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Leviton announced, today, that it had acquired HAI (Home Automation, Inc.). HAI is a well-known player in the area of home automation controls for residential and light commercial applications.

Moshi Audio is giving away a pair of Vortex Pro Headphones to two (2) lucky entrants! This contest represents a $150 value! Contest ends August 31st, 2012.

WiSA is the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association. It's an association that specializes in providing secure, reliable wireless high definition audio transmission technology to home theater.

DISH has gone Olympic... This morning I awoke to a new app on my DISH Hopper Whole Home DVR: Olympic TV. By selecting the blue button on the remote control, you can start the application.

Onkyo receivers were already over-featured - if that's possible. The company has now upped their game once again, however, adding a new USB UBT-1 Bluetooth adapter for advanced music streaming.

This year CEDIA is debuting its new High Performance Experience (HiPER) rooms which are dedicated listening rooms designed to show off the latest two-channel gear and perhaps even some video products.

Salamander Designs has been making home theater furniture components for a while now, and their Olivia Lifestyle modular home theater seating comes across as both intriguing and practical.

Netflix might have an identity crisis. Are they a disc-by-mail company? Are they a streaming media service? Are they a movie studio? With an emphasis on TV, they are flying straight into Hulu.

This Friday, July 13th is your last chance to save up to 40% off your 2012 CEDIA registration fee and win a FREE Suite upgrade at the Crown Plaza hotel.

Anthem just released a 3D upgrade to the Anthem Statement D2v and Anthem AVM 50v AV processors. HDMI Inputs 1-4 and HDMI Output 1 support 3D pass-through mode (Inputs 5-8 and Output 2 do not).

If you're a custom installer, you'll love this product. Russound introduced the new SLK, or Single Line Keypad, which is designed for individual zone control of the C-Series MCA-C3 and MCA-C5.

A very brief Reuters article popped up this week which dropped a huge bomb on the television industry. Sony and Panasonic will announce an agreement next week to mass produce next-gen OLED TVs.

This week was a big one for Stewart Filmscreen, who announced this week the introduction of their new CIMA line of screens which offers standard configurations and sizes for both fixed and electric.

Fluance is giving away one pair of XL7F Floorstanding Speakers to one lucky entrant! From our review "The XL7F’s will give you plenty of bass and good sound. Highly recommended!" Enter via our forums.

Moshi Audio and Audioholics are teaming up to bring great audio to your ears! For three lucky forum members, Moshi is giving away a set of their highly anticipated Clarus In Ear Monitors!

Diablo 3 is the most anticipated game of the decade 12 years after its predecessor now it’s finally here. The PC-only video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment.

CEDIA is hosting a "Success with High-Resolution Audio Sources" webinar on Thursday that will cover everything you need to know about adding high-res audio to your business's offerings.

Spotify announced (finally!) their native iPad app this week. It's been a long tie in coming as the existing app didn't make much use (or any, really) of the enhanced space and real-estate available.

Each year Electronic House announces its Hottie Awards to commemorate... oh, sorry, that's HOTY Awards. Apparently it stands for Home of the Year. Innocent mistake. In any case, here they are.

Last week reports came in that some DirecTV subscribers were getting on-screen messages informing them that their non-HDCP outputs were being disabled and they'd have to switch to component video.

We can't wait for CEDIA. While no one has been exactly sitting on their laurels, Denon and Marantz haven't been leading the pack in terms of product releases. Apparently, all of that's going to change

On Saturday, Best Buy slipped out that it's shutting down 50 retail stores. In an attempt to avoid the fate of Circuit City (which officially closed in 2009), the retail giant is trimming the fat.

The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) has announced new additions and changes to this year’s CEDIA EXPO.

The floor-model, cabinet TV is making a comeback at IKEA as the Swedish furniture company brings its unique design and funny names to consumer electronics.

Spotify has been out for Android, but this week a preview shows that the app is getting a complete overhaul. The new version of the app includes full support for Android 4.0.

We're big fans of DISH and we're also big fans of Pandora. So what could be better than finding out that DISH has added the streaming music service to its DISH Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR system.

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard the rumors of a pending Apple-branded television. Not that underachieving AppleTV black box, but a full-fledged flat panel television.

DTS just made a whole string of announcements this week. While many of them won't have much impact on our readers, some, like integrating DTS surround sound into UltraViolet, caught our attention.