All items tagged with innovation (35)

Powersoft Takes its Deva Division to the Next Level with Appointment of Karl Kahlau

January 27, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft Takes its Deva Division to the Next Level with Appointment of Karl Kahlau

Powersoft announced escalated efforts for the division responsible for its innovative Deva family of automated audio messaging and video devices. Demonstrating the Italian company has more to offer than amplification, with immediate effect, Karl Kahlau, one of the company’s most senior and experienced managers, relinquished his post as Regional Sales Account Manager (EMEA and India) to head the new initiative as Executive Director, Deva.

Audio Heads and Tails

April 30, 2015 by Joao Martins

Audio Heads and Tails

During his review of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2014, our colleague and audioXpress contributor Oliver A. Masciarotte wrote an amusing sentence: “Many engineers would debate the fact, but consumer electronics (CE) wags the tail of the pro audio dog.” I have often debated this... Exactly whose tail is moving which dog?

Technology Stories We Should Mention: From Innovation to Market

March 20, 2015 by Joao Martins

Technology Stories We Should Mention: From Innovation to Market

The marketing breakthrough for a new technology is not just about successfully launching another disruptive product. In audio, or any other industry, innovation needs to be supported with clear go-to-market strategies. Sometimes unexpected engineering issues don't work in tandem with the marketing plan after the big product reveal - but really bad is to lose the momentum after all the awards and positive press.

Crowdfunded Innovation

February 2, 2015 by Joao Martins

Crowdfunded Innovation

From mobile audio to wireless speakers and headphones, from immersive experiences to high resolution audio, there’s never been so much excitement for new technologies and integration. Crowdfunding platforms are helping promote new concepts that companies would normally never consider promoting for themselves (for multiple reasons).

MagnaCom WAM Modulation Technology Wins 2015 CES Innovations Award

December 1, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

MagnaCom WAM Modulation Technology Wins 2015 CES Innovations Award

MagnaCom’s WAM technology was named a 2015 CES Innovation Award Honoree. MagnaCom’s technology helps solve global spectrum congestion and satisfy the explosive demand for bandwidth. The Award recognizes the innovation demonstrated for the first time at CES last year and exemplifies WAM as a new modulation of the 21st Century for both wired, wireless networks and consumer electronic devices.

Steve Wozniak to Chat Innovation and Creativity at the 2015 NAMM Show

September 17, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Steve Wozniak to Chat Innovation and Creativity at the 2015 NAMM Show

A titan in the world of innovation and co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, will open the NAMM Show’s Saturday, January 24th industry breakfast with a discussion about music, engineering and creativity. NAMM’s President & CEO, Joe Lamond, will moderate.

Trigence Digital Speaker Modules power digitally-driven speakers

June 9, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Trigence Digital Speaker Modules power digitally-driven speakers

Trigence Semiconductor announced at the Computex 2014 Show the latest generation of its Digital Speaker Modules (DSM) technology. Instead of a dedicated audio amplifier and conditioning PCB based on analog D-Class amplifier solutions, the DSM audio boards simply feed and process direct-to-speaker audio data.

February 24, 2014 by Joao Martins

Doing It Differently

Time moves quickly. We are already feeling the aftermath of 2014’s first two major industry shows. This is also a year when audioXpress is completing its transition to an expanded publication that addresses the needs of the audio engineering community—not …

Q&A: OrigAudio Founders Jason Lucash and Mike Szymczak

December 30, 2013 by Shannon Becker

Q&A: OrigAudio Founders Jason Lucash and Mike Szymczak

Founded in 2009 by Jason Lucash and Mike Szymczak, OrigAudio offers innovative solutions for music portability. As they explained to audioXpress, “both of us are marketing guys who recognized the need for a light, ultra-portable speaker. We met on the job, which required a lot of travel. This is how we came up with our “million dollar idea” for cool, portable speakers.”

Q&A: Dan Dugan - Audio Engineer, Inventor, and Nature Sounds Recordist

December 29, 2013 by Shannon Becker

Q&A: Dan Dugan - Audio Engineer, Inventor, and Nature Sounds Recordist

The Original Sound Designer. An Interview with Dan Dugan - Audio Engineer, Inventor, and Nature Sounds Recordist. Dan Dugan has spent his entire life involved with audio although, ironically, his first job in the production industry was as a lighting designer. It was when designing the audio for an early 1970s production of the musical Hair that he saw the need for an automated solution to control multiple microphones.

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