Marshall Introduce New Major II Bluetooth Headphones with 30+ Hours Of Wireless Playtime
From the Scandinavian masterminds of lifestyle electronics who design the full range of Marshall-branded headphones, Bluetooth speakers and now even an Android smartphone, comes the new Major II Bluetooth headphones, cutting the cord from the Classic Major II and offering the freedom and convenience of a wireless headphone with aptX.
Dolby and Lenovo Release Three New Tablets with Dolby Atmos
Dolby Laboratories and Lenovo are promoting immersive audio experiences on mobile devices. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Lenovo released three new tablets in its TAB3 series, all featuring Dolby Atmos moving audio. With the addition of these devices to the Dolby Atmos portfolio, Lenovo now has more than 10 Dolby Atmos enabled devices in the market.
Top Four Emerging Trends Impacting the Global Home Theater Market 2016-2020
The global home theater market is expected to grow steadily, exceeding USD 28 billion by 2020. The top four emerging trends influencing the global home theater market, according to Technavio’s media and entertainment research analysts are the growing number of smart homes, vendors collaborating on product bundling, the growing adoption of cloud services and expansion to emerging markets.
SpeakerCraft New AIM LCR Series In-Wall Home-Theater Speakers
Adding to its high-performance speaker line, SpeakerCraft (part of Core Brands), debuted its all-new AIM LCR Series In-Wall Speakers to the EMEA market at the ISE 2016 show, in Amsterdam. The new AIM LCR5 FIVE and AIM LCR3 FIVE are designed for home-theater applications, including Dolby Atmos setups. SpeakerCraft also announced the EMEA expansion of its award-winning Profile line of in-ceiling and in-wall speakers.
PreSonus ULT-series Loudspeakers Deliver Ultra-Long Throw with Even Coverage
PreSonus announced its new ULT-series active loudspeakers, which combine the widest horizontal dispersion of any loudspeaker in their class with a focused vertical dispersion for an ultra-long throw. The result is even coverage throughout the space, enabling the audience to hear clearly wherever they are.
LG Introduces G5 Modular Smartphone with LG Hi-Fi Plus with B&O Play Audio Player
LG Electronics newest idea was revealed at the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and signals an important trend on mobile devices. The LG G5 modular concept features Qualcomm’s aptX HD for wireless 24-bit sound over Bluetooth, and offers a high quality audio player, designed in cooperation with B&O Play, featuring an ESS Tech DAC and amplifier.
LG Unveils The Tone Platinum Wireless Headset Designed with Harman Kardon
To complement the new LG G5 smartphone, introduced at the Mobile World Congress 2016, in Barcelona, LG Electronics also announced its new LG Tone Platinum (model HBS-1100) Bluetooth headset, designed in cooperation with Harman Kardon. The new headset uses balanced armature drivers and is the world’s first Bluetooth headset equipped with Qualcomm’s aptX HD codec, delivering wireless 24-bit audio.
Harman Connected Car Ecosystem Expands with New Service Delivery Platform
At the Mobile World Congress 2016, Harman International promoted their new connected car ecosystem with a new service provider program which allows automakers to provide a wide range of new vehicle-centric services over Harman’s new Service Delivery Platform. Harman also announced the launch of its new Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 3 portable Bluetooth speaker.
MSC Software Announces Acoustic Seminar Series to Help Engineers Better Understand Product Behavior
MSC Software is promoting new free educational seminars throughout the US to help engineers from a variety of industries better understand their product’s acoustic behavior. The new Acoustic Seminar Series includes an introduction to acoustic theory, an overview of acoustic scenarios from various industries, Q&A sessions and an acoustic simulation best practices overview.
Knowles to Focus on MEMS Microphones and Divert from Microspeaker Business - Updated
Knowles Corporation showcased new advanced audio systems for mobile, wearable, hearable, and Internet of Things devices (IoT) at the Mobile World Congress 2016, in Barcelona. The company confirmed that it has shipped more than 8 billion MEMS microphones globally and reaffirmed the decision to sell its speaker and receiver product line segment of the company.