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Meet Streamz: Music Player and Headphone in One
SV Staff  |  Jul 15, 2016
Utah-based Streamz, a spin-off of Mozaex that raised $100,000 on flashfunders.com, has a unique spin on personal music with the “world’s first smart streaming headphones.”
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Dish Introduces Voice Remote
SV Staff  |  Jul 15, 2016
Calling the traditional button-operated remote control outdated, Dish is making a voice-control remote available to owners of its Hopper 3 and 4K Joey set-top boxes for $30.
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ABC Relaunches Free Streaming Service
SV Staff  |  Jul 14, 2016
ABC has relaunched its streaming service with seven original short-form series, full seasons of 38 “throwback” shows, and a user interface retooled to improve navigation on the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV.
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Throwback Thursday
’70s Flashback: Forgotten Brands A-Z, Part 1
SV Staff  |  Jul 14, 2016
Akai (July 1977, art by Charles Bragg), BIC (1975), Carver (1980)

Enjoy this multi-part collage recalling long-forgotten audio brands, represented here by iconic advertising of the day.

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Hi-Res Label Unamas to Release 10 MQA Recordings
SV Staff  |  Jul 13, 2016
Unamas, the Japanese hi-res music label run by award-winning recording engineer Mick Sawaguchi will release 10 albums encoded in the MQA format on Friday (July 15).
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BenQ Unveils i500 Smart Projector
SV Staff  |  Jul 12, 2016
BenQ says its about-to-be-released i500 mini DLP projector offers a new way to wirelessly stream “larger-than-life images in limited spaces, all without the hassle of connecting cables, media boxes, dongles, or portable devices.”
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Monster Introduces Ghostbusters Headphones
SV Staff  |  Jul 11, 2016
Not one to miss a promotional opportunity, Monster has introduced three Ghostbusters-themed headphones to coincide with the release of Ghostbusters (2016) last Friday
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NAD Firmware Update Adds MQA Support
SV Staff  |  Jul 11, 2016
NAD Electronics has announced a firmware update that brings MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) support to a handful of its Masters Series components with more to follow in the future.
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Klipsch Offers Walnut Base Turntable
SV Staff  |  Jul 11, 2016
Klipsch has partnered with Pro-ject Audio to offer its first turntable, expanding yet again beyond the horn-loaded home speakers the iconic brand has been building for 70 years.
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July 2016 New Gear
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2016
Dashbon Flicks Boombox Projector
Many of today’s Bluetooth speakers have put a new face on the classic boombox, but Flicks pushes the concept to its logical conclusion: a portable movie theater! Measuring 11.7 x 5.3 x 6.5 inches, this boombox packs an LED-based, 720p DLP projector that can display a 100-inch image from just over 8 feet away, plus the requisite speakers—in this case, two full-range drivers plus a “subwoofer” and bass radiator.
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