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Nuheara Launches Next Generation IQbuds2 MAX Hearable Platform
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Nuheara Launches Next Generation IQbuds2 MAX Hearable Platform

At CES 2020, Nuheara announced its most advanced true wireless hearing buds, the IQbuds2 MAX. Building upon its successful IQBuds truly wireless platform launched in 2017, and leveraging Nuheara’s latest smart-hearing platform, the IQbuds2 MAX combine hybrid Active Noise Cancellation and unique features for personalizing and enhancing the wearer’s soundscape. The IQbuds2 MAX hearing buds are now available for pre-order and are planned to ship in March 2020 for USD $399.
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CEVA Speeds the Development of True Wireless Stereo Earbuds with Support of Bluetooth LE Audio
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CEVA Speeds the Development of True Wireless Stereo Earbuds with Support of Bluetooth LE Audio

CEVA, the wireless connectivity specialist, announced that it has enhanced its offerings for developers of true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds and other wireless audio devices with the general release of the RivieraWaves Bluetooth Low Energy and Dual Mode IPs with support for LE Audio, the next generation of Bluetooth audio. The CEVA solution introduces new features that enhance audio quality and link robustness as well as enabling new audio sharing use cases.
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Nordic Semiconductor Launches Bluetooth LE Audio Evaluation Platform
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Nordic Semiconductor Launches Bluetooth LE Audio Evaluation Platform

Nordic Semiconductor announced it has launched an LE Audio Evaluation Platform in partnership with San Diego, CA-based Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) stack developer, Packetcraft. The LE Audio solution demonstrates the benefits of High-Quality Wireless LE Audio and is designed to support the new LE Audio specifications that are expected to be released by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) during the first half of 2020.
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    JVC EXOFIELD Personal Home Theater System Delivers Multichannel Sound Via Headphones
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    JVC EXOFIELD Personal Home Theater System Delivers Multichannel Sound Via Headphones

    JVC announced a personal wireless home theater system that delivers a full, multichannel soundfield when using headphones. The JVC XP-EXT1 uses JVC's proprietary EXOFIELD out-of-head localization sound field processing technology to allow headphone users to experience the full effect of multichannel sound sources, including immersive 7.1.4 channel sound, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. What's more, the soundfield is optimized for each listener and listening environment to ensure the most realistic and immersive experience possible.
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    CEVA Debuts SenslinQ Platform to Streamline Development of Contextually Aware Connected Devices
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    CEVA Debuts SenslinQ Platform to Streamline Development of Contextually Aware Connected Devices

    At CES 2020 CEVA unveiled SenslinQ, its first integrated hardware IP and software platform that aggregates sensor fusion, sound and connectivity technologies to enable contextually aware connected devices. The CEVA SenslinQ integrated hardware IP and software platform collects, processes and links data from multiple sensors to enable intelligent devices to understand their surroundings - a key development for augmented hearing using wireless headphones and earbuds.
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    Bluetooth SIG Unveils LE Audio, the Next Generation of Bluetooth Audio
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    Bluetooth SIG Unveils LE Audio, the Next Generation of Bluetooth Audio

    At CES 2020, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the upcoming release of LE Audio, the next generation of Bluetooth audio. Two years on the making, Bluetooth LE Audio will enhance the performance of wireless audio, add support for hearing aids, and introduce Audio Sharing, a new use case with the potential to once again change the way we experience audio and connect with the world around us as Bluetooth did when it cut the cord 20 years ago to create the wireless audio market.
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    Dirac Unveils Digital Audio Solution and Mobile App for Headphones at CES 2020
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    Dirac Unveils Digital Audio Solution and Mobile App for Headphones at CES 2020

    Swedish digital audio processing pioneer Dirac announced the debut of a new digital audio solution for smartphones and other mobile devices. What can be described for now as a powerful audio enhancer implemented on a mobile app, applies headphone specific profiles, intended to “set a new standard in sound across all headphones.” For now, Dirac is tying the promotion of this new processing solution with feedback received directly from acclaimed DJs and music producers, which praise the solution as “the best way to experience the richness and energy of studio sound through any headphones.”
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    Jabra Unveils Improved Elite Active 75t True Wireless Earbuds Made-for-Active Lifestyles
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    Jabra Unveils Improved Elite Active 75t True Wireless Earbuds Made-for-Active Lifestyles

    At CES 2020, Jabra unveiled the Elite Active 75t true wireless earbuds, the active lifestyle edition of the recently announced Elite 75t true wireless earbuds. Taking advantage of the ultra-low-power Qualcomm QCC5126 Bluetooth audio SoC from Qualcomm Technologies, the Jabra Elite Active 75t is 22 percent smaller and boasts an 89 percent increase in battery life from its predecessor, the Elite Active 65t. The earbuds are built with a durable coating for dust and sweat resistance and are IP57 rated, making them waterproof.
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    JBL Introduces L82 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeakers at CES 2020
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    JBL Introduces L82 Classic Bookshelf Loudspeakers at CES 2020

    Harman International, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, introduced the JBL L82 Classic, a modern bookshelf version of the all-time best-selling JBL L100 loudspeaker. As with the legendary L100 3-way bookshelf loudspeaker released in 1970, itself a consumer version of the popular JBL 4310 Pro Studio Monitor, the new L82 Classic follows on the heels of a long line of industry-leading success.
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    High Res Streaming Content from Neil Young Archives Being Added to Bluesound and NAD Electronics in North America
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    High Res Streaming Content from Neil Young Archives Being Added to Bluesound and NAD Electronics in North America

    Lenbrook International, the Canadian owner and maker of award-winning high fidelity audio brands and technologies, and the Neil Young Archives (NYA), the high-resolution streaming online archive of famed Canadian-born rock icon, Neil Young, have announced an agreement to integrate NYA into Lenbrook’s BluOS high-resolution multiroom streaming platform. The unique fan-focused service comes to BluOS enabled products via OraStream’s adaptive streaming protocol, as previously announced.
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