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Renkus-Heinz Launches New Website Focused on Streamlined Support and Technical Documentation
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Renkus-Heinz Launches New Website Focused on Streamlined Support and Technical Documentation

Renkus-Heinz has launched a new website focused on providing partners with increased support options, expansive product details, and multiple installation examples across key verticals. Additional technical documentation, including Bim/Revit data, is also available. The family-owned loudspeaker manufacturer headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California, has a lot of significant projects to showcase in its new website, while its product family is now larger than ever.
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Worldwide Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) Market Grows 24.9% in 2020
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Worldwide Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) Market Grows 24.9% in 2020

According to International Data Corporation (IDC, the worldwide Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) market grew 29.2% year over year and 7.1% quarter over quarter to $13.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20). Revenue growth was also up an impressive 24.9% for the full year 2020 to $47.2 billion, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Unified Communications & Collaboration report. IDC also reported that the global PC monitor market hit new record highs in 2020, with 55 million units sold.
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FaitalPRO Introduces Evolved FE300 Series Low Frequency Drivers
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FaitalPRO Introduces Evolved FE300 Series Low Frequency Drivers

Italian pro audio loudspeaker specialists FaitalPRO have announced the new FE300 series of ferrite magnet low frequency drivers, designed and built in direct response to high-volume sound reinforcement applications, requiring an evolved and more powerful series of products which would enhance the companies successful FE200 series. Building on the concept FaitalPRO designed four new woofers, all equipped with a powerful ferrite magnet assembly and a stamped steel basket in keeping with the key characteristics of the FE series.
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Frame.io and Sound Devices Send Recorded Content Directly to the Cloud
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Frame.io and Sound Devices Send Recorded Content Directly to the Cloud

The global pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote production and collaboration. Now, Frame.io, a leading video review and approval platform, released its Frame.io Camera to Cloud (C2C) solution that changes the traditionally linear filmmaking process, allowing both on-set production and remote post-production teams to work together at the same time. Sound Devices is one of the companies supporting the announcement, allowing audio recorded on set or on the field to be directly transferred to the cloud.
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Poly Reaches 30 Million Professional IP Phones Milestone
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Poly Reaches 30 Million Professional IP Phones Milestone

With a legacy in audio innovation for mission critical calls, Poly continues to invest in professional-grade phones, even against the massive trend of web calls and smartphone use. While Poly's lineup of beautifully designed professional-grade phones are evolving to enable calls from anywhere, the company also announced today that it has sold its 30 millionth IP phone, marking more than 20 years market trust by those who are serious about quality audio and pro-grade communication.
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Izotope Launches Updated Spire Studio and Spire Recording Apps
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Izotope Launches Updated Spire Studio and Spire Recording Apps

Still gathering momentum from the alliance with German music creation company Native Instruments, iZotope announced the launch of the Second Generation of Spire Studio, the company's first hardware product. Spire Studio is described as a smart recording device that connects into the cloud-based Spire ecosystem of recording, production, and collaboration tools. The Boston-based audio processing software company also recently updated the companion Spire free and Spire Pro mobile apps.
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Bang & Olufsen Introduces Beoplay Portal Wireless Gaming Headphones
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Bang & Olufsen Introduces Beoplay Portal Wireless Gaming Headphones

Bang & Olufsen announced the launch of Beoplay Portal, its first-ever wireless gaming headphones. Designed to be wearable in any situation, offering quick-access gaming functions, rock-solid Bluetooth connectivity for mobile gaming, and Dolby Atmos virtualized surround sound for an immersive gaming experience on Xbox and compatible computer platforms, the Beoplay Portal also offer Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation and beamforming microphones for great online discussions without the need for a boom-arm.
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Elliptic Labs Optimizes Its Advanced Virtual Sensors for Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs
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Elliptic Labs Optimizes Its Advanced Virtual Sensors for Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs

Elliptic Labs, the Norwegian software sensor technology company, announced a collaboration with Cadence Design Systems to optimize its machine learning algorithms on Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs. Enabling Elliptic Labs to expand its software sensor user interfaces to more embedded systems, while simultaneously reducing power consumption for energy-critical applications, this collaboration benefits manufacturers in a wide range of markets, including mobile consumer devices, and automotive.
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Naim Introduces New Mu-so Wood Edition Speaker
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Naim Introduces New Mu-so Wood Edition Speaker

Naim Audio introduced a new premium Wood Edition of its Mu-so 2nd Generation wireless speaker integrated system. Designed to support both multiroom music and TV sound, the new Mu-so Wood Edition is a more refined design, blending performance with a natural-looking style. The updated all-in-one wireless system, introduced in May 2019, offers high-resolution streaming, AirPlay 2, and increased DSP and room compensation capabilities.
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Italian Sound Reinforcement Company Outline Awarded Patent for Audio Networking Processor
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Italian Sound Reinforcement Company Outline Awarded Patent for Audio Networking Processor

Outline s.r.l., the innovative Italian manufacturer of professional loudspeaker systems and a pioneer in line-source and adjustable line arrays systems for large scale applications, continues to invest in new loudspeaker-related technologies. The Brescia-based company now announced that its FPGA-based Newton audio system control and networking processor has been awarded an Italian patent. The company has also filed the appropriate application for an international patent.
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