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Cambridge Consultants Announces Completion of Pizzicato Software-Defined Radio Development
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Cambridge Consultants Announces Completion of Pizzicato Software-Defined Radio Development

Following its reveal of Pizzicato, the world’s first all-digital radio transmitter, product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has now added a digital receiver to create a complete Pizzicato radio system, built purely from computing power. Pizzicato promises to vastly increase the range of wireless applications and to be a powerful enabler for both the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) and 5G technology.
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Audinate Introduces Dante Analog Output Adapter Module
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Audinate Introduces Dante Analog Output Adapter Module

Audinate introduced a new compact Dante Analog Output Module, allowing manufacturers an easy option for quickly developing Dante endpoints. The new module is a simple Dante audio to analog audio adapter module, supporting one RJ45 Dante input, and one or two balanced analog outputs. It is designed for use in products assembled using an overmold process, where a single part is created using two or more different materials in combination. This allows rapid product development for simple audio networked systems, such as powered speakers.
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More than One Billion Wireless Headphones to Ship from 2016 to 2020
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More than One Billion Wireless Headphones to Ship from 2016 to 2020

According to the latest report from SAR Insight & Consulting (Global Consumer Wired and Wireless Headphones), the overall consumer headphone market has risen steadily over recent years to reach almost $15.5 billion in 2016, and is forecast to see continued strong growth to be more than $20 billion in 2020. Sales will be driven by the increasing popularity of wireless headphone technology, SAR Insight forecasts.
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Samsung Electronics to Acquire Harman International Industries
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Samsung Electronics to Acquire Harman International Industries

Harman’s current management was looking for an exit, getting richer while doing it. The detachment between Harman International Industries’ recent strategies and asian manufacturing focus with the company’s brands and market foundation in the United States and Europe was becoming increasingly visible. The acquisition by Samsung confirms the perspective. Follows the source statement without further comment.
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CES Announces Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017
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CES Announces Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017

As it happens every year, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and producer of CES, announced the Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017. The annual CES Innovation Awards honors outstanding product design and engineering across 28 product categories. The announcement came from the annual CES Unveiled New York industry event. Among the winners are audio products from ReSound, Crazybaby, OSSIC, SVS and Paradigm Electronics.
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2016 electronica Show Appeals to More Connected Security
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2016 electronica Show Appeals to More Connected Security

In keeping with the motto “Connected Worlds — Safe and Secure,” electronica, the largest electronics trade fair in the world, took place in Munich from November 8–11. A total of 2,913 companies from more than 50 countries presented their solutions and used the industry gathering to network with approximately 73,000 professional visitors from around the world. From automotive, robotics to the smart home, the show sent a clear message that connected technology needs to deal with security first.
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IBM Launches Experimental Platform for Embedding Watson into Any Device
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IBM Launches Experimental Platform for Embedding Watson into Any Device

IBM unveiled an experimental release of Project Intu, a new, system-agnostic platform designed to enable embodied cognition. The new platform allows developers to embed IBM Watson artificial intelligence functions into various end-user device form factors, offering a next generation architecture for building cognitive-enabled experiences. The initiative allows developers to extend Watson speech, language, vision and empathy capabilities to new form factors.
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Audio Industry Set to Capitalize on New Role at Centre of the Smart Home
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Audio Industry Set to Capitalize on New Role at Centre of the Smart Home

Futuresource Consulting has just released its most recent consumer electronics report covering a new place for audio in the smart home. “Voice recognition technology is shaking up the CE industry, broadening the horizons of speaker vendors and reinventing the audio device as the gatekeeper of voice, smart home and machine learning,” the report says. Futuresource research forecasts important growth in audio applications for the connected home.
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4K UHD TV Display Sales to Grow 40 Percent as 4K Ecosystem Expands Three Times Faster than HDTV
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4K UHD TV Display Sales to Grow 40 Percent as 4K Ecosystem Expands Three Times Faster than HDTV

Holiday (Q4) shipments of 4K Ultra High-Definition (4K UHD) televisions in the United States are expected to reach 4.5 million units, driving total 4K UHD sales for 2016 to 10 million units, a healthy 40 percent increase over 2015, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Sales of 4K UHD TVs continue to increase as more brands and screen sizes are available at lower prices, new technologies such as High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) are more widely available, and consumer demand grows.
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Massdrop Massively Successful Collaboration with Sennheiser on HD6XX Headphones
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Massdrop Massively Successful Collaboration with Sennheiser on HD6XX Headphones

Massdrop is fast becoming the new market sensation for the audio industry, much in the same way crowdfunding websites have revolutionized the marketing mix, especially for startups. The difference here is how powerful this one million strong audio enthusiast community can be for established brands. In a recent example, collaborating directly with Sennheiser, Massdrop made history with its recent HD6XX headphones campaign.
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