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Tag Archives: Sony
OTC Hearing Aids: What You Need to Know
Nearly 40 million American that could and should use hearing aids don’t because of prohibitive pricing and insurance. This week’s FDA pronouncement that hearing aids would now be available to purchase over the counter (OTC) rather than via prescription from … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, Techlicious
Tagged Auracast, Bluetooth, Bose, FDA, GN, hearing aids, LE Audio, Lexie, Nuheara, OTC hearing aids, Sony
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Bluetooth Hearing Aids to Receive Broadcasts from Public Venues
This week, the FDA announced that hearing aids can be purchased over the counter (OTC) without a prescription from an audiologist. In addition to assisting with everyday hearing, many new devices will support the next generation of Bluetooth called Low Energy (LE) Audio, … Continue reading
Posted in ear/headphones, Techlicious
Tagged Auracast, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 5.2, Bluetooth LE, Bluetooth Low Energy, Bose, hearing aid, HP, Jabra, Nuheara, OTC, OTC hearing aid, over the counter, Sony
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Consumer Tech 2022: The State of the Industry
How are manufacturers and retailers holding up under multiple supply chain, product and component shortages, the Great Resignation, distribution backlogs, fuel prices, and inflation/recession pressures? Read the rest of this report here are TWICE.com.
Posted in cell/smartphones, home office, smart home, TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE
Tagged Consumer Technology Association, COVID, CTA, inflation, LG, Nationwide, Reticle Research, Samsung, Sony, TCL
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The 8 Best QLED TVs to Buy Now
It’s easy to buy a fantastic big screen TV that presents a great picture. Up until recently, though, your choice presented a conflict. Some TVs display a deep and precise color picture but aren’t particularly bright. Other TVs deliver an … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Mechanics, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, 8K, Alexa, Amazon, Android TV, Google TV, HDR, Hisense, LED, LG, OLED, QLED, quantum dot, Roku, Samsung, Siri, SmartCast, Sony, Super Bowl, TCL, Tizen, UHD, ULED, Vizio, webOS
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The Best Cheap TVs to Buy Now
Sofas, mattresses, perfume, wine—skimp on these and you’re likely to have regrets. TVs, though, can be bought for a low price and happily meet your “good enough” expectations without any buyer’s remorse. In TV land, cheap usually means a set that … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Mechanics, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 1080p, 2K, 4K, 720p, 8K, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Fire, Android TV, Apple AirPlay, Dolby Vision, FALD, Filmmaker Mode, full array local dimming, Google Assistant, Google TV, HDMI, HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, Hisense, LED, LG, local dimming, Mini-LED, OLED, QLED, quantum dot, Roku, Samsung, Smart TV, Sony, TCL, UHD, ULED, Vizio
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The 8 Best Sports TVs for Game Day
Super Bowl Sunday is traditionally one of the biggest TV-watching days of the year averaging 150 million viewers. In anticipation of the game, now’s the perfect time to replace that old TV. Read the rest of this roundup here at Popular … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Mechanics, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, 8K, Amazon TV, Android TV, e-sports, FALD, Google TV, HDR, Hisense, LED, LED TV, LG, local dimming, Mini-LED, OLED, QLED, Roku, Samsung, Sony, Super Bowl, TCL, UHD, Vizio, webOS
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: CES 2022
My January 12, 2022, appearance (S02 E01) on the weekly SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and fellow tech reporters John Quain and Rob Pegoraro. This week we recap CES 2022 and discuss TV buying tips before the Super Bowl. … Continue reading
Posted in SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged 4K, 8K, CES, CES 2022, Dreamchaser, e-bikes, Las Vegas, LG, Matter, Samsung, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Space, smart home, Sony, space tech, TCL
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CTA Inducts 2020, 2021 Hall Of Fame Classes
After missing a year because of the pandemic, CTA inducted its 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame classes at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York, along with its last two sets of Innovation Award winners. Read the rest of this report – … Continue reading
Posted in Tech History, TWICE
Tagged BioIntelliSense, Cerf, CTA, Hall of Fame, HDTV, Kahn, KDKA, Nuheara, Nuro, Panasonic, Re:3D, ROYBI, Sierra Online, Sony, TouchPoint Solution, true wireless, Ultimate Electronics, Westinghouse
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NextGen TV To Deliver 4K TV For More Broadcasters, TVs, And STBs
Slowly but surely, broadcasters are beginning to adopt 4K TV via the ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV standard, along with an expanded number of TVs at CES. Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.
Posted in TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE
Tagged 4K, 4K TV, ATSC, ATSC 3.0, BitRouter, HomeRun, LG, NextGen TV, over-the-air, Pearl TV, Samsung, Sony, ZapperBox
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CTA Names 2020 Hall Of Fame Class, 3 Innovation Entrepreneurs
The engineer who designed the first consumer electronics product that birthed our industry a century ago, the two computer programmers who have been dubbed the “Fathers of the Internet,” the executive who energized Sony and Sirius XM satellite radio, and … Continue reading
Posted in Tech History, TWICE
Tagged 3D printing, autonomous vehicle, CTA, DirecTV, Frank Conrad, Hall of Fame, HDTV, internet, Living in Digital Times, Panasonic, radio, RCA, Re:3D, Robert Kahn, satellite radio, satellite TV, self-driving car, SiriusXM, Sony, TCP/IP, TouchPoint, Vint Cerf, Westinghouse
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