All items tagged with Apple (190)
OWC Makes Apple's New MacBooks 'Pro' Again With OWC DEC Expansion Deck
January 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

OWC Makes Apple's New MacBooks 'Pro' Again With OWC DEC Expansion Deck

OWC, the renowned manufacturer and upgrade provider for Apple and PC enthusiasts, announced the OWC DEC, an expansion solution designed specifically for the 2016 Apple MacBook Pro. The OWC DEC expansion was designed to fit directly with the new MacBook Pro models, in a way making it look more like the 2012 MacBook Pro iteration. It adds all the ports and slots that some people say are missing from those models... for those who don't care about "thinner" laptops.
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Dialog Semiconductor Simplifies Smart Home Device Creation with New Apple HomeKit Bluetooth Development Kit
November 25, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Dialog Semiconductor Simplifies Smart Home Device Creation with New Apple HomeKit Bluetooth Development Kit

Dialog Semiconductor announced the availability of its latest Apple HomeKit development kit, to reduce the time-to-market and increase functionality of smart home and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Dialog’s second-generation kit supports all current HomeKit Accessory Profiles within Apple’s updated IoT platform. The kit itself is built on Dialog’s SmartBond DA14681 System-on-Chip (SoC), the most integrated single chip solution that is purpose-built for IoT development, providing connectivity to a variety of battery-powered devices.
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ROLI Launches Blocks, Affordable LEGO-Like Music Creation System
November 3, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

ROLI Launches Blocks, Affordable LEGO-Like Music Creation System

ROLI, the London-based music technology startup that created the Seaboard Rise and Seaboard Grand expressive keyboards, announced a new and affordable music creation system for everyone, combining LEGO-like blocks named, aptly… ROLI Blocks. The new scalable music system will be now available at Apple Stores around the world, with the first three modules, Lightpad Block, Live Block and Loop Block, powered by Noise, a free music app for iPhone and iPad.
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Apple Unleashes Round of Thunderbolt 3 Announcements
November 1, 2016 by Joao Martins

Apple Unleashes Round of Thunderbolt 3 Announcements

Apple’s announcement on October 27, 2016, of a new generation of MacBook Pro laptops will be remembered obviously for the company’s “courage” to disrupt the traditional function keys on the keyboard, and the introduction of a fully programmable touch-screen called the Touch Bar. But more importantly it was the first confirmation that Thunderbolt 3 - the USB-C That Does it All, as Intel calls it - will be the future. And that’s what the industry was waiting for.
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AES Releases Preliminary Loudness Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming
October 14, 2016 by Audio Engineering_Society

AES Releases Preliminary Loudness Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming

The Audio Engineering Society’s Audio Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming (AGOTTVS) technical group was formed in early 2016 to study the many issues related to audio loudness variations in distributed video content. After four-and-a-half months of work by 50 members, the group has announced the publication of preliminary guidelines.
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New Premium Wireless, Bluetooth Earphones from Beats
September 9, 2016 by Joao Martins

New Premium Wireless, Bluetooth Earphones from Beats

Apple’s rogue army of lifestyle audio products received its first ever update since Cupertino invested in the brand with the unveiling of the new Solo3 Wireless Headphones, BeatsX and Powerbeats3 Wireless Earphones. All three new Bluetooth products benefited from Apple’s integrated W1 chip, Class 1 Bluetooth, extended battery life, Fast Fuel charge, and the Beats popular sound signature.
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Apple iPhone 7 Kickstarts the Jackless Age for the Audio Industry
September 7, 2016 by Joao Martins

Apple iPhone 7 Kickstarts the Jackless Age for the Audio Industry

There were hardly any surprises at the Apple scheduled event in San Francisco. Just a sequential confirmation of all the rumors that had already been circulating for a while. This doesn’t mean that Apple didn’t deliver on the expected performance, design and the highest engineering level in all the new products announced, from the Apple Watch Series 2, to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, all the way to a full range of audio accessories from Apple and Beats, including the new wireless Airpods and the fact that we now have officially entered the “jackless age”.
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Bragi Introduces New Wireless Earbuds Targeting Headphone-Jack Free iPhone 7
September 6, 2016 by Joao Martins

Bragi Introduces New Wireless Earbuds Targeting Headphone-Jack Free iPhone 7

German company Bragi anticipated the announcement of Apple’s headphone-jack free iPhone 7 with an announcement of its own. While some audio companies are targeting Lightning connectivity and the benefits of direct digital connection, Bragi decided to make the best use of its technology already developed for The Dash true wireless earbuds to create a new simpler model - The Headphone - focusing on compatibility with any Bluetooth device… including the iPhone.
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Cirrus Logic Announces Reference Platform for Lightning-Based Audio Development
July 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Cirrus Logic Announces Reference Platform for Lightning-Based Audio Development

With the market preparing for a major transition to digital audio connections using USB-C and Apple Lightning interfaces, audio companies are faced with a dilemma. Either they wait until the USB Implementers Forum finishes and publishes its final USB class audio specification for USB 3.1, or they start developing for Lightning-based systems, knowing that they will have an head-start and products on the market (at least for Apple’s platforms). Knowing this, Cirrus Logic just announced a new MFi Headset Development Kit that simplifies design of Lightning-based audio accessories.
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Do You Think It Was Apple's Decision to Drop the 3.5 mm Jack? Think Again!
June 2, 2016 by Joao Martins

Do You Think It Was Apple's Decision to Drop the 3.5 mm Jack? Think Again!

Did you read/hear one of the many rumor stories about the removal of the 3.5 mm audio "due to Apple's fixation on making devices slimmer?" Well, we all did, and the rumor has a reason. It's true! The only minor detail is: It wasn't just Apple on that one. To the surprise of many in the audio industry, the decision was taken in consensus among the powerful companies that decide about consumer technologies these days: the big semiconductor and IT companies and the smartphone makers, of course.
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