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Artificial Intelligence Tool Promises to Revolutionize Patent Analysis
December 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Artificial Intelligence Tool Promises to Revolutionize Patent Analysis

Aistemos, a London-based company in the field of harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze patents, announced the launch of its Cipher n / d service, a new approach to analyzing patent information designed to increase rational licensing and reduce patent litigation. Aistemos developed Cipher n / d as a new approach to IP analytics in collaboration with AST, the member-driven collaborative and leading provider of proactive patent defense solutions, which provided Aistemos with access to AST’s rich taxonomy and data of classifications of technologies and patents.
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New IsoAcoustics OREA Bronze Isolators for Lighter Audio Components and Turntables
December 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

New IsoAcoustics OREA Bronze Isolators for Lighter Audio Components and Turntables

The OREA Bronze was now added to the OREA series of Isolators from IsoAcoustics, announced the Canadian company. The new OREA Bronze Isolators provide extraordinary levels of isolation for high fidelity audio components and turntables and are now available. In order to create this newest addition to the OREA series, IsoAcoustics had to lower the weight threshold in the series in order to achieve adequate isolation performance with lighter components including amplifiers, DAC's, CD players, small speakers and turntables.
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Meyer Sound Conducts Research on the Effect of Variable Atmospheric Conditions on Concert Sound Reinforcement
December 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Meyer Sound Conducts Research on the Effect of Variable Atmospheric Conditions on Concert Sound Reinforcement

Thanks to its unprecedented partnership with Denmark’s Roskilde Festival, Meyer Sound realized a rare opportunity to make precision measurements on the effect of variable atmospheric conditions on concert sound reinforcement. Working under the direction of Meyer Sound Senior Scientist Roger Schwenke, a technical team installed multiple weather sensors and measurement microphones during last summer’s event to measure the effects of atmospheric conditions on audio system response at varying distances above ground level.
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It's Not That Smart, But It Sings! The Alexa-Compatible Big Mouth Billy Bass
November 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

It's Not That Smart, But It Sings! The Alexa-Compatible Big Mouth Billy Bass

Gemmy Industries debuted its highly anticipated Big Mouth Billy Bass with high-tech functionality: Alexa compatibility! "Get fishy with it. The popular Big Mouth Billy Bass is back and better than ever, says the company who is obviously hoping to "fish" all Alexa users this Holiday season. Everyone's favorite singing and talking fish is now programmed to respond to Alexa voice commands delivered to a compatible Amazon Echo device.
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Ideal for Audio Applications! Saelig Introduces USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Isolator For Electrical Isolation of USB Ports
November 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Ideal for Audio Applications! Saelig Introduces USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Isolator For Electrical Isolation of USB Ports

Saelig has introduced the Alldaq ADQ-USB 3.0-ISO series of USB 3.0 isolators, which support the full USB 3.0 SuperSpeed data rate of 5Gbit/s. This allows USB 3.0 SuperSpeed devices to be electrically isolated from a host PC or other peripherals at full performance. The USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Isolator eliminates ground loops and ground potential differences and is ideal for measurement, industrial, automotive and audio technology applications.
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Solotech Acquires UK-Based SSE Audio Group to Expand Global Scope in Professional Audio Services
November 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Solotech Acquires UK-Based SSE Audio Group to Expand Global Scope in Professional Audio Services

Martin Tremblay, president and CEO of Groupe Solotech Inc. announced that Solotech has acquired SSE Audio Group, the largest supplier of professional audio services in the UK, employing more than 150 people. This is the most important transaction ever for the Canadian company. With the addition of SSE Audio, Solotech, already the North American leader in audiovisual and entertainment technologies, becomes one of the world's largest companies in the rental, production and touring segment.
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Tectonic Audio Labs and Tectonic Elements Combine Assets to Accelerate Release of Next-Generation Audio Products
November 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Tectonic Audio Labs and Tectonic Elements Combine Assets to Accelerate Release of Next-Generation Audio Products

Tectonic Audio Labs announced the consolidation of their assets with Tectonic Elements and launched a new website to highlight the company's consolidated portfolio of patented flat speaker technologies. Following the recent appointment of a new President and CEO, this is the final step in the merger of the two companies and will streamline the three primary areas of focus: smart speaker technology, professional audio products, and OEM audio component sales for IoT devices, automotive and other high-fidelity solutions.
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Tempow and CEVA Partner to Deliver Low Power, Low Latency True Wireless Stereo Technology for Bluetooth Earbuds
November 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Tempow and CEVA Partner to Deliver Low Power, Low Latency True Wireless Stereo Technology for Bluetooth Earbuds

CEVA, the leading licensor of signal processing platforms for connected devices, along with French wireless audio pioneer Tempow, unveiled a collaboration to bring next-generation True Wireless Stereo (TWS) to the Bluetooth earbud mass market. As mentioned in a recent article by CEVA's Marketing Director, Franz Dugand, the resulting joint IP solution delivers synchronized left/right audio over standard Bluetooth dual mode connected links with short latency and without the power consumption penalty associated with many of today’s TWS implementations.
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Qobuz Postpones US Launch for 2019 and Announces Pricing Plan
November 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Qobuz Postpones US Launch for 2019 and Announces Pricing Plan

French online music service Qobuz promised to launch its streaming and download subscriptions in the US in 2018, offering a completely new option for the industry, with a high-end tier plan of 24-bit FLAC streaming that until now has never been available. Throughout the year, Qobuz has been actively promoting the service and the different hi-res streaming and download options. The company finally made an announcement confirming its US pricing plan, and stated that steps have been taken towards an "early 2019 US launch."
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Hegel Pushes into CEDIA Channel with Modular High-Current Class-AB Mono-Block Amplifiers
November 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Hegel Pushes into CEDIA Channel with Modular High-Current Class-AB Mono-Block Amplifiers

Norwegian audio brand Hegel Music Systems, highly-regarded around the world for its award-winning integrated amplifiers, pre-amplifiers, digital-to-analog converters and CD players, announced the launch of its first amplifiers aimed at the home theater and distributed audio markets. Called the C5 Series, three models are available, the C53, C54 and C55, which are configured as 3, 4 and 5 channel amplifiers respectively. With MSRP starting at $6,000 and up depending on configuration, the amplifiers are now shipping to dealers.
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