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MediaTek Expands Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.4 Portfolio with New Chipsets for Mainstream Devices
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MediaTek Expands Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.4 Portfolio with New Chipsets for Mainstream Devices

MediaTek, one of the first adopters of the upcoming Wi-Fi 7 technology, now has the industry's most comprehensive Wi-Fi 7 portfolio with the introduction of the latest Filogic 860 and Filogic 360 solutions. Together, these second-generation additions aim to further expand MediaTek's platform of cutting-edge products that utilize the latest technology advancements in connectivity while achieving peak performance and always-on reliability.
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Nordic Semiconductor Offers Wireless Audio Solution for Battery-Powered High Quality Designs
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Nordic Semiconductor Offers Wireless Audio Solution for Battery-Powered High Quality Designs

Nordic Semiconductor has revealed that Yinzida Technology, a consumer electronics manufacturer, has designed a 2.4GHz wireless audio transmission module that enables high fidelity wireless audio in applications such as microphones, musical instruments or audio headsets. This out-of-the-box, lossless and stable wireless audio solution is ideal for battery-powered designs with zero-delay DSP pipeline, using Nordic's nRF52832 SoC in both transmitter and receiver.
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Schurter New Ultra-Compact IEC Appliance Inlet with Line Filter Saves Valuable Interior Space
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Schurter New Ultra-Compact IEC Appliance Inlet with Line Filter Saves Valuable Interior Space

Schurter continues to meet today’s increasing demand for smaller electronic equipment with the launch of its 5121 filtered appliance power inlet connector system. The new, compact filter series features an IEC C14 inlet with capacitors and a fully enclosed steel housing that reliably shields high-frequency interference conducted through cables or radiated interference.
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Redrock Acoustics Relaunches Loudspeaker Testing Services
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Redrock Acoustics Relaunches Loudspeaker Testing Services

Redrock Acoustics, the company founded by Patrick Turnmire, announced the launch of a new website that also signals the return of the company to offering loudspeaker testing services. Renowned for offering engineering and design services, Redrock Acoustics is again opening access to services that include Klippel testing and transducer analysis. Visitors to the new website will find information about all services, and the SpeaD transducer development software, as well as other design tools.
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Snap One New Episode Home Theater Series Speakers with Unified Driver Technology
by Alfred Moody

Snap One New Episode Home Theater Series Speakers with Unified Driver Technology

Snap One - the company that resulted from the acquisition and merger of SnapAV with Control4 and owns Triad speakers - refreshed its home theater speaker line with new materials and capabilities. An expanded family of Episode Home Theater speakers is now available, with a unified range of high-performance drivers designed to deliver cinematic sound and support the latest object-based surround sound technologies.
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Yamaha Adds HS3 and HS4 Compact and Affordable Active Monitors
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Yamaha Adds HS3 and HS4 Compact and Affordable Active Monitors

Yamaha announced new HS3 and HS4 powered studio monitors, the most affordable in the family, bringing the signature design of the HS series to the widest possible range of creators, editors and producers. More compact than other models in the HS series, the HS3 and HS4 come with a convenient range of connections, from XLR/TRS, to RCA and mini jacks to support professional and consumer sources. There's even an headphone jack on the front on one of the speakers.
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PMC Launches Multichannel Amp For Immersive Audio Applications
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PMC Launches Multichannel Amp For Immersive Audio Applications

UK manufacturer PMC has launched a new multichannel amplifier specifically designed to meet the needs of the professional immersive audio and home cinema markets requiring multiple speakers. Designed for PMC by British manufacturer Linea Research, the eight-channel 750-8 is able to power any passive PMC speaker, offering a massive power output of 750 watts per channel, or 1,500 watts per channel when bridged and configured as a four-channel amplifier.
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Steinberg Nuendo 13 Adds MPEG-H Audio Support, TonalMatch, AI-based VoiceSeparator and Much More
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Steinberg Nuendo 13 Adds MPEG-H Audio Support, TonalMatch, AI-based VoiceSeparator and Much More

Steinberg released Nuendo 13, a new version of the powerful post-production software that continues to expand its features with unique and time-saving new tools for dialogue editors, mixing and recording engineers. Nuendo 13 introduces a completely integrated workflow for authoring and mixing content for the MPEG-H Audio format, Dolby Atmos improvements, extended video track enhancements, new plug-ins for vocal processing, and more than 20 additional workflow enhancements. A powerful updates with many industry firsts.
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Qi v2.0 Standard for Wireless Charging Is Now Ready to Provide Enhanced User Experience
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Qi v2.0 Standard for Wireless Charging Is Now Ready to Provide Enhanced User Experience

The Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) next generation standard for wireless charging, Qi v2.0, will soon be delivering on its promise of magnetic attachment, faster charging, higher efficiency and greater convenience as the first Qi2 mobile devices complete certification testing. In addition to an enhanced user experience, Qi v2.0 unifies the industry under one global standard. CES 2024 will be the global launchpad for dozens of new Qi2 products.
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Rockford Fosgate Makes Leadership Announcement Promoting Zach Luke to Managing Director
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Rockford Fosgate Makes Leadership Announcement Promoting Zach Luke to Managing Director

Rockford Fosgate announced the appointment of Zach Luke as the new Managing Director of Rockford Fosgate, a short eight months since being promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. With an extensive background in leadership and a proven track record of success, in his nearly 20 years with Rockford, Zach Luke has held a variety of positions including director of marketing, regional sales manager, and for the last seven years, national sales manager.
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