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Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Receives the European Inventor Award 2019
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Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Receives the European Inventor Award 2019

Dr. Akira Yoshino, Asahi Kasei Honorary Fellow, has received the European Inventor Award 2019 by the European Patent Office (EPO) in the category of Non-EPO countries for his invention and refinement of the lithium-ion battery. The award ceremony was held on June 20, 2019, in Vienna, Austria, at the Wiener Stadthalle and was attended by some 600 guests from the fields of intellectual property, politics, business, science and academia.
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Kubotek3D Launches CAD File Translation Converter
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Kubotek3D Launches CAD File Translation Converter

Working on SolidWorks but need to share the project with someone working on AutoCAD? That's precisely where K-Display from Kubotek3D is able to help. Until now, the company offered K-Display View, which allowed opening, navigating, and measuring all major CAD file formats on any device, supporting Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. Now, the Marlborough, MA, -based company launched K-Display Convert, which enables both CAD file translation and viewing on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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Smart Home Integration Expanded at CEDIA Expo 2019
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Smart Home Integration Expanded at CEDIA Expo 2019

CEDIA Expo is the annual show created for the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA), founded to advocate home technology, promoting training/certification, business, and the residential integration industry in general. Now operated by Emerald Expositions, the 2019 edition takes place September 10-14, at the Colorado Convention Center, in Denver. The show is promoting a new expansion era, towards the connected home and connected built environments.
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Lectrosonics President Gordon Moore Honored with AVIXA Award at InfoComm 2019
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Lectrosonics President Gordon Moore Honored with AVIXA Award at InfoComm 2019

Lectrosonics' company President Gordon Moore, CTS, has been honored with the Fred Dixon Service in Education Award presented by AVIXA for his outstanding contributions to education in the AV industry. The award was presented in a ceremony on InfoComm 2019’s Center Stage at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando on Wednesday, June 12. Other seven 2019 AVIXA award recipients highlighted important contributions made by industry individuals to the science of AV.
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Periodic Audio Announces New Carbon Flagship IEM
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Periodic Audio Announces New Carbon Flagship IEM

Periodic Audio is launching its new flagship in-ear headphones during the fifth annual CanJam SoCal show, June 22-23. Known for its use of periodic elements to create unique drivers with beryllium, titanium or a magnesium/aluminum alloy, Periodic Audio pushes the envelope with the new Carbon (C) IEMs, featuring diaphragms made from lab-grown diamonds. According to the company, the Carbon design provides the ultimate statement in resolution — with incredibly low distortion — below that of any other IEM on the market today.
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Klipsch Introduces New T5 Series Earphones Including First-Ever True Wireless Model
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Klipsch Introduces New T5 Series Earphones Including First-Ever True Wireless Model

Klipsch announced that its highly anticipated T5 Series of earphones are now available. The Klipsch T5 Series of earphones are small in size and weight, yet powerful in performance, technology, materials, and feature True Comfort design, allowing people to listen comfortably on the go. The new Klipsch T5 True Wireless earphones are a Bluetooth 5 with AAC and aptX support, providing up to 8 hours of battery life on a single charge and up to 24 additional hours with the Zippo-design USB-C charging case, all for just $199.
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Danley Sound Labs Introduces New Versatile Full-Range Compact Loudspeakers
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Danley Sound Labs Introduces New Versatile Full-Range Compact Loudspeakers

Tom Danley and his team of loudspeakers engineers continue to work hard to innovate even in the most apparently conventional design categories, such as full-range compact loudspeakers. During InfoComm 2019, Danley Sound Labs introduced the new and affordable FLX-12 Full-Range Loudspeaker, a point-source rugged cabinet that can be used pole-mounted, hung from rig points, or lain on its side as a floor monitor. The second product is the small-format but powerful Go2-6CX, which uses a six-inch co-axial driver, creating an extremely versatile solution for integrators.
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Alteros Expands Ultra-Wideband Wireless Microphone System with New Options
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Alteros Expands Ultra-Wideband Wireless Microphone System with New Options

Alteros, an Audio-Technica Company, was at InfoComm 2019 to promote the latest developments in its expanding Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Wireless Microphone System. Since its introduction, the Alteros GTX 6.5 GHz Ultra Wide Band digital wireless microphone system has been successfully deployed and proven in high-profile broadcast event and live production environments. Now the company introduced a Direct-to-Fiber extension to the system and introduced two new handheld transmitters in the GTX Series.
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Clair Brothers Expands TrueFit Options with New Double 10-Inch Line Array
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Clair Brothers Expands TrueFit Options with New Double 10-Inch Line Array

During InfoComm 2019, Clair Brothers introduced its new C-Series line array, C10-TrueFit, offering custom-tailored loudspeakers with one-of-a-kind horizontal waveguides. The company's breakthrough innovation, Clair TrueFit Technology, is the first modular, bespoke waveguide introduced originally with the company's 12-inch line array element, C12-TrueFit, the kiTCurve12-TrueFit, and the more compact C8. The new C10-TrueFit represents the latest double 10-inch format midsize line array and an industry first in integration optimization.
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SEAS Announces Third Excel Graphene Woofer
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SEAS Announces Third Excel Graphene Woofer

Following the introduction of its completely new Excel Graphene Woofer Series with the W16NX003 (E0073-08), followed recently by the 19-series W19NX001 (E0076-08), SEAS Fabrikker announced the third product in the line, the W18EX003 (E0074-08). According to SEAS, the new line is designed for truthful high-res audio reproduction with outstanding clarity and dynamic capability in mind, and the new W18EX003 represents a successor to the famous W18EX001 (E0017-08) model. All Excel Graphene drivers feature a graphene-coated magnesium cone.
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