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What kind of Roku are you? New themes will let you customize the experience

Roku will soon allow third-party developers to design customized apps for its home screen, available for purchase at the Roku home store.
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Sony splits off TV division, puts laser focus on 4K

Sony made another bold move today, announcing it will be splitting off its TV division into a fully owned separate subsidiary.
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Panasonic SC-NA30P review

Panasonic’s new SC-NA30 is an attractive little portable speaker that combines a host of features, powerful sound, and extended battery life. But unlike the last two Panasonic speakers we tested, this one has one notable problem.
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Red is the new black: Netflix deepens its debt for new original shows, expansion in Europe

Netflix today announced it will be taking on $400 million in debt to expand deeper into European markets, and create more original content.
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Dish Network and Disney to kiss and makeup over Auto Hop

Dish Network and Disney are reportedly close to a deal that could settle a current legal battle between the two companies over Dish's Auto Hop feature.
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Remember the Aereo: Streaming broadcast TV service launches in San Antonio February 19

Aereo will open in San Antonio on February 19th, marking the 12th market for the service, which broadcasts network TV to mobile devices and computers.
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IK Multimedia iLoud review

IK Multimedia’s iLoud goes far beyond the boundaries of a standard Bluetooth speaker, packing a wallop of features that allow users to tote around a wireless speaker and portable music studio at the same time.
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This hilarious video shows why every conference call ever made is so painful

This video from Tripp and Tyler shows what life would be like if conference calls happened in the real world.
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Aereo to NYC: Sorry, we’re ‘sold out’

Aereo has been notifying potential new customers in NYC that it is at full capacity. The company is working on solving the issue.

Roccat Studios’ Kave XTD 5.1 gaming headset promises true surround sound

Roccat Studios will begin shipping its latest gaming headset today, the Kave XTD 5.1, an upgrade from the original Kave. The headset is priced at $170.
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Beats by Dre hands out $25,000 headphones to all Super Bowl players

Beats headphones gave out specially crafted $25,000 headphones to all of the players from both Superbowl teams this week.

TiVo soars further into the cloud, purchases cloud-based Digitalsmiths for $135 million

TiVo today announced it will be purchasing the cloud-based content delivery company Digitalsmiths for a reported $135 mill.

Divoom’s Voombox Outdoor Bluetooth speaker is ribbed for its own protection

Divoom today unveiled its latest Bluetooth speaker, the Voombox Outdoor. The speaker is water and dust resistant, and offers a respectable set of features.
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10 gorgeous pairs of grown-up headphones that make Beats look like Playskool

Check out these ten pairs of headphones that would look as at home in an art gallery as they would on your head.
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Aperion Audio Allaire Bluetooth speaker review

Aperion Audio’s new Allaire speakers have all the right features in one place, including Bluetooth streaming, analog and digital inputs, and a sexy design. But do these little self-powered beauties pack a performance worthy of $400?
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THX brings its tune-up app to Android, offers free download ahead of the Super Bowl

TXH announced today the release of an Android version of its tune-up app, which allows users to connect mobile devices to their TVs and AVRs for calibration
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Fox Fail: Network strikes out again in attempt to stop Dish’s Auto Hop feature

Dish Network's Hopper DVR claimed another victory today against Fox, as a U.S. District Court struck down the broadcaster's latest appeal.
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IK Multimedia’s new iRig Mic HD brings hi-res recording to your iPhone

IK multimedia today unveiled its new iRig Mic HD, a digital microphone that plugs into Apple mobile devices and Mac computers for hi-res on-the-go recording
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Tivo survey indicates second screen still playing second fiddle

TiVo released the results of a new Social Media and Multi-tasking survey the company finished in November of 2013, polling 1,660 households over 3 weeks.
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Denied! Amazon claims it has no intention to get into the pay TV business

Contrary to a report broken yesterday by the Wall Street Journal, Amazon representatives have denied any rumors of plans for creating an online service for live TV.
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NPD report hits a sore nerve, HBO and Showtime push back

A recent NPD study, which showed premium cable channels are on the decline, has been denied today by representatives from the channels themselves.
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Amazon rises from the ashes of Intel’s OnCue with aggressive new plans for Internet TV

Amazon is working on its own internet TV service that will offer live TV content online without the need for a cable or satellite subscription.
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Intel just sold its cable-destroying OnCue system to Verizon. Now what?

Verizon today announced it has finalized a deal for Intel's OnCue streaming service for between $200-500 million dollars.Here's what that actually means.
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Xbox One will provide live NFL games at a blazing 60fps

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Neulion to allow the Xbox One to stream NFL games at up to 60 frames per second, double the speed of standard TV.
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Sol Republic Relay review

Given Sol Republics sold record of well-designed products, we found ourselves eager to see what it could do with earbuds fashioned for an active lifestyle. Here, we review the Relays, an earbud that promises to stay in place, shrug off sweat and dirt, and sound good doing it.
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15 totally weird-looking headphones that we’d totally wear

We assembled a gallery of some of the wackiest looking headphones we could find. Having Lil Wayne and Lady Gag represented didn't hurt.

Take a peek at SVS’ powerful new 2000 series subwoofers

SVS has revealed two new subs, the PB-2000 and the SB-2000. Both subs are amplified, and are priced at $700 and $800 respectively.
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Bose SoundTouch 20 review

Bose’s first go at a wireless network speaker feels a lot like a Sonos product, but comes with some clever features as well as Bose’s signature sound.

Om Audio’s Mantra speaker splits wood for wireless stereo sound

Om Audio unveils its Mantra Bluetooth speaker, which offers a hand-carved wooden frame, and the ability to pair with a companion unit for true stereo.
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Four times the … fun? Naughty America makes a bawdy gamble on Ultra HD porn

Naughty America unveils plans to offer 4K pornography on its site for $35 per month.

TiVo’s binge-watchers take the world record at CES 2014, then get carted off by EMTs

TiVo's three participants in a quest for the Guinness World Record for binge-viewing accomplished their goal Friday at CES, watching 87 hours of TV straight

Soundfreaq’s Pocket Kick packs pint-sized portable audio in your pants

Soundfreaq shows off its new Pocket Kick speaker at CES 2014. The slim, lightweight speaker debuts later this spring for a price of $100.

Geneva’s XXL console looks like a grand piano, sounds like a theater

Geneva's XXL has great sound in a gorgeous package. The $3,500 home theater cabinet is part retro-modern furnishing, part stereo, and part wireless device.
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Astell&Kern debuts the all new AK240 hi-res portable audio player for CES 2014

Astell&Kern descends on CES 2014 with its AK240 high-end audio player and AKR02 in-ear monitors. Proceed with caution: this stuff isn't for those with light wallets and faint hearts.