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Z-Wave Alliance & CTA Fortify Smart Home Security
SV Staff  |  Apr 03, 2017
Addressing consumer concerns over smart home security and privacy, the Z-Wave Alliance has announced that it will require strict and uniform adoption of a new, advanced security protocol for all smart home devices submitted for certification.
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Audio Video News
March 2017 Top Picks at a Glance
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2017
Thank you March for bringing us spring…and 10 stellar Top Pick recommendations. Among our picks for the month: headphones ranging in price from $200 to $2,300, a pair of Class D amplifiers that will make even the most devout audiophile smile, and possibly the most sophisticated speaker system on the planet.
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Logitech Harmony Remotes Get Google Voice
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2017
You can add Logitech Harmony hub-based controllers to the rapidly growing list of electronics gear that incorporates voice control.
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Bluetooth Speaker Is the Latest Device to Self-Ignite
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2017
The burned speaker as seen in a video taken by its owner.

First it was Samsung’s self-igniting Galaxy Note 7 phones. Then it was an exploding headphone. Yesterday in New Jersey a battery-powered Bluetooth speaker began smoking before bursting into flames.

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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1997: The First DVD Players Arrive
SV Staff  |  Mar 30, 2017
Twenty years ago this month, the first DVD players were introduced in the U.S. after numerous false starts and delays over copyright concerns raised by Hollywood movie studios. DVD offered better picture quality than VHS tape plus the convenience of a CD-like disc that wasn’t prone to wear.
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Onkyo Announces New AVRs and Dolby Vision Update for 2016 Models
SV Staff  |  Mar 29, 2017
Onkyo is adding two more receivers to its 2017 AV receiver lineup in addition to the $349 entry-level model announced on Monday.
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Hogwarts Revealed in all its 4K Glory with HDR, DTS:X
SV Staff  |  Mar 29, 2017
The last four of the eight films in the Harry Potter series have arrived on Ultra HD Blu-ray.
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Yamaha Announces New Entry-Level AV Receivers
SV Staff  |  Mar 28, 2017
Yamaha has added four new models to its entry-level RX-V series of AV receivers at prices ranging from $300 to $650.
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Vizio Unveils New Entry-Level Smart TVs
SV Staff  |  Mar 28, 2017
Vizio today introduced a dozen new smart TVs in its entry-level D-Series, ranging in price from $140 for a 24-inch HD model to $900 for a 65-inch Ultra HDTV.
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Yes Looks Back and Forward as its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Nears
SV Staff  |  Mar 28, 2017
Photo: Glenn Gottlieb. Logo: Roger Dean c.2016.

As the members of Yes prepare for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Class of 2017 next Friday (April 7) at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, NY, drummer Alan White looks back on the band's nearly 50-year history and what's still to come for one of the world's most influential, ground-breaking, and respected progressive rock bands.

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