GN Audio (Jabra) Acquires VXi and BlueParrott

GN Audio – the owner of Jabra – announced that it has acquired VXi Corp., the headset manufacturer of both the VXi and BlueParrott brands. Jabra is a brand of the global GN Group and market leader in its segment of audio solutions. The GN Group is made up of GN Hearing with the flagship hearing aid brand ReSound and GN Audio with the flagship brand Jabra, and now also includes the VXi and BlueParrott brands.

At Gamescom 2016 Sennheiser unveiled a range of new gaming products. The audio specialist is launching the GSX 1000 and GSX 1200 PRO audio amplifiers for PC and Mac – the very first to feature an advanced 7.1 positional gaming audio algorithm developed by Sennheiser with the needs of core gamers in mind. Sennheiser is also launching the GSP 300, a new closed acoustic headset from the brand's new range of gaming headsets.

Dialog Semiconductor announced the DA14195, an open audio platform IC for active headphones. The DA14195 offers a new route to next generation active headphone development. This end-to-end digital SoC with built in advanced audio processing heightens performance and defines a new standard for headset functionality and sound quality. Dialog Semiconductor’s new DA14195 combines extremely low power consumption with impressive processing performance in a small 0.4 mm pitch WLCSP package.