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Intel-Powered Arduino Development Board Offers Advanced Features for Next Generation Innovations
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Intel-Powered Arduino Development Board Offers Advanced Features for Next Generation Innovations

The new Arduino-compatible platform Arduino/Genuino 101 presented by Intel during the 2015 Rome Maker Faire features an accelerometer, gyroscope and Bluetooth Smart connectivity to enable the development of connected devices. With a form factor identical to the popular Arduino Uno and based on Intel’s low-power Curie platform the board is set to retail for $30 and will be available in the first quarter of 2016.
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First InfoComm 2015 Live Events Industry Insights Study
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First InfoComm 2015 Live Events Industry Insights Study

InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, has released its 2015 Live Events Industry Insights Study. It is the first such report that InfoComm has produced specifically for the live-events market, including valuable insights on the business activity, market trends and dynamics, products, purchasing decisions and go-to-market drivers.
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CEDIA Reports Record Growth and Unveils New Directions for Home Integration
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CEDIA Reports Record Growth and Unveils New Directions for Home Integration

As the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) opened its annual 2015 CEDIA EXPO at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas October 14-17 with a new brand image and a new CEO, a new industry survey report confirms three straight years of revenue growth for the home-integration sector, with consumers adopting new higher-end technologies and smart home components.
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Hear How Bad Your Mix Sounds With Mackie’s New Bluetooth Streaming Monitors
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Hear How Bad Your Mix Sounds With Mackie’s New Bluetooth Streaming Monitors

Studio monitors with Bluetooth? For project, home studios, and multimedia applications it might make sense. Mackie continues to expand its Creative Reference Multimedia Monitors line with two new models which might appeal to an expanded market. The all-new CR4BT and CR5BT include an auxiliar jack input and headphone out in the front, but also offer Bluetooth for audio streaming.
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Eckel Anechoic Chamber Built for Microsoft Certified as The Quietest Place on Earth
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Eckel Anechoic Chamber Built for Microsoft Certified as The Quietest Place on Earth

Microsoft contracted Eckel Noise Control Technologies to design and build a new anechoic chamber for audio and device testing at its Redmond, Washington Audio Lab. Independent tests of the main chamber by Brüel & Kjær confirmed that — at -20.6 dB — Microsoft and Eckel had shattered the previous world record for Quietest Place on Earth and far surpassed engineers’ prediction of -16 dB.
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Audio Precision Enhances Electro-Acoustic and PDM Testing with v4.2 Software and Advanced PDM Module
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Audio Precision Enhances Electro-Acoustic and PDM Testing with v4.2 Software and Advanced PDM Module

Audio Precision announced the availability of version 4.2 of their APx500 audio test software, as well as a new PDM module with advanced capabilities. AP’s latest software release delivers a series of new features focused on electro-acoustic and production test environments. The new software and Advanced PDM Module will be shown at the 139th AES Convention in New York.
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Bryston Introduces the Model T Cinema Reference Three-Way In-wall Loudspeaker
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Bryston Introduces the Model T Cinema Reference Three-Way In-wall Loudspeaker

Bryston has announced the introduction of the Model T Cinema reference home theater in-wall loudspeaker. By leveraging key design cues from the flagship Model T floor-standing loudspeaker, Bryston has developed a highly capable architectural speaker system for dedicated home theater rooms. The Model T Cinema combines high-performance with the integrated aesthetic preferred by interior designers.
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RAVENNA Gears Up for Busy 139th AES Convention in New York
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RAVENNA Gears Up for Busy 139th AES Convention in New York

Following a highly successful IBC show in Amsterdam which saw the announcement of two new partners and the launch of a raft of new RAVENNA-enabled product, RAVENNA is preparing for an equally busy AES show in New York at the end of the month with a particularly packed seminar program.
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Parasound Debuts Expanded ZoneMaster Custom Installation Amplifier Line at CEDIA
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Parasound Debuts Expanded ZoneMaster Custom Installation Amplifier Line at CEDIA

Parasound has expanded its ZoneMaster custom installation amplifier line with the introduction of three new models at CEDIA Expo 215. Parasound’s ZoneMaster 450, ZoneMaster 250, and ZoneMaster 650, multi-channel universal power amplifiers for custom installation combine sound quality and reliability with discrete Class AB input stages and specially selected Class D power channels.
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Arcam Introduces new AVR’s with Dolby Atmos and DIRAC Live
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Arcam Introduces new AVR’s with Dolby Atmos and DIRAC Live

Visitors to CEDIA Expo 2015 will have the chance to be the first to see and hear the US debut of the Arcam AVR550 and AVR850 Dolby Atmos AVR’s as well as the new SR250 2-channel A/V receiver. Promoted by US distributors, The Sound Organisation, the new HDMI 2.0a and HDCP2.2 home systems from the British brand will also be presented at a special Open House event.
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