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CES 2013: New audio gear
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 14, 2013  | 

Even with so many new headphones, Bluetooth speakers, and other new personal/portable audio products debuting at last week's CES, there was still plenty of room for new introductions in traditional audio products. In fact, the Venetian Hotel was full of 'em, with exhibits spanning five floors plus some of the convention space downstairs.

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CES 2013: NYNE NH-6800 - The Shape of Things to Come
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 09, 2013  | 

While everyone on the floor is showing off tiny, tinny little Bluetooth speaker docks, NYNE is making a bold statement with the new NH-6800. This gorgeous stand-alone speaker system features Bluetooth with apt-X and AAC, and it’s also one of the first systems that will feature a Lightening connection for the new Apple product line.

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CES 2013: Off the Beaten Audio Path
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 09, 2013  | 
Polk Live: Showgoers listened over UltraFocus 8000 noise-cancelling headphones ($349) while Baltimore’s “cosmic soul cowboy” Bosley Brown and band performed live in a soundproof booth, the first stop in Polk’s Listen Up Tour. Next stop: Macworld.

LP to iPhone: Ion’s iLP digital conversion turntable ($129) records directly to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod using the free EZ Vinyl/Tape Converter app. The table has a USB port for connection to a PC and RCA outputs if you want to go old-school and skip the digital conversion.

Discreet Sound: Want a little music in the bathroom or maybe out in the garage while you finish your Mr. Fix-It project? No problem, just plug SoundFly Air ($200) into any AC outlet and stream tunes from your iPhone or iPad; up to four Flys can be controlled simultaneously. A Bluetooth version that works with only one speaker is available for $180. Sound is decent—much better than the awful sounding Outlet Speaker ($100) BēmWireless introduced at CES.

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CES 2013: On the Show Floor
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 10, 2013  | 
You just never know who or what you’re going to run into while walking the show floor…

Dancing Robots: Tosy’s mRobo Ultra Bass is actually an MP3 player with a built-in speaker. When the music starts to play, the little guy turns into a dancin’ fool with some serious moves. Best part: Watching his head pop out from his chest when the music starts (mRobo is a mere torso before he springs into action).

And then there's...

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CES 2013: Panasonic 2013 ZT60 vs 2012 VT50
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jan 12, 2013  | 

We loved the VT50, and even gave it our Video Product of the Year award. Panasonic, though, didn’t just update their plasma flagship model, they made a whole new flagship model.

Sure, a bunch of improvements were mentioned, but how much better is the ZT60?

Well, they had a darkened room at their booth with the two side-by-side. Some skepticism and cautious enthusiasm after the jump.

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CES 2013: PANASONIC PLASMA TVS
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: Panasonic Previews Pretty Plasmas (likewise, LED LCDs)
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jan 09, 2013  | 

 

There’s a few big headlines right off the top. The first, Panasonic’s entire LCD line now uses LEDs for backlighting. The second, no more GT Series on the plasma side. The third, a new ZT Series slots in above the once-top-of-the-line VT Series. 
 
All the models and features after the jump.
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CES 2013: Personal audio
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 15, 2013  | 

As much as CES 2013 was a headphone show, it was also a Bluetooth show. So many companies displayed new Bluetooth speakers that I started doing triage on the first day, ignoring the lookalikes, the animal-shaped speakers, and (most of) the cheap plasticky junk to focus on personal audio products that would have a fighting chance of giving you good sound.

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CES 2013: SAMSUNG 4K ULTRA HD TV
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: SAMSUNG CURVED SCREEN OLED TV
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: Samsung Smart TV and HVEC Codec
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 11, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: SHARP 4K ULTRA HDTV
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: Sharp Stays Big
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jan 07, 2013  | 

Sharp wanted to be the name in massive flat panel TVs, and that it achieved. With other companies “making do” with 65-inch TVs, Sharp’s 70-, 80-, and 90-inch models make them seem puny.

Lots of models, after the jump.

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CES 2013: SONY 4K OLED TV
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: SONY 4K TV WITH CONTENT LIBRARY
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2013  | 

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