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LG Expands webOS Strategy and Partnerships During Software Developer Conference 2023
by Joao Martins

LG Expands webOS Strategy and Partnerships During Software Developer Conference 2023

LG shared its new direction and strategy at the webOS Partner Summit 2023, held at the LG Sciencepark in Seoul, South Korea, and attended by content producers, providers, developers, and industry figures from over 30 countries. LG also promoted its LG Software Developer Conference (SDC) 2023, a two-day event to facilitate communication with professional software developers. And LG USA announced a call for participation in a landmark smart TV hackathon, featuring its webOS TV Developers’ platform.
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Echo Test + Measurement Announces Enhanced Support for National Instrument's LabVIEW Software
by audioXpress Staff

Echo Test + Measurement Announces Enhanced Support for National Instrument's LabVIEW Software

Echo Test + Measurement, the manufacturer of the AIO Test System family of modular, soundcard based, audio test hardware, announced enhanced support for National Instrument's LabVIEW software. LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment engineers use to develop automated research, validation, and production test systems. The Enhanced LabVIEW Virtual Instruments is now available, supporting 64-bit LabVIEW 2023.
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Bose Updates All QuietComfort ANC Headphones and Earbuds
by Joao Martins

Bose Updates All QuietComfort ANC Headphones and Earbuds

In a subdued and terribly timed announcement - more than one week after the closing of the largest consumer electronics show, and hitting right on Apple iPhone launch week - Bose unveiled a complete refresh of its iconic QuietComfort active noise cancellation headphones and earbuds. The new QuietComfort Ultra Headphones, QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, and the QuietComfort Headphones, are three completely updated iterations of the brand's leading products.
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Knowles Announces "Exploration of Strategic Alternatives" for Consumer MEMS Microphones Segment
by Joao Martins

Knowles Announces "Exploration of Strategic Alternatives" for Consumer MEMS Microphones Segment

Knowles Corporation, a leading global supplier of high performance components and solutions, including ceramic capacitors and radio frequency filters, advanced microphones and balanced armature speakers and audio solutions, announced an agreement to acquire Cornell Dubilier, a manufacturer of high-quality film, electrolytic and mica capacitors for $263 Million. At the same time it announced the intention to explore "strategic alternatives" for its consumer MEMS microphones business.
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Lenbrook Acquires MQA, Patents, and Audio Codecs
by Joao Martins

Lenbrook Acquires MQA, Patents, and Audio Codecs

Lenbrook Corp., the privately-owned Canadian audio company that owns NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, Bluesound, Bluesound Professional, and BluOS, has acquired the assets of UK-based company MQA. The deal adds significant audio patents and codecs to Lenbrook’s IP portfolio, including MQA's high-resolution audio encoding and the latest SCL6 Scalable Codec for wireless audio applications, which is implemented in the upcoming line of PSB headphones and earbuds.
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Sensory TrulyHandsfree 7.0 Improves Voice Recognition Accuracy
by audioXpress Staff

Sensory TrulyHandsfree 7.0 Improves Voice Recognition Accuracy

Sensory announced the launch of TrulyHandsfree 7.0, the latest iteration of its groundbreaking voice recognition software for low-power wake words and small command sets. As pioneers in wake word and custom voice assistants, now focusing their efforts in embedded voice and biometric AI technology, Sensory's latest version of TrulyHandsfree improves accuracy, size, and power consumption, all key metrics for the advancement of voice recognition applications.
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Focal Relaunches Bathys Wireless ANC Headphones with Mimi Sound Personalization
by Joao Martins

Focal Relaunches Bathys Wireless ANC Headphones with Mimi Sound Personalization

Almost a year ago, Focal introduced two important new headphones one after the other. The main announcement was the introduction of its flagship Focal Utopia 2022 Edition. The second announcement was the Bathys, its first wireless headphones with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). This sequence didn't help to project the sales of the Bathys, which also offer a high-quality USB-DAC wired mode. Now, Focal relaunched the Bathys with a new color and support for Mimi hearing personalization.
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High End Society Promotes Finest Audio Show Vienna
by audioXpress Staff

High End Society Promotes Finest Audio Show Vienna

The High End Society, promoters of the successful High End Show in Munich, have announced a new regional hi-fi show in Austria to take place November 18-19, 2023. Focused on serving German-speaking audio enthusiasts, Finest Audio Show Vienna intends to meet the demand in these thriving markets. The event will take place at the Austria Center Vienna, a central location in the heart of Vienna, offering an ideal platform for the two-day showcase.
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Consumer Technology Association Confirms CES 2024 Poised for Growth
by audioXpress Staff

Consumer Technology Association Confirms CES 2024 Poised for Growth

The Consumer Technology Association announced that CES 2024 is thriving and on track to surpass the CES 2023 footprint and number of attendees, exhibitors and global media. CES 2024 will be the largest in-person, independently audited tech event in the world. The trade show participation is now firmly focused on B2B activities creating a major global business gathering for the technology sector. Scheduled for January 9-12 in Las Vegas, registration for CES 2024 is now open.
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Focal Redefines 3-Way Nearfield Studio Category with New Trio6
by Alfred Moody

Focal Redefines 3-Way Nearfield Studio Category with New Trio6

In 2022, Focal renewed its core studio monitor line with the introduction of the three ST6 products: the Solo6 and Twin6 studio monitors, together with the Sub12 subwoofer. Now Focal expanded that line with the Trio6 flagship studio monitor, equipped with a Beryllium inverted dome tweeter, a 5" midrange woofer and a 8" subwoofer, also made with composite ‘W’-cone and a 35Hz cut-off frequency. Like the Solo6 and Twin6 monitors, the new Trio6 benefits from Focal's best and latest technologies.
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