Essential Updates on Headphones, TWS, Hearables, Voice and More in audioXpress April 2020

Essential Updates on Headphones, TWS, Hearables, Voice and More in audioXpress April 2020

Voice Coil April 2020 Now Available and Keeping the Loudspeaker Industry Together

Voice Coil April 2020 Now Available and Keeping the Loudspeaker Industry Together

High-Frequency Head and Torso Simulator (HATS) – Why?

High-Frequency Head and Torso Simulator (HATS) – Why?

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

CEVA Announces SensPro High Performance Sensor Hub DSP Architecture for Smart Devices

April 7, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Announces SensPro High Performance Sensor Hub DSP Architecture for Smart Devices

CEVA announced a new high performance sensor hub DSP architecture designed to handle the broad range of sensor processing and sensor fusion workloads for contextually-aware devices. The new SensPro device family serves as a hub for processing and fusing of data from multiple sensors including camera, Radar, LiDAR, Time-of-Flight, microphones and inertial measurement units. This highly-configurable and self-contained architecture brings together scalar and parallel processing for floating point and integer data types, as well as deep learning training and inferencing.

Alango ListenThrough Fosters Auditory Alertness While Using Headphones

April 6, 2020 by Alexander Goldin

Alango ListenThrough Fosters Auditory Alertness While Using Headphones

Audio transparency is not as simple as it sounds. Slip on a pair of headphones or earbuds and you’ll shut yourself off from critical sounds. With its vast experience in DSP processing software, Alango Technologies developed ListenThrough, a “smart algorithm” for headphones/earphones that allows enjoyment of the music while staying alert to important environmental sounds. Instead of simply filtering selected frequencies, ListenThrough mixes environmental ambient sounds into the A2DP music stream, thus allowing the user to be aware of their surroundings even when using closed headphones and/or listening to loud music.

Vicoustic Turns 250 Tons of Recycled Plastic Into Acoustic Panels

April 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Vicoustic Turns 250 Tons of Recycled Plastic Into Acoustic Panels

Vicoustic turned 250 tons of plastic waste into acoustic solutions - the equivalent to over 22 Million 500ml PET bottles - since it started using VicPET Wool as raw material. With VicPET Wool as the new primary raw material, Vicoustic is changing the acoustic panels market. Consisting of mainly recycled plastic waste (65%), VicPET Wool is specifically designed to optimize acoustic performance while not adding glue, fabric or chemical fire retardant. Focal-Naim America is the distributor for Vicoustic products in the USA and Canada.

Shure New AONIC Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones And True Wireless Earphones Are Now Available

April 3, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Shure New AONIC Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones And True Wireless Earphones Are Now Available

Following a preview at CES 2020, Shure now confirmed the launch of its latest AONIC 50 and AONIC 215 wireless products, both important achievements for the American brand. The new AONIC 50 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones are nicely designed, high-quality headphones which offer up to 20 hours of battery life, signaling a strong entrance in the wireless ANC category. The AONIC 215 True Wireless Sound Isolating earphones employ the same Shure design for in-ear monitors, boasting eight hours of battery life.

Blackmagic Design Announces New Low Cost Live Production Switcher with Recording, Streaming and Monitoring

April 3, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Blackmagic Design Announces New Low Cost Live Production Switcher with Recording, Streaming and Monitoring

Blackmagic Design announced ATEM Mini Pro, a new low cost live production switcher with all the features of the existing ATEM Mini, but now with extra features for recording, streaming and monitoring. Available now for just $595, the ATEM Mini Pro includes a new hardware streaming engine to allow direct streaming via its Ethernet connection to YouTube Live, Facebook or Twitch, as well as innovative business presentations using Skype or Zoom, including live streaming in better quality, without dropped frames and with much simpler settings.

audioXpress Article Opportunity—Share Your Projects and Designs!

April 3, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress Article Opportunity—Share Your Projects and Designs!

Have you recently completed a project and are interested in sharing your build or product design concept with others? Consider writing an article for audioXpress magazine. We welcome new ideas on analog or digital circuits, hardware and software, wired and wireless. We also publish articles on sound theory, tubes, and vintage audio. Submit an article. Be paid for publication.

High-Frequency Head and Torso Simulator (HATS) – Why?

April 2, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

High-Frequency Head and Torso Simulator (HATS) – Why?

The world of communication and entertainment is evolving and consumer expectations for audio quality continue to increase, and with it the requirements for improved test equipment that can accurately predict the perception of human hearing and speech. A head and torso simulator (HATS) is an objective measurement instrument with built-in, human-like ear and mouth simulators that provides a realistic reproduction of the acoustic properties of an average adult human.

XMOS and Plumerai Partner To Bring Binarized Neural Networks to the Edge

April 2, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

XMOS and Plumerai Partner To Bring Binarized Neural Networks to the Edge

British technology companies XMOS and Plumerai have agreed a new strategic partnership that will support the development of binarized neural network (BNN) capabilities that enable AI to be embedded in a wide range of everyday devices efficiently at low power and at low cost. XMOS and Plumerai will bring together their deep learning expertise across chip design and algorithms in a binarized neural network capability, advancing the deployment of intelligence at the edge.

Micro Loudspeaker Innovator Arioso Systems GmbH Ready To Enter the Market

April 2, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Micro Loudspeaker Innovator Arioso Systems GmbH Ready To Enter the Market

The Fraunhofer IPMS spin-off company Arioso Systems GmbH has successfully completed its first round of financing. The company is launching an innovative sound transducer principle for miniaturized headphones, in-ears and hearables to the market. The company's new micro loudspeaker technology made from 100% silicon, is based on the patented Nanoscopic Electrostatic Drive (NED) principle developed by Fraunhofer IPMS. The technology can considerably extend the functional scope for true wireless earbuds and revolutionize the industry, Arioso believes.

Sennheiser Announces Half-Price Anniversary Promotion on IE 400 PRO and IE 500 PRO In-Ears

April 2, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Announces Half-Price Anniversary Promotion on IE 400 PRO and IE 500 PRO In-Ears

Sennheiser continues its 75th anniversary celebrations in 2020 with surprise announcements and promotions that will arrive throughout the year. The month of April brings a very special deal for musicians and music enthusiasts looking for high-quality neutral personal listening. The company is promoting up to 50% off the IE 400 PRO and the IE 500 PRO in-ears. Visiting the "Special-Deals" section of the website, there will be information of all local dealers participating in the promotion.

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