A new ballpark for the Oakland A’s is scheduled to open in Las Vegas in 2028. The stadium is to feature an 18,000-square-foot video wall and an eye-catching design. Will it be built as planned, or is this stadium little more than vaporware? Read on to learn more ..read more

Masimo plans to create a spin-off company out of its Sound United audio brands. Is the creation of the new company, dubbed Masimo Consumer, an accounting move or does it signal Masimo wants out of the consumer business ..read more

Samsung has announced the pricing for its 2024 TVs, which are now available to pre-order. The 77-inch S95D QD-OLED will likely be the biggest draw for videophiles, priced at $4,600. To jumpstart sales, the company is offering a free 65-inch Crystal UHD TV when you order an OLED, Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K, or The Frame TV. Read on for more details ..read more

Looking for the newest, coolest audiovisual products for summer? Check our our annual cutting-edge gear list we recommend for summer. These products will be all the rage so get the NOW. Read on to see what product YOU need to enjoy the nice weather ahead ..read more

Unlike major competitors like Apple Music, Tidal charges a hefty premium for high-res music. Starting in April, Tidal will be discontinuing its tiered offerings and consolidating everything into a single service simply called “TIDAL.” The best news? It will cost just $10.99 per month, finally making Tidal price-competitive with Apple Music, Qobuz, Amazon, and others. Read on ..read more

Peak streaming video has passed and we've entered its Second Age. The SVoD market has found its ceiling as services continue to chip away value for consumers, it only gets worse from here. There's no better time for a return to physical media ..read more

ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up to create a new streaming service for sports fans. The joint venture will combine live TV with on-demand content, covering all major sports. The service will have a new name (TBA), a new app, and more sports content than any existing streaming service. Will sports fans finally be able to ditch cable ..read more

During COVID people spent money like water, but did these companies learn anything from the post-pandemic AV recession? Perhaps, but is it enough for them to embrace radical new technologies, high-level values, and real-world-priced systems designed for younger consumers? What do you think will happen when the Baby Boomers aren’t buying AV equipment as they did during the pandemic or in the decades before ..read more

Sony’s 3D-music format is muscling into Atmos Music's immersive space, but that may only be a side-skirmish in broader object-based audio format wars. Are music listeners ready to finally embrace surround-music? Maybe, but the biggest competitor to Dolby and Sony might just be consumer apathy. Don't retire your DVD-A/SACD colllection just yet ..read more

Harman Luxury Audio Group and madVR Labs have announced that several AVRs and processors from Harman brands have achieved “Certified for Envy” status from madVR Labs. Products from JBL Synthesis and Arcam are now guaranteed to deliver perfect picture performance when paired with the cutting-edge madVR Labs Envy video processors. The products had to undergo extensive testing to earn certification. Read on to learn more ..read more