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Synaptics Accelerates Low Power Edge AI Audio Product Development with Edge Impulse Partnership
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Synaptics Accelerates Low Power Edge AI Audio Product Development with Edge Impulse Partnership

Synaptics announced a partnership with Edge Impulse, the company leading machine learning development efforts on edge devices. The partnership combines Synaptics' latest Katana Ultra Low-Power Edge AI Platform with the Edge Impulse software development platform used by thousands of embedded developers to create, train and deploy custom models for a wide range of AI applications. The combined solutions will make developing machine learning models for low-power connected devices even easier.
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IKEA and Sonos Introduce Redesigned SYMFONISK Table Lamp Speaker
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IKEA and Sonos Introduce Redesigned SYMFONISK Table Lamp Speaker

In 2019, IKEA and Sonos announced the joint development of the SYMFONISK wireless speaker range, with two inaugural products. While the SYMFONISK bookshelf speaker offered a great connected multi-functional design at an affordable price, the original SYMFONISK table lamp speaker was not so successful. Two years later, IKEA and Sonos are launching a new version of the SYMFONISK table lamp speaker, offering a better sound experience and updated, customizable designs.
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Novatek Announces Turnkey SoC Solution With Support for DTS Play-Fi
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Novatek Announces Turnkey SoC Solution With Support for DTS Play-Fi

DTS, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi Holding Corporation, announced that Novatek Microelectronics, a major chip supplier for TVs, will be supporting DTS Play-Fi on its line of SoCs targeting the TV market. This turnkey solution from Novatek will enable manufacturers to build TVs that seamlessly connect to other DTS Play-Fi compatible products, including speakers and amplifiers.
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Skullcandy's New Under $100 True Wireless Earbuds Offer Skull-iQ Smart Feature Technology
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Skullcandy's New Under $100 True Wireless Earbuds Offer Skull-iQ Smart Feature Technology

True wireless earbuds that offer truly differentiated features, such as hands-free control via simple voice commands, personal audio profiles, and software updates, are now a reality under $100. Coming from Skullcandy, the popular headphone brand leading that price category, the new Grind Fuel and Push Active TWS designs offer those features thanks to Bragi OS, and over 18 months of development effort by the Skullcandy and Bragi teams.
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Merging Technologies' Anubis Runs SoundID Reference Correction Software
by Joao Martins

Merging Technologies' Anubis Runs SoundID Reference Correction Software

Merging+Anubis is now the world’s first audio interface and controller to run Sonarworks' SoundID Reference correction software without a computer, with the lowest possible latency, right out of the box. Launched already three years ago, the powerful Anubis continues to show the power of integration and being open to third party add-ons. Sonarworks and Merging Technologies have partnered up to simplify the music production process with the first hardware to enable SoundID Reference correction outside of a computer.
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Resonado Labs Unveils Concept Marine Sound System in Partnership with Lippert
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Resonado Labs Unveils Concept Marine Sound System in Partnership with Lippert

Resonado Labs unveiled a concept marine sound system at IBEX 2021, North-America's largest trade-show for the marine industry. Resonado Labs continues to design and provide proprietary audio technology to brands and manufacturers, based on its flagship Flat Core Speaker (FCS) technology. The new system was designed by Resonado in collaboration with Lippert’s Marine Group as the companies plan to partner on more marine projects in 2022.
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Vesper Completes $16M Financing to Accelerate Growth
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Vesper Completes $16M Financing to Accelerate Growth

Vesper, the pioneer in piezoelectric MEMS microphones and sensors that is now empowering edge-AI applications in consumer devices, closed a $18M financing round led by Accomplice. Vesper also received investments from Applied Materials Ventures, Sands Capital, Bose, Amazon Alexa Fund, Gopher Asset Management, ITIC, World Peace Group, Unitrontech, and MegaChips. The round brings Vesper's total funding to date to $73M.
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Technics Releases New Premium True Wireless Earbuds Designed for Work and Play
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Technics Releases New Premium True Wireless Earbuds Designed for Work and Play

Technics announced the new EAH-AZ60 and EAH-AZ40 true wireless earbuds, both equipped with JustMyVoice technology which provides improved clear voice communication during calls. The EAH-AZ60 model features a larger 8mm dynamic driver and LDAC support, using a total of eight mics on the left and right to power Dual Hybrid Noise Cancelling Technology, combining feedforward (FF) and feedback (FB) methods, as well as digital and analog processing for best-in-class ANC.
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Audeze Expands R&D and Global Distribution Network With New Taiwan Subsidiary
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Audeze Expands R&D and Global Distribution Network With New Taiwan Subsidiary

Audeze announced the opening of their new Taiwan subsidiary, Audeze Taiwan. Located in the heart of Taiwan, Taipei city, the new office will focus as an R&D center for technical innovations, while increasing product distribution efficiency and customer experience for Audeze’s Taiwan-based users and dealers. Additionally, Audeze Taiwan will also serve as a hub for Audeze’s distribution of other premium audio manufacturers, including Burson Audio and Periodic Audio.
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MAAT Licenses LINpro OEM Dithering Technology to Steinberg Media Technologies
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MAAT Licenses LINpro OEM Dithering Technology to Steinberg Media Technologies

MAAT Incorporated announced the licensing of their LINpro intellectual property (IP) for next generation redithering of digital audio. MAAT’s LINpro OEM Developer Kit was licensed by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH to supplement their existing dither capabilities. The LINpro OEM software toolset first appears in Wavelab 11, Steinberg’s flagship audio editing and mastering software.
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