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Is Your TV Watching You? Vizio Busted for Spying on Customers On Feb 6th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Vizio must pay out a settlement of $2.2 million for selling data collected on some 11-million consumers using the company’s smart TVs.

Super Bowl LI: Fox Sports Wins With a Cord Cutting Touchdown! Internet streaming is the preferred way of watching Super Bowl LI for those eschewed by outrageous monthly cable bills and haven’t bothered to hoist an antenna onto our roofs. We discuss how.

The Death of 3D TV The last 3D TV manufacturers, LG and Sony, have disclosed that they will end production on 3D sets for 2018. The demise of 3D was a long but steady ride downward.

Beam Me Up, Scotty! Acoustic Tractor Beam Now a DIY Project Acoustic tractor beam technology is so last year. Sure, thanks to a series of coordinated breakthroughs by an international team of physicists from the UK and US tractor beams now exist!

2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Coverage Page We covered the latest AV electronics and speakers at CES 2017 including products from Elac, SVS, Emotiva, Nakamichi and more. See what's happening in new Atmos pre/pros and UHD HDTV.

SVS PB-2000 Subwoofer Giveaway! SVS is giving away a brand new PB-2000, 500w DSP Controlled, 12” Ported Subwoofer! To enter, all you have to do is register for their newsletter and post in our forum thread why you want to win it.

Norway Kills The FM Radio Star – Could It Happen Here? Norway became the first country to begin a campaign of shutting down FM radio signals this week. The nation’s “Radio Digitization” program began on 1/11 at 11:11 am. Will other countries do similar?

HDMI Forum Announces Version 2.1 Of the HDMI Specification HDMI Forum, announced the upcoming release of Version 2.1 of the HDMI specification that supports higher video resolutions & refresh rates, Dynamic HDR, and increased bandwidth with a new 48G cable.

Goodbye 2016: Lemmy to George Michael - The Year the Music Died I know it’s ridiculous to blame the arbitrary goal posts in time we call a year for the loss of many beloved celebrities in 2016. And I’m certain our perception of 2016 as the grim reaper is skewed.

Samsung Galaxy Phones Drop Headphone Jack: Harman Audio to the Rescue! Samsung is rumored to have dropped the 3.5mm headphone jack from its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone. It’s not an unexpected omission considering Apple has done the same. We ponder how Harman fits in.