B&O Upgrades Beosound Speakers With Google Assistant, Airplay 2
Bang & Olufsen, the design-centric Danish high-end AV electronics manufacturer, revealed Thursday it is preparing to release updated Beosound luxury smart speakers based on Google Assistant voice control and Apple Airplay 2. When the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connected speakers arrive in B&O store locations and…
Revitalized KLH Speaker Brand To Make CEDIA Appearance Under New Owner
Renowned speaker and audio brand KLH will make its appearance next month at CEDIA Expo since being acquired by long-time Klipsch sales president David P. Kelley. The newly rejuvenated brand and company, which made an appearance at CES 2018, plans to use its showcase in…
Alexa Voice-Powered Video Skill Comes To DirecTV Genie Boxes
DirecTV is joining TiVo and rival satcaster Dish in adding compatibility with the Amazon Alexa voice skill in select satellite set-up boxes. Although the capability was originally announced back in March, DirecTV becomes the latest to add the capability to equipment in the field. Both…
DISH Adds Support For Google Assistant Voice Control In Select Hopper Products
Direct-to-home satellite TV service DISH became the first pay-TV service Monday to integrate voice-control operation powered by Google Assistant smart speakers and similar devices into select receiver/decoder boxes and DVRs. The satcaster said that effective Monday it is offering direct compatibility with Google Assistant commands…
Samsung Unveils 2 `The Frame’ 4K Ultra HDTVs For 2018
Samsung introduced this week a new version of The Frame 4K Ultra HDTV designed to look like a framed picture. The latest version includes additional selections of digital artwork that can be displayed when not using the screen for video viewing, plus a newly updated…
First Toshiba Fire TVs Hit Best Buy, Amazon
Best Buy is now selling its first line of Toshiba-branded televisions with a built-in Fire TV operating system. The Toshiba Fire TVs, which are a Best Buy and Amazon exclusive for now, place Amazon’s Fire TV smart TV platform front and center on the user…
Hisense H9E-Plus 4K LED-LCD TVs With Android Smart TV OS Hit Stores
Hisense is now shipping its H9E Plus “ULED” 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TV series featuring the Android smart TV platform with Google Assistant AI voice control and HDR10 and Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) support. The series includes two models, one each in the…
Amazon Launches Fire TV Cube That Extends Alexa To The Home Theater
Amazon unveiled Thursday the Fire TV Cube, which is billed as a new hands-free 4K Ultra HD/HDR10 streaming media player with Alexa voice control that operates “even when the TV is off.” The Fire TV Cube is equipped with eight far-field microphones, advanced beamforming technology,…
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