Cypress USB-C with Power Delivery Making Universal Power Adapters a Reality
Cypress Semiconductor introduced a USB-C Power Delivery (PD) solution designed to replace the myriad of barrel connectors used in power adapters that consumers are currently burdened by. It can also replace all legacy USB micro-B connectors that provide only 7.5 Watts, which is not nearly enough to power most consumer electronic devices.
Beyma Celebrates 50 Years as a Professional Loudspeaker Manufacturer
Beyma is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a professional loudspeaker manufacturer, and the Spanish company has just launched a brand new website that signals the company's long-standing tradition has a successful supplier of reliable and innovative speakers to many renowned pro audio brands throughout the world. The 50th anniversary celebrations have already started with Beyma's presence at the 2019 Winter NAMM show, and will continue throughout the year, including a party scheduled already for Prolight+Sound 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Dirac Research to Debut New Calibre of Mobile Audio with Breakthrough Dirac Bass Solution at MWC 2019
Dirac Research, the Swedish pioneer of digitally optimized sound solutions, announced the debut of its breakthrough Dirac Bass solution that enables smartphones, smart speakers, and wireless & portable speakers to reproduce deeper bass with higher transparency than ever before. Dirac will feature a new Dirac Bass demo experience developed in partnership with leading micro-speaker manufacturer AAC Technologies, showcasing the next-generation of mobile audio performance at MWC 2019, in Barcelona.
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McIntosh Announces RS200 Next Generation Home Audio Wireless Loudspeaker System
McIntosh, the high-fidelity company synonym with ultimate-quality audio for 70 years, now transformed into a luxury lifestyle home entertainment brand has announced the RS200 Wireless Loudspeaker System, a completely new category for its catalog. Known for its high-quality tube amplification designs and exquisite audio components, McIntosh has is now entering the wireless audio space, where convenience combines with modern streaming audio sources.
HEAD acoustics Exhibits Next-Generation Measurement Technology at MWC 2019
HEAD acoustics will be exhibiting its comprehensive solutions for optimizing voice and audio quality at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The company will introduce 3PASS reverb, the new option for simulating room reverberation, to a large audience for the first time in Hall 7, Stand 7J65. The experts on-site show next generation measurement technology, in order to test super-wideband- and fullband-capable mobile phones, voice-controlled IoT devices and ANC headphones.
DesignSpark Engineering Community Surpasses 750,000 Members
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, and Allied Electronics & Automation multi-channel industrial distributor in the Americas, announced that its DesignSpark online engineering community has grown to more than 750,000 members. The DesignSpark family of free tools for electrical, PCB, mechanical design, and connectivity software are a valuable resource for product development and its popularity continues to grow.
Nanusens Nano-Sensor Technology Allows True Wireless Earbud Manufacturers to Increase Battery Life by up to 20%
Nanusens, a research venture working on nano-sensors built inside CMOS devices, has announced that its proprietary technology can significantly increase the operational life of earbuds by up to 20%. This can be achieved by replacing the MEMS sensors in an earbud with a single multi-sensor chip solution that is up to ten times smaller, freeing up space for larger batteries. The company will be announcing this technology solution at MWC 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.
Strategy Analytics: 2018 Global Smart Speaker Sales Reached 86.2 Million Units on Back of Record Q4
The final results are in and they confirm that smart speakers were the hottest consumer electronics product in 2018. Strategy Analytics’ latest research shows that Q4 shipments grew 95% to 38.5 million units. This was more than the entire 2017 total and brought the 2018 tally to 86.2 million units. Amazon and Google enjoyed a particularly strong quarter thanks to the popularity of their low-cost Echo Dot and Home Mini speakers and both companies recorded quarter-on-quarter increases in market share.
Audioengine Announces A2+ Wireless Powered Desktop Speakers with Bluetooth 5
Audioengine continues to expand its range of great sounding compact wireless speakers. The new A2+ Wireless Speakers feature an advanced Bluetooth 5 module and were designed for desktop use but with sufficient power to fill a room when needed. Premium analog power amplifiers are built inside the left speaker, providing a very efficient system, with an auto-standby idle mode included to conserve power when not playing music. There's even USB, analog inputs and a subwoofer output.
Cirrus Logic Introduces Industry’s Smallest, Low-Power Boosted Smart Audio Amplifier to Support Global Shift to Mobile Stereo
To support the growing trend toward stereo audio in smartphones and portable devices, Cirrus Logic announced the new Cirrus Logic CS35L41 boosted smart power amplifier, based on 55nm process design. The new Class D amp delivers on the “big three” OEM requirements for mobile applications: enriched audio sound, efficient low-power management and a space-saving package. Featuring predictive algorithms, the power amp increases the audio volume when in speakerphone mode, while reducing noise and power consumption.