LG TVs Get HomeKit, AirPlay 2 Updates This Week
Good news for Apple iOS users who happen have recently purchased a 2019 LG AI TV: The company announced Tuesday that Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit will be available to use in their big-screen sets via a firmware release that starts July 25th. LG said…
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…
Polk Unveils Polk Assist Speaker With Google Voice AI Technology
Polk Audio introduced Thursday the Polk Assist voice-controlled smart speaker that delivers Polk hi-fidelity speaker sound along with the convenience of built-in Google Assistant voice controlled AI. Google Assistant technology will enable users to simply speak out desired commands to play a favorite song, control…
Samsung Shows Developers `Intelligence Of Things’ With Bixby 2.0
DJ Koh, Samsung Mobile Communications Business president Samsung revealed at its Developers Conference in San Francisco Wednesday that it is moving intelligence beyond devices and into an ubiquitous, personal and open ecosystem running its new and improved Bixby 2.0 voice-powered digital assistant technology. The company…
Digital Voice Assistants Dominated CEDIA 2017 Audio Advances
Bang & Olufsen’s Beosound Shape speaker array at CEDIA 2017. The recent custom electronics showcase, CEDIA 2017 in San Diego certainly wasn’t sparse on new advancements in immersive, high-quality music technologies and products, with dozens of companies showing products, technologies and services to keep all…
CTA Forecast: 4K Ultra HDTVs To Grow 59% In 2017
The Consumer Technology Association released mid-year forecasts this week showing that newer technologies like high dynamic range (HDR) are helping to boost sales of some 4K Ultra HD TV segments, but overall, the television business is seeing shipment declines this year. High dynamic range…
Westinghouse, Element, Seiki Introduce First Integrated Fire TVs With Alexa
The Westinghouse, Element and Seiki TV brands, all from Asian-manufacturer Tong Fang Global, will use CES 2017 to unveil the first 4K Ultra HDTVs to integrate Amazon’s Fire TV OS for smart TV streaming. The arrangement makes Amazon the latest vendor of streaming adapters…
CTA: Holidays To Spark 4.5M 4K Ultra HDTV Shipments
CTA Chief Economist Shawn DuBravac It should be another good holiday season for television purchasing and gift giving, although the category that once spurred on Black Friday shopping mania with fistfights over door-buster specials, will be somewhat more subdued as more and more holiday…
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