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Treble Technologies Offers Software Development Kit (SDK) for Sound Simulation in the Cloud
by Joao Martins

Treble Technologies Offers Software Development Kit (SDK) for Sound Simulation in the Cloud

Treble Technologies announced its new software development kit designed to generate synthetic audio data for AI-based audio software and enable the virtual prototyping of acoustics in audio hardware. The SDK will allow users to utilize Treble’s unique wave-based acoustic simulation technology in their own solutions, seamlessly integrating the offering into existing workflows at any scale.
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Sony Unveils INZONE Truly Wireless Gaming Earbuds and Headphones
by audioXpress Staff

Sony Unveils INZONE Truly Wireless Gaming Earbuds and Headphones

Sony Electronics unveiled its new INZONE Buds, new truly wireless gaming earbuds with ANC, the new INZONE H5 gaming headset, and a black color option for the INZONE H9 headset. The new designs expand the well-received INZONE gaming design, packed with technology and all models are Bluetooth LE Audio-ready. The new INZONE Buds offer both PC and console gamers a low latency gaming experience using a USB transceiver, personalized sound, and up to 12 hours of battery life.
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Sonus Faber Launches Cutting-Edge Duetto Stereo Wireless Loudspeakers
by Joao Martins

Sonus Faber Launches Cutting-Edge Duetto Stereo Wireless Loudspeakers

Sonus faber announced the launch of Duetto, a wireless stereo hifi speaker system with very distinct characteristics across design, sound quality, connectivity, and ease of use. An exquisite two-way stereo speaker system, the Duetto features Sonus faber’s signature marriage of natural materials and classical design cues with the latest in digital audio technology. The two speakers connect using UWB technology to enable the lowest latency, uncompressed audio performance - a first in the audio industry.
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Skyworks Introduces Si469xx Product Family of Digital Radio Coprocessors for Automotive Infotainment Systems
by Joao Martins

Skyworks Introduces Si469xx Product Family of Digital Radio Coprocessors for Automotive Infotainment Systems

Skyworks Solutions introduced the Si469xx family of automotive digital radio coprocessors for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. With its combination of integration, flexibility and low cost, the Si469xx family of coprocessors is optimized to operate with Skyworks’ Si479xx Hybrid Software Defined Radio (SDR) Tuners. The new Si469xx product family can demodulate and decode up to four digital radio channels supporting HD Radio, DAB/DAB+, DRM (for AM and FM), and CDR, providing high performance and unmatched scalability.
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The Latest in Loudspeaker Knowledge and Developments in Voice Coil October 2023
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The Latest in Loudspeaker Knowledge and Developments in Voice Coil October 2023

In the October 2023 issue of Voice Coil, James Croft reviews an active noise control enclosure system, and Mike Klasco and Nora Wong provide an updated directory of Integrated Electronics for Loudspeakers. Vance Dickason offers three different driver characterizations, starting with the AMT100H driver from Eighteen Sound. Next up, he tests an updated version of the popular TW030WA23/24 tweeter from Wavecor. And finally, measures the Scan-Speak D2008/2010, the revised version of the classic dome tweeter from the Danish brand.
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Meta Materials and Panasonic Industry Collaborate on Next Generation Transparent Conductive Materials
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Meta Materials and Panasonic Industry Collaborate on Next Generation Transparent Conductive Materials

Meta Materials (META), an advanced materials and nanotechnology company based in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Panasonic Industry from Japan, are working together to leverage META's patented NANOWEB designs and Panasonic Industry's proprietary process technology. The two companies have been developing a strategic collaboration from design to mass production, delivering on new automotive and consumer electronics applications.
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Amazon Unveils Next Generation Echo Show 8, All-New Echo Hub, and New Echo Frames
by Joao Martins

Amazon Unveils Next Generation Echo Show 8, All-New Echo Hub, and New Echo Frames

Remember smart speakers? Apparently Amazon doesn't want to. At that time of the year when traditionally Amazon would introduce the latest models of its Echo smart speakers, this year the company only announced a new smart display, the next generation Echo Show 8 with an upgraded processor, spatial audio, and a built-in smart home hub. And for those who don't even want the speaker, Amazon introduced a new Echo Hub, a smart home control panel. Amazon did expand on the audio glasses category, with two ugly frames that are said to have a long-lasting battery.
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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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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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Test Bench: The TW29BNWG Beryllium Dome and Waveguide from SB Acoustics
by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The TW29BNWG Beryllium Dome and Waveguide from SB Acoustics

The SB Acoustics TW29BNWG is a great evolution of the Satori TW29BN tweeter. The new high-end 29mm beryllium diaphragm neodymium dome, this Satori driver incorporates a 170mm (6.7") diameter aluminum waveguide, an 8mm wide coated cloth surround, a 29mm (1.14") beryllium diaphragm, dual copper caps on the T-shaped pole piece, dual balanced compression chambers, non-reflective optimally damped rear cavity, and CCAW round voice coil wire. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, June 2023.
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