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Cine Gear Expo 2021 Takes Place September 23-25 at the Los Angeles Convention Center
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Cine Gear Expo 2021 Takes Place September 23-25 at the Los Angeles Convention Center

Cine Gear Expo returns in 2021 with an event scheduled for the end of September. This is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the film and entertainment technology industry, which obviously includes image, lighting and sound. Until recently an event taking place at the Universal lot or Paramount Studios, the 2021 edition is scheduled to be held September 23-25 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. A great location!
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Explains Simulation and Testing for Speakers and Microphones
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Explains Simulation and Testing for Speakers and Microphones

The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) will promote a new free webinar on its Modeling and Measurement education pillar, this time addressing “Speakers and Microphones: Simulation and Testing,” on Wednesday, August 11 (12:00pm EDT). This webinar will feature presentations from COMSOL, and HEAD acoustics exploring spatial responses of speakers and microphones, and echo cancellation testing techniques.
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Knowles Offers AI-Enabled True Wireless Development Kit with Advanced Features
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Knowles Offers AI-Enabled True Wireless Development Kit with Advanced Features

Knowles announced the availability of a new AI-enabled True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Development Platform that will certainly be welcomed by developers and manufacturers globally, looking to accelerate the product development process, from entry-level to premium applications. The new TWS development kit shortens the design cycle for OEMs, enabling advanced, differentiated products with contributed technology from Alango Technologies and Chatable, among others.
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Dirac Equips Philips' First-Ever Gaming Headset With High-Quality Immersive Sound
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Dirac Equips Philips' First-Ever Gaming Headset With High-Quality Immersive Sound

Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac and MMD Monitors & Displays, the leading display specialist and brand license partner for Philips monitors & IT accessories, have teamed up to equip Philips’ first-ever gaming headset with Dirac’s spatial audio solution. Dirac delivers a virtualized 3D, 7.1 surround sound experience through the 2-channel headset to put users at the center of the action. The Philips TAGH401BL gaming headset marks the first collaboration between the two companies.
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Fidelity Imports to Distribute Goldring Brand in the US
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Fidelity Imports to Distribute Goldring Brand in the US

Founded in 1906, Goldring remains one of the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of phono cartridges. Today, with more than 100 years of rich heritage behind them, Goldring continues to deliver high performance, premium quality products for the specialist cartridge and turntable market, including the flagship moving coil Ethos cartridge and the entry-level E series range. Fidelity Imports is now responsible for distributing Goldring’s entire portfolio of products throughout the US.
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AES Launches Redesigned AES.org Website and Branding
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AES Launches Redesigned AES.org Website and Branding

The Audio Engineering Society, to further its position as the leading organization to promote the science and art of audio, has been busy improving the member experience and accessibility of its online portal, AES.org. Earlier this year, phase one debuted with a new and more user-friendly membership and event management interface, simplifying the processes of joining the Society, renewing memberships and event registration.
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Audio Engineering Society Announces Results of 2021 Elections
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Audio Engineering Society Announces Results of 2021 Elections

The Audio Engineering Society has announced the incoming Officers and Governors following the 2021 Board of Directors and Board of Governors elections. Bruce Olson, AES’s Standards Committee Chair for the past decade, and president in North America for AFMG (Ahnert Feistel Media Group), the established audio software development house (EASE, SysTune, FIRmaker, etc), will join the Board of Directors as President-Elect.
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Soniox Releases Knowledge Augmented Audio AI for Contextual Transcription
by Joao Martins

Soniox Releases Knowledge Augmented Audio AI for Contextual Transcription

Soniox already offers a very accurate speech recognition transcription engine for English language, and the company now released an audio AI solution that automatically annotates the transcribed audio with real-world entities and their contextual information, providing an augmented representation of the audio stream in real-time and low-latency. Soniox offers this novel technology in Soniox APIs, iOS app and web application.
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Renesas and Syntiant Develop Voice-Controlled Multimodal AI Solution Combining Advanced Vision and Voice Technologies
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Renesas and Syntiant Develop Voice-Controlled Multimodal AI Solution Combining Advanced Vision and Voice Technologies

Advanced semiconductor solutions manufacturer Renesas Electronics, and Syntiant, the chip technology company advancing low-power intelligent voice and sensor processing in edge devices, announced the joint development of a voice-controlled multimodal AI solution that enables low-power voice-controlled operation for embedded AI-based vision processing, such as self-checkout machines, security cameras, video conference systems, and smart appliances such as robotic cleaning devices.
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Elliptic Labs Low-Power Touchless Sensing Solutions Now Supported on Latest Maxim Smart Audio Amplifier
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Elliptic Labs Low-Power Touchless Sensing Solutions Now Supported on Latest Maxim Smart Audio Amplifier

Elliptic Labs, the AI smart sensor software company from Norway, has announced that it certified the operation of its AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform with the MAX98396 smart audio amplifier from Maxim Integrated Products. Elliptic Labs and Maxim Integrated are targeting next-generation smart devices to run critical and innovative user experiences, like presence detection and 3D touchless gesture sensing, on Maxim Integrated’s audio amplifier technology.
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