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Kardome Adds Voice Biometrics And Wake Word Detection To Its Voice Technology Portfolio
by audioXpress Staff

Kardome Adds Voice Biometrics And Wake Word Detection To Its Voice Technology Portfolio

Israel based startup Kardome originally pioneered speech enhancement solutions designed to outperform standard voice technology algorithms, based on the company's AFE and patented Spatial Listening technology that simultaneously enhances speech signals from multiple speakers in real-time. Recently, Kardome expanded its voice technology offerings, adding voice biometrics (Voice ID) and wake word detection in order to expand its solutions approach.
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MediaTek Adds MPEG-H Audio to its Pentonic Series of Smart TV Chips and Boosts TV 3.0 Access for Brazilian TV Sets
by Joao Martins

MediaTek Adds MPEG-H Audio to its Pentonic Series of Smart TV Chips and Boosts TV 3.0 Access for Brazilian TV Sets

MediaTek, the semiconductor company from Taiwan, and Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard, have once again collaborated for bringing the most advanced audio experience to consumer homes. In January 2022, MPEG-H Audio was selected by the SBTVD Forum as the sole mandatory audio codec for the TV 3.0 Brazilian broadcast system. MediaTek has now integrated MPEG-H Audio into its Pentonic series.
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Kemper Kone NEO Speakers Custom Made By Celestion
by Joao Martins

Kemper Kone NEO Speakers Custom Made By Celestion

Kemper announced availability of a new Kemper Kone NEO replacement speaker for its 12" guitar cabinets. This is the same speaker manufactured for the German company by Celestion and used in the Kemper Kabinets, now with a new lightweight neodymium magnet. Also available for a wider range of cabinet designs, these speakers were designed for guitar tone monitoring with a choice of 19 classic guitar speaker imprints activated by Kemper Profile PowerRacks and PowerHeads.
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Nordic Semiconductor Announces Its First Wi-Fi Chip
by Cristina Costa

Nordic Semiconductor Announces Its First Wi-Fi Chip

Following the acquisition of the Wi-Fi development team, core Wi-Fi expertise, and Wi-Fi IP tech assets of Imagination Technologies Group in 2020, Nordic Semiconductor announced its entry into the Wi-Fi wireless market with the introduction of the nRF7002, an ultra-low power, dual-band Wi-Fi 6 companion IC. The launch enables Nordic Semiconductor to offer all three of the world’s most popular wireless connectivity technologies: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular, paving the way for new market opportunities.
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Audio-Technica Fights Back with AT2020USB-X USB-C Cardioid Condenser Microphone
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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GN Announces Jabra Enhance Plus will Enter OTC Hearing Aid Category
by Joao Martins

GN Announces Jabra Enhance Plus will Enter OTC Hearing Aid Category

Following the FDA release of the anticipated Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aid regulations, with intent to increase access for people with untreated hearing loss, the GN Group immediately announced its support to that ambition. The market leading group that owns hearing aid brands Resound and Beltone, together with Jabra, the communications and all-in-one hearing enhancement consumer brand, announced that it will seek to register its Jabra Enhance Plus technology as an OTC product.
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First Bluetooth LE Audio Product on the Market Is From Sennheiser and Is a TV Transmitter Solution
by Joao Martins

First Bluetooth LE Audio Product on the Market Is From Sennheiser and Is a TV Transmitter Solution

Sennheiser - or better said, Sennheiser Hearing, the consumer division of Sonova - has leveraged the latest Bluetooth LE Audio technology and LC3 codec to update its TV Listening product portfolio. The Sennheiser RS 120-W wireless on-ear headphones are therefore the first in the market to support the updated Bluetooth specifications and offer no less than three different sound modes, working with advanced LE audio transmission to enhance one of the oldest concepts in the brand's portfolio.
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US Food and Drug Administration Finalizes Rules for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
by Joao Martins

US Food and Drug Administration Finalizes Rules for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Five years after the original OTC hearing aid act was signed into law on August 18, 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule establishing Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids. The FDA also issued the final Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products, clarifying the differences between hearing aids, which are medical devices, personal sound amplification products, and the new category of OTC hearing aids, which can be purchased directly from stores or online.
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Asahi Kasei Microdevices Licenses Automotive Active Road Noise Cancellation (ARNC) Technology from Silentium
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Asahi Kasei Microdevices Licenses Automotive Active Road Noise Cancellation (ARNC) Technology from Silentium

Following a period of over a year working together in development, Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) has entered into a license agreement with Israel-based Silentium for automotive Active Road Noise Cancellation (ARNC) technology. Silentium’s Quiet Bubble software technology will be incorporated into one of AKM’s audio voice processors for distribution worldwide. Sample shipments are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022.
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ESS Technology Launches New High Performance 32-bit Audio Multichannel Digital-to-Analog Converters
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ESS Technology Launches New High Performance 32-bit Audio Multichannel Digital-to-Analog Converters

ESS Technology has launched 4 new Sabre PROfessional Series Digital-to-Analog converters, setting the company's benchmark for consumer and professional audio applications. The new converters are the flagship ES9039MPRO and ES9039PRO, together with the cost-effective ES9027MPRO and ES9027PRO 8 channel DACs. And targeting cost sensitive applications that need improved performance, ESS also launched the new ESS ES9017 8-channel DAC.
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