Adam Smith

The sale of vinyl records has decreased by 9.1 per cent year-on-year in the US, according to the Recording Industry of America, dropping from 9.2m sales to 8.4m.

The Consumer Technology Association predicts that 4K UHD TV sales will hit 20m in the US next year, with sales of 4K Blu-ray players also increasing.

Apple Music head Jimmy Iovine denies that the company will acquire the Tidal streaming service, which has lost nearly $30m since Jay Z purchased it in 2015.

Samsung is looking to create its own headphone connection instead of using 3.5mm or even USB-C, according to one report.

After teasing a mysterious new projector, JVC has spilled the beans with the launch of its first native 4K projector. But it ain't cheap.

The River's Tone AI-03-Au system promises the ultimate audio statement and is available in solid gold or gold-plated editions.

Sharp will be bringing Freeview Play catch-up televisions to market later this year, and to all its new TVs with the AQUOS Net+ interface in 2017.

Bowers & Wilkins has another new pair of headphones and wants to improve the bass, punch, and precision in the £120 Series 2 headphones.

IFA (or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin, to give it its full name) is Europe's biggest electronics show is up and running. Prepare yourselves for plenty of new products.

Pioneer's latest audio player, the N-30AE, is equipped with wi-fi, Bluetooth and music streaming support. The company is also launching a pair of CD players, both of which will be released in October.

The British broadcaster and Korean TV manufacturer will be displaying the benefits of HDR in conjunction with higher frame rates and greater colour reproduction – which should make streaming broadcasts easier - at the Berlin exhibition in September

The company's latest additions to its ElectroMotion and Masterpiece lines, the ElectroMotion ESL X and Renaissance ESL 15A, are available now, while the Expression ESL 13A and Impression ESL 11A are due out in mid-September.

Among the documents revealed is a user manual for the Samsung Scoop, a new portable Bluetooth speaker that straps to your wrist.

Featuring streaming support and new circuitry, the Onkyo NS-6130 and NS-6170 network players are being released in September, with the CS-N1075 hi-res compact stereo system following in October.

Making its debut at IFA 2016, the ASWY Spaco 5.1 system is a set of six floating speakers with 360-degree surround sound.

One company has turned to Indiegogo to raise funding for a player that offers the benefits of high-resolution audio and UHD video, yet is small enough to fit in your pocket - and it's already smashed its target.

It's not the first voice-operated speaker on the market, but this first offering from former social network Whyd is hoping to tackle rival products such as the Amazon Echo with its focus on better sound quality.

Users are reporting that Sky Q content uncontrollably judders on some Sony 4K TVs, making the picture impossible to watch. A fix is on the way, says Sony, which is working with Sky to resolve the problem.

You may only just be getting used to 4K, but researchers suggest that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games will fuel a drive towards even higher definition television.

Takeo Morita paid $10,000 to have the 40-foot-high electricity pylon connected directly to the grid, as a way to avoid “tainted” electricity.

The £450 player is the latest entry to Marantz's MusicLink series, accompanying the HD-DAC1 headphone amplifier and the HD-AMP1 stereo amp.

Virgin's latest update introduces all-new features such as Smart Search, Series Link+ and Bookmarking.

One person's definition of 'entry-level' may differ from another's, but in this case turntable specialist Clearaudio reckons that, at £3400, this deck is a relatively inexpensive entry point into the world of high-end vinyl (pricier versions of its Innovation range can cost in excess of £12,000).

The new 4K Ultra HD television is the company's attempt to make a high-end, high-style product incorporating all the latest tech, including Google Cast and the Android TV platform.

Samsung's new SUHD Quantum dot TVs will be under warranty from screen burn-in for ten years.