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DTS Virtual:X Immersive Audio Technology Now Available on Select Denon and Marantz A/V Receivers
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DTS Virtual:X Immersive Audio Technology Now Available on Select Denon and Marantz A/V Receivers

DTS announced the integration of DTS Virtual:X technology in A/V receivers for the first time. Select Denon and Marantz A/V receivers are now able to receive a firmware update to offer immersive sound in home theaters without the need for height or rear speakers. DTS Virtual:X technology in an A/V receiver offers immersive audio - virtual surround and virtual height - from simple soundbars, or traditional stereo and surround configurations (5.1/7.1 channel).
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Teenage Engineering, Raven and Baidu's Collaboration on New Smart Speaker Concepts
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Teenage Engineering, Raven and Baidu's Collaboration on New Smart Speaker Concepts

Baidu, a company known as China's search engine is investing heavily in its own voice engine, artificial intelligence (AI), and even hardware technologies, following Google's footsteps. Earlier this year, Baidu acquired Raven, a Beijing-based smart home startup, and the first results of that investment have now been revealed with two voice-activated speakers that run on the company's own AI platform. The design was the result of a cooperation with a Swedish start-up, Teenage Engineering.
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Spotify Acquires Soundtrap Online Music and Podcast Recording Platform
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Spotify Acquires Soundtrap Online Music and Podcast Recording Platform

Spotify announced that it acquired Soundtrap, the innovative online music and podcast recording platform headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and successfully funded in Silicon Valley. With consumer and education solutions available in English, Spanish, French, German and Swedish, Soundtrap is an easy-to-use solution that works across iOS, Android, Chromebooks, Mac and Windows.
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Sonic Studio Brings Integrated MQA Support to Amarra Luxe 4.1
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Sonic Studio Brings Integrated MQA Support to Amarra Luxe 4.1

Sonic Studio announced the release of Amarra 4 Luxe v4.1 featuring integrated MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) audio technology. The latest version of the popular Mac-based software music player now supports MQA Core Decoding that unfolds an MQA file to deliver higher than CD-quality sound, and supports MQA TIDAL streaming, delivering the sound of the original master recording with files small enough to stream, while also being backward compatible, so they can be played on any device.
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CTA Announces Innovation Award Honorees for CES 2018
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CTA Announces Innovation Award Honorees for CES 2018

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2018. The Honorees of these prestigious awards were announced during the annual CES Unveiled New York, an invitation-only event featuring the latest innovations and trends and important show announcements leading up to CES. Owned and produced by CTA, CES 2018 is the global stage for innovation and will run Jan. 9-12, 2018, in Las Vegas.
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Amazon Introduces Alexa, Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Service to Canada
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Amazon Introduces Alexa, Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Service to Canada

Amazon announced that Alexa, the voice recognition engine that powers the Amazon Echo range of smart speakers, is now available for Canada, along with three Alexa-enabled devices: Echo, Echo Plus, and Echo Dot. The expansion also means that the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) and the Alexa Voice Service (AVS), enabling developers to build voice experiences for Alexa users will now be available for English speakers in Canada.
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Pandora Expands Support for Pandora Premium and Alexa Voice Commands on Sonos
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Pandora Expands Support for Pandora Premium and Alexa Voice Commands on Sonos

Pandora streaming music provider, and Sonos, launched new ways for listeners to control their music on Sonos within Pandora’s mobile app. Listeners in the U.S. can now control Sonos directly through the Pandora mobile app and command Pandora stations with voice commands via Alexa. The new experience also includes support for Premium, Pandora’s on-demand service launched earlier this year.
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David Scheirman Takes Office as President of the Audio Engineering Society
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David Scheirman Takes Office as President of the Audio Engineering Society

David Scheirman has taken office as the new President of the Audio Engineering Society. In continuing its role of promoting audio science and education, the AES welcomes Scheirman and his forty-plus years of experience and expertise in professional audio – and as a long-time active member of the AES, where he’s served three terms on the Board of Governors, along with numerous roles and chair positions at AES conventions and within the AES committee system.
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VOXX International Expands Membership with the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association
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VOXX International Expands Membership with the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association

VOXX International Corporation has significantly expanded its membership with the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association to support interoperability across its portfolio of brands. As a WiSA member, VOXX International’s family of brands have access to the WiSA specification, technical support and testing protocols necessary to bring interoperable, wireless home theater products to market.
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Frontier Silicon Extends Smart Audio Collaboration with Harman for JBL Wireless Speakers
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Frontier Silicon Extends Smart Audio Collaboration with Harman for JBL Wireless Speakers

British digital audio technologies specialist Frontier Silicon, announced that Harman, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of audio systems and speakers, has chosen Frontier’s Minuet Smart Audio platform as the technology to power its new JBL Control Xstream wireless speakers. This is the latest in a series of collaborations between the two companies which date back to 2013.
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