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RF Venue Releases OS X Spectrum Analysis Software for RF Explorer
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RF Venue Releases OS X Spectrum Analysis Software for RF Explorer

Boston-based wireless audio manufacturer RF Venue has released Vantage, a native Mac OS X spectrum analysis and frequency monitoring application for use with its RF Explorer portable spectrum analyzers as well as RF Venue’s rack-based RF Explorer RackPRO. The software is the first professional third-party RF Explorer interface and coordination program that was built exclusively for the Macintosh OS X environment.
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Economical 3GHz RF Signal Generator Series for Designers Involved in Wireless Technology from Saelig
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Economical 3GHz RF Signal Generator Series for Designers Involved in Wireless Technology from Saelig

Saelig has announced the availability of Rigol DSG800 RF Signal Generators, with output frequencies from 9kHz to 3.0GHz, providing a clean and stable RF output with low phase noise and high amplitude accuracy, and all of the functions of other high-level RF signal generators at much lower cost. Designed for electronics designers involved in wireless technology, Wi-Fi, electronics educators, EMC/EMI engineers, and amateur radio enthusiasts.
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Radial Gets Wired or Wireless Audio From A to B
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Radial Gets Wired or Wireless Audio From A to B

Among several innovative and interesting products introduced at the 139th AES convention in New York, Radial Engineering introduced its new Catapult 4 channel audio snake to send analog and AES digital audio signals over standard cat-5 shielded twisted pair cable. And for situations where wireless is preferred, there’s also the new Radial BT-Pro Bluetooth direct box.
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Renkus-Heinz Expands Engineering Team with the appointment of Lorenzo Barrios as Loudspeaker Engineer
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Renkus-Heinz Expands Engineering Team with the appointment of Lorenzo Barrios as Loudspeaker Engineer

Renkus-Heinz has again expanded their engineering team with the appointment of Lorenzo Rene Barrios, Jr. to the position of Loudspeaker Engineer. Barrios joins Renkus-Heinz from Walt Disney Imagineering. He has also held high-level design engineering positions at QSC Audio, as well as JBL Corporation.
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COMSOL Releases COMSOL Multiphysics 5.2 Including Major New Features to the Acoustics Module
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COMSOL Releases COMSOL Multiphysics 5.2 Including Major New Features to the Acoustics Module

COMSOL announced the release of Multiphysics version 5.2. With this update COMSOL adds several new features within the acoustics module. To demonstrate the power of the Application Builder, new acoustics apps have also been added to the extensive Application Libraries showcase.
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Bluetooth Technology to Gain Longer Range, Faster Speed, and Mesh Networking in 2016
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Bluetooth Technology to Gain Longer Range, Faster Speed, and Mesh Networking in 2016

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is previewing highlights from its 2016 technology roadmap. Planned enhancements for the technology are focused on increasing its Internet of Things (IoT) functionality. Key updates include longer range, higher speeds and mesh networking.
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Valens Seminconductor Awarded Technical Emmy Award for HDBaseT Technology
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Valens Seminconductor Awarded Technical Emmy Award for HDBaseT Technology

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the recipients of the 67th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, which will be presented during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Among the winners is Valens Semiconductor, for the “development and standardization of HDBaseT connectivity technology for commercial and residential HDMI/DVI installations”.
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The Consumer Technology Association Inducts Eight Innovators into the 2015 CE Hall of Fame
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The Consumer Technology Association Inducts Eight Innovators into the 2015 CE Hall of Fame

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association, inducted eight industry leaders into its 16th annual CE Hall of Fame. CTA created the Hall of Fame in 2000 to honor industry visionaries. Harman’s Dr. Floyd Toole, pioneering psychoacoustic engineer and Noel Lee, Monster’s founder, president & CEO, were among the honorees.
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Harman Raises the Game on Wireless Headphones with new JBL Everest Featuring NXTGen Active Noise Cancelling Technology
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Harman Raises the Game on Wireless Headphones with new JBL Everest Featuring NXTGen Active Noise Cancelling Technology

Even though Harman International holds AKG, one of the most prestigious global names in headphones, and Harman-Kardon, among its brands, the company expanded its consumer audio portfolio with JBL-branded products, targeted at the more affordable segment of the market. The new JBL Everest Bluetooth-enabled headphones feature NXTGen Active Noise Cancelling technology.
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Back to the Future: Audioengine HD6 Powered Speaker System
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Back to the Future: Audioengine HD6 Powered Speaker System

Audioengine introduced its new HD6 Premium Powered Speaker System. More than just a powered speaker, the HD6 is a complete audio system with all the connections users will need to listen to today’s music. These retro looking speakers feature analog and digital inputs, wireless including AAC and aptX Bluetooth and a 24-bit digital optical (SPDIF) input.
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