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Apple Announces New Software Updates and Confirms Dolby Atmos Support on Apple TV 4K
June 4, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Apple Announces New Software Updates and Confirms Dolby Atmos Support on Apple TV 4K

During its WWDC 2018 keynote presentation in San Jose, CA, Apple announced a whole new generation of operating system updates for its platforms, with iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave, tvOS 12, and watchOS 5. Among the many new technologies and functionalities, Apple confirmed that its Apple TV 4K hardware platform will get Dolby Atmos immersive audio support. Apple announced enhancements to its FaceTime communication solution, now allowing Group FaceTime, for up to 32 iPhone, iPad and Mac owners to participate in a video conference call simultaneously.
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USB-IF Publishes HID Standard for Braille Displays
June 1, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

USB-IF Publishes HID Standard for Braille Displays

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the support organization for the advancement and adoption of USB technology, announced a USB HID (Human Interface Device) standard for braille displays, representing a collaborative step toward greater technological accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision. The announcement of the new standard was the result of a collaboration effort between Apple and Microsoft, and will improve accessibility for blind or low-vision users across different operating systems and hardware.
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Global Smart Home Market to Hit $155 Billion by 2023
May 31, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Global Smart Home Market to Hit $155 Billion by 2023

The global smart home market ended on an upbeat note in 2017 reaching $84 billion, up 16% from $72 billion in 2016 according to a report just released by Strategy Analytics. According to the report, “2018 Global Smart Home Market Forecast”, worldwide consumer spending on smart home devices, systems and services will total nearly $96 billion in 2018 and grow at 10% CAGR over the forecast period (2018 to 2023) to $155 billion. Adoption of smart speakers from Amazon and Google is boosting the market.
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Apple Launches iOS 11.4 with AirPlay 2 to Enable HomePod Stereo Pairs and Multi-Room Audio
May 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Apple Launches iOS 11.4 with AirPlay 2 to Enable HomePod Stereo Pairs and Multi-Room Audio

Apple has confirmed that its latest mobile operating system iOS 11.4 is now available introducing the much anticipated AirPlay 2 updated technology, which enables Apple's own smart speaker to be configured as stereo pairs and to work in multi-room mode. AirPlay 2 will be also supported by several other audio manufacturers. Apple also confirmed that HomePod will be available in Canada, France and Germany, starting June 18.
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Smart Speakers Drive Music Consumption, Key Takeaways from Insightful BPI and ERA Event
March 23, 2018 by David Sidebottom

Smart Speakers Drive Music Consumption, Key Takeaways from Insightful BPI and ERA Event

It could be argued that the proliferation of smart speakers in the last 2 years has heralded the biggest evolution of music consumption we have seen since the launch of the iPod, iPhone or even CD. The BPI and ERA held an event in London on Tuesday 20th March 2018, that tackled the smart speaker impact on music consumption. Futuresource was proud to be on the bill, alongside several esteemed industry leaders and experts.
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New Market Report on Voice Assistant Opportunities in Consumer Electronics
March 8, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

New Market Report on Voice Assistant Opportunities in Consumer Electronics

Market research firm Futuresource Consulting announced the latest edition of its "Voice Assistants in Consumer Electronics" report. Voice Assistants (VAs) are being integrated into an increasing number and variety of connected consumer devices in multiple markets and are on course to develop as a major user interface over the next 2-3 years, according to this latest report, which leverages new industry and end-user research to assess the size and shape of the market at a worldwide and regional level.
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MWC 2018 First Impressions: A Connected World Congress
March 3, 2018 by Joao Martins

MWC 2018 First Impressions: A Connected World Congress

A strange week we had, with most of the technology world focused on another edition of GSMA's Mobile World Congress (MWC), with the usual gush of new iPhone-clone announcements and most of the key semiconductor giants dividing their announcements with embedded world 2018, taking place at the same time in Nuremberg, Germany. Still, neither was much affected by the clash. MWC is more and more consumer electronics, autonomous cars, cloud solutions, and software developers pitching their latest ideas on social-engineered apps.
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Wireless Charging Technology Pioneer Powermat Joins the Wireless Power Consortium
January 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Wireless Charging Technology Pioneer Powermat Joins the Wireless Power Consortium

Powermat, the wireless charging technology pioneer, announced it will become the newest Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) member. Powermat will contribute its technology and expertise to further advance inductive wireless charging capabilities while maintaining backwards compatibility to the existing Qi ecosystem, which was recently converted to the leading global standard, following Apple's decision to adopt Qi in the latest iPhone generation.
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Apple Launches New iMac Pro for Professional Applications
December 15, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Apple Launches New iMac Pro for Professional Applications

As promised - and long overdue - Apple released its new iMac Pro, an entirely new product line designed for pro users, combining the all-in-one familiar design of the iMac with workstation-class performance and upgradability. With the latest Xeon processors with up to 18 cores, which Intel announced only in Mar 2017, the new computers provide up to 22 Teraflops of graphics performance, and support up to 128GB of DDR4 RAM.
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New Juniper Research Report Forecasts Smart Audio Hardware Revenues to Grow by Over 300% in the Next 5 Years
December 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Juniper Research Report Forecasts Smart Audio Hardware Revenues to Grow by Over 300% in the Next 5 Years

A new report by Juniper Research predicts that revenues from smart audio devices like the Amazon Echo and Sonos One will grow from an estimated $2.5 billion in 2017 to over $10 billion by 2022, as more audio brands integrate voice assistants into their devices. With competition heating up in the smart speaker space, the new research, "Smart Audio Devices: Strategies & Forecasts 2017-2022", looks at Amazon’s main challengers.
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