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Shure Achieves Sustainable Packaging Goals in 2023, on Track for 90% Recyclable and/or Renewable Packaging for New Products by 2025
by Joao Martins

Shure Achieves Sustainable Packaging Goals in 2023, on Track for 90% Recyclable and/or Renewable Packaging for New Products by 2025

In 2022, Shure announced aggressive goals to increase recyclable and/or renewable packaging for new products. Shure has achieved its goal to convert to 75 percent by 2023 and is on track to grow to 90 percent by 2025 and 100 percent by 2030 for new packaging. The goal for existing product packaging in 2025 is 75 percent recyclable and/or renewable.
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Marshall Refreshes Mobile Audio Range with Major V Headphones and Minor IV Earbuds
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Marshall Refreshes Mobile Audio Range with Major V Headphones and Minor IV Earbuds

Heralding the rebirth of two icons, Marshall revealed its latest Major V on-ear headphones with 100+ hours of wireless playtime and enhanced comfort, and the Minor IV true wireless earbuds, designed to be small in size, but big on sound. Rewriting the rulebook for what users expect from wireless on-ear headphones and entry-level TWS earbuds already supporting Bluetooth LE Audio, the Major V and Minor IV set new standards for the lifestyle brand.
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Nureva Granted Three New Patents for Its Microphone Mist Technology
by Joao Martins

Nureva Granted Three New Patents for Its Microphone Mist Technology

Nureva Inc., announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office have issued three additional patents for the company’s Microphone Mist technology. These new patents validate the completely original approach Nureva has taken to reinventing the way that pro audio conferencing performance is achieved in larger spaces, including its one-of-a-kind approach to microphone pickup, intelligent sound targeting, position-based gain control and echo cancellation.
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Cambridge Audio Introduces New CXA81 Mk II Integrated Stereo Amplifier
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Cambridge Audio Introduces New CXA81 Mk II Integrated Stereo Amplifier

The new heart of the CX Series, the new CXA81 Mk II Integrated Stereo Amplifier from Cambridge Audio, enhances sound with new premium components within the Class AB amplification circuitry, delivering 80 Watts per channel to drive even the most demanding speakers. An ESS ES9018K2M Sabre 32 DAC delivers reference-level digital-to-analog conversion from the TOSLINK, Coaxial and USB digital inputs, while balanced XLR inputs ensure a premium connection to the new CXN100 Network Player.
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Røde Announces Interview Pro Handheld Microphone, Phone Cage and Magnetic Mount at NAB 2024
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Røde Announces Interview Pro Handheld Microphone, Phone Cage and Magnetic Mount at NAB 2024

Røde has announced three brand-new products at the 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas, directly appealing to mobile content creators and reporters. The Interview PRO is a broadcast-quality wireless handheld microphone for use with Røde wireless systems. The other two new products are premium smartphone filmmaking accessories, the Phone Cage and Magnetic Mount, which join Røde’s growing range of solutions for today’s content creators.
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Microchip Technology Acquires Neuronix AI Labs
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Microchip Technology Acquires Neuronix AI Labs

Microchip Technology has acquired Neuronix AI Labs to expand its capabilities for power-efficient, AI-enabled edge solutions deployed on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Microchip’s mid-range PolarFire FPGAs and SoCs already lead the industry in terms of low power consumption, reliability and security capabilities. The acquisition of this technology will enable Microchip to develop cost-effective, large-scale edge deployments for use in applications on systems that have cost, size and power constraints and enable a multifold increase in AI/ML processing horsepower on low and mid-range FPGAs.
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AuviTran Integrates Merging’s ZMAN AoIP Module Into New Interface Card
by Joao Martins

AuviTran Integrates Merging’s ZMAN AoIP Module Into New Interface Card

France-based audio manufacturer AuviTran has adopted Merging Technologies’ ZMAN audio networking module into its brand-new AxC-AES67 interface card, part of its flagship Audio ToolBox Suite. Bringing low-latency and bridging capacities to high performance applications, the AxC-AES67 interface card is fully compatible with AES67 and Ravenna protocols, and supports industry standard SMPTE2110, ST2022-7 Seamless Protection Switching and NMOS IS-04 + IS-05.
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New Audio Brand Consonus Debuts Tide Speaker System at AXPONA 2024
by Joao Martins

New Audio Brand Consonus Debuts Tide Speaker System at AXPONA 2024

Inspired by the possibilities to take audio fidelity to unexplored horizons, audio industry professionals Igor Levitsky and Eugene Gribov decided to combine their expertise and passion for audio to create Consonus Inc. The new Englewood, NJ-based company made its effective debut at AXPONA 2024 (April 12-14), with the premier of the Tide speaker system, a unique four-way, fully active design with outboard amplification, combining dipole MF and HF planar ribbons with an open baffle woofer and a sealed subwoofer.
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Lavoce Recruits Paul Richardson to Spearhead Americas Sales Development
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Lavoce Recruits Paul Richardson to Spearhead Americas Sales Development

Lavoce Italiana announced the recruitment of Paul Richardson, appointed to the role of Business Development Manager for the Americas. The speaker company has been consistently expanding its operations in North America since the opening of its sales and logistics center in Nashville, TN. This appointment coincides with the expansion of Lavoce’s catalog of HF and LF transducers for professional audio, also with guitar and bass speakers for the MI market.
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Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 19 Adds Major AI Tools
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Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 19 Adds Major AI Tools

Even before NAB 2024 opened in Las Vegas, Blackmagic Design announced DaVinci Resolve 19, a major new update to its software suite which adds new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, over 100 feature upgrades such as IntelliTrack AI, Ultra NR noise reduction, multi source editing, new Fairlight AI audio panning to video, ducker track FX, and ambisonic surround sound, plus new features in Blackmagic Cloud for large customers.
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