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Trade Show Blues: Exhibitions go Virtual as Virus Spreads

Fine wines and hipster gin. Hunting rifles and knives. Contemporary paintings and milliondollar sports cars. They’re all marketed at trade events that are quickly going dark across the globe due to the new coronavirus - and taking with them sales opportunities that may be difficult to make up.

Dell P2720DC USB–C monitor

Sit back and admire the view

CRAVE

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

Epson Expression Photo XP–8600

A high–quality photo printer with an equally high price

DJI Mavic Mini

An ultra–small, ultra–light affordable drone

A Question Of Trust

Data privacy issues in security apps and other unlikely places

Vizio 36-inch 2.1-Channel Soundbar System

Vizio’s latest soundbar is a compact system with a wireless subwoofer that sells for $150. If you just spent big bucks on a new TV and realized that its built-in audio is horrific, this 2.1 package will deliver significantly better sound without consuming what remains of your budget.

Triton One.R

from GoldenEar Technology®

DREMEL LITE

Affordable precision from a new cordless rotary tool

The Stereo Advantage

DENON DRA-800H STEREO NETWORK RECEIVER

The Right Stuff

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO AXR100 STEREO RECEIVER

New QLED in Town

TCL 75Q825 8-SERIES ROKU LCD ULTRA HDTV

Magic in the Middle

APERION AUDIO NOVUS 5.0.2 SPEAKER SYSTEM

AudioControl Avalon G4 Four-Channel Power Amplifier

Four For All

Tech To Make Guests Feel At Home, Part Two

In my last column, I discussed the generational improvements my custom installation company has witnessed since we started installing whole-house distributed audio systems back in 1995. Of course, almost everything has gotten better—and cheaper—over time, but one thing often overlooked in modern installations is operational simplicity for the guests who visit your home.

Dynamic Tone Mapping Update

JVC DLA-NX9 D-ILA Projector

A Budget 4K Beamer

BenQ Cineprime HT3550 4K DLP Projector

Will Virtual Reality Finally Break Out In 2020?

The hardware is cheap, the games are promising, and Virtual Reality could finally be ready for the mainstream. Or atleast, the slightly more mainstream.

NO CHECKOUT NEEDED: AMAZON OPENS CASHIERLESS GROCERY STORE

Amazon wants to kill the supermarket checkout line.

PANASONIC SCRAPS SOLAR PANELS PARTNERSHIP WITH TESLA

Panasonic is pulling out of its partnership with Tesla to produce solar panels at a factory in New York state, the Japanese electronics maker said.

‘TIME IS EVERYTHING': WORLD BRACES FOR SPREAD OF NEW VIRUS

China’s massive travel restrictions, house-to-house checks, huge isolation wards and lockdowns of entire cities bought the world valuable time to prepare for the global spread of the new virus.

MARS LANDER CONFIRMS QUAKES, EVEN AFTERSHOCKS ON RED PLANET

NASA’s newest Mars lander has confirmed that quakes and even aftershocks are regularly jolting the red planet.

HERO OR CRIMINAL? COURT HEARS 2 VIEWS OF WIKILEAKS' ASSANGE

Truth-telling journalist or reckless criminal: A British judge was given two conflicting portraits of Julian Assange as the WikiLeaks founder’s long-awaited extradition hearing began Monday in a London court.

INDIANA SENATE ENDORSES BAN ON DRIVERS USING HANDHELD PHONES

A proposal that would ban motorists from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads appears on its way to becoming law.

SATELLITE ALMOST ON EMPTY GETS NEW LIFE AFTER SPACE DOCKING

A communication satellite almost out of fuel has gotten a new life after the first space docking of its kind.

VIRGIN GALACTIC REPORTS HIGH INTEREST IN ITS SPACE FLIGHTS

Virgin Galactic has received nearly 8,000 online reservations of interest since its first successful test flight into space 14 months ago, the company said Tuesday as it nears commercial operation and prepares to reopen ticket sales.

UK OPENS EU TRADE TALKS WITH THREAT TO WALK AWAY

Britain published its opening demands for trade talks with the European Union, delivering a blunt threat to walk away from the table if there is no progress within four months.

CHINA'S HUAWEI DEBUTS LATEST VERSION OF FOLDING PHONE

China’s Huawei unveiled its latest folding smartphone and its first such device to be available internationally, competing in a niche category with new models from Samsung and Motorola.

WELLS FARGO TO PAY $3B TO RESOLVE PROBES INTO FAKE ACCOUNTS

Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil investigations into a long-running practice whereby company employees opened millions of unauthorized bank accounts in order to meet unrealistic sales goals.