audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available

audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available
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Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!

Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!
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Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024

Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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Universal Audio Announces a Fresh New Take on USB Audio Interfaces
by Joao Martins

Universal Audio Announces a Fresh New Take on USB Audio Interfaces

Universal Audio surprised everyone with the introduction of a completely new range of USB-C audio interfaces. With five different models and a stylish design, the new Volt audio interfaces are said to offer best-in-class sound quality, including a Vintage Mic Preamp mode, built-in 76 Compressor in the 76 models, and are bundled with a suite of audio software for use with Macs, PCs, iPads, and even iPhones.
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Genelec Introduces New Signature Series With Re-Imagined 6040R Smart Active Loudspeaker
by audioXpress Staff

Genelec Introduces New Signature Series With Re-Imagined 6040R Smart Active Loudspeaker

Genelec has unveiled the first model in its new Signature Series with the introduction of the two-way 6040R Smart Active Loudspeaker. Created in conjunction with celebrated Finnish industrial designer Harri Koskinen, the floor-standing 6040R is intended to fuse Finnish technology and design, performance and aesthetics, appealing to high quality home audio enthusiasts.
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Sensory Releases Speech Recognition Models for Children
by audioXpress Staff

Sensory Releases Speech Recognition Models for Children

Sensory, the recognized voice recognition and edge-AI voice solutions specialist announced availability of new custom trained speech recognition models that understand the unique linguistic patterns associated with children’s speech. This new children’s speech recognizer unlocks a higher level of accuracy and privacy for apps, toys, kid’s wearables, and education technologies, all key market segments for voice interface applications that Sensory is targeting.
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    Packetcraft Announces Bluetooth 5.3 Qualification and LC3 Codec for LE Audio
    by audioXpress Staff

    Packetcraft Announces Bluetooth 5.3 Qualification and LC3 Codec for LE Audio

    Wireless software licensor Packetcraft, Inc. announced its Packetcraft Controller software has achieved Bluetooth 5.3 qualification, including the world’s first qualification of new Bluetooth 5.3 link layer technical features. Packetcraft also announced the availability of Packetcraft LC3, a highly optimized and efficient LC3 codec for Bluetooth LE Audio.
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    Sony Introduces SRS-NS7 Wireless Neckband Personal Theater
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    Sony Introduces SRS-NS7 Wireless Neckband Personal Theater

    Sony Electronics announced the new SRS-NS7 wireless neckband speaker, the latest addition to its around-the-neck speaker lineup. When connected to the WLA-NS7 wireless transmitter, the SRS-NS7 provides an immersive home theater experience, with sound tailored for personal listening. This is the second wireless neckband design from Sony, short after the announcement of the SRS-NB10, targeted at work from home, conference calls, and home music listen in total comfort.
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    Vicoustic Expands VicBooth Ultra Range With 3x3m and 3x4m Sound Insulation Models
    by audioXpress Staff

    Vicoustic Expands VicBooth Ultra Range With 3x3m and 3x4m Sound Insulation Models

    Expanding from its standard catalog of first-approach acoustic panel solutions sold globally, Vicoustic launched the VicBooth acoustic cabin and sound insulation booth concept in 2016. The DIY modular design was so popular that Vicoustic quickly launched the VicBooth Ultra modular system with more options for multiple applications. Now, Vicoustic expanded the range with 2 bigger sizes - 3x3m and 3x4m - and introduced the new VicBooth Ultra Shop online store.
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    Adoption of Smart TVs and Smart Speakers/Displays Rises Above 50% During Pandemic
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    Adoption of Smart TVs and Smart Speakers/Displays Rises Above 50% During Pandemic

    Market research firm Parks Associates released its latest Consumer Insights Dashboard, a new ongoing service that analyzes the firm's quarterly surveys of 10,000 US broadband households to track consumer adoption of home devices and services. Its Consumer Electronics Dashboard reveals that among the most commonly adopted CE device categories, smart TVs and smart speakers/displays showed significant growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Smart TVs reached 56%, while smart speakers/displays reached 53%.
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    Limited Edition Fender MoFi Turntable Inspired by Iconic Precision Bass
    by audioXpress Staff

    Limited Edition Fender MoFi Turntable Inspired by Iconic Precision Bass

    Fender Musical Instruments, the world’s largest guitar manufacturer, and Mobile Fidelity Electronics (MoFi), have partnered to develop, produce, and release Fender’s first-ever turntable, the Fender x MoFi PrecisionDeck. Limited to a run of only 1,000 units, and priced at $3,495.00 USD, the unique high-end turntable with a sunburst finish is available for purchase online and select authorized retailers.
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    All About Fluid Dispensing! Join the Global Virtual Dispensing Expo
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    All About Fluid Dispensing! Join the Global Virtual Dispensing Expo

    The global virtual event will take place from October 26 - 28, 2021. See detailed information about loudspeaker dispensing applications and products. Register now! The ViscoTec team will be in contact with you via live chat all day and night. In addition, you can listen to speeches from dispensing experts about the latest dispensing trends, or join a video guided company tour. All about fluid & paste dispensing solutions! You just have to sign in and join virtually – 24 hours per day.
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    Upgrade Sensing for Your True Wireless Stereo Designs. Why Buy Four Chips if You Only Need One?
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    Upgrade Sensing for Your True Wireless Stereo Designs. Why Buy Four Chips if You Only Need One?

    Azoteq recently released its second-generation four-in-one chip for earbuds. The IQS7222A IC is a multifunctional capacitive, inductive, and Hall-effect sensor with additional temperature sensing for reference tracking. The 1.62 x 1.62 mm chip allows you to add a touch-and-swipe interface, wear detection, docking detection and your choice of an inductive waterproof button or the inductive force-sensing features.
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