audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available

audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available
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Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!

Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!
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Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024

Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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Qorvo Accelerates UWB Adoption with Fully Integrated Module and Certification for Apple U1 Interoperability
by Joao Martins

Qorvo Accelerates UWB Adoption with Fully Integrated Module and Certification for Apple U1 Interoperability

Qorvo announced that it completed MFi certification of interoperability for its Ultra-Wideband (UWB) solutions with the Apple U1 chip used in supported iPhone and Apple Watch models. Qorvo UWB solutions comply with the Nearby Interaction accessory protocol and allow developers to easily design new commercial UWB-enabled accessories. The company also announced a fully integrated Ultra-Wideband (UWB) module that enables robust UWB implementation in automation, safety, and industrial systems.
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AURALiC Announces New ALTAIR G1.1 and ARIES G1.1 Music Streamers
by Joao Martins

AURALiC Announces New ALTAIR G1.1 and ARIES G1.1 Music Streamers

Originating in Beijing, China, AURALiC is the company that managed to make innovative digital and analog components for the home networking aficionados - and not for cheap. The company builds products that make listening to digital streaming and high-resolution music a fun hobby, particularly for those who want all the options. AURALiC now announced updated ARIES G1.1 and ALTAIR G1.1 music streamers, improving on existing models by adding Apple AirPlay 2.
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The Bob Moog Foundation Announces Definitive Bob Moog Biography
by audioXpress Staff

The Bob Moog Foundation Announces Definitive Bob Moog Biography

The Bob Moog Foundation is promoting Switched On: Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution by Albert Glinsky, the first complete biography of the synthesizer pioneer’s storied life and career. The 496-page hardcover book, with 58 black-and-white and color illustrations and a Foreword by Francis Ford Coppola, published by Oxford University Press, was directly supported by The Bob Moog Foundation by facilitating interviews and providing access to hundreds of rare historical documents and photos.
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    IK Multimedia Announces AI Machine Modeling as a Service Available Online
    by Joao Martins

    IK Multimedia Announces AI Machine Modeling as a Service Available Online

    IK Multimedia announced a new approach to modeling technology available to musicians. After IK Multimedia and many other companies have spent years modeling virtually any combination of guitar amplifiers, cabinets and effects, they now decided it was time to allow users to do it for themselves. The Italian company announced AI Machine Modeling, making its modeling technology available online, for users to create virtual versions of any guitar rig.
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    IDTechEx Report on Trends in Haptic Technologies Following Interhaptics Acquisition by Razer
    by audioXpress Staff

    IDTechEx Report on Trends in Haptic Technologies Following Interhaptics Acquisition by Razer

    Razer, one of the leading gaming hardware companies, announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Go Touch VR SAS, also known as Interhaptics, a French startup founded in 2017 and specialized in haptics tools and software. Zehao Li, Technology Analyst for IDTechEx says that with the acquisition of Interhaptics, Razer will be looking to expand its HyperSense solution across more products to build out a full ecosystem of peripherals with haptic features.
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    Cirrus Logic Senior Technical Fellow John Melanson Awarded 500th US Patent
    by Joao Martins

    Cirrus Logic Senior Technical Fellow John Melanson Awarded 500th US Patent

    John Melanson, senior technical fellow at Cirrus Logic, has been granted his 500th US patent, an achievement that places him among the world’s most prolific inventors. The Academy Award-winning engineer’s core contributions are within the field of audio and electronics, particularly the analog and mixed-signal technologies that have helped transform the analog world around us into the digital signals at the heart of today’s most advanced products.
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    Sound Devices Releases the A20-RX with SpectraBand Technology
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    Sound Devices Releases the A20-RX with SpectraBand Technology

    Sound Devices is shipping a new two channel, true diversity receiver with industry-exclusive SpectraBand technology. SpectraBand gives the new Sound Devices A20-RX receiver and A20-Mini transmitter an unprecedented tuning range, from 470 MHz to 1525 MHz. The A20-RX also features high-discrimination front end filtering for better performance in noisy RF environments and Frequency AutoAssign for faster setup.
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    Resonado Labs Licenses Res-Core Technology to GGEC
    by Joao Martins

    Resonado Labs Licenses Res-Core Technology to GGEC

    Resonado Labs announced a licensing partnership with GGEC (GuoGuang Electric Company), one of the most renowned speaker manufacturers in the world. This partnership opens the door for Resonado to enter the smart speaker and television transducer market, further advancing the company's business into home audio integrations. Resonado’s flagship technology, Res-Core, will now be available for GGEC’s use as they manufacture advanced transducers and acoustic products for smart speaker and multimedia related systems.
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    KeepEars and AVAtronics Launch the Quietest Earbuds on Earth
    by Joao Martins

    KeepEars and AVAtronics Launch the Quietest Earbuds on Earth

    Aviation pilots and professionals working in extremely noisy environments now have access to hearing protection and communication solutions that are able to reduce noise levels by up to 55 decibels. Two Swiss startups, KeepEars and AVAtronics have announced the successful prototype test and launch of the quietest earbuds on earth, able to be used as hearing protection and communications systems in extreme noisy environments, effectively canceling signals in a wide range of frequencies.
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    Big Fish Semiconductor and Dolphin Design Partnership Enables Mass Production for Bluetooth 5.2 Audio SoC
    by Cristina Costa

    Big Fish Semiconductor and Dolphin Design Partnership Enables Mass Production for Bluetooth 5.2 Audio SoC

    Dolphin Design, an advanced chip design company and leading specialist in Edge Computing and AI platforms, and Big Fish Semiconductor have entered into a long-term partnership. Big Fish Semiconductor’s U2 BLE 5.2 Audio AI SoC (TSMC 40nm uLP process ultra-low power audio chip), now in mass fabrication, is the first outcome of this partnership. The high-performance recording capabilities of the U2 BLE 5.2 Audio AI SoC are made possible by Dolphin Design's 24-bit delta-sigma audio ADC, which combines superior audio performance, small area and ultra-low power consumption.
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