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Worldwide Headphone Shipments Projected to Grow by 6.2% to 328.7 Million Units in 2015
November 12, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Worldwide Headphone Shipments Projected to Grow by 6.2% to 328.7 Million Units in 2015

According to the latest Futuresource Headphones Market Report, which provides a snapshot of the current trends in headphone technology, serving also as a guide for Christmas tech gadget shopping, aftermarket shipments of headphones are projected to grow by 6.2% this year to 328.7 million units. Wireless headphones is a major growth category, expected to grow by 63% in 2015 to reach 38 million units.
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Libre Wireless Technologies Advances Wireless Audio and Embedded Wireless Solutions
October 21, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Libre Wireless Technologies Advances Wireless Audio and Embedded Wireless Solutions

At the Hong Kong Electronic Fair, Libre Wireless Technologies announced new Wi-Fi Audio Streaming Module Solutions incorporating Google Cast for Audio and the availability of the LibreSync Wi-Fi media streaming platform with advanced “Dynamic Direct Multinode Streaming” technology (DDMS).
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Hear How Bad Your Mix Sounds With Mackie’s New Bluetooth Streaming Monitors
October 16, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

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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Bowers & Wilkins launches Zeppelin Wireless Featuring Latest Wireless Technology
October 12, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins launches Zeppelin Wireless Featuring Latest Wireless Technology

Bowers & Wilkins launched its new Zeppelin Wireless connected audio speaker with a much improved design and sound. While the first iteration was basically an iPhone/iPod dock and the Zeppelin Air introduced wireless streaming (AirPlay), the new Zeppelin Wireless is now a fully featured wireless speaker, compatible with virtually all music streaming services, thanks to the latest wireless audio development platform from Frontier Silicon.
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New Beats Pill+ Bluetooth Wireless Speaker Signals Apple Guidance
October 8, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

New Beats Pill+ Bluetooth Wireless Speaker Signals Apple Guidance

Almost 17 months since Apple acquired Beats by Dr. Dre, the company decides to relaunch its original Bluetooth speaker, which sold over a million units worldwide since it launched in 2012. The new Beats Pill+ is now a much improved design and comes with a new Beats Pill+ App for additional features and functionality.
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Next-Generation Bose SoundTouch Wireless Systems Combine Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
October 7, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Next-Generation Bose SoundTouch Wireless Systems Combine Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

Bose announced a completely redesigned range of SoundTouch Wireless systems, including the smaller SoundTouch 10 featuring new Unidome transducers with the highest excursion for any transducer of its size in the company’s history. All new models now combine Bluetooth technology with 802.11n dual-band Wi-Fi for multi-room capability, and upcoming improved Spotify integration.
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New Bose SoundLink II Around-Ear Wireless Headphones
September 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

New Bose SoundLink II Around-Ear Wireless Headphones

Bose launched its SoundLink Wireless Headphones II and claims they are different than any other wireless headphones on the market, for only $279.95. Extended battery life, connection for up two devices, improved NFC pairing are among the main improvements of the updated headphones.
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Wireless Surround Sound Made Simple From Sony
July 27, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Wireless Surround Sound Made Simple From Sony

With the trend towards multi-room audio at home evolving towards wireless solutions, Sony continues to expand its range with complete systems to address also multichannel entertainment for the living room with its slim, compact HT-RT5 Sound Bar with wireless rear speakers and subwoofer. The new Sony HT-RT5 system combines also support for streaming audio and direct connection of high-resolution audio via HDMI.
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Audioengine Appoints David Solomon as VP of Global Sales and Marketing
July 24, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Audioengine Appoints David Solomon as VP of Global Sales and Marketing

Audioengine announced that audio pioneer David Solomon has joined the Audioengine team and will assume the role of Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. David Solomon joins Audioengine with many years of diversified experience in consumer electronics.
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Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019
July 15, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019

The 802.15.4 wireless connectivity market is set to continue its transition towards IP-enabled solutions, increasing from 6% of the market in 2015 to over 30% by 2019, says market researcher ABI Research. Alongside this, the market share of combo ICs from the total shipments of 802.15.4 chips is set to grow from 1% to over 12%.
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