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Innovative Speakers and Headphone Drivers in Voice Coil January 2023
by audioXpress Staff

Innovative Speakers and Headphone Drivers in Voice Coil January 2023

For this first issue of 2023, Voice Coil compiled a set of valuable headphone and earphone driver vendor directories, updated with the latest factories. The remainder of this issue is centered on Test Bench characterizations of two very innovative drivers that Vance Dickason has received. The first one on the Test Bench was the PTT6.5M08-NFA-01 6.5" Midrange from Purifi Audio; The second driver was the already popular SW26DBAC76-4 10" shallow subwoofer from SB Acoustics.
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Syntiant Partners with Telink and Murata to Present New Edge AI Audio Solutions at CES 2023
by Joao Martins

Syntiant Partners with Telink and Murata to Present New Edge AI Audio Solutions at CES 2023

Syntiant is heading to CES 2023 with an exciting range of announcements and presentations of end-to-end edge AI solutions for always-on applications. The company will unveil a new reference design created in partnership with Telink that will enable ODMs and OEMs to easily and quickly deploy complete, ultra-low-power, deep learning voice processing applications in remote controls. Another major announcement is the launch of the Murata Type2DA neural decision processor module for edge AI audio and sensor applications.
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SoundFun to Demo MIRAI Speaker That Improves Dialogue And Makes Sound Easier for All to Hear
by Joao Martins

SoundFun to Demo MIRAI Speaker That Improves Dialogue And Makes Sound Easier for All to Hear

SoundFun, a Japanese startup focused on designing assistive listening products for seniors will present its new MIRAI curved speaker concept at CES 2023. The design uses a curved frame with an internal waveguide that generates a particular sound dispersion. The company says the MIRAI speaker makes it easier for people with hearing loss to hear critical sources such as TV dialogue. SoundFun will be part of the Japan Pavilion @Eureka Park.
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Fraunhofer IIS Showcases Cutting-Edge Media Technologies at CES 2023
by audioXpress Staff

Fraunhofer IIS Showcases Cutting-Edge Media Technologies at CES 2023

The current generation of Fraunhofer's technologies enables the creation, transmission, and experience of an entirely new universe of immersive and high quality sound. Looking to showcase tomorrow's audio experiences and cooperate with manufacturers to bring state-of-the-art audio technologies into their products, the research institute will be at CES 2023, in Las Vegas (January 5 - 8), at booth 15915 in the Central Hall.
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Sony Promotes Real-time Live Distribution Technology With Full Object-Based Spatial Audio
by Joao Martins

Sony Promotes Real-time Live Distribution Technology With Full Object-Based Spatial Audio

Sony Electronics has created a real-time live distribution technology with full object-based spatial audio, expanding on the ecosystem for its 360 Reality Audio technology. For the first time ever, according to Sony, this new distribution technology will allow users to immerse themselves in a three-dimensional sound field during live musical events, streamed over the Internet.
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Athom to Showcase Homey Pro Matter-Ready Smart Home Hub at CES 2023
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Athom to Showcase Homey Pro Matter-Ready Smart Home Hub at CES 2023

Athom, a smart home solutions startup, will showcase the all new Homey Pro smart home hub at CES 2023, before introducing it in worldwide retail in 2023. Embedded with eight smart home technologies including Matter, Homey Pro offers a privacy-aware alternative for a better smart home. Now available for pre-order worldwide, the solution combines wireless and smart home devices from over 1000 brands in a unified home network with enhanced speed, privacy and ease of use.
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Jensen Loudspeaker Presents New Vintage-Voiced 10” Blackbird 40 Guitar Speaker
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Jensen Loudspeaker Presents New Vintage-Voiced 10” Blackbird 40 Guitar Speaker

Jensen Speakers introduced the Jensen Blackbird 10-40, a new 10" guitar speaker in its Blackbird family. A powerful, paper-cone, vintage-voiced 10”, the Blackbird 10-40 is a completely new 40W speaker, with a 1.25” copper-wound voice coil and the exclusive “Reinforced AlNiCo” magnet design that Jensen developed for the highly successful Blackbird 12-40. This new 10" guitar speaker is the smaller sibling of the 12" Blackbird 40, and mirrors the tonal qualities of the larger model at 40W, with a very similar efficiency.
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Knowles Teams With Trillbit to Simplify Setup of Voice-Integrated Smart Devices for OEMs and Consumers
by Joao Martins

Knowles Teams With Trillbit to Simplify Setup of Voice-Integrated Smart Devices for OEMs and Consumers

OEMs can now pair low-power Knowles IA61x SmartMics with wake-on-voice capabilities with Trillbit’s ‘Data Over Sound’ for frictionless smart device setup of connected devices and appliances. Knowles announced a collaboration with Trillbit, the Boston-based data-over-sound company that offers next-generation software solutions to authenticate people and things without the use of passwords.
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Femtosense Brings Affordable First Silicon for Audio Applications to CES 2023
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Femtosense Brings Affordable First Silicon for Audio Applications to CES 2023

Femtosense announced the arrival and successful testing of its first silicon, substantiating the startup’s assertions that it will deliver significantly more efficient, lower cost and real-time AI processing for valuable and affordable consumer electronics. At CES 2023, the Edge AI company will demonstrate compelling audio applications with highly efficient, real-time artificial intelligence (AI) processing with low power, low cost requirements.
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Knowles Releases New Balanced Armatures and MEMS Microphones for OTC Hearing Aids
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Knowles Releases New Balanced Armatures and MEMS Microphones for OTC Hearing Aids

Knowles Corporation is showcasing its latest solutions optimized for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids at the CES 2023 show in Las Vegas. The new product releases unveiled ahead of the show offer performance and design flexibility to accelerate the production of hearing health products. Three full-range balanced armature receivers and two updated MEMS microphones will fulfill the rigorous demands of hearing aid design and acoustic performance.
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