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Raspberry Pi 400 Is an All-in-One PC with Bluetooth 5 and Wi-Fi 802.11ac
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Raspberry Pi 400 Is an All-in-One PC with Bluetooth 5 and Wi-Fi 802.11ac

Inspired by the home computers of the 1980s, Raspberry Pi introduced a new product that brings a completely new meaning to the company's mission of offering affordable, high-performance, programmable computers. The new Raspberry Pi 400 is a complete PC built into a compact keyboard, and featuring a quad-core 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, wireless networking, dual-display output, and 4K video playback, as well as a 40-pin GPIO header. The all-in-one Raspberry Pi 400 is available for just $70.
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STMicroelectronics Establishes World’s First “Lab-in-Fab” to Advance Adoption of Piezoelectric MEMS in Singapore
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STMicroelectronics Establishes World’s First “Lab-in-Fab” to Advance Adoption of Piezoelectric MEMS in Singapore

STMicroelectronics, a leading manufacturer of Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, announced a collaboration with A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute in Singapore, and ULVAC, a leading Japanese manufacturing-tool vendor, to jointly setup and operate an 8-inch (200mm) R&D line focused on Piezo MEMS technology within ST’s existing manufacturing facility in Singapore. The concept aims to advance the adoption of piezoelectric MEMS in new applications including augmented reality.
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Full Agenda Now Available for Audio Collaborative 2020, November 4-5
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Full Agenda Now Available for Audio Collaborative 2020, November 4-5

Futuresource Consulting has put together another edition of the company's renowned Audio Collaborative event, this year shifting to a two-day all-virtual experience on November 4-5, Wednesday and Thursday, from 2pm – 6pm GMT (9am – 1pm EST). Attendees will see first class presentations and panels from industry experts, while Futuresource experts will present on the growth and the crossover of business opportunities for the entire audio ecosystem.
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Global Smart Speaker Market Set to Reach 163 Million Units in 2021
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Global Smart Speaker Market Set to Reach 163 Million Units in 2021

With a slightly more conservative forecast than some published reports from other market research firms, Canalys expects the global smart speaker market, including smart displays, to reach 163 million units in 2021, characterized as a growth of 21%. In 2020, Mainland China, which has the COVID-19 pandemic relatively under control, will lead, growing 16%, while the rest of the global market is expected to grow 3% as countries continue to battle the coronavirus.
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Deezer Creates HiFi Room to Promote FLAC Streaming Quality
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Deezer Creates HiFi Room to Promote FLAC Streaming Quality

Music streaming platform Deezer announced a new curated section, with curated playlists and albums just for high fidelity fans. The new HiFi Room on Deezer features hand-picked tracks to draw out the rich sounds streaming in lossless FLAC quality. The company says it currently offers more than 52 million files encoded on FLAC on the platform, and it made sense to offer a curated selection for its premium subscribers to easily find this content in one place, now offering more than 15 exclusive playlists, album recommendations and reissues (remasters).
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L-Acoustics and Jerry Harvey Unveil Contour XO Limited-Edition In-Ear Monitors
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L-Acoustics and Jerry Harvey Unveil Contour XO Limited-Edition In-Ear Monitors

French touring market leader L-Acoustics continues its brand diversification and marketing efforts now getting into the vibrant and fast growing In-Ear Monitor (IEM) market, that serves musicians, sound engineers and stage technicians, while also catering for the personal audio diehards and music enthusiasts. To turn this highly synergetic concept a reality, L-Acoustics reached out to IEM pioneer Jerry Harvey and its brand JH Audio, long serving musicians and the live performance industry.
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PMC Opens New Factory To Meet Demand For Custom Installation Products
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PMC Opens New Factory To Meet Demand For Custom Installation Products

Acclaimed British loudspeaker manufacturer PMC has opened a new factory in Bedfordshire, UK, to cope with burgeoning demand for its expanding Custom Installation (CI) Monitor series. Since launching in September 2019, PMC's CI monitors have proved hugely popular with the installation market where they are answering the demand for delivering Hollywood studio audio quality. The British manufacturer is also expanding its staff resources to support this expansion.
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inMusic Brands Expands Market Reach with Acquisition of ArKaos
by Joao Martins

inMusic Brands Expands Market Reach with Acquisition of ArKaos

Florida-based inMusic Brands, the music technology hardware and software company founded by Jack O'Donnell, which already owns some of the most powerful brands in the DJ, Music Production and Musical Instrument industries, announced the acquisition of Belgium company ArKaos, the world's reference in VJ software and the pioneer in combining light, video and LED in a single visual server and control software solution. ArKaos is also the company who introduced the Kling-Net protocol, a global de-fact standard for lighting control and Remote Device Management (RDM).
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Qualcomm Announces New Modular Immersive Home Platform for Next-Generation Wi-Fi 6E Mesh Wi-Fi Networks
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Qualcomm Announces New Modular Immersive Home Platform for Next-Generation Wi-Fi 6E Mesh Wi-Fi Networks

Qualcomm Technologies unveiled the Qualcomm Immersive Home Platforms, a successor to the company’s pioneering mesh networking solutions which are currently present in all modern Wi-Fi 6 Mesh routers. The new Qualcomm modular chip architecture is intended to power high-performance, cost-effective Wi-Fi 6E mesh deployments, designed to deliver wireless Gigabit speeds throughout the connected home, benefiting from the latest 6GHz technology introduced earlier in 2020.
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Enclave Audio CineHome Are First Roku TV Ready Certified Wireless 5.1 Surround Sound Systems
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Enclave Audio CineHome Are First Roku TV Ready Certified Wireless 5.1 Surround Sound Systems

Both CineHome systems from Enclave Audio - the CineHome II and the THX Certified CineHome PRO - are now the first Roku TV Ready certified wireless 5.1 channel surround solutions. Available now in the U.S. market, these speaker systems from Enclave Audio will promote an easier way for consumers to enjoy surround sound with all the convenience of wireless, simple installation, and robust, high resolution, low latency audio delivered by the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) technology.
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