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Pioneer Expands Multiroom, Google Cast Pioneer Home Entertainment is bringing wireless multiroom audio, Google Cast and Tidal streaming to its Pioneer-series AVRs for the...
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Peerless-AV Unveils Universal Modular LED Mounting System
Peerless-AV unveiled a universal modular LED wall-mounting system that features a pop-out mechanism to adapt to various brands and screen sizes. The universal nature...
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Turntables: Onkyo CP-1050
Onkyo’s $599 CP-1050 direct-drive turntable plays most any size or speed disc except for CDs with audiophile-level quality. The CP-1050 plays 33 1/3rd and...
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Vuzix ‘Video Headphones’ Reach Market
Los Angeles — Vuzix has begun preorder sales for its new iWear “video headphones,” designed for immersive high-definition video viewing and gaming. The iWear...
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Monoprice Offers USB-C Cables, Adapters
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. — Monoprice has announced the availability of its first line of USB-C (USB 3.1) cables and adapters. The company has also...
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Audyssey Adds Spotify Integration To Music Player App
Los Angeles — Audyssey announced its Audyssey Music Player now integrates with the Spotify music-streaming service. The Audyssey Music Player app optimizes audio content...
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THX Launches HDMI-Cable Certification
San Francisco – THX developed a certification program for HDMI 2.0 and up cables to ensure the cables pass through 4K content without affecting...
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Screen Innovations Joins HTSA
Austin, Texas — Screen Innovations has joined the Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) buying group. “We are excited about the fresh relationship with...
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New DisplayPort USB Type-C Alt. Mode Revealed
Newark, Calif. – On the heels of the Video Electronics Standards Association’s (VESA) release of the new DisplayPort 1.3 spec comes word of a...
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Hi-Res Portable Among Sony’s IFA Introductions
Berlin – Sony is going to the IFA show here with its first high-resolution Walkman portable audio player for the U.S. market, a new...
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SunBriteTV Adds Anti-Theft TV Shroud
Thousand Oaks, Calif. — SunBriteTV introduced Tuesday a weatherproof Anti-Theft Shroud Cover Kit designed to prevent vandalism of digital signage in heavy traffic areas....
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Corning Wins 3 Telly Awards For Cable Video
Corning, N.Y. — Corning said Monday it has received three Telly Awards for its Thunderbolt Optical Cables By Corning video. The video received the...
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DVDO Debuts Roku Ultra HD HDMI Switcher
Sunnyvale, Calif. — DVDO introduced Tuesday the Roku Ready certified Quick6R 4K Ultra HD HDMI switcher. Customers can access more than 1,500 streaming channels...
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RCA Antenna Aimed Toward HD Cord-Cutters
New York — RCA has begun shipping its Ultra-Thin HDTV indoor antenna, designed to receive free TV broadcasts in both UHF and VHF frequencies...
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SI Expands Black Diamond Sizes
Austin, Texas — Screen Innovations (SI) said Thursday it has enlarged its selection of Black Diamond ambient-light-rejecting 1.4 gain screens to include 16:9 120-inch...
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Harman Posts Major Sales, Profit Increases
Stamford, Conn. — Harman International reported a 32 percent gain in net sales, with net income more than doubling year on year in its...
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DEG: Internet-Delivered Content Rose In Q1
Los Angeles — Consumer spending on electronic sell-through (EST) of video entertainment rose 43 percent over the first quarter of 2014, following a 51...
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Voxx Makes $3M Investment In EyeSee360
Hauppauge, N.Y. – Voxx International has made a $3 million investment in EyeSee360, the developer of the panoramic video camera 360Fly and the 360MicroFly...
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Elmo Bows Wearable Camera
Plainview, N.Y. – Elmo USA is now shipping its first wearable camera, the QBiC MS-1, with the ability to shoot video at up to...
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LG Beats Emissions Goal
Seoul, South Korea ― LG Electronics said Monday that it cut emissions from the use of its products by 38 million tons in 2013....
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LG Receives Energy Star Award
Washington ― The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will recognize LG Electronics as a 2014 Energy Star Partner of the Year for sustained excellence...
