Samsung, Netflix, Reynolds Launch QLED Cross Promo
Tis the season for quid pro quos: Samsung, Netflix and actor Ryan Reynolds have teamed up to cross-promote the new upcoming Netflix original movie 6 Underground with 2019 Samsung QLED TVs and Reynolds’ Aviation Gin brand. See What Your 4K UHD TV Can Really Do…
Next Level Audio Introduces Soundbars For `Frame TVs’
Owners of Samsung’s design-centric The Frame TVs may be interested to learn that custom home theater audio equipment maker Next Level Acoustics has introduced a line of high-performance soundbars tailored to look and perform at a level that complements the popular television series. The soundbar…
Amazon Fire TV Blaster Brings Voice Control Via IR
Amazon launched this week its Fire TV Blaster, a new add-on device designed to bring voice control via Alexa-enabled Echo and Fire TV products to more devices. The Fire TV Blaster (which will ship December 11th at a $34.95 retail price) is an IR hub…
Enclave Adds 2 WiSA Certified Speaker Systems
Enclave Audio introduced this week a pair of wireless 5.1-channel home theater speaker systems conforming to the WiSA high-performance wireless speaker technology standard, including the first THX-Certified WiSA system. The Woodland Hills, Calif.–based company announced the two new wireless multi-channel speaker systems, CineHome II ($999.99…
Review: Nvidia Shield TV Streams Brilliant 4K/HDR
Last week we received the new standard (tubular design) Nvidia Shield TV streaming media player based on the Android TV OS and what we found was a slick, speedy performer with lots of apps supporting native 4K/HDR content, a fantastic remote, great gaming responsiveness and…
Friedrich Makes 8K Viewing Calculators Available Online
For those early 8K video enthusiasts who already have an 8K Ultra HD television or may be planning to get one soon, renowned video expert and industry consultant Florian Friedrich has posted a series of informative articles and native 8K streaming videos to feed your…
Sony RX10 IV Cybershot Gets Animal Eye AF Update
Owners of the Sony RX10 IV Cybershot camera will be pleased to learn that a firmware update (v 2.00) is now available to add the company’s Real-Time Animal Eye Auto Focus (AF) technology to the popular single-lens one-inch bridge camera. Sony said the feature will…
Walmart Launches `onn.’ Roku TVs For Black Friday
Did you discover this week that your 5-year-old or older smart TV, Blu-ray player or media adapter isn’t so smart and won’t get the new Apple TV+, Disney+ or maybe even the updated Netflix app? Roku is offering a few affordable solutions that are seeing…
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