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LG's latest smart speaker puts the emphasis on quality audio

Paul Ridden November 23, 2018

If you're looking for a speaker with Google Assistant cooked in, you have quite a few options. We were impressed by Panasonic's GA-10 earlier this year, Google has its own Home flavors of course and now there's a ThinQ addition from LG that puts the focus very much on audio quality.

LG says that high fidelity audio is a given for its XBoom AI ThinQ model WK9 ...

Music

Best Black Friday 2018 deals: Audio

New Atlas Team November 19, 2018

Black Friday and Cyber Monday offer amazing opportunities to update your audio gear. From a new pair of stylish wireless headphones to a power Bluetooth speaker, here are the best audio deals around.

All the top Black Friday headphone, speaker and soundbar deals

Electronics

Amazon has a host of new Echo and Alexa devices to smarten up your home (and car)

David Nield September 20, 2018

In an announcement-packed press show that seems to be becoming an annual event for Amazon, the company has unveiled a host of different Echo-branded and Alexa-powered devices for 2018, including redesigned speakers and a smart microwave. We've got the details on everything that's new.

Amazon has a host of new and improved Echo devices for the holiday season

Smartwatches

Samsung Unpacked 2018: the Galaxy Watch, the Galaxy Home speaker, and a smarter Bixby

David Nield August 9, 2018

Samsung had much more to show off at its Unpacked hardware event today besides the Galaxy Note 9: upgrades for its Bixby digital assistant, a Galaxy Home smart speaker with Bixby inside, and a new Galaxy Watch wearable. Here are the details you need to know about Samsung's new products.

The Galaxy Watch is Samsung's newest wearable, available in two sizes

Music

Pricey transparent speaker displays song lyrics

Ben Coxworth July 26, 2018

It can be frustrating, messing up the lyrics when you're trying to sing along to one of your favorite songs as it's playing on the stereo. That might not happen as often if you shell out to buy Cotodama's wireless Lyric Speaker, which displays the words to the songs it's playing.

The Lyric Speaker requires Wi-Fi internet access

Computers

Alexa-enabled Pavilion Wave is a PC in smart speaker's clothing

Michael Irving January 8, 2018

Desktop PCs are traditionally packed into boring old boxes, but HP is shaking things by cramming a multi-purpose machine into a triangular, smart-speaker-styled body. It’s called the Pavilion Wave, and this newest version has the added abilities of Amazon’s Alexa assistant.

HP has unveiled the new Pavilion Wave, a smart-speaker-styled desktop PC with Amazon Alexa built in

Music

Samsung aims to wrap music lovers in their own bubble of sound

Paul Ridden January 2, 2018

Samsung's C-Lab is heading to CES next week to show off a wireless speaker designed to offer the private listening benefits of earphones without the long-haul discomfort. The S-Ray speakers work by beaming sound directly to music lovers in a way that won't disturb others around them.

Samsung's C-Lab will be showing three S-Ray concepts at CES: a neckband, a portable speaker and ...

Home Entertainment

LG announces its own Google Home, the smart ThinQ Speaker

David Nield December 28, 2017

With CES happening at the start of January in Las Vegas, LG is getting its announcements in early, trailing a number of new speakers. The company's 2018 audio line-up is led by the ThinQ Speaker, a Google Home-esque smart speaker with Google Assistant on board.

"OK Google, play some music on my ThinQ Speaker"

Around The Home

The best Internet of Things gadgets to smarten up your home

Michael Irving December 5, 2017

If you haven't joined the Internet of Things (IoT) train yet, now's the perfect time to get on board. Smarts have been crammed into pretty much every household appliance, with more options than ever. New Atlas rounds up some of the best IoT gadgets to smarten up your home this holiday season.

New Atlas looks at some of the best Internet of Things gadgets for 2017

Home Entertainment

Tangent adds active wireless floor-standers to Spectrum Series

Paul Ridden November 27, 2017

Denmark's Tangent Audio has announced a Bluetooth version of its mighty X6 powered floor-standing speakers, which allow both wired and wireless connection to music sources, a TV or home theater setup.

The Tangent Spectrum X6 Bluetooth speakers are available now in black or white matte finish