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Nyne Hires Rob Voorhies
Oxnard, Calif. — Bluetooth speaker supplier Nyne hired Rob Voorhies, formerly with JVC, to fill the newly created position of national sales manager. The...
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Sony Adds FullHD SXRD Projector
San Diego — Sony Electronics introduced Monday an SXRD-based FullHD 3D home cinema projector. Sony’s VPL-HW40ES, which joins the VPL-HW55ES in the line, will...
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Netflix Lands 3D Printing Film Exclusive
Beverly Hills, Calif. — 3D printing enthusiasts will soon be able to take a closer look at the technology through the SXSW Film Festival...
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WiSA, ALMA Ink Membership Agreement
San Francisco — The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) and the Association of Loudspeaker Manufacturing and Acoustics International (ALMA) announced the signing of...
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Coakley Joins AudioSource As Executive VP
Portland, Ore. — Tim Coakley, formerly with Ingram Micro Consumer Electronics (IMCE), joins AudioSource today as executive VP. Coakley, a 28-year CE veteran, was...
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Samsung Sends Off Expanded UHD TV Lineup
New York – Samsung used a press conference at the Guggenheim Museum here Wednesday to formally roll out its 2014 A/V lines, highlighted by...
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Sony Pictures Reveals Job Cuts
Culver City, Calif. — The job-cutting continued at Sony this week, this time at Sony Pictures Entertainment, where according to a report in Variety,...
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Yamaha Adds SACD To Second Blu-ray Player
Buena Park, Calif. – Yamaha plans shipments of a new 3D Blu-ray player that will expand its selection of SACD-equipped models to two. The...
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Utah Court Slaps Injunction On Aereo
Salt Lake City — A federal judge approved Wednesday a preliminary injunction against mobile TV service Aereo. Judge Dale Kimball, of The U.S. District...
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Core Brands Hires More New Execs
Petaluma, Calif. – Core Brands hired more new executives. The newcomers are Yann Connan, hired as director of product management for the audio group;...
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Yamaha Boosts Sales, Income Courtesy Of Currency Shifts
Shizuoka, Japan – Yamaha boosted third-quarter and nine-month sales and operating income thanks to currency fluctuations. In the third quarter ending December, consolidated sales...
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Sim2 Reveals 2014 Grand Cinema Offerings
Sunrise, Fla. — Sim2 USA unveiled Wednesday its latest generation of three-chip, DLP-based home cinema projectors. The company said it is adding six Grand...
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Rembrandt 3D Demos Glasses-Free 3D TV Set
New York – Glasses-free 3DTV resource Rembrandt 3D this week premiered a 55-inch 4K LCD, Auto Stereoscopic (glasses-free) 3D (AS3D) television system showing a...
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EcoSense Unveils Dimming LED Systems
New York – LED technologies manufacturer EcoSense introduced a new product portfolio featuring three upgraded series – EcoSpec Linear INT, EcoSpec Linear HP INT...
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Panasonic To Supply LED Boards To NFL’s Eagles
Newark, N.J. – Panasonic said Wednesday that it has reached a deal with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles franchise to provide the highest definition LED...
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Second-Screen Study: More Applications Needed
Arlington, Va. — The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) released the findings from Part Two of...
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Dolby Q1 Revenues Slip
San Francisco – Dolby Laboratories’ revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 fell 2.3 percent to $231.1 million but nonetheless exceeded projections, the...
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DEG Adds 5 Member Companies
Los Angeles – The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) said Thursday that it has added five new member companies from its ever-expanding circle of associated...
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Elmo Adds BOXi T-200 Mini Projector
Plainview, N.Y. – Elmo USA has introduced its BOXi T-200 compact, HD projector. The 10.6 ounce, compact DLP projector, features a sleek, 4- by...
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Dolby Launches Dolby Vision Program At CES
Las Vegas – Dolby used International CES to launch its new Dolby Vision initiative and demonstrate its next steps into local dimming technology for...
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Sony’s Hirai Talks Wow Factor
BOOTH 14200 Sony CEO and president Kazuo (Kaz) Hirai wistfully reminisced about the wows that impacted him a kid and how he wanted to...