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CEVA Introduces Channel Sounding over Bluetooth to Enable High-Accuracy Secure Positioning
June 30, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Introduces Channel Sounding over Bluetooth to Enable High-Accuracy Secure Positioning

CEVA has announced support for Channel Sounding to its RivieraWaves Bluetooth IP portfolio, meeting the surging demand for high-accuracy secure positioning in the automotive, industrial and broader connected devices markets. This low power positioning technology is ideal for secure distance bounding applications such as secure vehicle entry, access control, asset tracking, and more.
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PCB Piezotronics Adds Miniature ICP Triaxial Accelerometers with TEDS
June 30, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

PCB Piezotronics Adds Miniature ICP Triaxial Accelerometers with TEDS

PCB Piezotronics introduced new TLD356A01 and TLD356A03 Miniature ICP Triaxial Accelerometers with TEDS. These new models are upgrades to PCB's current 356A01 and 356A03 models with the addition of TEDS functionality. The new triaxial sensors are primarily used to measure vibration inside devices, where space is restricted and are highly valued for automotive systems development, modal and structural analysis, and general purpose vibration testing.
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Resonado Partners with Parts Express to Make Res-Core Woofer Available Direct to Consumers
June 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Resonado Partners with Parts Express to Make Res-Core Woofer Available Direct to Consumers

Resonado Labs announced that, for the first time ever, its technology is now available directly to the public. Previously, Resonado's high-performance racetrack drivers, featuring the proprietary Res-Core architecture, were exclusively offered to companies through licensed manufacturers. Meeting requests from speaker builders and developers, Resonado partnered with Parts Express to make the NW7 Gen 1 racetrack woofer directly available to the market.
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New Automotive-Qualified XENSIV MEMS Microphone With Analog Interface for Audio and Active Noise Cancelation Systems
June 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

New Automotive-Qualified XENSIV MEMS Microphone With Analog Interface for Audio and Active Noise Cancelation Systems

For ANC systems with an analog interface, Infineon Technologies expanded its automotive microphone portfolio with the XENSIV MEMS microphone IM68A130A with a flat frequency response to frequencies below 10Hz. It builds on the successful launch of Infineon’s first automotive-qualified digital MEMS microphone, the IM67D130A, and combines the company’s automotive expertise with its technical know-how in high-end MEMS microphones.
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Worldwide Shipments of Smart Home Devices Continue to Decline in 2023 Due to Lack of Upgrades
June 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Worldwide Shipments of Smart Home Devices Continue to Decline in 2023 Due to Lack of Upgrades

Global shipments of smart home devices continued to decline in the first quarter of 2023 as shipments fell 5.6% year over year to 186.0 million units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. The lack of new models and noteworthy updates to existing smart speakers, lack of progress in voice assistants, and the transition to the Matter smart home interoperability standard are to blame.
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Triple Test Bench and the Latest Speaker Patents in Voice Coil July 2023
June 28, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Triple Test Bench and the Latest Speaker Patents in Voice Coil July 2023

Another issue of the indispensable Periodical for the Loudspeaker Industry, Voice Coil July 2023 offers the first part of a loudspeaker design tutorial by Peter Larsen. James Croft reviews two patents from Resonado. And serving a generous dose of Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes the SB29SDNC-C000-4 29mm cloth dome tweeter from SB Acoustics, the M25 mkII 1" silk dome tweeter from Stereo Integrity, and the NeoPro 5i ribbon tweeter from Fountek Electronics.
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DPA Announces New Microphone Kits for Recording, Studio, Live, and Location
June 28, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

DPA Announces New Microphone Kits for Recording, Studio, Live, and Location

Following a positive response to its DDK4000 Drum Microphone Kit, DPA Microphones announced several new professional sound microphone kits packed inside sturdy Peli Cases. The Danish company created bundles of its popular solutions, including the DLK4000 Live Microphone Kit, DSK4001 Studio Microphone Kit, DRK4001 Ultimate Recording Kit and DLS4000 Location Sound Kit. These new kits provide the ultimate selection of high-quality condenser microphones for use everywhere from stage to screen.
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Dolphin Design Unveils Innovative IP for Sound Classification Reducing Power Requirements by 99%
June 27, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Dolphin Design Unveils Innovative IP for Sound Classification Reducing Power Requirements by 99%

Dolphin Design, a semiconductor designer of power management, audio, and processing devices with in-house ASIC design services, announced the launch of WhisperExtractor, a mixed-signal technology for voice and audio-enabled SoCs, enabling voice and sound classification at a record µW level power budget. The new technology paves the way to breakthrough always-on voice user interface, real time speech-to-text, and always-on sound detection.
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Shure Celebrates 50 Years of the SM7 Microphone With Anniversary Super Limited-Edition Box Set
June 27, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Celebrates 50 Years of the SM7 Microphone With Anniversary Super Limited-Edition Box Set

In 2023, Shure is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a microphone that has gained worldwide popularity among musicians, podcasters and streamers alike, and was one of the most unexpected best-sellers during the global pandemic. To celebrate 50 years of its iconic SM7 microphone, Shure is releasing 50 units of a super limited, numbered, Signature Edition SM7B Collector's box set. The box set will be available only through a sweepstakes in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France.
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Neutrik Announces New and Improved silentPLUG Instrument Jack
June 26, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Neutrik Announces New and Improved silentPLUG Instrument Jack

The original Neutrik silentPLUG was one of those ideas that immediately captivated all musical instrument cable manufacturers, and obviously the electric guitar players. The silentPLUG automatically mutes (shorts) an instrument (guitar) cable signal to avoid pops and squeals when changing the instruments under load. The successful concept has now received its third ever update, hermetically sealed and with an upgraded housing.
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