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FlexTech and PARC Cooperate on Ultra-Thin, Flexible Audio Speaker Development
November 6, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

FlexTech and PARC Cooperate on Ultra-Thin, Flexible Audio Speaker Development

FlexTech, a SEMI Strategic Association Partner announced a new development project with PARC, a Xerox company, to develop a hybrid, highly bendable, paper-like smart tag, incorporating a thin audio speaker. The product, based on the most advanced printed electronics uses active and passive components, and is aimed at applications in packaging, wearables prosthetics, soft robotics, smart tags, and smart cities and homes.
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Family Designed 'Clever Speaker' Launches on Kickstarter
November 6, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Family Designed 'Clever Speaker' Launches on Kickstarter

Yoto, a family designed ‘clever speaker’ now being promoted on Kickstarter, was designed to enhance the way children listen and learn. The project is a good example of ways of leveraging current available technologies to create a different product for a very significant market. A clever speaker for kids, Yoto is designed entirely by a team of experienced British entrepreneurs and parents who started thinking about what kids need to maximize development skills without screen time.
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Shifting Professional Loudspeaker Market to Grow $1 Billion by 2021
November 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Shifting Professional Loudspeaker Market to Grow $1 Billion by 2021

The professional loudspeaker market, currently valued at $2.6 billion worldwide, is on track to reach $3.6 billion by 2021 despite a number of major market shifts, according to a new market report from Futuresource Consulting. Futuresource’s new ‘Professional Loudspeaker Market Assessment’ report defines the market, offering product and vertical segmentations across 4 major regions and 9 key countries using inputs directly from the industry itself.
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SoundChip Unveils World’s Lowest Power, Highest Performance Hybrid Noise Cancelling Platform for True Wireless Stereo Headsets
November 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

SoundChip Unveils World’s Lowest Power, Highest Performance Hybrid Noise Cancelling Platform for True Wireless Stereo Headsets

SoundChip, a Swiss-based provider or audio processing solutions, unveiled Aurora – an application-specific, low-power, hybrid noise cancelling platform for next-generation True Wireless Stereo (TWS) headsets. According to the company, Aurora delivers up to 35dB of class-leading digitally-programmable feed-forward and feedback (hybrid) noise cancelling, as well as a swathe of software-controlled features, including multi-mode noise cancelling, digitally configurable occlusion control, and situational awareness.
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Libre Wireless Technologies Launches “MAVID”, Miniaturized Low Power Integrated Wireless Voice/Audio/IoT Device
November 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Libre Wireless Technologies Launches “MAVID”, Miniaturized Low Power Integrated Wireless Voice/Audio/IoT Device

At a one day industry summit focused on the Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS), Libre Wireless Technologies, announced “MAVID,” an entirely new embedded voice enabled multiprotocol wireless connectivity and IoT platform. This ultra low power and incredibly small new device incorporates a complete hardware and software solution for embedded voice, IoT, audio and wireless connectivity. The new Libre platform will enable OEMs and ODMs to build unique voice-enabled products.
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The+Record Player All-In-One Turntable Entertainment System Reimagined for Today’s Vinyl Enthusiast
November 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

The+Record Player All-In-One Turntable Entertainment System Reimagined for Today’s Vinyl Enthusiast

Fresh off its debut at Munich High End Show in May 2017, and a successfully over-funded Kickstarter campaign, The+Record Player will now make its first North American appearance at New York Audio Show, Nov 10-12, 2017. The all-in-one concept combines elegant design, advanced features and uncompromising audio in a compact package, intended for new vinyl enthusiasts seeking a high quality turntable solution to enjoy their record collection without the cost and complexity of a traditional component system.
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Intel Announces New Development Kit for Far-Field Alexa-Enabled Products
November 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Intel Announces New Development Kit for Far-Field Alexa-Enabled Products

Intel has announced the Intel Speech Enabling Developer Kit, designed for manufacturers and developers to quickly bring new Alexa-enabled products to market. This kit is the first audio front end solution that combines far-field voice processing and "Alexa" wake word detection on a single chip. It is based on a new digital signal processor (DSP) architecture from Intel that enables high-quality voice capture in acoustically challenging environments.
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AverLAB Audio Analyzer by Avermetrics is Now Shipping
November 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

AverLAB Audio Analyzer by Avermetrics is Now Shipping

An innovator in audio and electronic production test systems since 2011, Avermetrics has now begun shipments of its new AverLAB portable audio analyzer, opening a completely new application segment for the company. AverLAB is the first audio analyzer to natively support both Mac and Windows computers and, at just $3000, it offers a level of features and performance that was previously only attainable at triple the price.
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IK Multimedia Releases T-RackS 5 Mixing and Mastering Modular System for Mac/PC
November 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

IK Multimedia Releases T-RackS 5 Mixing and Mastering Modular System for Mac/PC

IK Multimedia announced T-RackS 5, its cutting-edge mixing and mastering system for Mac and PC, is available now. The company calls it "the most powerful modular mix and master system ever," with 4 all-new processors for a total of 38 high-quality modules including a new completely redesigned, resizable interface in a flexible 16-processor series/parallel chain with an unrivaled audio engine, a complete broadcast-ready professional metering section, as well as an album assembly section with multi-format export.
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New Synaptics and NXP Alexa Development Kit Available at Arrow Electronics
November 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Synaptics and NXP Alexa Development Kit Available at Arrow Electronics

NXP has teamed up with Arrow Electronics, Synaptics and Amazon to develop the Synaptics AudioSmart 2-Mic and NXP Pico i.MX7Dual Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). This newly available development kit is one of the first to be qualified with production-ready system-on-chip (SoC), voice processor, and the AVS Device SDK. It enables device makers to quickly and cost-effectively integrate Alexa into a fully functioning prototype and then take that work into design for manufacturing and production.
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