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NXP Development Tools Support New Ultra-Wideband Applications With iPhone and Apple Watch
by Cristina Costa

NXP Development Tools Support New Ultra-Wideband Applications With iPhone and Apple Watch

NXP Semiconductors has announced that it now offers beta Ultra-Wideband (UWB) development tools from its NXP Trimension portfolio that interoperate with the U1 chip in supported Apple products. The beta development tools will allow developers to kick-start the design of innovative applications that interact with UWB enabled Apple products including iPhone and Apple Watch, unleashing the ability to create more precise, directionally aware app experiences.
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Dynaudio and Ole Wolff Join Sound Hub Denmark Initiative
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Dynaudio and Ole Wolff Join Sound Hub Denmark Initiative

Sound Hub Denmark is a unique international business initiative for the audio industry, promoting technology and innovation. Founded as a growth hub for startups and business acceleration, in a coworking environment with access to excellent sound, craft and test facilities right at the hearth of the Danish Sound Cluster, the project continues to expand with more key Danish audio companies joining the project. Two of the more recent names include Dynaudio and Ole Wolff Electronics A/S.
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DSP Concepts Adds THX Spatial Audio to Audio Weaver Development Platform
by Joao Martins

DSP Concepts Adds THX Spatial Audio to Audio Weaver Development Platform

With the audio industry apparently determined to push forward the evolution towards spatial audio reproduction, manufacturers need tools to add the experience to their new product designs. Starting now, brands building on Audio Weaver can easily deploy THX Spatial Audio to bring immersive sound home entertainment devices to market. The partnership adds valuable new IP to DSP Concepts's library of 500 market-proven Audio Weaver modules.
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Bryston Joins Azione Unlimited Following Acquisition by James Tanner
by audioXpress Staff

Bryston Joins Azione Unlimited Following Acquisition by James Tanner

Bryston, the manufacturer of audio electronics and loudspeakers for music and cinema systems, has joined the Azione Unlimited buying group serving audio/video integration professionals. The company from Peterborough, Ontario, made the announcement following the recent acquisition of the business by James Tanner, now the company CEO. Tanner already confirmed the intention to fortify relationships with A/V specialty dealers and expand Bryston's R&D and manufacturing.
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Jacoti Announces OTC Ready Technologies for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Development Using Qualcomm 51XX SoCs
by audioXpress Staff

Jacoti Announces OTC Ready Technologies for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Development Using Qualcomm 51XX SoCs

Following the announcement of collaboration with Qualcomm, in October 2020, Jacoti BV, the Belgium-based medical technology company, now announced the immediate licensing availability of OTC Ready, Jacoti’s hearing software platform. OTC Ready enables headphone/earbud manufacturers using Qualcomm 51XX SoCs to address the likely requirements of the upcoming US over-the-counter hearing aid market.
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Promotes Weekly Online Events During the Month of June
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Promotes Weekly Online Events During the Month of June

The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), an initiative launched in January 2020 by the Audio Engineering Society, will promote a strong sequence of weekly online sessions in June 2021. The first event is already June 2, and focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, followed by sessions on Automotive Audio, Modeling and Measurement, and Supply Chain and Sourcing.
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Dirac Raises Equity to Accelerate Growth in Audio Innovation
by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Raises Equity to Accelerate Growth in Audio Innovation

Swedish sound processing pioneer Dirac announced the completion of a direct share equity issue that raised $17.73-million USD (150 MSEK) from new investor TIN Fonder and current investor DIG Investment. According to Dirac CEO Peter Friedrichsen, the new equity raise values the company at just under $142.2-million USD and positions Dirac to fully leverage and lead what it believes will be the next great era in audio driven by software rather than hardware alone.
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Sonos Releases pyFLAC Library for Realtime Lossless Audio Compression in Python
by Joao Martins

Sonos Releases pyFLAC Library for Realtime Lossless Audio Compression in Python

FLAC is the most universal compression algorithm for audio, allowing to maintain a perfect reconstruction of the original data. As an audio manufacturer that supports FLAC in all its home audio (Wi-Fi) products, Sonos decided to improve its own development tools by creating an efficient alternative to using the original FLAC library (libFLAC) written in C, and created a Python implementation for lossless encoding/decoding focusing on real-time streams. pyFLAC is now available as a free-to-use package.
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Knowles Releases New Voice Control Development Kit for Smart Home Appliances
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Knowles Releases New Voice Control Development Kit for Smart Home Appliances

Knowles Corporation announced the AISonic White Goods Standard Solution, a new, complete development solution that enables fast and easy voice integration for smart appliances. The development kit enables OEM and ODMs to build voice-activated control and far-field speech recognition capabilities into smart appliances, including refrigerators, ovens and microwaves, clothes washing and drying machines, vacuums, dishwashers, and more.
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USB Specification Revision Defines Up to 240W and 48V of Power Delivery Over USB Type-C
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USB Specification Revision Defines Up to 240W and 48V of Power Delivery Over USB Type-C

The USB Promoter Group announced the release of the USB Power Delivery (USB PD) Revision 3.1 specification, a major update to enable delivering up to 240W of power over the USB Type-C cable and connector. While details of the implementations will need to be detailed, the revision responds to requirements from systems that benefit from USB PD, supporting also up to 48V fixed voltages.
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