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Nureva HDL300 system Wins NSCA 2018 Excellence in Product Innovation Award
March 7, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Nureva HDL300 system Wins NSCA 2018 Excellence in Product Innovation Award

Nureva announced that its HDL300 audio conferencing system has won an NSCA 2018 Excellence in Product Innovation Award. The fourth annual awards from the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) recognize products that have a profound impact on systems integrators in the commercial space as well as impact user experience. The company's integrated microphone and speaker bar solution was recognized in the newly introduced Trailblazing Innovation category.
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Vesper and Unisem Announce Assembly Partnership to Deliver Piezoelectric MEMS Microphones at Scale
March 7, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Vesper and Unisem Announce Assembly Partnership to Deliver Piezoelectric MEMS Microphones at Scale

Vesper announced a partnership with Unisem, a global provider of semiconductor assembly and test services, to manufacture and produce high volumes of Vesper piezoelectric MEMS microphones at scale. The partnership will allow Vesper to seamlessly produce and deliver millions of units. Unisem currently assembles all products from Vesper’s product line, including the new VM1010 for low power applications.
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AVer Unveils New VB342 Soundbar for Enterprise Video Conferencing Applications
March 7, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

AVer Unveils New VB342 Soundbar for Enterprise Video Conferencing Applications

Video conferencing technology specialists AVer Information announced that it is expanding its portfolio of solutions to include the new AVer VB342 soundbar. The integrated design is an all-in-one USB camera/audio solution, combining all audio and video signals suited for meeting/huddle spaces with up to seven attendees. The soundbar format is viewed as an ideal approach to modern huddle rooms, so why not integrating also the camera in a single system?
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Deezer Expands Voice Activation With Amazon Alexa
March 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Deezer Expands Voice Activation With Amazon Alexa

Deezer confirmed that it rolling out voice recognition support with Amazon Alexa, making at-home listening even more accessible. Deezer music streaming for Amazon Alexa is supported on Alexa devices and will be available in all territories where Deezer and Alexa are supported, including the US, UK and Germany through a gradual rollout. Deezer will be available on all devices that support Alexa such as Sonos One, Ultimate Ears, and others.
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Speaker and Microphone Measurements: Eliminate Reflections While Testing
March 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Speaker and Microphone Measurements: Eliminate Reflections While Testing

Acoustic reflections in rooms, in the form of reverberation, contribute significantly to the characteristic of sound. In acoustic measurements for quality testing of loudspeakers and microphones, however, these reflections can produce inaccurate results and should therefore be excluded as far as possible. The measurement results must be reproducible and not significantly influenced by the room acoustics. In this article, NTi Audio explains how to remove reverberation from the measurement results.
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TASCAM Unveils New MZ-Series Rack-Mount Mixers
March 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

TASCAM Unveils New MZ-Series Rack-Mount Mixers

Continuing its long legacy of high-quality professional mixers, TASCAM has introduced the new MZ-223 and MZ-372 models with multiple outputs/zones and phono input channels. Both rack-mount analog mixers offer flexible inputs, mixing, and routing that makes them well suited for installs in small to mid-size venues such as restaurants, hotels, ballrooms, meeting rooms, and schools, as well as residences.
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Martin Audio Announces New Hybrid Double 18" Subwoofer and EASE Focus 3 Compatible Measurement Data
March 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Martin Audio Announces New Hybrid Double 18" Subwoofer and EASE Focus 3 Compatible Measurement Data

Martin Audio has announced a new subwoofer to its line up with the introduction of SXH218 - a hybrid passive subwoofer with two extremely high-powered 4.5" coil, 18" drivers. The subwoofer will be a central part of the company's upcoming UK Open Day demos in March at its British headquarters in High Wycombe. The company also announced the availability of GLL loudspeaker measurement data compatible with EASE Focus 3 for many of its point source loudspeakers.
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Circuit Cellar and LinuxGizmos.com Form Strategic Partnership
March 5, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Circuit Cellar and LinuxGizmos.com Form Strategic Partnership

Circuit Cellar announced a strategic partnership with LinuxGizmos.com to offer an expanded resource of information and know-how on embedded electronics technology for developers, makers, students and educators, early adopters, product strategists, and technical decision makers with a keen interest in emerging embedded and IoT technologies. From March 1, 2018, LinuxGizmos became part of KCK Media Corp.
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Calling all Music Lovers to Audio Expo North America 2018!
March 5, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Calling all Music Lovers to Audio Expo North America 2018!

AXPONA will take place April 13-15, 2018, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. This year AXPONA will offer attendees three jam-packed days of incredible sounds, technology, and presentations. Now in its ninth year, AXPONA is the defining high-end audio show in the United States — catering to dealers, distributors, and manufacturers, as well as music-loving consumers. AXPONA’s new state-of-the-art venue will feature an expanded Exhibit Hall, new Record Shop, and Master Class Theater.
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Embedded World 2018 Confirms Record Attendance and Exhibitors Growth
March 2, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Embedded World 2018 Confirms Record Attendance and Exhibitors Growth

In its closing report, NürnbergMesse confirmed that the 2018 edition of Embedded World - 26 - 28 February 2019, Nuremberg, Germany, has established a new record for the trade-show. Confirming more trade visitors, exhibitors and space, as well as a record 2.000 participants and speakers attending the annual conference sessions, Embedded World 2018 provided a clear sign of a positive momentum in all market segments for embedded electronics applications, with particular emphasis on IoT, industrial connected solutions and automotive.
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