Austrian Audio Introduces Headsets for Business and Gaming

As Austrian Audio continues to expand its global distribution network and product portfolio to better serve is addressable market, the company is leveraging its house-developed Hi-X driver technology in new designs. Following the studio-oriented professional headphones, the Vienna company released two new headsets: the PG16 for Gaming, and the PB17 for Office use, both with large comfortable earpads, detachable cables and foldable designs.

Audio for USB video conference must be much better than audio for desktop conferencing. Think audio zooming on the speaker, high-end noise suppression and echo cancellation. Even 3D audio. As good as or better than high end conference systems. Pre-pandemic, video conferencing was a rather staid market. At the high-end, big expensive systems and plans for corporations. At the low-end, free Skype for the rest of us. Now, USB video conferencing is moving fast to redefine the domain.

After promoting its latest MV7 hybrid XLR/USB microphone, which clearly appealed to users who recognize the similitude with the famous SM7B, Shure also launched a new member to its MOTIV range of USB microphones, with the new MV5C design, focusing on improving voice audio quality and making video conferencing from home more effective. This microphone evokes the classical Shure Unidyne (unidirectional) series, in a USB compatible microphone that connects directly to any Mac or Windows laptop or computer.

Crestron announced Crestron Flex MM, a compact, integrated audio and video conferencing solution that is an easy-to-use, deploy, and manage tabletop meeting and collaboration system. Supporting native Microsoft Teams or Zoom Rooms software, the new Crestron Flex MM solution is ideal for newly converted or dedicated small workspaces both in the corporate office and the home office. This solution, optimized for work-from-anywhere, offers high-performance audio and video quality in a compact footprint.