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Amazon may be working on a YouTube rival with an awkward name

Amazon may be considering its own YouTube competitor, as hinted at by trademark requests for two names: Amazontube and Opentube.
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Seeming to hover midair, Meizu’s Gravity is the David Blaine of speakers

Meizu has taken to Indiegogo, and it's not for a phone, but a clever new wireless speaker that takes its name from exactly what it looks to defy: Gravity.
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Fender’s first line of earbuds debut, for pros and audiophiles

The Fender name is synonymous with its guitars and amps, but now the company is entering new territory with its first-ever line of in-ear headphones.
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Understand languages you’ve never learned with the Pilot translation earpiece

Even those who speak multiple languages likely can't understand everyone, but that could change thanks to a new wearable from the NYC-based Waverly Labs.
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Pandora opens its Premium features to all in exchange for watching a short ad

If you use Pandora but don't pay for Pandora Premium, you can now access many of the plan's features in exchange for watching a video ad.
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Amazon to launch 100 HDR10+ titles for the Samsung TV on December 13

Earlier this year, Amazon and Samsung announced the new HDR10+ standard. Now around 100 titles using the new format are coming to Amazon.
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The Silk browser arrives on Fire TV devices, with one glaring omission

Amazon's Fire TV platform has just gotten even more flexible with the arrival of its Silk browser, previously available on Fire tablets.
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SVS pumps out high-quality low frequencies with its new 4000 Series subwoofers

The new 4000 Series subwoofers from SVS are capable of bringing more than 4,000 watts of low frequency power to your home theater system.
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Dish’s AirTV Player might be the best streaming box for cord cutters yet

Details of Dish’s AirTV Player leaked last month, but now the company has officially unveiled the device, which combines over-the-air TV and streaming.
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Element expands its horizons with its new Roku-powered 4K Ultra HD smart TV

To complement its Fire TV-powered smart TVs, Element Electronics' latest 50-inch 4K Ultra HD smart TV with HDR is powered by Roku.
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Forget fast-forwarding, Plex DVR can now remove commercials for you

Plex DVR can now automatically remove commercials from your DVR recordings before you even press play, so no more fast-forwarding.
Apple TV

BitTorrent news streaming app OTT News now available for the Apple TV

OTT News is a new streaming app for the Apple TV and mobile devices that offers election news using the BitTorrent Live peer-to-peer technology.
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Sling TV, a host of other features come to the Apple TV at WWDC

If you were concerned that the Apple TV wouldn't get much attention at WWDC, fear not, as the streaming box got single sign-on, Sling TV, and more.
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Netflix subscriber numbers balloon thanks to its international expansion

Netflix has released its fourth-quarter earnings report, revealing subscriber numbers that vastly outpaced Wall Street expectations.
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Say hello to Rotel’s sleek, feature-packed 14 Series amplifiers, CD player

If you still cherish your massive CD collection, Rotel might have just the thing for you with its sleek new 14 Series CD player and amplifiers.
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DirecTV Now will launch in November, offering 100+ channels for $35 per month

Next month, the AT&T-owned DirecTV will face off against its rival Dish Network with the launch of DirecTV Now, which will cost just $35 a month.
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Despite its problems, DirecTV Now topped 200K subscribers in its first month

DirecTV Now launched on November 30, and by December 31 the live TV streaming service had already gained more than 200,000 subscribers.
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Music videos aren’t the only new feature coming to Apple Music on Android

Apple Music has had support for music videos on iOS for some time, and now an update has finally brought the feature to Android.
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Sonos TruePlay: Our first take

TruePlay is now available for all Sonos speakers, including the Playbar, making it a viable option for home theater as well as music.
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Sony’s massive 77-inch OLED TV finally has a price tag, and it ain’t cheap

Sony has unveiled pricing and availability information for its XBR-A1E BRAVIA OLED 4K HDR TV line and other A/V gear.
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Aiaiai already has Pixel-compatible parts for its TMA-2 modular headphones

Aiaiai’s TMA-2 modular headphone system already had us impressed, and now you can even get Google Pixel-ready cables and headbands.
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Sennheiser hauls three sexy new pairs of wireless cans to CES 2017

At CES, Sennheiser debuted its HD 1 In-Ear Wireless headphones, which use a neckbud-style design, plus two new pairs of wireless over-ears.
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AT&T signs deal with Fox to bring the broadcaster’s channels to DirecTV Now

DirecTV Now is launching soon at $35 per month for more than 100 channels. Now we have a better idea of what some of those channels will be.

Create your own mini music event with Riva Audio’s Wand audio system

We're big fans of Riva Audio's portable offerings, and the newly launched Wand series gets even more ambitious with multispace audio system.
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New Smart Mute feature on Pioneer Rayz switches off the mic when not in use

Pioneer’s new Rayz Plus noise canceling Lightning headphones let you listen to listen to music and charge your iPhone 7 at the same time.
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CBS CEO says the company is no longer in talks with Apple about streaming TV

Any potential streaming TV service from Apple could be further off than expected, as CBS CEO Les Moonves said talks with the company have stopped.
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Fluance now offers an audiophile-grade surround system with towers for $1000

Fluance is looking to provide audiophile-grade sound to buyers on a budget with its new flagship line of Signature Series Floorstanding Speakers.
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Waiting for cheap 4K? Vizio’s new XLED M-series and P-series TVs have landed in stores

Vizio has announced availability for 2017 P-series and M-series SmartCast TVs, which look like an even better deal than last year's models.
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Oppo’s 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players land Dolby Vision HDR updates

Oppo's new UDP-2015 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc player, is now available via the company's website for the price of $1,300.
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Audeze breaks out the shrink ray for world’s first planar magnetic in-ear cans

Planar magnetic headphones are generally known for being on the large side, but Audeze has announced three new sets of in-ears using the technology.
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Dish courts cord cutters, offers free HopperGo pocket DVR to new sign-ups

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Dish Network is running a promotion offering its HopperGo pocket DVR for free to new sign-ups.
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Never miss any of the shows with Dish’s over-the-top 4K Hopper 3 DVR

After its announcement at CES last month, Dish's latest-generation Hopper 3 4K DVR is now available to new and existing customers alike.
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Dish serving up multiroom audio powered by DTS Play-Fi to its Hopper DVRs

Dish has continued to add feature after feature to its latest Hopper DVR models, and now they’re getting multiroom audio with the addition of DTS Play-Fi.
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Sharp’s P9500 Series quantum dot TV stands out in a jam-packed 2017 lineup

Sharp unveiled its 2017 TV lineup at CES, which features 21 different models, including a new 75-inch quantum dot model and plenty of others.