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SD Memory Cards Now a Faster Alternative with New SD Express Format
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SD Memory Cards Now a Faster Alternative with New SD Express Format

The SD Association announced its new SD Express format, which adds the popular PCI Express and NVMe interfaces to the legacy SD interface. This revolutionary innovation for SD memory cards achieves up to 985 MB/sec transfer rate, while keeping compatibility with existing billions SD hosts in the market. With growing storage capacities this might be an attractive alternative to USB memories for many portable storage applications.
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Aaware and Infineon Form Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Voice Solutions
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Aaware and Infineon Form Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Voice Solutions

Infineon Technologies, and Aaware, Inc., an emerging supplier of sound capture technology for far-field, voice-enabled digital products, announced the formation of a partnership to launch a next-generation voice development platform to be released later this summer. Aaware’s Acoustically Aware technology is highly synergistic with Infineon’s digital MEMS microphone technology, combining to bring the best sound capture for extremely noisy environments in commercial and industrial applications.
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AumeoAudio Launches Heari Tailored Audio-Neckband Headphones on Kickstarter
by Joao Martins

AumeoAudio Launches Heari Tailored Audio-Neckband Headphones on Kickstarter

Hong Kong-based firms MF Jebsen Electronics and AumeoAudio, the company that pioneered personalized audio on Kickstarter, have teamed up to launch Heari. The new concept was built on the success of Aumeo’s Headphone Personalizer. Heari is now campaigning on Kickstarter with two headphone models Powered by AumeoAudio, featured patented technology that measures each person’s hearing sensitivities to offer tailored sound, not only for music but also for awareness enhancing.
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Smartphones Approaching TVs as Americans’ Most-Frequently Owned Tech Product, Says New CTA Study
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Smartphones Approaching TVs as Americans’ Most-Frequently Owned Tech Product, Says New CTA Study

4K UHD television sets, digital streaming devices and smart speakers are among the fastest growing technology segments, according to the latest Consumer Technology Association (CTA) research. Smartphones continue their meteoric popularity and are now owned in 87 percent of U.S. homes, second only to televisions at 96 percent ownership. Laptops are the third most popular product in the United States. Smartwatches are also growing in popularity.
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Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces Next-generation Wi-Fi Certified WPA3 Security
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Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces Next-generation Wi-Fi Certified WPA3 Security

The Wi-Fi Alliance continues to expand its initiatives in order to ensure interoperability and increased security. The latest announcement is the introduction of Wi-Fi Certified WPA3, the next generation of Wi-Fi security, bringing new capabilities to enhance Wi-Fi protections in personal and enterprise networks. Building on the widespread adoption of WPA2 over more than a decade, WPA3 adds new features to simplify Wi-Fi security, enable more robust authentication, and deliver increased cryptographic strength for highly sensitive data markets.
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Audio Engineering Society Announces Executive Director Transition
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Audio Engineering Society Announces Executive Director Transition

After six-and-a-half years of service as the Audio Engineering Society’s Executive Director, Bob Moses has elected to leave his position, effective July 1, 2018. AES Financial Planning Officer Bill Foster was appointed as Interim Executive Director, while the AES engages in the search for a new permanent Executive Director.
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Adam Hall Group Opens Doors to Its New Experience Center in Germany
by Ward Maas

Adam Hall Group Opens Doors to Its New Experience Center in Germany

Adam Hall Group created a new Experience Center at its headquarters, located in the Hessian town of Neu-Anspach near Frankfurt, Germany. The opening was celebrated with an exclusive celebration for customers, industry partners and employees worldwide, signaling another important component in the company's overall concept of helping people to realize their creative ideas in event technology solutions. Adam Hall Group also announced a major expansion of its co-located Logistics Park.
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DTS Play-Fi Launches Headphones App to Bring Personal Connectivity to Home Systems
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DTS Play-Fi Launches Headphones App to Bring Personal Connectivity to Home Systems

DTS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi Corporation, announced the new DTS Play-Fi Headphones app, now available on iOS and coming to Android in early July, as a companion app to select DTS Play-Fi audio products. The new companion app allows DTS Play-Fi users to enjoy shared content via standard headphones while maintaining audio/video synchronization, expanding the possibilities of the wireless streaming technology, originally intended for multi-room speakers.
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Can Music Downloads and Compact Discs Be Replaced by USB Music Cards?
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Can Music Downloads and Compact Discs Be Replaced by USB Music Cards?

Declining music downloads and compact disc sales could possibly be offset by a new physical music medium called a USB Music Card by TVM.Bio Inc. A Tampa-based Florida company called TVM.Bio Inc. believes they might have the solution for a problem that has long plagued the music industry - declining music sales. TVM.Bio has developed a patent pending medium named a USB Music Card, that will not only replace CDs, but provide live time data and analytics to record labels, musicians, and music sponsors.
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JOCAVI Announces Opening of JOCAVI Acoustic Panels USA
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JOCAVI Announces Opening of JOCAVI Acoustic Panels USA

Founded twenty-six years ago and with a worldwide presence including the North American market, the Portuguese acoustic solutions manufacturer JOCAVI now announced the creation of its own company in the United States. JOCAVI Acoustic Panels Corporation was established to reinforce its presence in the US market, one of its most important export destinations since the company's inception. The new company will now be able to produce and deliver materials and products locally, providing better support to US customers.
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