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Resonado Labs Welcomes Loudspeaker Legend Benny Danovi as VP of Engineering
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Resonado Labs Welcomes Loudspeaker Legend Benny Danovi as VP of Engineering

Resonado Labs is rapidly growing its US engineering team, and now announced the appointment of Benny Danovi as the new company Vice President of Engineering and Principal Transducer Engineer. In his new role leading the transducer team, Danovi will spearhead the expansion of the company’s proprietary Flat Core Speaker (FCS) technology architecture with a focus on next generation driver designs for automotive and multimedia applications.
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The OCA Alliance Previews Enhancements to AES70 Standard
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The OCA Alliance Previews Enhancements to AES70 Standard

AES70 is an open control and monitoring standard for professional audio and AV media network devices. From a single device and controller, to networks with almost any number of devices and multiple controllers, AES70 provides for powerful, high speed, low cost, robust system control and monitoring of devices from different manufacturers. The standard was now updated with a raft of enhancements and new features that improve accessibility and usability.
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True Wireless Stereo Earbuds Will Capture 70% of Global Bluetooth Stereo Headset Sales in 2021
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True Wireless Stereo Earbuds Will Capture 70% of Global Bluetooth Stereo Headset Sales in 2021

According to the latest Bluetooth Device Tracker research from Strategy Analytics, True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds are out-competing traditional Bluetooth headsets by rapidly adding advanced capabilities found previously only in premium headsets. Used anywhere for music listening, calls, for noise isolation or audio augmentation, in 2021 TWS earbuds’ sales will account for seven in ten of all Bluetooth headsets sold.
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STMicroelectronics Acquires Edge AI Software Specialist Cartesiam
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STMicroelectronics Acquires Edge AI Software Specialist Cartesiam

STMicroelectronics announced a transaction with Cartesiam to acquire its assets (including its IP portfolio) and to transfer and integrate its employees. Cartesiam, based in Toulon (France), is a software company founded in 2016, which specializes in artificial intelligence (AI) development tools enabling machine-learning and inferencing on Arm-based microcontrollers, which today power billions of devices.
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Spotify Uses Audio Weaver in Audio Front-End Development for Car Thing
by Joao Martins

Spotify Uses Audio Weaver in Audio Front-End Development for Car Thing

Spotify partnered with DSP Concepts to build and deploy the audio front-end (AFE) software for its limited release of Car Thing, a dedicated smart player for the car. Spotify did the development for Car Thing using TalkTo, DSP Concepts’ proprietary AFE that acts as a ‘microphone cleaner’ by combining advanced signal processing techniques to create clean audio signals so Car Thing can detect voice commands regardless of road noise and other in-cabin sound.
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Valens Provides Multi-Gigabit Connectivity Solution for Mercedes-Benz S-Class Premium Infotainment System
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Valens Provides Multi-Gigabit Connectivity Solution for Mercedes-Benz S-Class Premium Infotainment System

Valens, the semiconductor company that is pushing the boundaries of connectivity, announced that its VA6000 chipsets are integrated in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, launched in September 2020. This marks the first multi-gigabit symmetric link in the world to be deployed in mass production, and the only multi-gigabit technology over unshielded wiring for in-vehicle connectivity.
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Global Uncertainties and Health Risk Force Cancellation of IFA Berlin 2021
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Global Uncertainties and Health Risk Force Cancellation of IFA Berlin 2021

Following other trade show cancelations already announced for the year in Europe, Messe Berlin and gfu Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH have jointly announced that IFA 2021 will not take place in September as a physical live event, as originally planned. The decision was made following detailed conversations with public health experts and multiple stakeholders. The leading trade show for consumer and home electronics will return only in 2022.
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Goertek Announces Rox Earbud Reference Design with Support for Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Technology
by Joao Martins

Goertek Announces Rox Earbud Reference Design with Support for Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Technology

Goertek has unveiled a new earbud reference design to help manufacturers looking to implement Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound technology speed their time to market. Powered by the Qualcomm QCC5141 Bluetooth Audio SoC, the Rox reference design is optimized for use in TWS earbuds and hearables and is designed to deliver high-resolution music, crystal-clear voice calls, and lag-free gaming — with superior connectivity and extended battery life.
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Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost
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Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost

Subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited can now upgrade to the highest quality streaming audio available, for free. Reacting to the fact that Apple Music announced it will offer lossless audio streaming as standard starting in June, Amazon also announced that Amazon Music HD Lossless Audio, previously available at an additional cost, is now standard for Unlimited Tier subscribers.
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Apple Confirms Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio Are Coming to Apple Music June 2021
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Apple Confirms Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio Are Coming to Apple Music June 2021

Apple announced that Apple Music will be offering Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos tracks, as well as offering its entire catalog in Lossless Audio, at no additional cost for subscribers, starting June 2021. Lossless will use ALAC file format, and support 24-bit/48kHz as standard, with Hi-Res Lossless Audio files available up to 24-bit/192kHz. Apple is even promoting the fact that Hi-Res Lossless will require external equipment, such as a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC)!
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