Sonical and Sigma Connectivity Accelerate Hearables Product Development

Sonical, the company pioneering a fully integrated approach for the product development of headphones and hearables, with a real-time operating system that allows consumers to load their own apps has confirmed a development partnership with Sigma Connectivity, the leading Swedish technology design and engineering house. Sigma will help Sonical accelerate the market transition to Headphone 3.0 and the adoption of user driven wearable audio devices.

Danish audio amplifier company ICEpower has signed a definitive agreement with Crestline Investors, for an investment in a majority stake in the company. Crestline, headquartered in the US, is an institutional alternative investment management firm with over $16 billion in assets under management. ICEpower's management aims to accelerate the company's global growth strategy as a "preferred partner for outsourced product creation to the leaders of the audio industry."

The always insightful series of Audio Product Education Institute webinars focusing on Supply Chain & Sourcing provide a unique opportunity to understand the full product cycle, from vision to market. In a new online event, Wednesday June 23 (12pm ET), David Lindberg (DB Enterprises) and Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific) invite Phnam Bagley (Nonfiction Design), and David Waterman (Deep Blue Design) to discuss how design houses can be a critical option supporting brands in all critical stages.

Bang & Olufsen introduced a new home speaker, which the Danish company describes as “an interior object combined with the technical performance of a speaker, built for longevity”. The Beosound Emerge was designed by Benjamin Hubert of Design Agency LAYER and it surprises immediately for its slim silhouette, but even more for its powerful, full-range sound with Active Room Compensation, which makes it a suitable home speaker for any placement. It’s also one of B&O’s most affordable home designs.

The Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) initiative launched by the Audio Engineering Society (AES), will host its seventh online event addressing Supply Chain & Sourcing on Wednesday, April 21 (12:00pm EDT). In this new webinar, moderated once again by supply chain and sourcing experts David Lindberg (DB Enterprises) and Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific), two Silicon Valley product development firms will discuss their role and contributions in bringing new audio products to market.

The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), will host its sixth online event addressing Supply Chain & Sourcing on Wednesday, March 17 (12:00pm EDT). The online session will feature top executives from Cardinal Peak and One Point Zero discussing the role and contributions of design houses as a critical support option in bringing new products to market.