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Powersoft Premieres New-Look Website and Online Portal Resource
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Powersoft Premieres New-Look Website and Online Portal Resource

Powersoft has launched its fully overhauled website, with a clean new layout and simple navigation structure designed to help users to quickly and easily access essential information, while offering a comprehensive understanding of the company’s value proposition, technologies and solutions. The new website is also fully responsive, meaning that it is compatible with all browsers and can easily be navigated using any mobile devices.
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Nominees for the 36th Annual TEC Awards Announced
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Nominees for the 36th Annual TEC Awards Announced

The TEC Awards committee and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) have announced the nominees across the 22 Technical Achievement and seven Creative Achievement TEC Award categories. The annual TEC Awards recognizes and celebrates the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind the sound of recordings, live performances, films, television, video games, and multi-media. The TEC Awards creators and innovators will be honored during Believe in Music Week, January 2021.
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CEVA Partners With Fluent.ai to Offer Multilingual Speech Support on Edge Devices
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CEVA Partners With Fluent.ai to Offer Multilingual Speech Support on Edge Devices

CEVA and Fluent.ai, a leading provider of on-device, multilingual speech understanding solutions, announced a partnership to offer ultra-low power speech-to-intent solutions for intelligent edge devices. Fluent.ai’s suite of speech-to-intent technologies has been ported and optimized for CEVA’s low power audio and sensor hub DSPs, providing a high performance, robust solution for OEMs and ODMs looking to integrate intelligent voice activation and control into their wearables, consumer devices and IoT products.
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SEAS Takes Over Soundcare SuperSpikes Business and Brand
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SEAS Takes Over Soundcare SuperSpikes Business and Brand

Soundcare AS was established in June 1996, in Norway. It developed from an idea of making the best spikes for audio equipment that wouldn't cause damage to the surfaces. Now, loudspeaker driver manufacturer SEAS Fabrikker, which has been manufacturing Soundcare products in-house since 2017, is taking over the Soundcare SuperSpikes business and brand.
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ISE Postponed to June 2021 and Launches New Digital Offering
by Joao Martins

ISE Postponed to June 2021 and Launches New Digital Offering

After a period of consultation with the industry and the impact of the ongoing pandemic, Integrated Systems Events announced that ISE 2021, scheduled for taking place 2-5 February in Barcelona for the first time, has been postponed and will now (possibly) take place June 1-4, alongside a virtual offering. ISE intends to launch RISE Digital, a regular program of content and networking events which will run throughout the year and will support the show, in-person or virtual.
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Bob Stuart Receives Prestigious Award for Career of Innovations by the Royal Academy of Engineering
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Bob Stuart Receives Prestigious Award for Career of Innovations by the Royal Academy of Engineering

Bob Stuart, creator of MQA and co-founder of Meridian Audio, was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering Prince Philip Medal for 'his exceptional contribution to audio engineering which has changed the way we listen to music and experience films’. Stuart is the first audio engineer to receive the award in the institution's 20-year history. The Royal Academy of Engineering is UK’s national academy for engineering and technology promoting the advancement and "excellence in engineering."
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Futuresource's Audio Collaborative 2020 Expands as Two-Day Live-Streamed Event
by Joao Martins

Futuresource's Audio Collaborative 2020 Expands as Two-Day Live-Streamed Event

Futuresource Consulting is putting together another edition of the company's renowned Audio Collaborative event, which for 2020 will be shifting to an all-virtual experience. With health and safety being of prime importance during the coronavirus outbreak, Futuresource must ensure all co-workers, exhibitors, thought leaders and attendees feel at ease to best experience and deliver the range of fascinating topics lined up. Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th of November, from 14:00 – 18:00 GMT, Audio Collaborative 2020 will be more global than ever.
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DSP Group Selects Synopsys ARC EM Processor IP for Adaptive Processing Smart Codecs
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DSP Group Selects Synopsys ARC EM Processor IP for Adaptive Processing Smart Codecs

Synopsys announced that DSP Group selected Synopsys DesignWare ARC EM5D Processor IP for its high-efficiency control and signal processing capabilities to enable development of its DBMC2-TWS advanced adaptive processing audio codec for true wireless stereo (TWS) headsets. To dynamically configure settings and filter parameters on-the-fly, the DBMC2-TWS integrates an ARC EM5D processor, abundant internal memory and numerous digital interfaces.
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Maserati and Sonus Faber Work Together on Exclusive New MC20 Supercar
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Maserati and Sonus Faber Work Together on Exclusive New MC20 Supercar

Two luxury Italian heritage brands bonded through their commitment to craftsmanship, innovation and time-honored traditions. The new Maserati x Sonus faber MC20 ultra-luxury car will be available for pre-order beginning September 10, 2020, and featured at authorized dealer showrooms beginning in 2021. Merging speed with sound, this audio and automotive collaboration highlights the spirit of Italy with a supercar amplified with Sonus faber audio.
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AES Show Fall 2020 Convention Technical Program Will Extend to a Full Month
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AES Show Fall 2020 Convention Technical Program Will Extend to a Full Month

The 149th International AES Convention was converted into an expanded timeline of online events during the month of October, maximizing opportunities to Listen, Learn, and Connect with audio peers and pros from around the world. The AES Show Fall 2020 Convention encompasses four full weeks of live and streaming tech program content, live Q&A’s, networking, and more. Industry leaders and luminaries will share technical insights, there is the AES Show ProductLaunch, and three days of sessions promoted by the Audio Product Education Institute.
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