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Fabriq Targets Echo with $100 Alexa-Enabled Speaker
SV Staff  |  Sep 26, 2017
Toronto-based Fabriq aims to fill what it perceives as a void for inexpensive smart speakers that offer decent sound quality with a new Alexa-enabled speaker that sells for $100.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Available for Download
SV Staff  |  Sep 26, 2017
While fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones will have to wait until December 12 to get Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season on Blu-ray or DVD, the full season is now available for download on iTunes and Google Play for $26.99 in HD or $19.99 in SD.
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LG TVs to Access to Comcast’s Xfinity TV in 2018
SV Staff  |  Sep 25, 2017
Comcast and LG today announced that owners of 2017 and 2018 webOS-enabled LG smart TVs will be able to access Comcast’s Xfinity TV service through the Xfinity TV Partner app in 2018 without the need to lease a cable box.
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Countdown to Cult of Chucky
SV Staff  |  Sep 25, 2017
Fans of Hollywood’s famous demonic doll are in for another blood-spattered adventure as Chucky continues his reign of terror behind the locked doors of an insane asylum in Cult of Chucky, due on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital on demand October 3.
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CEDIA Expands Availability of Certification Globally
SV Staff  |  Sep 22, 2017
CEDIA has announced that CEDIA Certification exams will now be available through Kryterion Global Testing Solutions, which has more than 1,000 testing centers worldwide.
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Hisense Ships Roku-Enabled 4K TVs
SV Staff  |  Sep 22, 2017
Hisense, the Chinese electronics brand that holds a top-three ranking in worldwide TV market share, has started shipping its new three-model line of Roku-enabled 4K/Ultra HD smart TVs.
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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1997: Microsoft Shows Off WebTV
SV Staff  |  Sep 21, 2017
Twenty years ago this week, Microsoft introduced a new and improved WebTV, the interactive TV service it had purchased from internet TV pioneer Steve Perlman a few months earlier.
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Apple Aims to Improve Siri as Part of iOS 11 Rollout
SV Staff  |  Sep 21, 2017
Apple has reworked Siri to give the virtual assistant a more natural voice and new capabilities.
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A&K Previews New Portable Music Player & More
SV Staff  |  Sep 20, 2017
Astell&Kern (A&K) will unveil a new hi-res portable music player, limited-edition earphones, and a CD ripper at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) in Denver, October 6-8.
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Yamaha’s New 2.1-Channel Receiver Boasts YPAO Room Correction
SV Staff  |  Sep 20, 2017
Yamaha has introduced an $800 follow-up to the $350 stereo receiver it shipped last month.
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