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Today's Top Stories #1 5 outrageous headphones that will blow your mind and your savings   By Ryan Waniata, Digital Trends   Virtually nothing compares to the transcendent experience of a top-tier pair of cans. More» Why This Matters: It's a low news day, so we're goin' shopping. And while we're at it, here's a little reminder about that gadget from CES (now shipping) that's supposed to make any pair of headphones sound better. -Cynthia Wisehart #2 Color changing threads may one day turn your T-shirt into a screen   By Andrew Liszewski, Gizmodo   Look around and count the number of screens surrounding you. You'll probably run out of fingers before you're done, but why stop there? Researchers at UC Berkeley have come up with a way to weave color-changing threads into fabrics, turning even garments into yet another display. More» Why This Matters: It will be hard to get good content for your chest. –Cynthia Wisehart #3 Site Vehicles: Cargo Vans and Accessories   By Sound & Video Contractor   If you travel long distances to site with lots of gear, or have to navigate busy cities with no parking, you need the right vehicle and the right way to carry your ladder and tools. In this roundup we look at some of the options in vehicles sizes and accessories, as well as a few tools and gadgets that will make life on the road easier. More» Why This Matters: It's about vans and tools. - Cynthia Wisehart 4. Barco acquires Medialon (via TheWire@SVConline) 5. Samsung confirms no OLED TVs in it's future (via Korea Herald) 6. Macbook 2016 review (Lauren Goode, The Verge) 7. Eye Candy: This red carbon fibert loudspeaker is $30,000 and no Focusrite didn't make it (Micah Singleton, The Verge) 8. Eye Candy 2: 3D printed aluminum guitar (Paul Ridden, Gizmag) 9. 10 easy ways to speed up your WiFi (via CNET) 10. From the Wire@SVConline: Martin Audio launches CDD-WR and CDD-Live! At InfoComm 2016 For more, see the WHY THIS MATTERS archive. Thanks, Cynthia For daily AV industry headlines see #SVCWIRE archive AV Jobs beyerdynamic Inc. - Technical Sales Manager for the Systems Integration and Commercial Audio industry (United States) » Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn RebelMouse Was this copy of Pro AV Today forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. Pro AV Today Editorial Team SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR CYNTHIA WISEHART, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x526 | Send Email DIGITAL SIGNAGE DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email RENTAL AND STAGING SYSTEMS DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email

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