017 TVs
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2018
The 2018 SmartCast operating system (OS) Vizio introduced last week as part of a major new-product rollout is now available on all 2018 Vizio smart TVs and will be added to all 2016 and 2017 SmartCast 4K TVs via free cloud-based updates.
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LG Adds ‘Hulu with Live TV’ to Smart TVs
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2018
LG has announced an updated user interface (UI) for its 2017 and 2018 smart TVs that includes Hulu with Live TV, a streaming subscription plan that provides live sports, news, and entertainment from more than 50 channels in addition to the Hulu library of TV series and movies.
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Audio Video News
Get Ready for High Def Vinyl
SV Staff  |  Apr 16, 2018
Everything else is going HD, so why not vinyl?

Austrian-based startup Rebeat Innovation has received almost $5 million in funding to continue developing a new kind of high-resolution vinyl record that not only sounds better than the best of today’s vinyl releases but plays longer and louder as well.

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Pioneer Launches Nani Personal Sound Amplifier
SV Staff  |  Apr 16, 2018
The Nani? PHA-M70 Personal Sound Amplifier Pioneer previewed at CES in January is now available in the U.S. for $150.
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Grace Notes
Zwift and the Case for a Bigger TV
Leslie Shapiro  |  Apr 16, 2018
Welcome to my world. The world of Zwift that is — the online virtual cycling game/training tool that makes indoor cycling fun. Yes, I said it. Training indoors can actually be fun, and the bigger and better your TV is, the more fun it will be. If you struggle with your significant other over new electronic purchases, I have found your solution. Get your SO hooked on Zwift and he or she will beg you for a bigger TV.

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