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Samsung Releases the Galaxy Smart Ring

By Lachlan Cooney / July 26, 2024
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On the 24th of July, Samsung released its latest wearable product, the Galaxy Ring. Retailing for $399, the Galaxy Ring provides 24/7 insight to your health, monitoring your heart rate, sleep patterns, body activity, and more. Its discreet design is ideal for those who would like to track their health, but don’t want to wear […]

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JBL’s New Party Speakers

By Lachlan Cooney / February 10, 2024
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JBL, a global leader in the portable speaker industry, announced its new party speakers at CES last month, the PartyBox Club 120 and the PartyBox Stage 320. The PartyBox Club 120 features Bluetooth 5.3 with LE audio, IPX4 water resistance, and multi-speaker connection thanks to Auracast. It also features up to 12 hours of battery life, […]

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Samsung’s New Flagship – The S24 Ultra

By Lachlan Cooney / January 30, 2024
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On January 17th, Samsung revealed its new line of smartphones at its 2024 Galaxy Unpacked event. The S24 Ultra, in particular, is a big step up from the previous generation, boasting many new advancements with their AI powered software, making it clear they want to take back the throne from the iPhone 15 Pro Max. […]

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SmartThings Partners with Eve Systems to Revolutionize Home Energy Management

By Peter Cooney / December 20, 2023
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There are several interesting threads to this story (pun intended), for example: Samsung has partnered with a 3rd party to help roll out smart plugs, rather than developing these devices in house. It further signals Samsung’s commitment to driving adoption of Matter as the all-encompassing smart home connectivity technology. At a higher level this is a […]

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HARMAN Acquires Roon

By Peter Cooney / November 29, 2023
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November 27, 2023, Harman announced the acquisition of Roon, a music software company most well-known for its Roon app. Roon Labs was founded in 2015, but its journey in music technology began much earlier, in 2004. The founders were involved in developing music software for companies like Sooloos, Meridian Audio, and HP before establishing Roon […]

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Samsung Partners With SoundHound and White Castle to Revolutionize Voice AI Drive-Thrus With Next-Gen Display Technology

By Peter Cooney / October 6, 2023
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In order to increase sales and give customers “personalized, easy-to-navigate experiences”, SoundHound has partnered with Samsung to offer voice AI drive-thru boards. As a result of removing the human element of food ordering, the press release boasts “orders processed in just under 60 seconds, and 90 percent order completion rates that exceed previous staff-based benchmarks”.It […]

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Samsung Unveils Vision for AI-Powered Home Appliances Revolution

By Peter Cooney / September 13, 2023
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The IFA show floor was packed with the latest home appliances from a wide range of brands and demonstrated just how far the market has transitioned to connected devices. Some brands such as LG have gone all in for connected appliances, adding Wi-Fi to most of the range, through its ThinQ platform. SAR’s latest home […]

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JLab’s new JBuds Air Pro earbuds surprising value and features

By Peter Cooney / April 13, 2022
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California based audio company JLab is releasing a new TWS earbuds that cost less than 1/3 of Apple Airpods or other premium brand’s TWS earbuds.   One of the interesting points of the new Air Pro earbuds from JLab is its battery life with 32 hours of listening time which is about 30% more than the […]

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Samsung’s 2022 NEO QLED TVs eliminate the need for a Dolby Atmos soundbar

By Peter Cooney / March 16, 2022
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Samsung smart TV is finally adding Dolby ATMOS for its new 2022 line up. Samsung has been one of the few smart TV brands that did not promote Dolby ATMOS as it has home grown 3D audio technology called OTS (Object Tracking Sound).  It looks like Samsung has changed their marketing strategy to add Dolby […]

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