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Logitech and Baidu Brain Partner on Speech Input Wireless Mouse
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Logitech and Baidu Brain Partner on Speech Input Wireless Mouse

Logitech announced a long-term partnership with Baidu Brain, beginning with the launch of its new Logitech Voice M380 Wireless Mouse with Speech Input in China. Designed especially for people who create large amounts of content, the mouse lets users dictate text, creating content two or three times faster than typing in Chinese. The Logitech Voice M380 Wireless Mouse is powered exclusively by intelligent Baidu Speech technology from Baidu Brain.
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Microsoft Acquires Voice Recognition Pioneer Nuance Communications
by Joao Martins

Microsoft Acquires Voice Recognition Pioneer Nuance Communications

As rumored, Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Nuance Communications, the speech-to-text and voice recognition pioneer, for US$19.7 billion - the second-largest acquisition in Microsoft’s history. Microsoft apparently recognized the value of Nuance's efforts in healthcare, financial services, telco, retail, travel, and government applications, and recent investments in conversational AI. How will Microsoft leverage the company's products and technologies is certainly more related to his efforts in those very same verticals and synergy with its Office and Business software suites, than any effort to revive Cortana.
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Amphenol Completes Acquisition of MTS Systems Corporation and Resells Test and Simulation Business to ITW
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Amphenol Completes Acquisition of MTS Systems Corporation and Resells Test and Simulation Business to ITW

Amphenol Corporation, the global provider of high-technology interconnect, antenna and sensor solutions, continues its expansion and now announced that it has completed the planned acquisition of MTS Systems Corporation. MTS is the company that had acquired PCB Group in 2016, becoming the owner of PCB Piezotronics and Larson Davis. Amphenol will now sell the test and simulation business of MTS to ITW (Illinois Tool Works), as agreed in December 2020.
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar to Address Multiphysics Simulation in Audio Product Design
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar to Address Multiphysics Simulation in Audio Product Design

The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) initiative to promote methodologies, practices and technologies involved in developing and bringing audio products to market, will launch its Modeling and Measurement series of events with the webinar Multiphysics Simulation in Audio Product Design on Wednesday, April 14 (12:00pm EDT). The webinar will be presented by experts from COMSOL, Tectonic Audio Labs, and Veryst Engineering, each sharing audio product design simulation experiences and project examples.
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Vesper Raises $8 Million to Expand Production and Enter New Markets
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Vesper Raises $8 Million to Expand Production and Enter New Markets

Vesper, the pioneer in piezoelectric MEMS microphones and sensors, closed an $8M financing led by Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, the world’s largest semiconductor equipment company. Vesper also received investments from Accomplice, Amazon Alexa Fund, Bose Ventures, Sands Capital, and other undisclosed investors. The round brings Vesper's total funding to date to $65M. The funding will enable the Boston-based startup to scale the mass production of its microphones and support expanded research and development.
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True Wireless Stereo and Watches Became Key Smartphone Companion Devices in 2020
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True Wireless Stereo and Watches Became Key Smartphone Companion Devices in 2020

Smart personal audio and wearable band devices were two consumer IoT segments which stood the test of 2020 to reach new heights, according to Canalys’ latest estimates. Smart personal audio devices grew 20% in 2020 to reach 432 million units, while wearable bands grew 10% to reach 185 million units. Both segments continued to be strategic winners as countries emerged from the extended battle against COVID-19, where people grew more health-conscious and became active outdoors.
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Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) and Shure Announce Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship
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Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) and Shure Announce Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship

The Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA), in partnership with Shure Incorporated, announced the establishment of the Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship, which will be offered annually to students worldwide who are pursuing an education in professional audio. The annual scholarship celebrates the life and accomplishments of industry leader, long-time Shure executive, and founding PAMA member Mark Brunner.
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Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International to Promote Automotive Audio Conference in Munich
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Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International to Promote Automotive Audio Conference in Munich

Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International (ALTI - former ALMA) has confirmed that it will not only attend the High End Munich show, exhibiting as part of the new International Parts+Supply (IPS) expansion, but will also promote a conference focused on Automotive Audio. The ALTI Automotive Audio Conference (AAAC) will take place September 9 and 10, 2021 in dedicated conference rooms of the MOC complex in Munich, Germany.
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CEDIA Expo 2021 Will Take Place in Indianapolis, September 1-3
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CEDIA Expo 2021 Will Take Place in Indianapolis, September 1-3

Now fully owned and promoted by Emerald Expositions, CEDIA Expo is scheduled to run September 1-3, 2021 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. In what promises to be one of the very first major trade-shows to return post-COVID-19, CEDIA Expo 2021 will signal a return to networking, CEDIA training, brand exposure, product launches, with safety front and center. The slogan for CEDIA Expo 2021 was also well chosen: Live Life Connected.
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Focal Naim America Adds Thorens for US Sales Distribution
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Focal Naim America Adds Thorens for US Sales Distribution

Focal Naim America announced it will be the US distributor of Thorens. With the incorporation of Thorens, Focal Naim America will add a lineup of high-end audio made in Germany to its current audio partners. Throughout the company's history, Thorens has developed several devices that have become milestones in the history of consumer electronics and is the oldest consumer electronics manufacturer in the world, founded in 1883 in St. Croix, Switzerland.
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