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Redux Wants to Bring Display Surfaces to Life

by Bob Raikes

We met with Redux, a company that is based in the UK, in Cambridge and is working on sound and haptics. It describes its technology as ‘bringing surfaces to life’. The company was set …

Smartphone Orchestra Plays Music Through Thousands of Phones

by Tom Allen

The Lowlands music festival in the Netherlands hosted the first edition of the Smartphone Orchestra this month. Attendees used their phones to collectively play a single piece of music, composed ahead of time for …

LG’s V20 Will be First Smartphone With Quad DAC

by Tom Allen

LG has shared more information about its upcoming Android 7.0 smartphone, the V20. It will, says LG, be the first smartphone to feature 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC (digital to analogue converter). A Quad DAC …

Tags:audio| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 31

DS13 Alcons Impresses with Ribbon Audio

by Bob Raikes

David Rahn is from Alcons Audio, which was a sponsor of the event. He said that Alcons is a Dutch company that is a leader in the loudspeaker world in technology. It has a …

Atmos Boosts ZTE Audio

by Tom Allen

ZTE’s new smartphone, the Axon 7, will be a premium model with a focus on audio quality – although the display will still be a high-end AMOLED device. The Axon 7 is a 5.5″ …

Intel Working on USB Digital Audio

by Tom Allen

We have already seen the first smartphone with a USB-C port instead of a headphone jack, from LeEco (LeEco Beats Apple…But Why?). There are also rumours that Apple will replace the port in its …

Tags:audio| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Waves + Realsense = Positional Headphone Audio

by Tom Allen

Audio brand Waves is using Intel’s Realsense technology to enable positional audio – with headphones. The Waves Nx product runs on PCs, laptops and other devices and is said to bring the same quality …

Tool Shown to Automate 3D Sound Production

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeFairlight, the University of Salford and DTS have worked together to develop a new approach to assist sound engineers with live sports productions. The SALSA (Spatial Automated Live Sports Audio) tool is …

Meizu is First With 10-Core Chip

by Tom Allen

The world’s first 10-core mobile chip, the Mediatek Helio X20 series, is due to become available this month – and China’s Meizu is the first to use the flagship Helio X25, in its dual-SIM …

Dolby Showcases Audio Solutions on Analyst Day

by Chris Chinnock

One of the key new initiatives in sound reproduction is the move to create immersive sound. We have moved from monaural to stereo to 5.1 to 7.1 and even more channels. Now, we are …

B&O Suffers From 90-Year Itch With Love Affair

by Tom Allen

Bang & Olufsen is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year with a special ‘Love Affair Collection’ of products, all produced in a new Rose Gold colour. The Beovision 11-46 (with Beoremote One) and Avant …

Tags:audio| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Asus’ Slim-Bezel Monitor Focuses on Design

by Tom Allen

Asus’ new Republic of Gamers monitor, the MX27AQ, is a 27″ model with a focus on design and audio quality. It is built using brushed metal and has dual 3W speakers using Bang & …