SV Staff

Four AV technology companies have announced the formation of the Emerging Technology Alliance (ETechA) to facilitate development, innovation, and collaboration within the audio video integration industry.

Vizio has expanded its Google Cast-enabled line of SmartCast audio products, which launched in early June with nine soundbars.

DTS has announced that Pioneer and Onkyo will upgrade select soundbars, AV receivers, lifestyle products, and home theaters-in-a-box with the DTS Play-Fi streaming platform via firmware updates.

A new report from IBM and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation—a public, national foundation with the mission to link seniors and people with disabilities with technologies to enhance their lives—reveals that meeting the needs of a growing aging population will require new technologies, partnerships, ideas, and business models. The report also discusses how technology such as cognitive computing will empower seniors to live longer, healthier, and more independently by preventing fraud and abuse, providing greater social connectivity, and improving access to vital information and services.