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The Week in Playback: The Latest Professional Smart Home and AV Industry News

CE Pro takes a look through all the news static throughout the week to find the stories and discussions affecting the custom integration industry.

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Is This the End of High-Performance Audio at CES?

High-performance audio section of CES might have seen its last gasp in 2018 with paltry attendance at the Venetian.

News January 12

8 CES 2018 Surprises, From Samsung Bixby to Vivint Streety

CE Pro's Julie Jacobson has some advice on last-minute CES 2018 things to see and hear in IoT, audio, video, indoor air quality and home automation.

News January 12

Harman Reintroduces JBL L100 Classic Speaker

Harman ‘re-debuts’ $4K/pair JBL L100 Classic speaker, using modern technology in its best-selling speaker design from 1970s. Plus, Revel speakers updated, $12K Mark Levinson 515 turntable unveiled.

News January 12

Polk Audio Launches Command Bar Soundbar with Alexa

At CES 2018 Polk Audio introduced its new Polk Command Bar soundbar that features Amazon Alexa voice assistant.

News January 12

Highlights from CES 2018: Day 2 in Tweets

A roundup of CES 2018 day 2 tweets that summarizes all of the consumer electronics news that somehow forged its way through the #CESBlackout darkness.

News January 11

ATSC 3.0 Standard Approved, Technicolor SL-HDR1 Proposal Expected Part of Standard

With approval from the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), Technicolor's SL-HDR1 standard moves a step closer to adoption as part of the ATSC A/341 video standard, which was recently approved…

News January 11

Crestron Dealers Get Google Assistant for Lighting; Full Smart-Home Voice Controls Up Next

Crestron systems can now integrate Google Assistant to activate lighting controls, and Crestron is working with Google on the second phase of voice control for complete smart-home systems.

News January 11