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True Wireless Stereo Earbuds Category to Expand with Technological Developments
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True Wireless Stereo Earbuds Category to Expand with Technological Developments

True wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds account for almost half of all headphones sold, according to the latest market analysis from SAR Insight & Consulting, who says this figure will rise to more than 75% in 2025. Data collected for ‘True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Earbuds, 2020 Update—Market Growth, Market Shares, Technologies Used’, show that while a range of technologies has driven the market to date, there is every sign that this will continue with further technological developments.
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AES Virtual Vienna Convention to Connect Students and Educators Worldwide in Four-Day Online Event
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AES Virtual Vienna Convention to Connect Students and Educators Worldwide in Four-Day Online Event

While the world is taking on day-to-day activities in new ways and working with new circumstances, the Audio Engineering Society is bringing “A World of Audio” to virtual attendees, this June 2 – 5, with the AES Virtual Vienna Convention. AES Virtual Vienna Convention activities will include student recording and design competitions, an Education and Career Fair, Student Delegate Assembly events and more for just $25 for AES Student Members.
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Super Hi-Fi Patented AI-Powered Audio Stitching Technology Generates 1 Billion Music Transitions Per Month
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Super Hi-Fi Patented AI-Powered Audio Stitching Technology Generates 1 Billion Music Transitions Per Month

Super Hi-Fi, a start-up company from Los Angeles, CA, announced that it’s now creating more than 1 billion transitions every month for digital streaming music services, driven by iHeart, Peloton, and the recently launched Sonos Radio. That's 1 billion times its AI technology has created unique, perfect segues from a wide range of audio elements, proving the effectiveness of the company's approach to enriching the dead space between songs or segments.
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Keynotes and Heyser Presentation Announced for AES Virtual Vienna Convention
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Keynotes and Heyser Presentation Announced for AES Virtual Vienna Convention

The Audio Engineering Society has begun to announce program details for the upcoming Virtual Vienna Convention, including three keynote lectures and the Heyser Presentation. The AES Virtual Vienna Convention will take place online June 2 – 5, and registration is now open for as little as $50 USD for AES members. On the opening day, The Heyser Presentation will be presented by Francis Rumsey on “Sound Quality in the Era of Interaction and Extended Reality.”
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Spring 2020 Smart Audio Report Finds Smart Speaker Usage Growing
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Spring 2020 Smart Audio Report Finds Smart Speaker Usage Growing

With more than 60 million adults A18+ in the U.S. now owning a smart speaker, new research from The Smart Audio Report reveals how the outbreak of COVID-19 and quarantine measures are disrupting routines and shifting consumer behaviors. Other key findings from the Spring 2020 Report reveal that usage of voice commands in general has increased slightly since the pandemic, with 52% of voice-assistant users saying they use voice tech several times a day or nearly every day, compared to 46% before the outbreak.
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Listen Technologies Acquires Wi-Fi Audio Pioneer ExXothermic
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Listen Technologies Acquires Wi-Fi Audio Pioneer ExXothermic

Listen Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of advanced wireless listening solutions for 22 years, has acquired ExXothermic, a company specializing in high-quality, low-latency Wi-Fi audio technology. ExXothermic has several patents for its Wi-Fi streaming technology and has delivered thousands of Wi-Fi audio channels for use in assistive listening, fitness centers, waiting areas, hospitality, and other applications and environments around the world.
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Global Headphones Market on Track for 27% Value Growth
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Global Headphones Market on Track for 27% Value Growth

The Consumer Electronics team at Futuresource Consulting shared the latest key trends from the company's Worldwide Headphone Market Report. Despite the impact of COVID-19, the worldwide headphones aftermarket will enjoy another year of strong growth in 2020. According to new figures released by Futuresource, the category is on track to end the year with a 10% year-on-year increase in volume and 27% in value.
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AXPONA 2020 is Cancelled. Show Not Taking Place in 2020
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AXPONA 2020 is Cancelled. Show Not Taking Place in 2020

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) was originally scheduled to take place in April 17-19, and ended up being rescheduled to August 7-9, 2020 out of concern for the health and safety of all participants due to the growing coronavirus situation. The event would still take place at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center. But now, under pressure from concerned exhibitors, the promoters announced the show cancellation for 2020.
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AAC Technologies Opens New MEMS Microphone Design Center in Scotland
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AAC Technologies Opens New MEMS Microphone Design Center in Scotland

Expanding its commitment to invest in the build-out of a worldwide network of R&D centers that advance the technologies critical to the performance of smartphones and other mobile devices, AAC Technologies Holdings Inc., announced the opening of a MEMS microphone center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The new facility, focused on the design of next generation microphone system-level solutions, joins a growing worldwide network of R&D centers located in China, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United States.
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Purifi Audio Unveils Investigation About Hysteresis Distortion
by Jan Didden

Purifi Audio Unveils Investigation About Hysteresis Distortion

Purifi Audio, the Danish company founded by Bruno Putzeys, Lars Risbo, and Peter Lyngdorf together with a remarkable engineering team, promises Class D amplifiers with record-breaking performance (as well as speakers). Now, Bruno Putzeys made available a detailed report of his investigation on hysteresis distortion, which motivated the development of the company's products. As Putzeys describes, hysteresis in the ferromagnetic material of the amplifier output filter coil is what causes "a recognizable grainy texture in the sound."
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