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Roku Enters Wireless Home Audio
Roku wants to bring connectivity simplicity to TV audio.
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SDI Debuts iHome’s Aquio Bluetooth Water Bottle
There’s a new way to bring Bluetooth to the beach.
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Sonos Deepens Relationship With Alexa With New Beam Soundbar
Smart speaker will add support for other digital assistants in the future
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By Land, Sea or Air: Audio Solutions For One & All
Long a mainstay for retailers’ bottom lines, the audio segment is experiencing something of a renaissance.
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Polk Audio Intros Google Assistant-Powered Smart Speaker
Polk Assist delivers audio with Google Assistant and Chromecast built-in
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7 Portable Speakers For Summer Selling
Whether designed for the backyard or the bedroom, portable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi speakers continue to occupy valuable shelf space for consumer electronics retailers and...
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Party & Sporty: Sony Targets The Young & Active With New Portable Audio
New speakers, ear buds all include some level of water protection
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Digital Assistants Shake Up The Wi-Fi Speaker Market
Amazon vs. Google will play out on the CES show floor
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TCL Joins With Roku For Connected Soundbars
The No. 3 TV maker strengthening its manufacturing process
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Kicker To Unveil ‘Concert-Level’ Marine Speakers At CES 2018
Made to last for years on salt or fresh water
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CEDIA 2017: Alexa, Google Assistant & Other Voice UIs Come Into Their Own
This week’s CEDIA 2017 is giving A/V products and custom-installed integrated systems more of a voice in the way they’re controlled. New products are...
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Amazon’s Alexa Brings Multiroom Audio To Echo — And Soon To Sonos & Bose
Alexa can now deliver multiroom audio. Amazon announced on Tuesday that its Echo devices can now act as multiroom speakers using Alexa. Consumers can...
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Klipsch Teams With Capitol Records For Heritage Speakers
Klipsch revealed the first fruits of its partnership with Capitol Records: a line of co-branded speakers. The special-edition Heritage and Heritage Wireless offering includes...
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Smart Speakers Set to Capture 30 Percent of U.S. Audio Market In 2017
Fun fact: Amazon is now the world’s largest audio equipment vendor. Thanks to the success of smart speakers with voice personal assistants (VPAs), the...
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Klipsch Adds Atmos-Ready Reference Speakers
Klipsch is bringing Dolby Atmos to its Reference line of home-theater speakers. According to the company, these will be the first two-way, horn-loaded Atmos-enabled...
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Klipsch Brings Back Forte Speaker
Klipsch has revived its best-selling Forte loudspeaker, which has been out of production since 1996. The first- and second-gen Forte speakers combine to be...
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Russound Ships Outdoor Landscape Speaker
Russound is shipping its first landscape speakers meant for use in outdoor audio environments. The new 70-volt/100-volt/8-ohm AW4-LS-BR speaker, with a suggested retail of...
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Samsung Sounds Off With MS750 Sound+ Soundbar
Samsung Electronics America (SAE) has begun shipping its MS750 Sound+ soundbar, which was designed to vertically expand the sound stage. Introduced last January at...
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Riva Audio Ships WAND Multiroom Wireless Speakers
Rikki Farr knows how good music should sound, perhaps better than anyone else alive. As a club manager, concert and festival promoter, and music...
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Yamaha YAS-207 Soundbar Will Be 1st With DTS Virtual:X
DTS said the first Virtual:X-ready products will launch this summer, with Yamaha’s YAS-207 soundbar set to be the first device to feature the technology....
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Lux Audio Fruits: Origin Acoustics & B&O Speakers Now Available
Origin Acoustics, which recently began shipping the latest lux audio fruits of its partnership with Bang & Olufsen, has refreshed its Director and LCR...
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Polk MagniFi Max Flagship Soundbar Bundles In Wireless Speakers
Polk Audio introduced what the company is calling its most expansive soundbar to date: the MagniFi Max SR. Featuring the company’s Stereo Dimensional Array...
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New Wi-Fi Speakers From Como Audio: Multi-Room Musica & Battery-Powered Amico
Como Audio is growing its line of home audio solutions with the addition of a portable speaker and a multi-room CD player, both Wi-Fi...
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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...
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LifeProof Enters Bluetooth Speaker Category With Aquaphonics Line
Smartphone case manufacturer LifeProof has entered a new CE category: Bluetooth speakers. Keeping in theme with the company’s ultra-durable cases, the trio of Aquaphonics...
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Product Showcase: Speakers
Logitech Z337 2.1 Wireless Speaker System Stream audio wirelessly from any Bluetooth® device by connecting a computer, smartphone or tablet, or for a wired...
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Zvox TV Speaker Can Be Fine-Tuned For Impairment Needs
Zvox has given its AccuVoice TV speaker an upgrade, adding a remote control that can better match a user’s hearing impairment. The AccuVoice TV...
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V-Moda Launches Remix, Its 1st Bluetooth Speaker
V-Moda took the wraps off its first Bluetooth speaker, a model that also serves as a headphones amplifier. Measuring 8 inches long, the speaker...
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Amazon Adds Bluetooth Speaker Pairing To Echo
Amazon made no formal announcement, but after two years on the market the Amazon Echo can now stream audio to external Bluetooth speakers. Amazon...
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Tivoli Debuts Wi-Fi Model One Digital Tabletop Radio
Tivoli Audio has introduced a tabletop radio for the digital age. The Model One Digital features the same design as the company’s Model One...
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Sonos Stresses Size, Design & Simplicity For Playbase, Its 1st Under-TV Speaker
Industrywide sales of under-TV speaker bases are down, but wireless-multiroom-audio supplier Sonos expects its first under-TV speaker to succeed where others have failed. The...
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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...
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Report: Intelligent Home Speakers Will Challenge The Smartphone In Homes
Intelligent home speaker shipments reached 5.9 million units globally in 2016, according to research by Strategy Analytics, and will grow tenfold by 2022, driven...
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Sonos Embracing Alexa To Stay Ahead Of The Market
Sonos was alone in the market when it launched the industry’s first Wi-Fi multiroom-audio speakers in 2005, but it’s not alone anymore. The number...
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QFX Starts Shipping $399 SBX-51021 Home Entertainment System
QFX has relaunched its SBX-51021 pro DJ speaker and home entertainment system. The system was delayed due to numerous feature upgrades added after its...
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Sonos Wants Everyone To Stop Staring At Their Phones
New ads, debuting at Grammy Awards, encourage reconnecting via shared music Sonos launched its 2017 ad campaign during the 2017 Grammy Awards ceremony with...
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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...