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Bose Professional Expands US Operations with New Hybrid Sales Model
by audioXpress Staff

Bose Professional Expands US Operations with New Hybrid Sales Model

Bose Professional announced the launch of a new US sales organization, marking a milestone in the newly independent company's evolution. The new sales model for Bose Professional includes a mix of in-house sales managers and engineers and independent sales firms. Together with new appointments and operations, the company announced a new, service-oriented website, hosting a complete collection of training modules and support materials for integrators and consultants.
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Fortemedia Unveils ForteSound Coil-Based MEMS Speaker Product Family
by Joao Martins

Fortemedia Unveils ForteSound Coil-Based MEMS Speaker Product Family

Fortemedia, a Taiwan based supplier of MEMS microphones to some of the world's leading smartphone and laptop manufacturers, has now announced the launch of its latest innovation, a coil-based MEMS speaker range. Its first product is the ForteSound FS01, which the company says extends the audio frequency response to 80kHz, with extended SPL Response and Low THD, delivering a new type of high-reliability, low-power audio transducer.
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Silicon Labs Streamlines Energy Harvesting Product Development for Battery-Free Wireless Connected Designs
by Cristina Costa

Silicon Labs Streamlines Energy Harvesting Product Development for Battery-Free Wireless Connected Designs

Silicon Labs has announced its most energy-efficient Wireless SoC to date with energy harvesting-ready capabilities. To signal Earth Day 2024, Silicon Labs launched its new xG22E family of Wireless SoCs, Silicon Labs' first-ever family designed to operate within the ultra-low power envelope required for battery-free, energy harvesting applications. The new family consists of the BG22E, MG22E, and FG22E, with "E" standing for "energy conservation."
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Tribute to An Industry Pioneer: Gunnar Rasmussen (1925-2024)
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Tribute to An Industry Pioneer: Gunnar Rasmussen (1925-2024)

The founder of GRAS Sound & Vibration, the renowned acoustical engineer Gunnar Rasmussen, passed away on April 17, 2024. Gunnar Rasmussen founded GRAS in 1994, at the age of 67, after leaving Brüel & Kjær, where he worked since his graduation. Starting out as a small family business, run by Gunnar Rasmussen and his wife Hanna Hertz, the Danish measurement microphones specialist quickly grew into a respected manufacturer, lead by his extraordinary vision and guiding principles. His lifework improved our understanding of sound, acoustics and the human hearing.
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Resideo to Acquire Control4, Triad Audio and Other Snap One Brands
by Joao Martins

Resideo to Acquire Control4, Triad Audio and Other Snap One Brands

Resideo Technologies, a manufacturer and distributor of security and audiovisual products and solutions, and Snap One Holdings Corp., the agglomerate company that acquired Control4 and offers all types of products and services to professional integrators, have announced a definitive agreement for Resideo to acquire Snap One for $10.75 per share in cash and a transaction value of approximately $1.4 billion, inclusive of net debt. Upon closing, Snap One will integrate into Resideo's ADI Global Distribution business.
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AXPONA 2024 Reports Record Attendance And Exhibitors
by Joao Martins

AXPONA 2024 Reports Record Attendance And Exhibitors

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) welcomed 10,391 attendees, coming from 42 states and 31 countries, to the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, April 12-14, 2024. This was a 14% increase over 2023 and marked its biggest show yet. Over 600 audio brands from 50+ countries offered a vibrant showcase filling the largest number of rooms. AXPONA offered music lovers three jam-packed days of spectacular sound, technology, seminars, live music, and the very latest products in the industry.
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Trinnov New WaveForming Design Tool Recommends Room Layout to Optimize Sound Performance
by Joao Martins

Trinnov New WaveForming Design Tool Recommends Room Layout to Optimize Sound Performance

Trinnov Audio, the French manufacturer of advanced audio processors for home theater, high-end audio, and commercial cinemas, announced the launch of a design tool for its WaveForming technology. This online tool simplifies the process of specifying room layouts, tailored to optimize all the potential of the WaveForming technology and making life easier for dealers, distributors, enthusiasts and industry professionals.
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Shure Achieves Sustainable Packaging Goals in 2023, on Track for 90% Recyclable and/or Renewable Packaging for New Products by 2025
by Joao Martins

Shure Achieves Sustainable Packaging Goals in 2023, on Track for 90% Recyclable and/or Renewable Packaging for New Products by 2025

In 2022, Shure announced aggressive goals to increase recyclable and/or renewable packaging for new products. Shure has achieved its goal to convert to 75 percent by 2023 and is on track to grow to 90 percent by 2025 and 100 percent by 2030 for new packaging. The goal for existing product packaging in 2025 is 75 percent recyclable and/or renewable.
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Nureva Granted Three New Patents for Its Microphone Mist Technology
by Joao Martins

Nureva Granted Three New Patents for Its Microphone Mist Technology

Nureva Inc., announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office have issued three additional patents for the company’s Microphone Mist technology. These new patents validate the completely original approach Nureva has taken to reinventing the way that pro audio conferencing performance is achieved in larger spaces, including its one-of-a-kind approach to microphone pickup, intelligent sound targeting, position-based gain control and echo cancellation.
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Microchip Technology Acquires Neuronix AI Labs
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Microchip Technology Acquires Neuronix AI Labs

Microchip Technology has acquired Neuronix AI Labs to expand its capabilities for power-efficient, AI-enabled edge solutions deployed on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Microchip’s mid-range PolarFire FPGAs and SoCs already lead the industry in terms of low power consumption, reliability and security capabilities. The acquisition of this technology will enable Microchip to develop cost-effective, large-scale edge deployments for use in applications on systems that have cost, size and power constraints and enable a multifold increase in AI/ML processing horsepower on low and mid-range FPGAs.
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