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Bose Professional Releases New Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 UC Designed for Meetings
September 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Professional Releases New Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 UC Designed for Meetings

Bose Professional has announced that their much anticipated Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 UC are now shipping in the U.S. and Latin America, and will also be available in Asia and Europe in September and October 2020 respectively. Certified for Microsoft Teams and compatible with both Zoom and Google Meet, the NCH 700 UC headphones improve collaboration in the workplace, whether in the home office, working remote and everywhere in between.
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Communications and Residential Installation in audioXpress October 2020
September 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Communications and Residential Installation in audioXpress October 2020

The October 2020 edition of audioXpress is now available online and in print. This is one of the most feature-rich issues we have ever published, with a residential installation Market Update, a new article series about Analog Devices A2B, two articles about communications, including an article by Manfred Lutzky (Fraunhofer IIS) on codecs, plus a great review of the GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital Breakout Box by Gary Galo. Plus three DIY-oriented articles and our regular expert columns on acoustics, tubes, and audio electronics.
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Technics Combines Sound, Design and Function with New OTTAVA f SC-C70MK2 All-in-One Music System
September 8, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Technics Combines Sound, Design and Function with New OTTAVA f SC-C70MK2 All-in-One Music System

A major highlight of Panasonic's press conference at IFA 2018, the Technics OTTAVA S SC-C50 compact wireless speaker introduced a new premium design, with state-of-the-art connectivity and a powerful, refined sound. Two years later, at the hybrid IFA 2020 event in Berlin, Technics unveiled its new Premium Class OTTAVA f SC-C70MK2 all-in-one music system. This new model is an effort to refining the sound quality, function and design of the preceding SC-C70, introduced in 2019. This shows a strong determination from Panasonic towards the category.
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Fresh From the Bench: Audeze Mobius Headphones Reviewed
September 2, 2020 by Luke McCready

Fresh From the Bench: Audeze Mobius Headphones Reviewed

High-end planar magnetic headphone manufacturer Audeze broke out of the mold with the Mobius: a wireless Bluetooth headphone capable of LDAC high-resolution playback, virtualized surround sound with built-in head-tracking, and a number of surprises Audeze continues to invent. In his review, Luke McCready shares what he learned about the fantastic Audeze Mobius Headphones, a very sophisticated platform to which Audeze keeps adding new features. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2020.
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Rotel Launches A11 and CD11 Ken Ishiwata Tribute Special Editions
August 28, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Rotel Launches A11 and CD11 Ken Ishiwata Tribute Special Editions

Rotel Electronics revealed two special editions of the company’s popular A11 integrated amplifier and CD11 CD player, each model named as tribute versions in celebration of the company’s partnership with the late audio legend Ken Ishiwata. The A11 and CD11 were chosen as two of Ishiwata's favorite products and the Rotel team felt that the Class AB 2 x 50W A11 integrated amplifier & CD11 CD player represented the perfect base for elevating products that were already excellent and updating them into something even more special.
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DropLabs Introduces EP 01 Audio Enabled Footwear for Gaming, Music and Movies
August 20, 2020 by Joao Martins

DropLabs Introduces EP 01 Audio Enabled Footwear for Gaming, Music and Movies

DropLabs, a company from Los Angeles, California, announced its latest sonic-sensory footwear designed to transform the way people experience digital entertainment. DropLabs sound-activated footwear uses low-frequency information to extend entertainment experiences. The Triple Black Edition looks like standard sneakers or training shoes, but inside they are equipped with sound generating technology and Bluetooth, now adding enhanced audio controls, multicolor LEDs plus a few surprises.
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Rotel Introduces Michi X3 and X5 Integrated Amplifiers
August 17, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Rotel Introduces Michi X3 and X5 Integrated Amplifiers

Rotel introduced the new Michi X3 Integrated Amplifier and Michi X5 Integrated Amplifier as an extension of its current portfolio of reference Michi products. Continuing to deliver on the promise of uncompromised performance and design elegance with exceptional value, the Rotel X3 and X5 proudly expand the company's legacy of best-in-class audio engineering methods coupled with the perfect balance of innovation and critical evaluation of every circuit, signal path and component.
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Consumer Headphones and Bluetooth Are Infiltrating Everyday Office Life says SAR Insight & Consulting
July 31, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Consumer Headphones and Bluetooth Are Infiltrating Everyday Office Life says SAR Insight & Consulting

The coronavirus pandemic created a cultural shift in enterprise headset use, particularly in the office, as workers chose their own equipment and incorporated Bluetooth connectivity into their routine, according to the latest report by SAR Insight & Consulting. Research by the market analyst firm found that the lockdown that most countries implemented following the pandemic had other unforeseen knock-on effects.
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NXP Expands Secure Edge-Connected Platforms Based on its i.MX RT Crossover MCUs and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Solutions
July 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

NXP Expands Secure Edge-Connected Platforms Based on its i.MX RT Crossover MCUs and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Solutions

NXP Semiconductors announced that its Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo solutions are now pre-integrated across its i.MX RT MCU platform, allowing developers to create the optimal pairing of processing with connectivity. NXP combined its MCU and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth platform solutions within its MCUXpresso Software Development Kit (SDK) to simplify and accelerate the development of connected designs. The company’s connectivity modules and MCU development kits are available now.
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Nordic Unveils New Bluetooth 5.2 SoC Optimized for Compact, Two-Layer PCB Wireless Products
June 19, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Nordic Unveils New Bluetooth 5.2 SoC Optimized for Compact, Two-Layer PCB Wireless Products

Nordic Semiconductor announced the nRF52805 Bluetooth 5.2 System-on-Chip (SoC), the seventh addition to its popular and proven nRF52 Series. The new nRF52805 SoC offers Bluetooth LE high-throughput 2 Mbps and enhanced Channel Selection Algorithm #2 for improved coexistence, and 2.4 GHz proprietary protocols for cost-constrained applications. This SoC is an ideal Bluetooth LE solution for high-volume, compact wireless applications.
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