Reviews and Releases
New Denon X-Series AV Receivers – AVR-X1300W and AVR-X2300W
On Wednesday, May 11, 2016, Two new Denon X-Series AV receivers were announced. Both the AVR-X1300W and the AVR-X2300W are 7.2 channel, Dolby Atmos®, Full 4K Ultra HD network AV receivers that include built-in Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® connectivity. These two new Denon...
Onkyo Home Theater Systems Announced
On Monday, April 25, 2016, Onkyo announced two new home theater systems. The HT-S3800 is a 5.1 channel home theater system aimed at entry-level consumers. The HTS-7800 is a 5.1.2 channel network home theater system that is designed for consumers who want to update...
Yamaha RX-V381 AV Receiver Introduced
On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, the Yamaha RX-V381 AV Receiver was introduced. The new receiver is a 5.1 channel surround sound home theater receiver that offers full HD Audio format decoding, including Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™. Also included is built-in...
VIZIO SmartCast Launched
On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, VIZIO, Inc. announced the launch of VIZIO SmartCast. Debuting on its P-Series Ultra HD HDR Home Theater Display collection, SmartCast is VIZIO's next generation smart entertainment ecosystem. Available on the P-Series displays now, it will...
Four New Onkyo AV Receivers
On Monday, March 14, 2016, the details for four new Onkyo AV receivers scheduled to debut this year were announced. The new lineup includes the TX-NR757, TX-NR656 and TX-NR555 Dolby Atmos® network AV receivers and the TX-SR535 5.1 AV receiver. The first three...
TP-LINK AC1200 Wi-Fi Range Extender and AC1900 Wi-Fi Range Extender
On Wednesday, February 24, 2016, TP-LINK announced the availability of its RE350K AC1200 Wi-Fi Range extender and its RE590T AC1900 Touch Screen Wi-Fi Range Extender. The AC1200 range extender is a wall plug while the AC1900 is a desktop device. Both range extenders...
Kodi 16.0 – Jarvis – Mark XVI
On Monday, February 21, 2016, the XBMC Foundation and Team Kodi announced the release of the latest version of Kodi 16.0 – Jarvis – Mark XVI. Kodi is a free and open source media center software application for Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Android, Jailbroken iOS,...
Review – Bose SoundLink II Headphones
We’ve all had that sinking feeling in our stomach when we realize we’ve lost something. That feeling hit me at Denver International Airport. I was between connections when I realized that I had left my Bose AE2W Bluetooth headphones on the previous flight. I went back...
Yamaha RX-S601 Network A/V Receiver
On Thursday, October 1, 2015, Yamaha introduced the RX-S601 slimline network A/V receiver – The latest product that supports Yamaha's MusicCast wireless multiroom audio system. At 4 3/8 inches high, the Yamaha RX-S601 is about two-thirds the height of the average A/V...
Logi Circle Portable Home Connection Camera
On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Logitech® introduced the new Logi Circle portable home connection camera – A portable and rechargeable home surveillance camera. Included in the announcement was a free iOS® or Android™ companion app. The Logi Circle camera is...