Sennheiser Announces New X Massdrop HD 58X Jubilee Exclusive Headphones
Following the success of previous collaborations, Sennheiser and Massdrop, a community-driven commerce platform, announced the latest result of the companies’ ongoing partnership: the Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee. The new exclusive headphone is a tribute to the Sennheiser HD 580 Jubilee, an open, dynamic headphone that helped pave the way for a successful range of audiophile headphones including the HD 600 and the HD 650.
SD Memory Cards Now a Faster Alternative with New SD Express Format
The SD Association announced its new SD Express format, which adds the popular PCI Express and NVMe interfaces to the legacy SD interface. This revolutionary innovation for SD memory cards achieves up to 985 MB/sec transfer rate, while keeping compatibility with existing billions SD hosts in the market. With growing storage capacities this might be an attractive alternative to USB memories for many portable storage applications.
Aaware and Infineon Form Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Voice Solutions
Infineon Technologies, and Aaware, Inc., an emerging supplier of sound capture technology for far-field, voice-enabled digital products, announced the formation of a partnership to launch a next-generation voice development platform to be released later this summer. Aaware’s Acoustically Aware technology is highly synergistic with Infineon’s digital MEMS microphone technology, combining to bring the best sound capture for extremely noisy environments in commercial and industrial applications.
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AumeoAudio Launches Heari Tailored Audio-Neckband Headphones on Kickstarter
Hong Kong-based firms MF Jebsen Electronics and AumeoAudio, the company that pioneered personalized audio on Kickstarter, have teamed up to launch Heari. The new concept was built on the success of Aumeo’s Headphone Personalizer. Heari is now campaigning on Kickstarter with two headphone models Powered by AumeoAudio, featured patented technology that measures each person’s hearing sensitivities to offer tailored sound, not only for music but also for awareness enhancing.
Celestion Introduces V-Type Impulse Responses
Celestion, the celebrated manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers, debuted the V-Type IR as the latest addition to their acclaimed line of Impulse Responses, the definitive digital representations of the company’s renowned classic tones. The new V-Type IR, as well as the rest of the collection of genuine Celestion IRs, which also includes the recently launched G12T-75 IR, are available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.
Smartphones Approaching TVs as Americans’ Most-Frequently Owned Tech Product, Says New CTA Study
4K UHD television sets, digital streaming devices and smart speakers are among the fastest growing technology segments, according to the latest Consumer Technology Association (CTA) research. Smartphones continue their meteoric popularity and are now owned in 87 percent of U.S. homes, second only to televisions at 96 percent ownership. Laptops are the third most popular product in the United States. Smartwatches are also growing in popularity.
Audio Engineering Society Announces Executive Director Transition
After six-and-a-half years of service as the Audio Engineering Society’s Executive Director, Bob Moses has elected to leave his position, effective July 1, 2018. AES Financial Planning Officer Bill Foster was appointed as Interim Executive Director, while the AES engages in the search for a new permanent Executive Director.
Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces Next-generation Wi-Fi Certified WPA3 Security
The Wi-Fi Alliance continues to expand its initiatives in order to ensure interoperability and increased security. The latest announcement is the introduction of Wi-Fi Certified WPA3, the next generation of Wi-Fi security, bringing new capabilities to enhance Wi-Fi protections in personal and enterprise networks. Building on the widespread adoption of WPA2 over more than a decade, WPA3 adds new features to simplify Wi-Fi security, enable more robust authentication, and deliver increased cryptographic strength for highly sensitive data markets.
Waves Audio Is Now Shipping the TRACT System Calibration Plugin and TRACT System Calibration + Smaart Di v2 Bundle
As recently promised, Waves Audio is now shipping the TRACT System Calibration plugin and the TRACT System Calibration + Smaart Di v2 bundle. With the Waves TRACT plugin, sound engineers can now turn any sound system into a well-balanced foundation for their mixes, quickly and easily. The TRACT plugin integrates with Smaart, the industry-standard audio analysis software, to auto-correct EQ issues and time-align any sound system: live or in the studio.
RHA Introduces Entry Level High-Quality MA390 Wireless Headphone
RHA has expanded its wireless headphone range with a new entry-level Bluetooth 4.1 model packed with premium features, for a very affordable price. The new RHA MA390 Wireless features a lightweight, understated design that delivers 8-hour battery life, 10m range and ability to sync with two devices at once. Using a single custom dynamic driver, the MA390 Wireless allows users to switch between music, calls and digital assistant functions at the touch of a button.