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Redrock Acoustics Relaunches Loudspeaker Testing Services
by audioXpress Staff

Redrock Acoustics Relaunches Loudspeaker Testing Services

Redrock Acoustics, the company founded by Patrick Turnmire, announced the launch of a new website that also signals the return of the company to offering loudspeaker testing services. Renowned for offering engineering and design services, Redrock Acoustics is again opening access to services that include Klippel testing and transducer analysis. Visitors to the new website will find information about all services, and the SpeaD transducer development software, as well as other design tools.
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Qi v2.0 Standard for Wireless Charging Is Now Ready to Provide Enhanced User Experience
by audioXpress Staff

Qi v2.0 Standard for Wireless Charging Is Now Ready to Provide Enhanced User Experience

The Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) next generation standard for wireless charging, Qi v2.0, will soon be delivering on its promise of magnetic attachment, faster charging, higher efficiency and greater convenience as the first Qi2 mobile devices complete certification testing. In addition to an enhanced user experience, Qi v2.0 unifies the industry under one global standard. CES 2024 will be the global launchpad for dozens of new Qi2 products.
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Audio Precision Expands Electronic Audio Testing with New APx516B Audio Analyzer
by Joao Martins

Audio Precision Expands Electronic Audio Testing with New APx516B Audio Analyzer

Audio Precision announced the new APx516B, a modular and affordable audio analyzer that expands electronic audio testing with even better performance and flexibility. The new Audio Precision APx516B Audio Analyzer is a budget-friendly solution to test both analog and digital audio with two analog generator/analyzer channels with performance suitable for testing consumer and professional audio devices, a digital interface module slot, and seamless integration with APx500 measurement software.
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Opal Tadpole Webcam Features Soundskrit Directional MEMS Microphone
by Joao Martins

Opal Tadpole Webcam Features Soundskrit Directional MEMS Microphone

Opal Camera announced Tadpole, a compact and light webcam built exclusively for laptops and tablets, with DSLR image quality and featuring VisiMic audio capture. The webcam intends to solve all the pains that users experience with standard built-in webcams, making the experience seamless and automatic. Apart from the superior image quality, the Tadpole is the first product in the market to feature directional MEMS microphones from Canadian startup Soundskrit, with its unique background noise cancellation features.
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Rycote Promotes Behind-the-Scenes Factory Tour
by Joao Martins

Rycote Promotes Behind-the-Scenes Factory Tour

To promote Rycote's new expansion phase, Videndum organized a series of visits to its brand new manufacturing facility at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in the UK. Dealers, sound engineers, and press were able to go behind the scenes and get hands on with production of the famous Rycote windshields and shockmounts for field production sound. The event also allowed Rycote to promote its new range of professional condenser microphones.
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xMEMS Achieves Extended Bass Response, Making ANC Applications Possible From a Single MEMS Driver
by Joao Martins

xMEMS Achieves Extended Bass Response, Making ANC Applications Possible From a Single MEMS Driver

The new Cypress MEMS speaker from xMEMS Labs achieves 40X louder bass response on a single monolithic, miniaturized device, achieving well above the 130dB SPL at low frequencies, required for ANC implementations on TWS earbuds. The new xMEMS Cypress achieves this groundbreaking performance by using ultrasound technology. The new development will be demonstrated at CES 2024 by appointment only, with mass production scheduled for late-2024.
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Karlheinz Brandenburg Receives Medal of Honor from Verband Deutscher Tonmeister
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Karlheinz Brandenburg Receives Medal of Honor from Verband Deutscher Tonmeister

The Verband Deutscher Tonmeister e.V. (VDT) association awarded Karlheinz Brandenburg the Medal of Honor for his services to the audio industry. The award was presented to Brandenburg during the opening ceremony of the 32nd Tonmeistertagung in Düsseldorf, Germany, which also honored Günther Theile. The VDT is one of the oldest and biggest professional associations in the audio industry and the promoter of the biannual Tonmeistertagung conference and exhibition, which took place from 8 to 11 November.
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ICEpower Unveils Cutting-Edge ICC5 Audio IC for High-Performance Class D Amplifiers
by Jan Didden

ICEpower Unveils Cutting-Edge ICC5 Audio IC for High-Performance Class D Amplifiers

ICEpower A/S introduced the latest addition to its lineup of audio power solutions, the ICEpower ICC5. This audio integrated circuit (IC) boasts advanced technology, fast propagation delay, and support for up to a 220V supply voltage. As a high side and low side FET gate driver optimized for flexibility, the ICC5 enables high-fidelity sound with minimal noise and distortion, making it an ideal choice for reliable class D amplifier designs ranging from 25W to 4kW.
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Alliance for Open Media Proposes Royalty-free Immersive Audio Specification
by Joao Martins

Alliance for Open Media Proposes Royalty-free Immersive Audio Specification

The Alliance for Open Media is a non-profit industry consortium formed to develop open, royalty-free technology for multimedia delivery that can "serve as alternatives" to the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) standards. The organization is the creator of the AV1 Video Codec and now proposes an Immersive Audio Model and Formats (IAMF) Container Specification that the organization says will enable ecosystem-wide innovation in the Immersive/Spatial audio domain.
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BdSound Introduces Microphone Bubbles In-Car Voice Experiences
by Joao Martins

BdSound Introduces Microphone Bubbles In-Car Voice Experiences

Enjoying a deserved recognition in the automotive market, and successful collaborations with 15 world-renowned OEMs, Italian company BdSound introduced a new advanced feature to improve the car experience even more. Expanding its Simply Sounds Clear set of technologies and algorithms, BdSound now offers Microphone Bubbles, a way to isolate each passenger’s voice inside the vehicle, allowing calls and voice recognition for all occupants in a car.
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