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New Materials for Earphones and Headphones
April 3, 2019 by Mike Klasco

New Materials for Earphones and Headphones

For the January 2019 edition of Voice Coil magazine, Mike Klasco and Nora Wong have compiled a special Focus article on New Materials for Earphones and Headphones. For those looking to differentiate their new products, the two Menlo Scientific consultants provide a unique and valuable perspective on multiple possibilities and designs for drivers, materials for assemblies and enclosures, choices for headbands and ear cushions, signal processing, and even cables.
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KV2 Audio Launches ESD Cube at Prolight+Sound 2019
April 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

KV2 Audio Launches ESD Cube at Prolight+Sound 2019

KV2 Audio, the company founded by George Krampera, which keeps designing the company's extensive range of professional audio speakers, manufactured in the Czech Republic, will be showing its most compact speaker yet at Prolight+Sound 2019. The ESD Cube ultra-compact passive 5-inch loudspeaker features a unique trans-coil design for superior vocal reproduction, extended high frequency response, increased dynamic range and what the company claims to be the lowest distortion of any comparable loudspeaker in its class. VC
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Eastman Tritan Copolyester Creates Ultradurable Headband for New Skullcandy Riff Wireless On-Ear Headphones
March 22, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Eastman Tritan Copolyester Creates Ultradurable Headband for New Skullcandy Riff Wireless On-Ear Headphones

Global specialty plastics provider Eastman collaborated with lifestyle audio brand Skullcandy to create a new wireless headphone that lives up to the brand's design pillar of "built for adventure" due to the inherent toughness and chemical resistance of Eastman Tritan copolyester. Used on the headphone's headband, Tritan offers chemical resistance to skin oils and hair products, making it ideal for this application.
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EOZ Audio Launches EOZ Air Bluetooth 5 True Wireless Earphones
March 6, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

EOZ Audio Launches EOZ Air Bluetooth 5 True Wireless Earphones

After two successful campaigns on Kickstarter - as usually troubled with forced specification changes, quality-control delays and shipping hurdles - EOZ Audio is now selling directly its latest EOZ Air Bluetooth 5 True Wireless Earphones. The beautiful design of the EOZ Air, features 8mm diameter graphene-coated drivers and Bluetooth 5.0 technology. The earbuds boast six hours of non-stop playback on a single charge, and up to 90 hours playback by using the 2200 mAh, USB-C charging case.
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MyKronoz Introduces ZePods Bluetooth 5 True Wireless Earbuds
March 5, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

MyKronoz Introduces ZePods Bluetooth 5 True Wireless Earbuds

Unveiled at MWC 2019 in Barcelona, the new ZePods range of true wireless earbuds by MyKronoz feature a familiar design, closely resembling Apple's AirPods, and are complemented by features which might be appreciated for users looking for an affordable, more stylish alternative. The ZePods and ZePods+ are available in 6 vibrant colors, support up to 5 hours playtime with an extra 10 hours in the battery case, and use embedded fast charging so they take only 15 minutes to fully charge and be ready to play.
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1More Stylish True Wireless In-Ear Headphones Bundled with Nubia alpha Wearable Phone
February 28, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

1More Stylish True Wireless In-Ear Headphones Bundled with Nubia alpha Wearable Phone

1More, one of the top ten headphones brands in China, and multinational Nubia Technology announced a cooperation at the annual MWC 2019 show, in bringing to market a game-changing dual concept. 1More’s collaboration with Nubia includes its iF 2019 award-winning Stylish True Wireless Earbuds, bundled along with Nubia's alpha, the world's first wearable phone concept with a flexible display, delivering an all-in-one unique proposition to consumers.
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Control4 Acquires Smart Home Remote Device Maker NEEO
February 5, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Control4 Acquires Smart Home Remote Device Maker NEEO

Control4 Corporation, a leading global provider of smart home and home automation solutions from Salt Lake City, Utah, announced the acquisition of Switzerland-based NEEO, the creators of an acclaimed smart home remote. Control4 says the acquisition will accelerate its leadership in delivering remotes, touch panels, keypads, and other smart home devices, and enhance its plans for next-generation interaction devices across the smart home.
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Audinate Announces Dante AV, Complete Integrated Audio and Video Networking Solution
January 30, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Audinate Announces Dante AV, Complete Integrated Audio and Video Networking Solution

Audinate, developer of the industry-leading Dante audio networking technology, has announced Dante AV, a first-of-its-kind integrated audio and video-over-IP solution for manufacturers. Dante AV is a complete integrated audio and video networking solution, bringing ease-of-use, unified control and tight synchronization to distribution of audio and video over standard IP networks. Dante AV enables complete interoperability with more than 1600 Dante-enabled audio products already on the market.
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Celestion to Demonstrate Axi2050 Axiperiodic Driver During NAMM 2019
January 15, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion to Demonstrate Axi2050 Axiperiodic Driver During NAMM 2019

Following earlier presentations at several international trade-shows, Celestion announced the Winter NAMM debut of the Axi2050 wideband axiperiodic compression driver, which will be on display with “The Big Red Horn” at the company’s second booth in the Pro Audio Hall (ACC North, Level 2, Booth 18100). This high output single diaphragm driver is able to perform the role of two speakers in one with no crossover required and is one of the latest examples of the type of innovation Celestion is bringing to pro audio market.
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Auri Smart Home Lamp and Speaker Targets Wellness
November 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Auri Smart Home Lamp and Speaker Targets Wellness

Ling Technology, the Chinese company behind the AI Owl Luka, which can read any picture books to children, and the Jibo social robot, is now announcing Auri, a brand new smart home light and smart speaker which aims to promote wellness with its intelligent lighting and ambient sounds to help lift moods and bring calmness into homes. But Auri is also a platform that Ling intends to expand with various accessories, like the Auri oil diffuser and the Auri motion sensor. The project is now being promoted with a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.
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