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Smart Home Reference Designs from Silicon Labs Accelerate Development of IoT Connected Devices
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Smart Home Reference Designs from Silicon Labs Accelerate Development of IoT Connected Devices

Silicon Labs has launched two new wireless occupancy sensor and smart outlet reference designs for the home automation market. The FCC and UL pre-certified reference designs include all of the hardware, firmware and software tools required to create feature-rich, future-proofed connected home products based on Silicon Labs’ ZigBee “Golden Unit” Home Automation (HA 1.2) software stack and multiprotocol Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio.
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OPPO Releases UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player with High Resolution Audio support
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OPPO Releases UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player with High Resolution Audio support

OPPO Digital announced that the highly expected new UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player is ready for release. A successor to the award-winning BDP-103 series universal Blu-ray Disc player, the UDP-203 is the latest product released by the renowned manufacturer of high performance audio video products, and it does exactly what everyone was expecting from such a player, including High Resolution Audio support.
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AudioControl Adds DTS:X and DTS Neural Surround capability to their Home Theater Receivers and Flagship Preamp/Processor
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AudioControl Adds DTS:X and DTS Neural Surround capability to their Home Theater Receivers and Flagship Preamp/Processor

AudioControl has announced the availability of DTS:X and DTS Neural Surround for their Concert AVR-7 and AVR-9 home theater receivers as well as their Maestro M9 theater processor. According to the Seattle, WA, -based company, these multi-dimensional immersive formats enhance performance for consumers in this class-leading home theater lineup and can be added to models already in the field via a simple firmware update.
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Audio Industry Veteran Richard Cabot to Manage AES Standards
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Audio Industry Veteran Richard Cabot to Manage AES Standards

The Audio Engineering Society announced that Dr. Richard C. Cabot will be assuming the duties of Standards Manager. A former President of the AES, Dr. Cabot has been involved with AES Standards since its early years, having chaired the development of the AES17 standard on digital audio measurement. He was one of the founders of Audio Precision and developed their digital audio measurement technology.
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Fohhn Shipping High Performance PT-70 Concert Sound System with Convertible Cardioid Dispersion
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Fohhn Shipping High Performance PT-70 Concert Sound System with Convertible Cardioid Dispersion

Fohhn Audio AG announced the release of its new PT-70 loudspeaker system. What makes the PT-70 design unique is its so-called Convertible Dispersion Technology (CDT), registered as a utility model, enabling it to be manually switched between cardioid and vented operation modes. When the PT-70 is used as a cardioid system, significantly less sound is emitted from the back of the speaker. This results in both a quieter working environment for the band and a richer, deeper sound for the audience.
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Dirac Research Achieves Major Breakthrough In 3D Audio With Dynamic HRTF Technology for AR/VR Applications
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Dirac Research Achieves Major Breakthrough In 3D Audio With Dynamic HRTF Technology for AR/VR Applications

At CES 2017, Dirac will introduce the world to its Dynamic 3D Audio solution featuring patent-pending Dynamic HRTFs (head-related transfer functions) that crack the code of the industry’s foremost challenges. The Swedish company, one of the world’s leading digital audio processing and sound enhancement specialists, says its Dynamic 3D Audio platform removes a major barrier to a truly convincing immersive AR/VR experience.
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Get Ready for What’s Coming with audioXpress January 2017!
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Get Ready for What’s Coming with audioXpress January 2017!

audioXpress January 2017 is now available. This month, we review Kii Audio’s new Kii Three speakers, and report on the most interesting new products at The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2016. We explore Near Field Magnetic Induction (NFMI) wireless audio applications, and the new USB Audio Device Class 3.0 specification for USB Type-C. We discuss streaming DSD over the Internet, revisit the Helmholtz resonator, explain how to build a Low-Power, Class-A Power Amplifier, and interview Michael Carnes of Exponential Audio. There is a lot to read inside this issue!
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MISCO Acquires and Breathes New Life into Oaktron Speakers
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MISCO Acquires and Breathes New Life into Oaktron Speakers

MISCO announced that the company has completed its acquisition of the Oaktron division of Mitek. Oaktron will relocate from Monroe, Wisconsin to Minneapolis and will operate as a wholly owned division of MISCO. Oaktron Senior Development and Manufacturing engineer, Nick Leiendecker will continue with MISCO-Oaktron under the new ownership. Nick’s 30 years of experience and dedication to Oaktron will provide continuity of product support and manufacturing for MISCO-Oaktron’s customers and products.
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InvenSense And Sonion Announce Ultra Low-Noise, Low-Power, Miniature O-Series MEMS Microphones for Hearing Aid Applications
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InvenSense And Sonion Announce Ultra Low-Noise, Low-Power, Miniature O-Series MEMS Microphones for Hearing Aid Applications

InvenSense, a leading provider of micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) sensor platforms, and Sonion, manufacturer of micro acoustic and micro mechanical solutions for hearing instruments, in-ear earphones and specialty headsets, announced the release of the O-series MEMS microphone in 2 very small form factors: O8 (8mm³) and O11 (11mm³). The O-series products offer hearing aid manufacturers greater flexibility in hearing aid design.
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IK Multimedia New iRig Nano Amp Versatile Micro Instrument Amp with Built-in iOS Interface
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IK Multimedia New iRig Nano Amp Versatile Micro Instrument Amp with Built-in iOS Interface

IK Multimedia once again redefines a product category for guitarists with the newly released iRig Nano Amp - the versatile micro amp with a built-in iOS interface. iRig Nano Amp gives players both a standalone portable guitar amplifier plus an interface that lets them plug their guitar into an iPhone or iPad and use the AmpliTube app for iOS to access guitar tones on the go. iRig Nano Amp is available now from IK Multimedia and music and electronics retailers around the world.
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