Industry
Partnership With Meridian Highlights LG Audio Line
LG is also launching its first smart speaker at CES 2018.
Chromecast
Keeping Current
Amazon Makes Peace Offering To Google
Amazon is ready to bury the hatchet by bringing back Google’s Chromecast streaming devices after a two-year absence.
Products
Smart TVs Nudging Roku, Chromecast Aside
The number of people in the U.S. who will use a smart TV is expected to rise 10.1 percent from last year, to 168.1...
Products
Vizio Adds To SmartCast Line With XLED TVs, Soundbars, Wireless Speaker
Vizio unveiled a complete A/V assortment for the home including new M-series HDR TVs, soundbars and wireless speakers. The new 2017 Vizio SmartCast M-series...
Products
Onkyo Adds Chromecast, Google Home Download To A/V Components
Onkyo USA has released a firmware update for select home theater, hi-fi and lifestyle audio components that activates Chromecast built-in audio streaming, as well...
Products
Grace Digital Calls Mondo+ 1st Internet Radio With Chromecast
Grace Digital has unveiled what it’s calling the first Internet radio with built-in Chromecast. The Mondo+ lets users stream audio from over 100 apps...
Products
Sony Making Some Audio Noise With Extra Bass Speakers
Sony revealed pricing and ship dates for its expanded series of Extra Bass Bluetooth speakers shown at CES, but the company hasn’t yet disclosed...
Products
Vizio Enhances SmartCast App
Vizio announced new updates to its SmartCast app. Enhancements include larger buttons on the home screen interface to help simplify navigation and ensure key...
Products
Haier Adding TVs With Chromecast Built-In
Haier is dropping the Roku TV smart-TV platform and joining companies such as Vizio, Philips and Polaroid in adopting the Chromecast built-in platform for...
Products
Google Furthers Smart-Home Ecosystem With New Product Line
With the availability of Google’s new smart-home hub, the company has marked its “move from mobile-first to AI-first,” stated CEO Sundar Pichai. Google Assistant,...
news
Google Unveils Smart Speaker, Android Wear Updates, Better VR
Virtual reality and Android Wear wearables starred at Google’s annual developers conference, where the company also unveiled its Google Home voice-controlled wireless speaker and...
Products
Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV Gain On Roku, Chromecast
Amazon’s Fire TV and Apple TV are gaining on Roku in U.S. sales share, but Roku is holding on to its top spot even...
Keeping Current
Chromecast Tops Streaming Media
Also shown: Samsung now accounts for nearly 25 percent of all smart TVs in use worldwide. “Google’s Chromecast streaming adapter topped the media streamer...
Retailing
You Won’t Be Able To Buy That New Apple TV Or Chromecast On Amazon Anymore
As an indicator of how competitive the market for OTT video services and devices is becoming, Amazon will stop selling the Apple TV and...
Products
Google’s New Chromecast: Watch Out Roku & Apple TV
Google’s new $35 Chromecast could pose an even larger threat to cord-cutting rivals Roku, Apple and Amazon. “The new Chromecast brings enhancements in hardware...
Products
Google’s New Chromecast Audio Dongle Wants To Replace Bluetooth Streaming
Google is making a major inroad into wireless multiroom audio with a $35 Chromecast Audio dongle. It’s also launching the first Google-built tablet and...
Products
Amazon Tops Media-Streamer Market In Q1
Boston — Amazon’s Fire TV is tops in market share for digital media streaming devices in the U.S., according to the latest Strategy Analytics...
Products
IHS: Apple TV Losing Share As Competition Mounts
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. – Apple TV has been losing share among streaming-audio/video devices, and Apple’s price cut to $69 from $99 likely reflects plans...
Products
Vudu Rolling Out Spark Dongle
Santa Clara, Calif. — Wal-Mart’s streaming-movie service Vudu has started a soft launch of a TV dongle called Spark that can link non-smart TVs...
Products
Aereo Service Comes To Chromecast
New York – Aereo, the Cloud-based local TV service, said its subscription-based service is now live on the Google Chromecast platform. The Aereo app...