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New Striking HARMAN Lexicon SL-1 Revealed

With the intuitively controllable Lexicon SL-1 loudspeaker system, HARMAN says it has succeeded in creating a real audio innovation. At the HIGH END show t...

Control4 Confirms Support For Works With Google Assistant Following Works With Nest Demise

Yesterday, Google announced the end of the Works With Nest program, and that effects quite a number of smart home manufacturers. One such manufacturer set to b...

Google Harmonises Smart Home Unit Under Nest Brand, Ditches Works With Nest

Nest may have once been a company independent of Google’s control under Alphabet, but now the two firms are finally singing from the same song sheet. The two h...

Control4 Launches Next-Generation Wave 2 Pakedge Access Point

Control4 has announced the new Pakedge WA-2200 Wave 2 Access Point with BakPak Lite. Engineered for high-performance and reliable wireless connectivit...

Amazon’s Alexa Now Supports More Than 60,000 Smart Home Devices

From Crestron to Control4, Amazon’s Alexa can control just about any professional home automation platform you can think of, and it’s showing no sign of slowin...

IsoTek Goes Super Nova

IsoTek specialist in power conditioning solutions for Hi-Fi and home cinema systems, has announced the Super Nova, the product will be given its first official...

Do You Have What It Takes To Be A CEDIA Instructor At ISE 2020?

CEDIA is calling on members to become CEDIA instructors ahead of ISE 2020. The association plans on once again providing a comprehensive education programme wi...

Bang & Olufsen Bronze Collection Adds Beovision Eclipse, Beolab 18 & 50

Bang & Olufsen is expanding its Bronze Collection to a total of six products. The Beovision Eclipse TV, Beolab 18 and Beolab 50 loudspeakers, and Beoplay H...

Huawei Tipped To Enter TV Market With First 8K 5G Set

Huwaei is going for a full house in buzzword bingo with its entry into the TV market, with reports suggesting the company’s first set could boast an 8K resolut...

Netflix Significantly Boosts Audio Quality, Although It’s Dependent On Internet Speeds

If you’ve just installed a high-end home cinema into a client’s home, the last thing you want is for them to complain that the latest series of Stranger Things...