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Amazon Enters Gallery TV Arena With Design-led Ember Artline Fire TV Range

Steve May January 8, 2026 No Comments

Amazon is looking to carve itself a lucrative slice of the booming lifestyle TV market, with the announcement of the Amazon Ember Artline Fire TV series. The Ember Artline marks…

Samsung Touts Second Generation Eclipsa Audio To Drown Out Dolby Atmos

Steve May November 12, 2025 No Comments

Samsung continues to pile pressure on Dolby, with the announcement of a second generation of the Eclipsa Audio format, the royalty-free immersive audio alternative to Dolby Atmos. The news was…

Samsung takes a swipe at Dolby Vision 2 with HDR10+ Advanced HDR standard As New Battle Looms

Steve May November 6, 2025 No Comments

Move over Dolby Vision 2. Samsung has just announced HDR10+ Advanced, a next-generation upgrade to the open high dynamic range (HDR) video standard; the big question now is who will…

New Loewe Headphones, The Price Is Astronomical But You Do Get Diamonds Thrown In

Steve May September 12, 2025 No Comments

Loewe Technology the European TV brand has announced its first move into the luxury headphone market with the help of jeweller Jacob & Co, and before you get excited you…

IFA 2025: Sony takes wraps off remarkable RGB LED TV tech

Steve May September 7, 2025 No Comments

I may well have just witnessed the future of high end TV displays. Behind the scenes, at IFA 2025, Sony is previewing its new RGB LED TV technology, and it…

ISE 2025: Crowds Flock To Custom Install Mega-Show in Barcelona

Steve May February 10, 2025 No Comments

The Custom Install Pro AV business is booming and ChannelNews Steve May was there. This year’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) audio visual show, held at the Fira Gran Via, Barcelona,…

Huawei partners with Devialet for Sound X smart speaker, but Google Assistant AWOL

Steve May February 26, 2020 No Comments

Huawei has confirmed that its Sound X smart speaker, a collaboration with high-end French audio specialist Devialet, is being fast tracked for a global release. The all-in-one connected sound system…

CES 2020: Sony adds Frame Speaker to 8k flagship, widens OLED and 4k Full Array TV choice

Steve May January 14, 2020 No Comments

Not content with vibrating the screen of its OLED TVs to create audio (aka Acoustic Surface Audio+), Sony introduced a Frame Tweeter at CES 2020 that, quite literally, turns the…

Panasonic HZ2000 4K OLED Intros Dolby Vision IQ & Filmmaker Mode With Intelligent Sensing At CES 2020

Steve May January 8, 2020 No Comments

Panasonic has unveiled the HZ2000, its 2020 4k OLED flagship TV, at CES in Las Vegas. Despite not offering consumer sets in the North American market, the Japanese major likes…

Panasonic Previews New Wireless Headphones, Debuts First Technics True Wireless Buds

Steve May January 8, 2020 No Comments

Panasonic is all ears at this year’s CES, unveiling a range of wireless headphones, including Technics first True Wireless noise cancelling buds. The brand is touting enhanced bass response as…