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New Loudspeaker Market Report from Futuresource Shows Segment Rising in Value
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New Loudspeaker Market Report from Futuresource Shows Segment Rising in Value

The Consumer Electronics (CE) team at Futuresource Consulting has shared some top line trends from their latest Loudspeaker Market Report showing that value is beating volumes as the traditional loudspeaker product segment makes the $3 Billion USD barrier. The report forecasts an average retail price increase through to 2022 in virtual every major category, allowing for value to significantly outperforming volume, as the overall market is shrinking, when ignoring the massive growth generated by wireless, connected and smart speakers.
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Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues Strategic Growth with Key New Members
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Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues Strategic Growth with Key New Members

The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association is continuing its strategic growth with the addition of two members. Sound United is returning to the Association’s roster with Eastech - the company behind Punktkilde and Scan-Speak brands and considerable Asia-based manufacturing facilities - also joining as a member. Both companies join WiSA as it continues to experience significant membership growth with major suppliers, manufacturers and speaker brands in the audio industry.
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Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018
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Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018

Tymphany and advanced embedded voice solutions specialist XMOS announced the latest project in building a new Amazon Alexa Built-In soundbar that will be demonstrated at Amazon’s exhibit at IFA in Berlin, 31 August to 5 September 2018. The global audio ODM company will show how the new soundbar combines its acoustic expertise to create an immersive audio experience, featuring XMOS' Vocal Fusion far-field voice processor.
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Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers
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Frontier Introduces Multi-Ecosystem Voice Control to Smart Speakers

Frontier Smart Technologies, a pioneer in development platforms for wireless audio, digital radio and voice recognition solutions, announced a significant enhancement to its Minuet Smart Audio platform, which will be the first in the world to allow smart speakers, soundbars and AVRs to be simultaneously controlled by voice-enabled devices from Google, Amazon and Apple, helping manufacturers to differentiate, and not have to compete head on with 1st party devices.
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Audio Precision Mourns the Passing of Co-Founder Bob Metzler
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Audio Precision Mourns the Passing of Co-Founder Bob Metzler

Audio Precision is mourning the loss of co-founder, and former president, Bob Metzler. Along with Dr. Richard Cabot, Bruce Hofer and Robert Wright, Bob founded Audio Precision in 1984 and served as the organization’s president until his retirement in 1999. A prolific author and gifted speaker, for many in the industry, Metzler was seen as the “face” of the famous audio test and measurement company, based in Beaverton, Oregon.
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New IMF Specification for Broadcast and Online Content Exchange
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New IMF Specification for Broadcast and Online Content Exchange

There is a new important file specification for media exchange now specified by the SMPTE and published in document number SMPTE TSP 2121:2018, titled "IMF Application DPP (ProRes)." This new specification was proposed by the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) and builds on the existing Interoperable Master Format (IMF) standard developed and published by the SMPTE, which was originally designed for streamlining the distribution of premium feature film content.
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EISA Awards 2018-19 Reveal Latest Consumer Electronics References in Performance and Innovation
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EISA Awards 2018-19 Reveal Latest Consumer Electronics References in Performance and Innovation

As the tradition dictates, EISA, the Expert Imaging & Sound Association (www.eisa.eu) has revealed the winners of its 2018-2019 Awards. A major change for this year is the fact that the association is now global and accepted new members from Canada, United States, Australia, Japan, India and Hong Kong/China. That's why from its European origins, EISA has now become the Expert Imaging and Sound Association. Same logo, same acronym, but with a new global meaning!
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Global Home Audio Market Continues to Grow in Shipments and Revenue Propelled by Wireless Audio
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Global Home Audio Market Continues to Grow in Shipments and Revenue Propelled by Wireless Audio

The Consumer Electronics (CE) team at Futuresource Consulting just unveiled some of the main trends included in the company's latest Home Audio Market Report, confirming that the global home audio market already broke the $13 billion barrier in 2017. According to the report, the global home audio market continues to climb, with hardware shipments increasing by 23% in 2017, and new emerging product categories likes wireless speakers and soundbars continuing to propel the business.
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Hands-On Experiences for DIY Audio Professionals and Enthusiasts at AES New York 2018 Convention
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Hands-On Experiences for DIY Audio Professionals and Enthusiasts at AES New York 2018 Convention

New series of DIY events will offer insight and instruction on planning, design and construction of audio hardware and DSP during the 145th Audio Engineering Society New York 2018 Convention. Hands-on demonstrations will offer attendees the chance to learn more about DIY audio device design and construction at the AES New York Convention, October 17 – 20 at the Jacob Javits Center.
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Volareo, The Indie Smart Speaker Launches on Indiegogo
by Joao Martins

Volareo, The Indie Smart Speaker Launches on Indiegogo

Volareo, a different type of smart speaker, launched on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Starting from $99USD for the early bird special, Volareo is being introduced as “the 1st independent smart speaker supporting open source to integrate with blockchain streaming platforms,” “backed by blockchain technology and AI.” While that sequence of buzzwords doesn’t actually say much about what makes Volareo different, saying that it interfaces with platforms where artists are paid directly and immediately for their songs played, makes it much more interesting.
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