All items tagged with wireless audio (362)
Optoma Acquires Acclaimed Californian Consumer Audio Company NuForce
December 17, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Optoma Acquires Acclaimed Californian Consumer Audio Company NuForce

Leading international projector brand, Optoma, announced it has acquired NuForce Inc. the California-based maker of premium consumer audio products. NuForce develops products in the audio and AV tech space and the brand’s catalogue includes award-winning switching amps, audiophile-grade earphones, earphone amps, and digital-to-analog converters.
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New Microchip JukeBlox 4 Wi-Fi Platform for Streaming Audio
December 10, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

New Microchip JukeBlox 4 Wi-Fi Platform for Streaming Audio

Microchip Technology’s fourth-generation JukeBlox platform enables product developers to build low-latency systems, such as wireless speakers, sound bars, AV receivers, micro systems, and more. The JukeBlox 4 Software Development Kit (SDK) in combination with the CY920 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Network Media Module features dual-band Wi-Fi technology, multi-room features, AirPlay and DLNA connectivity, and integrated music services.
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Celebrating Its 14th Year, audioXpress January 2015 Is Available Online
November 30, 2014 by Joao Martins

Celebrating Its 14th Year, audioXpress January 2015 Is Available Online

The January 2015 issue of audioXpress celebrates our 14th year. This edition includes our Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2014 report, we assembled and tested the MOD 102 Guitar Tube Amplifier Kit by MOD Kits, invited Scott Dorsey to update his Kludge reamplifier box and Gerhard Haas explains how to build a Wah Wah effects device. Don’t miss it!
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Wireless Audio Market Worth $13.75 Billion by 2018
November 27, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Wireless Audio Market Worth $13.75 Billion by 2018

According to a new market research report “Wireless Audio Device Market By Products, Technology and Application - Global Forecast & Analysis 2013 – 2018” published by MarketsandMarkets, the total market is expected to generate revenues of $13.75 billion by 2018, growing at an estimated CAGR of 24.02% from 2013-2018.
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Sonos Sues D&M Holdings for Patent Infringement of Wireless Audio Products
November 21, 2014 by Vance Dickason

Sonos Sues D&M Holdings for Patent Infringement of Wireless Audio Products

This may be from my “word-to-the-wise” department, given the number of Sonos clone products that have proliferated in the market place, but Sonos has filed a lawsuit against D&M Holdings in the state of Delaware over Denon’s HEOS wireless home audio product line. Sonos says D&M Holdings infringes on at least four of its patents.
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Summit Semiconductor Extended Distance Modules Support WiSA Whole House Audio Specification
November 17, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Summit Semiconductor Extended Distance Modules Support WiSA Whole House Audio Specification

Providing advanced wireless audio technologies to the industry with support to the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association’s recently updated compliance and interoperability teste specifications, Summit Semiconductor already has extended distance transmit and receive modules available for multi-zone home theater and whole home audio applications.
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Acquisition of Cabasse by AwoX
October 28, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Acquisition of Cabasse by AwoX

AwoX announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of French acoustics technology company Cabasse from the Canon Group. Canon had acquired Cabasse in 2006. AwoX is known for its innovative Awox StriimLIGHT Bluetooth and Wi-Fi LED light bulbs, equipped with a 10W speaker, allowing to stream music stored on a tablet, smartphone or computer and supporting multiroom applications thanks to a synchronization function.
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Phorus Introduces Its Next-Generation PS5 Wireless Home Audio Speaker with DTS Play-Fi Technology
October 17, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Phorus Introduces Its Next-Generation PS5 Wireless Home Audio Speaker with DTS Play-Fi Technology

Phorus, a subsidiary of DTS, introduced the Phorus PS5 Speaker with DTS Play-Fi technology. The Phorus PS5 Speaker combines elegant new design and uncompromised sound quality with integrated Play-Fi Technology to stream music from any device or platform over standard Wi-Fi.
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BenQ’s eVolo: The World’s First Electrostatic Bluetooth Speaker
October 1, 2014 by Joao Martins

BenQ’s eVolo: The World’s First Electrostatic Bluetooth Speaker

With an impressive design and combining aptX Bluetooth wireless audio for the first time in a portable speaker featuring electrostatic technology, BenQ’s eVolo is one of the most impressive proposals in this booming market. eVolo also signals BenQ’s entrance in the personal audio market segment.
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Qualcomm Expands AllPlay Streaming Audio with SDK Availability
September 29, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Qualcomm Expands AllPlay Streaming Audio with SDK Availability

Qualcomm Connected Experiences, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, has announced the general availability of its AllPlay Click Software Development Kit (SDK). Furthermore, several major hardware and content providers have announced launches relating to the Qualcomm AllPlay smart media platform.
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