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Jamie Erasmus Takes Charge At James + Giles

Jamie Erasmus is the new managing director of the award-winning, London-based home integration firm, James + Giles (J+G). As design director at Knektd (2012...

Users Aren’t Using One Of Amazon Alexa’s Main Features

It may seem odd that an online retailer will create one of the world’s most-used voice assistants, but Amazon was hoping that its Alexa AI would make it easier...

Xbox One X Gets HDMI 2.1 Compatibility, Making It Virtually Future-Proof

If you didn’t already know, the next generation of HDMI has arrived, and it might be worthwhile to start thinking about it now for your future projects. Why? W...

FYNE AUDIO Booms With £850k Funding From Bibby Financial Services

Bibby Financial Services has provided an £850k funding facility to FYNE AUDIO, a new entrant into the high-end, loudspeaker audio market. The funding line incl...

Sonos, Arlo Prove The Smart Home Market Is Worth Investing In

Those wishing to invest in the smart home market received two new options this week, as both Sonos and Arlo have officially had their IPO...

Sonos May Not Support Google Assistant Until Christmas

The Sonos One was supposed to be the first smart speaker to support more than one voice assistant, but those who invested early, will have to be prepared to wait a little longer......

Sonos Redesigns The Nasdaq Stock Exchange Bell

The Nasdaq hosts its Market Bell Ceremony twice a day signifying the opening and closing of the exchange. Every opening and closing bell is a carefully orche...

tvONE Ships New Distribution Amplifier Series

tvONE, designer and manufacturer of video and multimedia processing equipment, has announced the shipment of the 1T-DA-68x Distribution Amplifier series. The...

Control4 Names Ex-Amazon Alexa Head, Charlie Kindel, as Senior Vice President Of Products & Services

CE Pro Europe chats with Charlie Kindel and Martin Plaehn, chairman and chief executive officer, about the future of Control4. A busy week for Control4 as on...

Sony’s Master Series TVs Boast An Almost-Perfect Image

Sony’s recently-announced 4K LCD TVs are not the flagship models for 2018, nor is the company’s impressive OLED set. That’s because Sony has just announced a ra...