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Take the Pulse of Personal Audio at CanJam SoCal 2017
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Take the Pulse of Personal Audio at CanJam SoCal 2017

CanJam, the world’s premier headphone and personal audio expo is moving to the heart of Los Angeles, April 8-9! CanJam SoCal 2017 will be held at the fabulous JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. A unique event to experience the latest products from the industry’s leading brands, including a reinforced presence from many of the US and California-based companies, some planning interesting product introductions.
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Infineon and XMOS Cooperate on New Voice-Recognition Platform that Combines Radar with MEMS Microphones and Audio Processing
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Infineon and XMOS Cooperate on New Voice-Recognition Platform that Combines Radar with MEMS Microphones and Audio Processing

At Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona, Infineon Technologies and XMOS partner to deliver a new building block for voice recognition. It features a combination of Infineon’s BGT60TR24B 60GHz 2Tx/4Rx radar IC with accompanying antenna, 70dB SNR silicon microphone sensors, based on Infineon’s dual backplate MEMS technology, and an audio processor from XMOS. In combination, the solution provides far field voice capture by audio beamforming combined with radar target presence detection.
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Alcons Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience at ISE 2017 Shows Full Potential of Immersive Audio Formats
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Alcons Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience at ISE 2017 Shows Full Potential of Immersive Audio Formats

Alcons Audio was at the recent Integrated Systems Europe 2017 show with another impressive installation of its Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience. With partners Astro Spatial Audio (ASA), Barco Residential, Trinnov, and DreamScreen, the best possible immersive audio experience was presented, for both Residential as well as Live Production applications. Visitors could experience Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D and DTS:X content, as well as ASA 3D material using that company’s SARA II Premium Rendering Engine.
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Control4 Acquires Residential and Home Theater Pioneer Triad Speakers
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Control4 Acquires Residential and Home Theater Pioneer Triad Speakers

Control4 Corporation announced the acquisition of Larry Pexton’s company, Triad Speakers, Inc., known for its advanced audio technology and customizable speaker-solutions. Direct competitors to Control4 have all recently introduced their own installation-oriented speaker lines. The acquisition of Triad is a strategic addition that immediately brings industry-leading acoustics expertise to Control4 and adds a full line of premium audio-speaker solutions to its product portfolio.
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STMicroelectronics, DSP Group, and Sensory Create Keyword-Smart Microphone for Voice-Controlled Devices
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STMicroelectronics, DSP Group, and Sensory Create Keyword-Smart Microphone for Voice-Controlled Devices

Top MEMS supplier STMicroelectronics, DSP Group, and Sensory, a leading technology provider of voice interface and keyword-detect algorithms, have revealed details for a highly power-efficient, voice-detecting and -processing microphone that delivers keyword-recognition capabilities in a compact package. Ultra-low power voice processing and MEMS microphone circuitry enables sound detection and keyword recognition in a miniaturized single package.
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Waves Audio Announces Its First Chip To Bring Virtual Reality Audio Capabilities To Any Headphone and Headset
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Waves Audio Announces Its First Chip To Bring Virtual Reality Audio Capabilities To Any Headphone and Headset

At Mobile World Congress 2017, Waves Audio and Realtek unveiled their co-developed WNX7000, the world's first integrated circuit (IC) with Waves Nx virtual reality audio technology embedded. The DSP specialists from Waves co-developed WNX7000 in partnership with Realtek Semiconductor, one of the world's leading network and multimedia IC providers, creating a high definition audio DSP chip embedded with Waves Nx technology. A complete Low Power DSP & Codec Hub audio solution with an integrated headphone amplifier.
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Dirac Debuts Dirac Connect First On-Demand Cloud-Based Sound Optimization for Mobile Audio Solutions
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Dirac Debuts Dirac Connect First On-Demand Cloud-Based Sound Optimization for Mobile Audio Solutions

Sound optimization on the cloud anyone? Swedish based Dirac Research promised innovations for the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona, and delivered in a big way. In a world first for the audio industry, now both users and manufacturers will be able to benefit from processing technologies including Dirac Power Sound, Dirac Panorama Sound, Dirac HD Sound and Dirac Sensaround, directly through Dirac Connect, the first cloud-based sound optimization service for mobile devices, headphones and wireless speakers.
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VESA Highlights Growing DisplayPort Alt Mode Adoption and Latest DisplayPort Developments at Mobile World Congress 2017
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VESA Highlights Growing DisplayPort Alt Mode Adoption and Latest DisplayPort Developments at Mobile World Congress 2017

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced that, thanks to escalating adoption by OEMs and chipmakers, the DisplayPort standard is continuing to gain momentum in the mobile consumer electronics space. Much of this recent growth stems from adoption of the DisplayPort Alternate Mode (“Alt Mode”) that is supported by dozens of commercially available products to date using the new USB Type-C connector.
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Waves Nx VR and MaxxVoice Audio Technology Now Available for Cadence Tensilica HiFi Audio DSPs
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Waves Nx VR and MaxxVoice Audio Technology Now Available for Cadence Tensilica HiFi Audio DSPs

Cadence Design Systems and Waves Audio announced the availability of the Waves Nx Virtual Reality Audio Technology on the Cadence Tensilica HiFi 3 DSP for Audio, Voice, and Speech. The Waves Nx solution, which delivers high-quality VR audio and true 5.1 or 7.1 surround with a minimal resource footprint, will be demonstrated at the Cadence booth at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 27 to March 2, 2017, in Hall 6, Stand 6L36.
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Gracenote Unveils New Much-Improved Connected Music Metadata Databases
by Joao Martins

Gracenote Unveils New Much-Improved Connected Music Metadata Databases

As previewed at CES 2017, Gracenote, now a Nielsen company, announced its new generation of advanced connected metadata databases to enable new possibilities in search and discovery of digital entertainment across platforms and services. Spanning Video, Music and Sports, the all-new connected databases enable services like Apple Music, Tidal and Deezer with a whole new range of possibilities, including advanced audio personalization.
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