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Audio-Technica Launches Redesigned Website With Complete Product Catalog and Online Store
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Audio-Technica Launches Redesigned Website With Complete Product Catalog and Online Store

Audio-Technica, a leading company in transducer technology for over 50 years, announced the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.audio-technica.com. Apart from updating the website technology and improving user experience, the brand focused on updating information on Audio-Technica’s comprehensive range of microphones, headphones, turntables, cartridges and commercial audio products, offering e-commerce options, and offering specific resources for consultants, contractors and system integrators.
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Mcintosh Group and Alps Alpine Join Forces in Automotive Luxury Audio Strategy
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Mcintosh Group and Alps Alpine Join Forces in Automotive Luxury Audio Strategy

McIntosh Group Inc. and Alps Alpine have teamed up to deliver transcendent, luxury audio systems to the automotive industry. This announcement also signals that the McIntosh Group is returning to the automotive industry – bringing solutions from McIntosh Labs and Sonus Faber to vehicles. The partnership means that those automotive solutions are delivered by Alps Alpine in select vehicles.
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Steinberg Releases New VST 3.7 Software Development Kit
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Steinberg Releases New VST 3.7 Software Development Kit

Steinberg released the company's newest iteration of the Virtual Studio Technology (VST) Software Developer Kit (SDK), offering new capabilities to developers of host applications, audio plug-ins and virtual instruments. VST 3.7 introduces several enhancements of the SDK interface that allow new levels of integrations between VST 3 hosts and plug-ins, including the new VST 3 Project Generator, improved documentation as well as support for MIDI 2.0 and the development of plug-ins compatible with the new ARM-based Apple Silicon chips.
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Syntiant Surpasses 1 Million AI Chips Shipped and Raises $35 Million in New Funding Round
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Syntiant Surpasses 1 Million AI Chips Shipped and Raises $35 Million in New Funding Round

Syntiant, the tech company providing AI voice and sensor solutions at the edge, announced that it has shipped more than 1 million units of its Syntiant NDP100 and Syntiant NDP101 microwatt-power Neural Decision Processors (NDPs) to clients worldwide. The Irvine, California-based company also announced it has completed a $35 million Series C funding round, as it continues to execute on its strategy, fulfilling growing demand for its ultra-low-power, deep learning voice solution at the edge.
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to Samsung
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to Samsung

Fraunhofer IIS announced the licensing of its MPEG-H Audio patents to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., allowing Samsung to manufacture products that feature MPEG-H Audio, including TVs and set-top-boxes. As the major contributor to the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard, Fraunhofer IIS is also leading the licensing efforts to enable the broadcast, mobile, media and streaming services and consumer electronics industries to quickly bring MPEG-H Audio to market.
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Synaptics Completes Acquisition of DisplayLink and Broadcom’s Wireless Business
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Synaptics Completes Acquisition of DisplayLink and Broadcom’s Wireless Business

Synaptics Inc from San Jose, CA - the same company that in 2017 acquired Conexant, one of the industry's leading audio and voice technology specialists - expanded even more it's connectivity lead with the just concluded acquisition of DisplayLink Corp., a leading supplier of universal docking solutions and high-performance video compression technology. This strategic expansion of Synaptics business happens just a few days after the acquisition of assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless connectivity business of Broadcom.
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Consumer Headphones and Bluetooth Are Infiltrating Everyday Office Life says SAR Insight & Consulting
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Consumer Headphones and Bluetooth Are Infiltrating Everyday Office Life says SAR Insight & Consulting

The coronavirus pandemic created a cultural shift in enterprise headset use, particularly in the office, as workers chose their own equipment and incorporated Bluetooth connectivity into their routine, according to the latest report by SAR Insight & Consulting. Research by the market analyst firm found that the lockdown that most countries implemented following the pandemic had other unforeseen knock-on effects.
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VOXX International Establishes Expanded Distribution Alliance Between Klipsch And Onkyo Corporation
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VOXX International Establishes Expanded Distribution Alliance Between Klipsch And Onkyo Corporation

VOXX International Corporation, the manufacturing and distribution group of automotive, consumer and biometrics technologies and owner of Klipsch, among several other brands, announced an expanded alliance with Onkyo and Pioneer Corporation, which adds the two premium brands and new product lines in the Americas. This agreement follows the termination of the efforts by Sound United to acquire Onkyo Corporation’s consumer audio division in 2019.
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Audio Engineering Society Announces Results of 2020 Elections
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Audio Engineering Society Announces Results of 2020 Elections

Following its 2020 Board of Directors and Board of Governors elections, the Audio Engineering Society confirmed that the 2021 Audio Engineering Society Board of Directors will include Jonathan Wyner (President), Agnieszka Roginska (Past-President), Joshua Reiss (new President-Elect), Valerie Tyler (Secretary), Glenn Lorbecki (Treasurer), Marina Bosi (Treasurer-Elect) and Alex Kosiorek (Director). One additional Director will be named by the Board of Governors per the recently amended AES Bylaws.
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GaN Systems Announces New Series of 12V Class D Audio Amplifier Reference Designs
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GaN Systems Announces New Series of 12V Class D Audio Amplifier Reference Designs

GaN Systems, a company specialized in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors, published a new technical document titled, “12V High-Efficiency Audio Reference Designs using GaN Power Transistors.” The technical note was developed following the launch of the new GaN Systems Class-D audio amplifier evaluation kit and from growing customer interest for designs in the 12V market for automotive, marine, powersports, and other applications from power system design engineers.
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