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Audience Appoints Eliott Nommensen as Lead Product Designer
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Audience Appoints Eliott Nommensen as Lead Product Designer

Audience, the company from San Marcos, CA, dedicated to designing and manufacturing ultimate-performance audio/video equipment, announced it has appointed Eliott Nommensen as Lead Product Designer. Nommensen will be a key contributor in creating new products for Audience and exploring opportunities to expand into new product categories for the company.
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Integrated Systems Europe to Relocate to Barcelona in 2021
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Integrated Systems Europe to Relocate to Barcelona in 2021

Integrated Systems Events, the producers of the Integrated Systems Europe exhibition, has announced that its 2021 edition will be held at Gran Via, part of the Fira de Barcelona exhibition complex in Spain on February 2-5. Taking place in Amsterdam until then, the new location will give the exhibition a chance to grow. The new venue will become the permanent location for the world’s largest AV and systems integration show.
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Sonos Introduces New Features with AirPlay 2 Update
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Sonos Introduces New Features with AirPlay 2 Update

AirPlay 2 is now available on Sonos. This means the sounds from any app – music, podcasts, radio, video, audiobooks, and more – on any iOS devices can be streamed directly to Sonos with multiroom and Siri support. Following the earlier announcement that Sonos would be updating some of its most recent systems to support Apple's new AirPlay 2 technology, Sonos now confirmed that its users can start using AirPlay 2 with a free software update.
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PMC Joins The Cinema Designer Database for Home Theater And Media Room Projects
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PMC Joins The Cinema Designer Database for Home Theater And Media Room Projects

UK loudspeaker company PMC has strengthened its commitment to providing the custom install market with the ultimate surround sound cinema experience by joining The Cinema Designer’s (TCD) manufacturer database. By joining this multiple CEDIA Award winning, cloud-based design software, PMC is ensuring that integrators have much quicker and easier access to its full product range.
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Knowles Announces SmartMic Headset Development Kit for Baidu DuerOS
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Knowles Announces SmartMic Headset Development Kit for Baidu DuerOS

Knowles Corporation announced that it has developed with Baidu and Bestechnic (BES) a new hands-free reference design for headphones, headsets and true wireless earbuds that works with smart devices powered by DuerOS, Baidu’s conversational AI system. The Knowles IA610 SmartMic supports the industry’s lowest-power, always-on voice wake capability to enable Baidu voice service on-the-go for ear worn consumer products.
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Get a New Perspective on Acoustics with audioXpress August 2018
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Get a New Perspective on Acoustics with audioXpress August 2018

In this edition, learn about Habitat Soundscaping and how biophilic acoustics can cure noise in an open office, get the latest on precise low-frequency absorption, and why you should be exploring acoustic modeling software and simulation apps. Richard Honeycutt writes about sound masking, Christopher Paul explains more on current feedback amplifiers, we report on the High End 2018 show in Munich and Neville Roberts heads to Venice, Italy, to report on a unique live recording experience!
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Shinola Partners with Barefoot Sound for Two-Way Bookshelf Bluetooth Loudspeakers
by Joao Martins

Shinola Partners with Barefoot Sound for Two-Way Bookshelf Bluetooth Loudspeakers

Shinola, the Made-in-USA, lifestyle stalwart brand has once again partnered with another established US manufacturer to create a new range of audio products. Following the collaboration with Ken Ball and Campfire Audio for Shinola's line of headphones and earphones, now the Detroit company reached out to Thomas Barefoot and his company, Barefoot Sound, to design a two-way bookshelf Bluetooth speaker. The speakers were also designed to be an ideal partner for Shinola's range of beautifully crafted Runwell turntables.
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Peter Liu from Bose and Ron Wong from Cypress Semiconductors Appointed to Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors
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Peter Liu from Bose and Ron Wong from Cypress Semiconductors Appointed to Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that Peter Liu, Architect of Wearable Systems at Bose, and Ron Wong, Director, Product Marketing in the Microcontroller & Connectivity Division of Cypress Semiconductor will be joining the board of directors of the Bluetooth SIG as Associate Member Directors. The Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors is responsible for the governance of the organization and plays a vital role in driving the expansion of Bluetooth technology to address the needs of a growing number of consumer and commercial markets.
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Dynaudio First All-In-One Intelligent Wireless Multiroom Audio System Arrives in US
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Dynaudio First All-In-One Intelligent Wireless Multiroom Audio System Arrives in US

First unveiled at the end of 2017, the new Dynaudio Music family of intelligent wireless speakers automatically adapts to users' music preferences and the listening environment. That shows exactly how Dynaudio leveraged its vast experience in speaker design, manufacturing as well digital signal processing to create a family of products that shows how a speaker can be smart, intelligently benefiting consumers in what truly matters. Now "Music" arrives in the US.
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Revolution Acoustics Introduces New System Extensions to its SSP6 Multiducer Planar Wave Technology
by Joao Martins

Revolution Acoustics Introduces New System Extensions to its SSP6 Multiducer Planar Wave Technology

Since Canadian company Revolution Acoustics introduced its unique transducer, the Revolution Acoustics SSP6 actuator, which transforms nearly any panel structure into an audio speaker, the company has been expanding its ecosystem in order to deliver specific solutions for different market segments. At InfoComm 2018, Revolution Acoustics announced the Pendant360 speaker, the Ubiqui-T360 ceiling tile, and the new RevNet 2140 Series of installation amplifiers.
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