This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Journey to Space LLC Media company Shout Factory is the the latest entity to detail new 4K Blu-ray discs for 2016, including Imax features such as “Journey to …
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This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. From its humble beginnings back in 2013, DTS’ Play-Fi has now become the biggest brand-agnostic service, helped with the addition of new names including Rotel and Klipsch. But can it stave off the …
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LG has announced not one but three new wireless multiroom sound bars for 2016 to replace the existing LAS751. The SH8 and the SH7 offer a wireless subwoofer and slightly different cosmetics to last year’s version. Meanwhile the SH6 comes without a sub but features “dual bass ports” to enhance bass response. All three models feature Wi-Fi — with compatibility …
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It seems that everything these days is coming up Star Wars, from new movies to breakfast cereal and even to birth control. With the imminent release of “The Force Awakens,” fans just can’t get enough of that galaxy far far away. While reviews of video game Star Wars Battlefront have so far been mixed, it’s unquestionably the most immersive Star …
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Google is delivering on its promise of several months ago with two notable updates to its Chromecast Audio product: The $35 audio streamer now supports multiroom music and high-resolution music over Wi-Fi. Both of the features were touted when the tiny digital music dongle launched in September. Using the Chromecast app, users can now group units around the house under …
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Sonos has announced that Apple Music will finally come to its streaming system in December, becoming the first third-party manufacturer to support the service. Apple announced it was working with Sonos in June 2015 and said at the time Apple Music would be available on the hardware by the end of the year. Apple Music will be available to beta …
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The newest Black Friday deal is already under way — and the deals start as low as 10 cents. Microsoft is on a “10” kick because of its Windows 10 operating system (which, the company reminds us, just passed 110 million device installs). Thus, 10 days of deals — now through November 29 — with prices on digital items starting …
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Streaming service Vudu has announced the first 4K Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos titles are now available for owners of Vizio Reference series TVs, with more brands to follow. The 11 streaming titles from Warner Brothers include “:Mad Max: Fury Road,” “American Sniper,” “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” “The Gallows,” “San Andreas,” “Man of Steel,” “Jupiter Ascending,” “Edge of Tomorrow” and …
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Sony has announced hi-res music kiosks will be available at 79 Magnolia locations inside Best Buy stores across the country in an attempt to familiarize customers with the format. The kiosk that CNET attended consisted of two listening stations using Sony headphones — the MDR-1A and MDR-Z7 — and the NWZ-A17 and NW-ZX2 Walkmans, in conjunction with a tablet and …
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Vudu has announced new 4K movies available for streaming exclusively on the Roku 4 , including recent films like “The Lego Movie” and “Magic Mike XX” for rent or download. Prices start at $9.99 for rental and range between $24.99 and $29.99 to own. While the streamed movies include support for new standards such as Dolby Vision (high dynamic range, …
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