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Samsung Electronics to Acquire Harman International Industries
by audioXpress Staff

Samsung Electronics to Acquire Harman International Industries

Harman’s current management was looking for an exit, getting richer while doing it. The detachment between Harman International Industries’ recent strategies and asian manufacturing focus with the company’s brands and market foundation in the United States and Europe was becoming increasingly visible. The acquisition by Samsung confirms the perspective. Follows the source statement without further comment.
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KRK Debuts New Updated V Series Monitors
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KRK Debuts New Updated V Series Monitors

The new V-Series monitors from KRK Systems - now a Gibson brand - combine updated technology while getting back to what made KRK an industry standard in many studios for the past 30 years running. The V Series 4 nearfield studio monitors are specifically designed for audio production applications where accurate reproduction is critical and KRK says that these fourth-generation V Series monitors add a feature set that improves on its own VXT series in several significant ways.
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Audioengine Introduces New HD3 Desktop Wireless Integrated Speakers
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Audioengine Introduces New HD3 Desktop Wireless Integrated Speakers

Audioengine continues to show the audio industry how to combine good quality speaker design with the features demanded for contemporary lifestyles, making the best possible use of the latest technologies. The Texas-based company now introduced the HD3 wireless music system. More than just a powered multimedia speaker, the HD3 is a complete music system that allows users to listen to all of their music from any source — streaming wirelessly, digital downloads, vinyl, etc.
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Tegeler Audio Manufaktur Now Shipping the Crème Bus Compressor and Mastering Equalizer in the US
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Tegeler Audio Manufaktur Now Shipping the Crème Bus Compressor and Mastering Equalizer in the US

Berlin-based Tegeler Audio Manufaktur, maker of high-quality, hand-made professional audio gear, is now shipping their products in the US market. The company is highly respected by pro audio insiders, and their recording, mixing, and mastering products, which are sought-after by elite studios all over Europe, have a reputation as some of the best-sounding on the market. One of Tegeler Audio Manufaktur's best sellers is the Crème, a passive EQ based on the Pultec principle and a high-end bus compressor in a single device.
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CES Announces Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017
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CES Announces Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017

As it happens every year, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and producer of CES, announced the Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017. The annual CES Innovation Awards honors outstanding product design and engineering across 28 product categories. The announcement came from the annual CES Unveiled New York industry event. Among the winners are audio products from ReSound, Crazybaby, OSSIC, SVS and Paradigm Electronics.
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2016 electronica Show Appeals to More Connected Security
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2016 electronica Show Appeals to More Connected Security

In keeping with the motto “Connected Worlds — Safe and Secure,” electronica, the largest electronics trade fair in the world, took place in Munich from November 8–11. A total of 2,913 companies from more than 50 countries presented their solutions and used the industry gathering to network with approximately 73,000 professional visitors from around the world. From automotive, robotics to the smart home, the show sent a clear message that connected technology needs to deal with security first.
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Naim Redefines the All-In-One Audio System with New High Performance Wireless Streaming Uniti Range
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Naim Redefines the All-In-One Audio System with New High Performance Wireless Streaming Uniti Range

Hi-fidelity going back to components in the streaming and wireless audio age? World-renowned premium British hi-fi manufacturer and pioneer of integrated speaker systems, Naim Audio, seems to believe so and introduced the new Uniti range - a series of four high performance wireless components and all-in-one audio systems designed for expanding music enjoyment around the home. Features and specifications are extremely impressive.
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IBM Launches Experimental Platform for Embedding Watson into Any Device
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IBM Launches Experimental Platform for Embedding Watson into Any Device

IBM unveiled an experimental release of Project Intu, a new, system-agnostic platform designed to enable embodied cognition. The new platform allows developers to embed IBM Watson artificial intelligence functions into various end-user device form factors, offering a next generation architecture for building cognitive-enabled experiences. The initiative allows developers to extend Watson speech, language, vision and empathy capabilities to new form factors.
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Cypress Streamlines Connected Designs with New Turnkey Development Platform
by Cristina Costa

Cypress Streamlines Connected Designs with New Turnkey Development Platform

Cypress Semiconductor announced a new version of its development platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) and consumer electronics that enables wireless connectivity in minutes. The Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) Studio 4 platform provides a single development environment for multiple wireless technologies, including Cypress's Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and combo solutions, with an easy-to-use application programming interface.
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Audio Industry Set to Capitalize on New Role at Centre of the Smart Home
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Audio Industry Set to Capitalize on New Role at Centre of the Smart Home

Futuresource Consulting has just released its most recent consumer electronics report covering a new place for audio in the smart home. “Voice recognition technology is shaking up the CE industry, broadening the horizons of speaker vendors and reinventing the audio device as the gatekeeper of voice, smart home and machine learning,” the report says. Futuresource research forecasts important growth in audio applications for the connected home.
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