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Let The Music Play! Industry Gets Ready for 2017 High End Show in Munich
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Let The Music Play! Industry Gets Ready for 2017 High End Show in Munich

The High End show 2017 will be the largest and most vibrant ever! The annual Munich event promoted by the High End Society is the world's foremost meeting place for the high-end audio industry, including emerging consumer audio technologies and personal audio. From 18 to 21 May 2017 the world’s biggest consumer audio fair will open its doors at the MOC site in Munich. The 36th edition will once again feature the Headphone Bar and many other attractions.
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MUTEC Introduces New Corporate Design and Updated Product Front Panels
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MUTEC Introduces New Corporate Design and Updated Product Front Panels

Renowned manufacturer of professional and audiophile consumer audio equipment MUTEC GmbH announced a design refresh of its corporate identity and product face plates. The new logo will be displayed already at the High End 2017 show in Munich, where the company will be showing the recently updated version of its MC-3+ Smart Clock USB, already with its new face plate.
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SAR Insight & Consulting Publishes The Voice Algorithm Software Ecosystem Market Report
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SAR Insight & Consulting Publishes The Voice Algorithm Software Ecosystem Market Report

According to the latest report from SAR Insight & Consulting, strong growth is expected for all voice software, driven by its inclusion in increasing numbers of voice-enabled devices and by the increased use of digital assistants. “SAR has repeatedly discussed the scale and opportunity of the voice tech market,” says Peter Cooney, principal analyst at SAR. “Voice will be the main interface technology for many devices and the opportunities for hardware and software vendors will be huge.”
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Axia Introduces New Livewire+ AES67 IP-Audio Driver
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Axia Introduces New Livewire+ AES67 IP-Audio Driver

The Telos Alliance, parent company to Telos, Omnia, Axia, 25-Seven, Linear Acoustic, and Minnetonka, announced the first AES67-compliant IP driver in the world. Demonstrated at NAB 2017 (April 22–27), the Axia Livewire+ AES67 IP-Audio Driver is available now as a free download. The Axia Livewire+ AES67 IP-Audio Driver lets send and record single or multiple channels of stereo PC audio directly to and from Axia networks via Ethernet — no sound cards needed.
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Strong Momentum for AES67 Audio-over-IP Interoperability Standard at NAB 2017
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Strong Momentum for AES67 Audio-over-IP Interoperability Standard at NAB 2017

Member companies of the Media Networking Alliance (MNA), the trade association established to promote the adoption of the high-performance AES67 AoIP interoperability open standard, are exhibiting and participating in a wide range of promotional activities at this year’s NAB show. MNA member companies are sponsoring education sessions and hosting live interoperability demos throughout NAB 2017, including the IP Showcase, promoted to demonstrate interoperability with the new SMPTE ST 2110 standard.
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Gracenote-Powered Infotainment Systems Reach 100 Million Automobiles Globally
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Gracenote-Powered Infotainment Systems Reach 100 Million Automobiles Globally

Gracenote, now a Nielsen company, confirmed that it is now featured in more than 100 million cars globally, powering intuitive, personalized and safer music experiences for drivers and passengers around the world. As an early pioneer in in-car infotainment, for nearly 15 years, Gracenote has delivered data and technology solutions for drivers and passengers to discover and connect with the music they love.
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intoPIX Releases New TICO Encoder and Decoder Cores Supporting UHDTV2 and 8K up to 60fps
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intoPIX Releases New TICO Encoder and Decoder Cores Supporting UHDTV2 and 8K up to 60fps

During NAB 2017, intoPIX, a leading provider of innovative compression technologies, announced new TICO compression IP-cores managing up to ultra-high-definition 8K video combined with low power consumption for FPGA and ASIC implementations. The cores offer unique performances at a very light implementation cost for handling HD, 4K and 8K content. The technology is particularly suitable for reducing bandwidth and preserving image quality without any delay in new 8K applications.
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Microsoft Research Selects 3D Sound Labs 3D Audio Head Tracking Technology for Use in 3D Positional Audio Research
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Microsoft Research Selects 3D Sound Labs 3D Audio Head Tracking Technology for Use in 3D Positional Audio Research

3D Sound Labs, the 3D/VR Audio specialist, announced a collaboration with Microsoft to work on research about spatial audio systems and develop new uses for 3D Audio. After benchmarking the offerings available today on the market, Microsoft selected 3D Sound Labs based on the performance of its 3D audio head tracking module. 3D Sound Labs' solution brings accuracy, a high sampling rate and very low latency, which are important characteristics of a high-quality 3D Audio rendering.
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Audinate Introduces New Dante Broadway Networking Chip for Mainstream Audio Applications
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Audinate Introduces New Dante Broadway Networking Chip for Mainstream Audio Applications

Audinate, the company behind Dante audio networking technology, has announced the immediate availability of its new Dante Broadway networking chip designed for mid-channel count audio products. Available in 8x8 and 16x16 channel options, Dante Broadway is ideal for adding Dante audio networking to products such as small mixers, power amplifiers, DSPs, hardware interfaces and conferencing solutions, supporting 96kHz sample rates, AES67 and other critical features.
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Libre Wireless Technologies Powers ADX RIVA WAND Wireless Portable Audio Product Line
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Libre Wireless Technologies Powers ADX RIVA WAND Wireless Portable Audio Product Line

Libre Wireless Technologies confirmed a technology partnership with RIVA Audio, the lifestyle brand of Audio Design Experts, Inc. (ADX), to supply its embedded Wi-Fi and Wireless solutions. Already recognized for its high quality portable Bluetooth speakers RIVA S and Turbo X, applying its patented Trillium technology, RIVA Audio is about to launch its new WAND Series speakers, with the Arena and Festival models, supporting all possible audio streaming options as well as up to 24-bit/192kHz.
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