All items tagged with USB-C (389)
Synaptics Announces Design Wins at Multiple OEMs with Second-Generation USB Type-C Headset SoCs
April 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Synaptics Announces Design Wins at Multiple OEMs with Second-Generation USB Type-C Headset SoCs

Synaptics announced its second-generation AudioSmart digital headset SoC solution for USB Type-C headphones is now shipping in mass production with a major OEM and designed-in with multiple other smartphone makers. Leading the trend of eliminating the legacy analog 3.5mm headphone jack is Huawei, who selected Synaptics’ latest CX2198x family for its flagship P20 and P20 Pro smartphones.
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Audeze Announces Audeze Mobius Headphones with Waves Nx 3D Audio Technology
March 16, 2018 by Joao Martins

Audeze Announces Audeze Mobius Headphones with Waves Nx 3D Audio Technology

The word was out for some time that Audeze was working on something big and now it's official. The high end headphone brand has expanded its market scope with the launch of the Mobius headphones, targeting gamers and content creators working with 3D audio platforms. Mobius implementation delivers a premium high-end, fully immersive 3D cinematic audio and head tracking-enabled headphone design, powered by Audeze’s planar magnetic technologies.
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Audient Announces New iD44 USB Audio Interface
January 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Audient Announces New iD44 USB Audio Interface

British manufacturer Audient raised the stakes once again with the release of its latest, and to date most powerful 24-bit/96kHz desktop audio interface. The new Audient iD44 combines four Class-A Audient preamplifiers, high quality AD/DA converters, two ADAT I/Os for digital expansion, two discrete JFET instrument inputs, two fully balanced inserts, two independent stereo headphone outputs and two speaker outputs, in a metal chassis with configurable function keys, and dedicated Talkback, Dim and Cut controls.
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beyerdynamic Introduces FOX Professional USB-C Studio Microphone
January 25, 2018 by Joao Martins

beyerdynamic Introduces FOX Professional USB-C Studio Microphone

beyerdynamic introduced a brand-new USB-C microphone at the 2018 NAMM Show. Ideal for music recordings, YouTube videos, Podcasting and more, the new beyerdynamic FOX combines a large condenser capsule with a preamplifier, AD converter and headphone amplifier, all connected through the latest-generation USB Type C conector and interface, which makes it possible to deliver the necessary power specifications, impossible to achieve with previous USB standards.
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PoE Texas and CoolGear Join Forces on USB Type-C With Power Delivery On Power Over Ethernet
December 26, 2017 by Cristina Costa

PoE Texas and CoolGear Join Forces on USB Type-C With Power Delivery On Power Over Ethernet

As many manufacturers including Apple, Google, and Samsung standardize on USB Type-C (USB-C) with the new Power Delivery (PD) protocol, CoolGear and PoE Texas have joined forces to combine USB-C with PD and Power Over Ethernet, significantly lowering the cost of adopting USB-C by eliminating the need for new electrical infrastructure. In early 2018, PoE Texas will launch the POE-USBC-Kit and the AT-USBC-Kit with everything needed to use USB-C PD over Ethernet.
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Apogee Introduces MiC Plus USB Microphone for iPad, iPhone, Mac and PC
November 15, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Apogee Introduces MiC Plus USB Microphone for iPad, iPhone, Mac and PC

Apogee introduced their new MiC Plus, professional quality USB microphone for iPad, iPhone, Mac and PC, designed for music production, voice recording, or live streaming. A significant upgrade to the Apogee MiC product family first introduced in 2011, MiC plus features an entirely new design with improved sound quality, dynamic range and built-in headphone output for latency-free monitoring while recording on any device.
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Sonnet Technologies Introduces Allegro USB-C PCIe Card to Support Data Transfers Up to 960 MB/s
October 12, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sonnet Technologies Introduces Allegro USB-C PCIe Card to Support Data Transfers Up to 960 MB/s

Sonnet Technologies unveiled the Allegro USB-C PCIe 3.0 adapter card, a two-port USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 solution, offering ultra-fast data transfers from connected USB-C devices at speeds up to 960 MB/s. This Sonnet adapter card for Mac and Windows systems, simultaneously supports two bus-powered devices, such as SSDs, hard drives, and external DVD and Blu-ray disc drives, without the need to connect additional AC power adapters.
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Bowers & Wilkins Launches PX Adaptive Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones
October 4, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins Launches PX Adaptive Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones

Bowers & Wilkins, the British speaker brand known for its high-performance audio products, announced the launch of the PX headphone, the company's first adaptive noise cancelling wireless headphones. Combining sound quality, sophisticated design, and aptX HD Bluetooth streaming, with responsive interaction, the new PX responds intelligently to the wearer's behavior – pausing audio when it senses the headphones have been lifted from the ear.
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Acroname Announces First Programmable USB Type-C Switch
August 8, 2017 by Cristina Costa

Acroname Announces First Programmable USB Type-C Switch

Acroname, a leading producer of embedded automation and manufacturing test platforms, has announced the launch of the USB-C-Switch, a 4-channel, programmable, USB 3.2 multiplexing switch, optimized for USB Type-C applications in manufacturing and development environments. “With USB-C-Switch in Acroname’s product family, test engineers will now have tools to manage the very latest features of USB,” the company says.
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Sonnet Announces New Thunderbolt 3 Upgrade and Expansion Solutions
August 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sonnet Announces New Thunderbolt 3 Upgrade and Expansion Solutions

Sonnet Technologies announced the immediate availability of Thunderbolt 3 upgrade cards for its existing Thunderbolt 2 expansion systems, providing all the benefits of Thunderbolt 3 connectivity and allow use with the latest MacBook Pro and iMac computers. Sonnet also released new Thunderbolt 3 editions of all its Thunderbolt-to-PCI Express (PCIe) expansion systems, and will soon show the new eGFX Breakaway Box, designed specifically for graphics cards.
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