Bose Self-Fitting Hearing Aids Are Now Lexie Hearing Aids Powered by Bose
Bose Corporation and Lexie Hearing, a direct-to-consumer hearing aid provider in the United States and 39 other countries, announced a partnership to bring Bose’s self-fitting hearing aid technology to the Lexie Hearing product line. The new Lexie B1 Hearing Aids will be marketed as "Powered by Bose," allowing wearers to fit, program, and control their hearing aids with clinically proven, audiologist-quality results — without a doctor visit, hearing test, or prescription.
JBL Professional Debuts the JBL VTX A6 Line Array Element and B15 Compact Subwoofer
Harman Professional Solutions introduced the newest members of JBL Professional’s flagship VTX line array series, the VTX A6 subcompact dual 6.5-inch passive line array element and the B15 compact, arrayable 15-inch subwoofer. The A6 and B15 bring JBL’s top acoustic technologies to compact form factors for small- to medium-size touring and fixed installations, providing versatile solutions for production companies, touring acts, rental houses, theaters, houses of worship and any space-critical applications.
Qorvo Accelerates UWB Adoption with Fully Integrated Module and Certification for Apple U1 Interoperability
Qorvo announced that it completed MFi certification of interoperability for its Ultra-Wideband (UWB) solutions with the Apple U1 chip used in supported iPhone and Apple Watch models. Qorvo UWB solutions comply with the Nearby Interaction accessory protocol and allow developers to easily design new commercial UWB-enabled accessories. The company also announced a fully integrated Ultra-Wideband (UWB) module that enables robust UWB implementation in automation, safety, and industrial systems.
AURALiC Announces New ALTAIR G1.1 and ARIES G1.1 Music Streamers
Originating in Beijing, China, AURALiC is the company that managed to make innovative digital and analog components for the home networking aficionados - and not for cheap. The company builds products that make listening to digital streaming and high-resolution music a fun hobby, particularly for those who want all the options. AURALiC now announced updated ARIES G1.1 and ALTAIR G1.1 music streamers, improving on existing models by adding Apple AirPlay 2.
The Bob Moog Foundation Announces Definitive Bob Moog Biography
The Bob Moog Foundation is promoting Switched On: Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution by Albert Glinsky, the first complete biography of the synthesizer pioneer’s storied life and career. The 496-page hardcover book, with 58 black-and-white and color illustrations and a Foreword by Francis Ford Coppola, published by Oxford University Press, was directly supported by The Bob Moog Foundation by facilitating interviews and providing access to hundreds of rare historical documents and photos.
IK Multimedia Announces AI Machine Modeling as a Service Available Online
IK Multimedia announced a new approach to modeling technology available to musicians. After IK Multimedia and many other companies have spent years modeling virtually any combination of guitar amplifiers, cabinets and effects, they now decided it was time to allow users to do it for themselves. The Italian company announced AI Machine Modeling, making its modeling technology available online, for users to create virtual versions of any guitar rig.
IDTechEx Report on Trends in Haptic Technologies Following Interhaptics Acquisition by Razer
Razer, one of the leading gaming hardware companies, announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Go Touch VR SAS, also known as Interhaptics, a French startup founded in 2017 and specialized in haptics tools and software. Zehao Li, Technology Analyst for IDTechEx says that with the acquisition of Interhaptics, Razer will be looking to expand its HyperSense solution across more products to build out a full ecosystem of peripherals with haptic features.
Cirrus Logic Senior Technical Fellow John Melanson Awarded 500th US Patent
John Melanson, senior technical fellow at Cirrus Logic, has been granted his 500th US patent, an achievement that places him among the world’s most prolific inventors. The Academy Award-winning engineer’s core contributions are within the field of audio and electronics, particularly the analog and mixed-signal technologies that have helped transform the analog world around us into the digital signals at the heart of today’s most advanced products.
Sound Devices Releases the A20-RX with SpectraBand Technology
Sound Devices is shipping a new two channel, true diversity receiver with industry-exclusive SpectraBand technology. SpectraBand gives the new Sound Devices A20-RX receiver and A20-Mini transmitter an unprecedented tuning range, from 470 MHz to 1525 MHz. The A20-RX also features high-discrimination front end filtering for better performance in noisy RF environments and Frequency AutoAssign for faster setup.
Resonado Labs Licenses Res-Core Technology to GGEC
Resonado Labs announced a licensing partnership with GGEC (GuoGuang Electric Company), one of the most renowned speaker manufacturers in the world. This partnership opens the door for Resonado to enter the smart speaker and television transducer market, further advancing the company's business into home audio integrations. Resonado’s flagship technology, Res-Core, will now be available for GGEC’s use as they manufacture advanced transducers and acoustic products for smart speaker and multimedia related systems.