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CES 2018: TiVo Adds Alexa, Google Assistant Control to its DVRs (PC Mag)

If you own a TiVo, you'll soon be able to control it through your Amazon Echo or Google Home $129.00 at Best Buy. TiVo just announced Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility with ... More

Super-Fast 5G Wireless is Coming This Year, But it Probably Won’t be Cheap (L.A. Times)

You’re probably going to hear a lot this week about 5G — the newfangled wireless technology that’s going to turbocharge everyone’s smartphones. Next-generation wireless net... More

CES 2018: Tablets are Out, Convertibles are In (ZDNet)

If Apple's keynotes represent the tech world according to one company, CES often represents the rest of the world's reaction to them. After the launch of the iPad in 2009, the foll... More

Avid Enables App Control of Live Monitor Mixes (Broadcast)

The latest version of Avid’s Venue live production software includes access to an iOS app, Venue On-Stage, that gives monitor engineers the ability to remotely control live audio... More

CES 2018: Philips TVs Getting Technicolor HDR in 2019 (TV Technology)

CES attendees will get a sneak preview of what Philips has up its sleeve for 2019, as the company’s North American licensee, Funai Electric, has announced that it will demonstrat... More

CES 2018: What to Know About Those 8K TVs (THR)

TVs with stunning 8K resolution — a whopping 16 times more picture information than HD — have had a limited presence at CES in recent years, primarily as technology demonstrati... More

Sony, Pearl TV Develop First ATSC 3.0 Application Environment for Next-Generation Broadcast TV Model Market (SSN)

Pearl TV announced a collaborative project with Sony Electronics to develop an essential viewer navigation ingredient for next-generation television – a new type of on-screen tel... More

CES 2018: AR, VR Poised for Record Growth in 2018 (B&C)

Sales of headsets and eyewear outfitted for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are poised for a record year, according to a new forecast from the Consumer Technology A... More

The World’s Biggest Gadget Show Matters Again (Bloomberg)

At the 4,000-exhibitor show kicking off on Jan. 9, Google is setting up a booth for the first time in years, and Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, and other companies are expected to pr... More

Prediction: Smart Speakers to Outsell Wearables During U.S. Holidays, as Demand for Wearables Slows (TechCrunch)

Smart speakers will likely outsell wearable devices this holiday season. That’s the latest prediction from analysts at eMarketer, which forecasts a slowing growth rate for device... More

Wearable Tech to Double By 2021 with Smartwatches Leading the Way (Forbes)

The worldwide wearable tech market is set to explode in popularity in the next few years, with 149.5 million shipments in 2021. That’s according to leading industry analyst Inter... More

Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad, Mac Apps to Create One User Experience (Bloomberg)

Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad introduced a novel way of interacting with computers: via easy-to-use applications, accessible in the highly curated App Store. The same approach ... More

Sony Puts a Date On its Dolby Vision TV Update (Forbes)

From the moment Sony announced at the 2017 CES last January that some of its TVs would be receiving an update to handle the advanced Dolby Vision high dynamic range format, Sony TV... More

The Race for AR Glasses Starts Now (Wired)

Though the Next Big Thing won’t appear for a while, we know pretty much what it will look like: a lightweight, always-on wearable that obliterates the divide between the stuff we... More

AWS’s Free Single Sign-On Launch Shows Expansionist Tendencies in SaaS Market (VentureBeat)

Amazon Web Services quietly planted another stake in the workplace software-as-a-service market with the launch of a new single sign-on offering. It’s a free service that lets co... More

AWS Has a Post re:Invent Surprise as it Enters the Single Sign-On Market (TechCrunch)

Steve Jobs used to famously end his keynotes with “there is one more thing…” AWS decided to wait a week after their re:Invent conference ended to announce their more thing wh... More

The 6 Most Lucrative Home-Theater Trends for 2018 (Twice)

Online Streaming - New technological advancements are altering media consumption and creating a shift in the entertainment industry, while also obstructing movie distribution. With... More

Snapchat is Taking a Page From Facebook’s Playbook to Grow Into a Bona Fide Social Media Platform (Adweek)

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. For the past couple of years, Facebook and Instagram’s product teams have relentlessly chipped away at Snapchat, copying fea... More

Adobe Report: Cyber Monday Hits New Record at $6.6 Billion, Over $1 Billion More Than 2016 (Forbes)

In a latest report released by Adobe, Cyber Monday hit a new record of $6.59 billion in sales, making it the largest U.S. online sales day ever. In comparison, Black Friday and Tha... More

Nearly 70 Million U.S. Households Now Have a Connected-TV Streaming Device (Adweek)

U.S. adults are consuming more media but less live TV each day than ever, while the number of households with a connected-TV device has skyrocketed in the past year to 69.5 million... More

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