Qualcomm Announces New Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform with aptX Adaptive and True Wireless Stereo Plus Support
During the second day of the annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm unveiled its newest generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform. This is the world’s first commercial mobile platform supporting multi-gigabit 5G, the latest AI and immersive extended reality (XR) technologies, ready for the next-generation mobile devices in the first half of 2019. The flagship platform also introduces support for the new aptx Adaptive and TWS+ wireless audio experiences.
VOIZ To Debut VOIZ AiRadio, the “Radio You Can Talk To” at CES 2019
There was a time when listening to a radio station meant being within the antenna coverage area, which for low power FM stations also meant a restricted local audience. Today, all that changed and radio content is available on-demand over the Internet. But while tuning a radio was not so hard, getting the right audio content online still needs some work. Enter VOIZ, which combined the latest audio and voice-control technologies in a "retro futuristic" receiver, using premium materials to create VOIZ AiRadio, the first “Radio You Can Talk To”.
Zippo Get Its Signature 'Click' as a Sound Trademark
With electric vehicles now circulating silently in the roads, brands will need to trademark their iconic engine sounds as a way to simultaneously comply with safety requirements and convey a familiar sense of excitement to drivers. When a sound is immediately recognized as part of a brand or iconic product it should be trademarked and protected and that's exactly what iconic windproof lighter Zippo achieved. The Zippo lighter's 'click' is now officially among the most recognizable sounds in the world and is protected by a sound trademark.
Vesper Launches VM1001 Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone Specific for Array Applications and Outdoor Environments
Vesper introduced the VM1001, the latest piezoelectric MEMS microphone in its product line, designed to ensure accurate voice assistant performance with extreme environmental robustness. The VM1001 is the first microphone in Vesper's portfolio specifically built for array applications and is ideal for voice user interface, beamforming arrays, outdoor devices, industrial sensors, smart home devices and other applications where low noise, high stability and durability are desired.
Bose Announces Frames, a New Wearable and Audio Augmented Reality Platform
Following an earlier presentation at SXSW 2018, of the new Bose AR, the company's concept for an audio augmented reality platform, in the shape of glasses to hear, the Massachusetts company now announced Frames, a product combining the protection and style of premium sunglasses, the functionality and performance of wireless headphones, and the world’s first audio augmented reality platform, combined into a single product. And Bose intends to develop a family of dedicated augmented reality apps for Frames.
DirectOut’s EXBOX.MD Adding Network Control and Dante Support to ANDIAMO Series
DirectOut Technologies has implemented DO.Net daemon to its EXBOX.MD Dante/MADI interface to remotely access and control the entire ANDIAMO Series. The combination of an EXBOX.MD and any ANDIAMO also upgrades the popular audio converter series with a Dante IO. The latest globcon beta, released at the same time, also introduces source selection (Auto/Manual) and MIDI triggering to EARS, the automatic input switching function of the EXBOX.MD, upgrading and completing this unique feature of the audio networking device.
Tascam Launches TH-07 High-Definition Monitoring Headphones
Since TEAC and Tascam have returned from the dead, miraculously surviving the debacle of Gibson's bankruptcy, it seems there's a new sense of focus and inspiration in those great brands. After launching the fantastic Model 24 Digital Multitrack Recorder, a flashback into the glory days of Tascam, now with an integrated USB audio interface in a sexy analog mixer, the brand announces its TH-07 High Definition Headphone Monitors to match.
Lectrosonics Updates Firmware for Duet Digital Wireless Monitor IEM/IFB System
Understanding that offering dedicated wireless audio solutions needs to be much more than just reliably transmitting multiple channels of audio, and instead creating a complete wireless production environment, Lectrosonics announced a major firmware update for their acclaimed Duet digital wireless monitor IEM/IFB system, V2.0. The Rio Rancho, New Mexico, manufacturer expanded the functionalities of the Duet system and its audio processing capabilities in order to respond to users' needs.
FabFilter New Pro-Q 3 Equalizer Plug-in with Dynamic EQ
Once again, the Amsterdam-based software company FabFilter provides a great example of high quality audio processing software. The now available FabFilter Pro-Q 3, a major update to the acclaimed Pro-Q equalizer plug-in, improves on its predecessor in every area, introducing dynamic EQ, surround support, per-band mid/side processing, and much more, while maintaining the pristine sound quality and exceptional ease of use for which Pro-Q is known.
Artificial Intelligence Tool Promises to Revolutionize Patent Analysis
Aistemos, a London-based company in the field of harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze patents, announced the launch of its Cipher n / d service, a new approach to analyzing patent information designed to increase rational licensing and reduce patent litigation. Aistemos developed Cipher n / d as a new approach to IP analytics in collaboration with AST, the member-driven collaborative and leading provider of proactive patent defense solutions, which provided Aistemos with access to AST’s rich taxonomy and data of classifications of technologies and patents.