All items tagged with product design (353)
Meze Audio Releases 109 Pro Dynamic Open-Back Headphones
September 15, 2022 by Joao Martins

Meze Audio Releases 109 Pro Dynamic Open-Back Headphones

After many years of designing products using planar magnetic drivers, Meze Audio, the high-end headphone manufacturer from Baia Mare, Romania, announced its first dynamic open-back headphone design. The new headphones are the 109 PRO and, apart from the newly-designed dynamic driver, are built using responsibly sourced materials, including walnut wood, zinc, manganese steel and vegan leather. The result, in line with the best-selling Meze 99 Classics, are comfortable, lightweight, yet highly durable headphones.
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Sonos Introduces Sub Mini Subwoofer for Smaller Rooms
September 14, 2022 by Alfred Moody

Sonos Introduces Sub Mini Subwoofer for Smaller Rooms

Essentially, Sonos' users have always been divided into two groups. Those who have a Sonos Sub (currently in its third generation) to expand Sonos speakers, and those who just have Sonos speakers. The sound impact is substantially higher for those who have the Sub, helping to reinforce their emotional connection with the brand. Now, Sonos announced the Sonos Sub Mini, a more compact wireless subwoofer that should appeal to those users with smaller home or smaller budgets
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Improved Noise Reduction. Bose Introduces QuietComfort Earbuds II
September 8, 2022 by Joao Martins

Improved Noise Reduction. Bose Introduces QuietComfort Earbuds II

As anticipated, Bose announced its new Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II. As the brand that brought us noise cancelling headphones as a consumer product, this announcement is extremely important for the Massachusetts-company, as it claims to offer "the world’s best noise cancellation," thanks to its CustomTune sound calibration technology that allows personalized performance. The design is also refined and much more elegant than any previous Bose product in the category.
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Edifier Introduces W240TN Bluetooth 5.3 ANC True Wireless Earbuds
September 7, 2022 by Joao Martins

Edifier Introduces W240TN Bluetooth 5.3 ANC True Wireless Earbuds

Edifier has announced the release of their latest earbuds, featuring active noise cancellation (ANC), Bluetooth 5.3 and an eye-catching design. The new Edifier W240TN earbuds expand on the brand's record for affordable but premium quality audio and are aimed at the highly competitive under $100 market. And designing decent true wireless earbuds with ANC at this price, with a distinctive signature design, is not a small accomplishment.
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Angry Miao Launches Futuristic Ultra-Low Latency Cyberblade True Wireless Earbuds
September 1, 2022 by Joao Martins

Angry Miao Launches Futuristic Ultra-Low Latency Cyberblade True Wireless Earbuds

Angry Miao is a community-driven technology brand that is determined to shake up the audio industry with bold designs inspired on gaming culture and aesthetics. The Chinese company just announced the new Cyberblade true wireless earbuds, which are being promoted with a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and promise to deliver 36ms ultra-low latency audio while ensuring a high-quality sound quality experience thanks to a new exclusive three-chip design.
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StreamUnlimited and GrAI Matter Labs Demonstrate Real-Time Sound Source Separation AI Platform at IFA-2022
September 1, 2022 by Joao Martins

StreamUnlimited and GrAI Matter Labs Demonstrate Real-Time Sound Source Separation AI Platform at IFA-2022

GrAI Matter Labs (GML) and StreamUnlimited announced a partnership to demonstrate multiple novel applications using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in music and consumer audio. The companies will promote their expertise in product development for consumer devices in connected audio and AI, creating new reference platforms to deliver new experiences in speech, music and multimedia for portable speakers, soundbars, TVs and more.
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Grado Introduces New GS1000x and GS3000x Statement X Series Headphones
August 24, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Grado Introduces New GS1000x and GS3000x Statement X Series Headphones

Grado introduced the new Statement Series, which brings fourth-generation X Drivers to the wooden GS3000x and GS1000x models. The GS1000x combines mahogany and ipê wood, while the GS3000x houses the brand's most powerful driver yet inside a metal chamber surrounded by a single body of cocobolo wood. Along with the superior sound these new drivers produce, the GS3000x and GS1000x also feature Grado's improved 12-conductor braided cable and new headbands. Both are hand assembled in Brooklyn, New York.
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Logitech Chorus Offers Audio Add-on to Virtual Reality Headset Design
August 24, 2022 by Joao Martins

Logitech Chorus Offers Audio Add-on to Virtual Reality Headset Design

Logitech unveiled Logitech Chorus, a new integrated audio solution designed from the ground up for the Meta Quest 2, a Virtual Reality Headset sold by Facebook. The Logitech VR accessory uses Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR) drivers from Tectonic, adding a convenient "off-ear speaker" solution that is similar to the one created for the Valve Index Headset. Without touching the ears, the design was custom tuned by Tectonic to offer total but safe immersion for those experimenting with VR.
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Audio-Technica Fights Back with AT2020USB-X USB-C Cardioid Condenser Microphone
August 19, 2022 by Joao Martins

Audio-Technica Fights Back with AT2020USB-X USB-C Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Audio-Technica released its AT2020USB-X cardioid condenser USB microphone. A reimagining of the popular AT2020USB+, the AT2020USB-X microphone is designed to meet the needs of musicians, streamers, podcasters and other content creators, offering the acclaimed sound of the original AT2020 - Audio-Technica's best-selling budget-microphone - in a new and improved USB-C version, upgraded to 24-bit/96kHz sampling rate with the convenience of plug-and-play operation.
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Audiocase Makes a Case for All-in-One Portable Speakers
August 12, 2022 by Joao Martins

Audiocase Makes a Case for All-in-One Portable Speakers

What is it with Denmark and innovative speaker companies? After Soundboks becoming a global sensation with ridiculously large "portable" party speakers, now there's another Danish startup ready to disrupt the home audio space with a unique approach, which in their case, makes complete sense. Launching on Kickstarter, Audiocase is promoting the ultimate all-in-one portable speaker, home audio system, practice amplifier, PA system, and karaoke machine. Actually, make that two. A big and a large(r) speaker.
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