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A great set of surround speakers can greatly enrich and enhance any space. They can be a great addition to your home theater system pumping out high quality audio that will keep you fully entertained. However, there is a lot of things to consider before purchasing a set of speakers for your home. For instance, you could be working within a certain budget, size of room, design to save on space. You could also be in a situation where you need your speakers to be compatible with several devices and all these different factors will have a role to play in determining what kind of speakers you will purchase. Read more: http://thefusejoplin.com/2015/02/home-theater-speakers-for-your-living-room/

Lutron recently announced that its Caséta wireless smart home system--which supports lighting, shades, and thermostat control--will now work with Nest thermostats and can be controlled through Logitech's Harmony Living Home control systems. Other upcoming partnerships include compatibility with the Apple Watch and the AT&T Digital Life system. Read more: http://hometheaterreview.com/lutron-announces-new-integration-capabilities-for-its-caseta-wireless-smart-home-solution/

When I was a young man, still innocent to the ways of audio skepticism, I had a routine with my stereo system. It was the '90s and I was proud of my system, whose centerpiece was NAD pre/power separates. Every six months or so I would reexamine wiring, ensure no speaker wire or interconnects were crossing or even too close to any other wire or electric line. I’d use zip ties to keep interconnects away from each other. It was important to me, after all, to ensure the signal paths were short with little chance of interference from outside wiring. I’d take contact cleaner and clean-up any invisible oxidation that might have built up on the connections in my system. As far as I was concerned, I was leaving no stone unturned. My routine also inevitably included minor adjustments to speaker positioning, seating and other miscellaneous room changes. Read more: http://www.audioholics.com/editorials/audiophile-and-skeptic

You're blown away by the image quality of the new televisions at your favorite electronics retailer, but when you take one home, it somehow doesn't look (or sound) as good as the in-store experience. Don't fret. It's not you or your new TV. Your new flat-panel (or, perhaps, curved) television just needs a bit of tweaking to get the most out of it. These tips and tricks should help: Beginner tips: Make sure your main TV source — cable or satellite box — is the best your provider has to offer. If it's a couple of years old, make sure it's at least an HD receiver. Read more: http://triblive.com/business/realestate/7676198-74/television-motion-cables

Sony has struggled in recent years as it fell behind in fast-growing areas such as smartphones and flat-screen TVs. Sales of blu-ray DVDs have also declined with the growth of online movie streaming services, such as Netflix. Splitting out divisions would help to make the company more nimble, making each operation more accountable for results, Mr Hirai said. Sony spun off its TV unit last year and exited the personal computer business. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31523511

If you’ve ever been on a conference call, struggling to hear what’s being said by whom, Dolby’s Conference Phone (and BT MeetMe) is the answer. Conference calls are a fact of business life, connecting co-workers, customers, prospects and more in calls that are meant to bring people together, but can often be a challenge in aural comprehension. BT is British Telecom, a global telco that offers business-class services to its customers worldwide, and offers its BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice as an app on iOS and Android, used with a subscription to BT’s conference call service. But if you want the people in the conference room to be talking on a device not only with built-in Dolby audio quality, there’s a new device to help you do just that: Dolby’s own Conference Phone, with both MeetMe and the Conference Phone also now integrating with Cisco WebEx and Microsoft Lync. Read more: http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/telecoms-and-nbn/66999-videos-dolby%E2%80%99s-conference-phone-takes...

Wireless display technology is no longer a niche technology for early adopters. In the consumer space several solutions are commonly available, such as AirPlay, Miracast, WiDi, and Chromecast. Interoperability and cross-platform support is fairly limited, but these solutions are getting consumers used to the idea of wireless display technology. When we step into the workplace, the need for a wireless display solution is evident. Presenting in meetings is a daily sometimes hourly occurrence. With laptops getting thinner and lighter, the VGA connector has been jettisoned by PC makers. Unfortunately, the lack of a standardized replacement has left us with wide range of connectors: mini-VGA, HDMI, mini-HDMI, DisplayPort, mini-DisplayPort, and others. The first few minutes of many meetings is dedicated to just trying to connect to the projector as people look for the right dongle. It’s madness. Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2883955/wireless/conference-room-productivity...