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Bluetooth World 2017 to Pave the Way for Bluetooth 5 Introduction
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Bluetooth World 2017 to Pave the Way for Bluetooth 5 Introduction

Bluetooth World 2017 brings together 1000+ developers, executives and start-ups on a busy exhibition floor to promote innovation, with conference and development sessions focused on Bluetooth development and applications. Bluetooth World, 28-29 March 2017, intends to provide participants with all the information and contacts that companies need to develop, test and market a Bluetooth 5 enabled product.
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Wheatstone Acquires Former Harris Broadcast Radio Division
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Wheatstone Acquires Former Harris Broadcast Radio Division

Wheatstone Corporation has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Pacific Research & Engineering (PR&E) from GatesAir of Quincy, Illinois (formerly Harris Broadcast) for an undisclosed amount. The purchase includes audio consoles, the networking system, the furniture lines, all designs, trademarks, engineering files and tooling, effectively restoring the PR&E console brand under the Wheatstone umbrella.
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Facebook Unveils Technology Behind Audio 360 Virtual Reality Experience
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Facebook Unveils Technology Behind Audio 360 Virtual Reality Experience

First announced in Q4 2016, Facebook's 360 audio technology was discussed for the first time at Video@Scale, an invitation-only technical conference for engineers who work on large-scale video platforms and technologies. During the event, Facebook revealed more details of its new spatial audio encoding and rendering technology, using "hybrid higher-order ambisonics," and supporting head-locked audio for virtual reality applications.
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STMicroelectronics To Manufacture USound's Patented Thin-Film Piezo-Electric MEMS Micro-Speaker Technology
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STMicroelectronics To Manufacture USound's Patented Thin-Film Piezo-Electric MEMS Micro-Speaker Technology

STMicroelectronics and Austrian company USound GmbH announced their collaboration on the industrialization and production of the world's first miniature piezoelectric MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) actuators for smart audio systems in portable devices. The patented micro-speaker technology from USound aims to replace commonly used balanced-armature and electrodynamic receivers for handsets with a small piezo-MEMS actuator.
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Audio Hardware Sales Up 28%, Futuresource Quarterly Tracker Reveals
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Audio Hardware Sales Up 28%, Futuresource Quarterly Tracker Reveals

Audio hardware continues to outpace the wider Consumer Electronics sector, with global Q4 sales growing 28% year-on-year to $10.2 billion, according to new data from Futuresource Consulting’s quarterly audio tracking service, which includes a review of the key trends in the audio market. The popularity of music streaming services continues to drive market growth, as well as interest on Voice Personal Assistant (VPA) speakers, and growing adoption of wireless headphones.
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MQA and Universal Music Group to Collaborate on Advancing Hi-Res On-Demand Streaming
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MQA and Universal Music Group to Collaborate on Advancing Hi-Res On-Demand Streaming

Music technology company MQA and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced that the companies have entered into a multi-year agreement that will encode UMG’s extensive catalogue of master recordings using Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) technology, promising to make some of the world’s most celebrated recordings available for the first time in Hi-Res Audio streaming. A historical development for all the high resolution music enthusiasts.
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Audinate Dante Technology Now Integrated in Over 1,000 Commercially Available Products
by Joao Martins

Audinate Dante Technology Now Integrated in Over 1,000 Commercially Available Products

Audinate confirmed key adoption milestones for its industry-leading Dante media networking technology at ISE 2017. Dante is now integrated in over 1,000 commercially available products, and licensed to over 350 manufacturers, an increase of 75 since this time last year. Recent licensees span a broad spectrum of markets, including installed sound, live sound, broadcast, transportation and CEDIA, and include notable brands such as Beyerdynamic, Clear-Com, JBL, Lawo, Panasonic, Riedel, Sony and more.
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John and Helen Meyer Share Summer Of Love Golden Anniversary
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John and Helen Meyer Share Summer Of Love Golden Anniversary

2017 promises to be an interesting year for Meyer Sound. While the Californian company continues to innovate and expand worldwide, its founders and audio pioneers, John and Helen Meyer, celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love, when both met. Meyer Sound has festivities and events planned throughout the year, starting with the launching of a brand new website, but John and Helen Meyer started with a special event in Amsterdam…
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Peerless by Tymphany Speaker Drivers Available Worldwide from Digi-Key
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Peerless by Tymphany Speaker Drivers Available Worldwide from Digi-Key

As a result of a new distribution agreement, Peerless by Tymphany’s high-end drivers are now available globally through global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics. Since 2005, Tymphany has manufactured drivers under the Peerless, Vifa, and Tymphany brands. Recently all these brands were unified under a single brand name: Peerless by Tymphany.
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Bang & Olufsen Opens Up BeoLink SmartHome System to Third Party Control Systems
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Bang & Olufsen Opens Up BeoLink SmartHome System to Third Party Control Systems

The BeoLink SmartHome solution allows users to connect Bang & Olufsen proprietary systems with other technology products in the home and offers full direct IP control with all of the existing home integrators such as Crestron, Control4 and Savant and completely new possibilities in the connected world such as Danfoss Link, DoorBird, Ecobee, OpenWeather and many more.
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