AAC Technologies Showcases Latest Sensory and Interactive Solutions at CES 2024

At CES 2024, AAC Technologies unveiled a series of integrated solutions for consumer electronics across seven domains – automotive, acoustics, haptic feedback, XR, optics, precision manufacturing, and sensors & semiconductors. Among the demonstrations, AAC showcased an interesting new coaxial acoustics solution, a new haptics driver, and the new ultra-compact, high-frequency MEMS speaker, the Soprano.

Multiple perspectives to inspire you in the new year. A Market Update on Bone Conduction Transducers, an article on the development of the Taction Transporter haptic transducer, and a valuable article by Hans W. Gierlich explaining an effective approach for testing structure-borne sound applied to in-ear developments. Andrew Bellavia writes about why the FDA’s OTC hearing aid rule could be quickly obsolete, Adam Levenson introduces the new Audio Foundry automotive audio development platform, and René Christensen makes its debut with audioXpress, writing about simulation techniques

Celebrating 50 years of The Audio Amateur - the publishing company that started it all for us - and 20 years of audioXpress, we begin 2021 with a great - and expanded - edition. We discuss market and technology trends in Speakers and Transducers, a new MEMS transducer topology for wireless earbuds, and the latest innovations in haptic drivers and transducers. Perry Marshall details his unique dipoles speaker project, and renowned tube expert Menno van der Veen explains all the secrets of the latest Vanderveen Trans-SE10 amplifier. Now available in print and digital