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Razer Unveils New Hammerhead True Wireless Pro Earbuds with Advanced Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation
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Razer Unveils New Hammerhead True Wireless Pro Earbuds with Advanced Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation

Lifestyle gaming brand Razer announced a new true wireless earbuds design featuring both THX Certified audio and advanced hybrid Active Noise Cancellation to achieve an undisturbed listening experience with crisp, clear audio and impactful bass, ready for any situation – on the go or working from home. And the new Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Pro earbuds deliver low latency audio and a customizable fit for immersive sound and gaming advantage.
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KV2 Audio Unveils D Series Amplifiers with Onboard Control & Diagnostics
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KV2 Audio Unveils D Series Amplifiers with Onboard Control & Diagnostics

Pro audio loudspeaker manufacturer KV2 Audio is recognized for the quality of its analog engineering. When it comes to the amplification stages, the company founded by audio veteran George Krampera created a range of products that reflect the brand's engineering philosophy. KV2 named its new D Series amplifiers in reference to the onboard digital control and diagnostics features. The very first deployment of D Series amplifiers is at the Volksoper or People’s Opera in Vienna, where 56 units are already in use every day.
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Webinar December 8: Your Hearables and True Wireless Designs Need Sensor Fusion
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Webinar December 8: Your Hearables and True Wireless Designs Need Sensor Fusion

Want to understand the complexities of context awareness and user interface for the hearables market? Attend a quick webinar December 8 to learn about sensor fusion solutions for TWS designs. OEMs and IC companies need to manage sensor fusion for the latest cutting edge wearables, hearables and true wireless designs. Product managers and design, system, and product engineers wanting to understand the complexities of context awareness and user interface for the hearables market should join CEVA's experts Seth Sternberg and Ken Walker to learn more.
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Renkus-Heinz Stretches Iconyx Compact Series Steerable Columns to Bring Intelligible Sound to Larger Spaces
by Joao Martins

Renkus-Heinz Stretches Iconyx Compact Series Steerable Columns to Bring Intelligible Sound to Larger Spaces

California-based loudspeaker manufacturer Renkus-Heinz continues undeterred in its effort to lead the industry towards networked, digitally steerable, and fully integrated Reference Point Array sound reinforcement systems. The company now announced two new products in its latest Iconyx Compact Series: the Iconyx Compact 36/3-RN and the 48/3-RN. The two tallest solutions bring the benefits of the Iconyx family into an impressively compact and architecturally friendly package.
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EarFun Sets Record for Lightest ANC Wireless Earbuds with New EarFun Free Pro
by Joao Martins

EarFun Sets Record for Lightest ANC Wireless Earbuds with New EarFun Free Pro

EarFun is one of those consumer brands, established in 2018 by an experienced group of industrial designers and acoustic engineers, focused on next-generation wireless audio devices and leveraging their manufacturing network in Shenzhen, China. Committed to deliver solutions that use the latest technology and improve sound quality, the EarFun engineering team has been pushing the envelope on how affordable and sophisticated true wireless earbuds can be. With the new EarFun Free Pro, the brand seems to have come full circle.
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RME Releases New Drivers for Use with macOS Big Sur, Ensures Compatibility with Mac, Intel & M1 Hardware
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RME Releases New Drivers for Use with macOS Big Sur, Ensures Compatibility with Mac, Intel & M1 Hardware

RME Audio, the German manufacturer of premium audio interfaces, has announced today that its interfaces are already compatible with the latest macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 which was released in November 2020. RME interfaces are now compatible with both Intel-based and the new M1 ARM-based Mac systems running the latest Apple OS. Since RME drivers are written in-house and not outsourced to third party developers, RME’s users are able to update their firmware immediately and continue working without interruption or delay.
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Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 for Bluetooth 5.2 and LE Audio Applications Now Available
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Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 for Bluetooth 5.2 and LE Audio Applications Now Available

Nordic Semiconductor has announced that its nRF5340 high-end multiprotocol Bluetooth 5.2 System-on-Chip (SoC) has entered volume production. The world’s first dual Arm Cortex-M33 wireless SoC is now available and offers all the advanced features and security required for the next-generation of connected audio applications including LE Audio and advanced wearables. The new SoC is now widely commercially available through Nordic’s distribution network.
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Registration Opens for the First All-Digital CES 2021
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Registration Opens for the First All-Digital CES 2021

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that registration is now open for the first-ever, all-digital CES 2021 – on track to become one of the largest digital events. The world's most influential technology event will open its digital doors, Jan. 11-14, 2021, bringing the global tech community together for next-gen product announcements, press events and keynotes from industry visionaries.
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SEGGER embOS RTOS Transforms 64-bit SoCs Into Single Chip Computers
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SEGGER embOS RTOS Transforms 64-bit SoCs Into Single Chip Computers

German company SEGGER Microcontroller continues to expand its state-of-the-art software libraries and hardware and software tools for embedded systems development and production. In an interesting development, SEGGER has announced that its embOS real-time operating system now supports 64-bit processor cores. And many developers would also be interested to know that the company's SystemView verification solution for embedded development is now available under Friendly Licensing.
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Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 888 Mobile Processing Platform
by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 888 Mobile Processing Platform

During the annual Snapdragon Tech Summit Digital 2020, Qualcomm introduced its latest flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform, which will set the benchmark for flagship Android smartphones in 2021. This new platform packs industry-leading mobile innovations in 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), gaming, and camera technologies, while offering all the processing and connectivity power to enable next-generation immersive audio experiences, including support for Bluetooth 5.2 with LE Audio features.
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