JOBY Debuts New Range of Wavo Microphones for Content Creation

JOBY the consumer brand that is globally recognized for their GorillaPod tripods, part of Vitec Imaging Solutions (VIS), a division of the Vitec Group, announced a completely new suite of microphones. The new JOBY Wave microphones feature new designs and form-factors for content creation, adding reference audio to an ecosystem of video, lighting and stability solutions. The new range includes the JOBY Wavo PRO and PRO DS shotgun camera microphones, together with the Wavo AIR wireless system, Wavo POD USB microphone, and the Wave Lav PRO.

TDK Corporation has expanded its lineup of chip varistors with the new AVRF101U6R8KT242 for audio equipment, which offers both ESD and EMI protection. This new product is intended for audio equipment that uses wireless communications in the 2.4 GHz band. Thanks to optimization of its capacitance of 6.8 pF, the multilayer component features high attenuation at this frequency and is able to effectively suppress the generated TDMA noise and thus improve receiver sensitivity.

Following Phonak's implementation in their Audéo B-Direct range of hearing aids, allowing direct connections to any Bluetooth-enabled cell phone, and the first product to make use of Sonova’s revolutionary SWORD (Sonova Wireless One Radio Digital) chip, now also Advanced Bionics, specialized in cochlear implants, announced that they will incorporate Sonova’s SWORD technology in their solutions. Current users of the Naída CI Q90 sound processor, and future recipients, will be able to connect to any Bluetooth-enabled cell phone.