Joe Murray

Highly efficient sound power and sound intensity measurements with augmented reality

Technology, Wearable Devices / By Joe Murray

Head acoustics has announced a new application for the HoloLens 2, developed by a German start-up called HoloMetrix. The application allows users to box off an object in augmented reality before the application creates a personal sound map. This allows the user to identify sounds issues and leakages, creating a quieter environment for perhaps even […]

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Sonos adds secure voice control

Home, Technology / By Joe Murray

In 2019, Sonos acquired Snips, a company focusing on the development of embedded voice assistants based in France. Today, one of the reasons for the acquisition has been realised with Sonos announcing their own embedded voice control for all new and old voice compatible devices via a simple update. One of the key focuses that […]

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Meta to open first brick and mortar store

Computing, Mobile Devices, Player, Wearable Devices / By Joe Murray

Meta has officially announced the Meta Store, a brick and mortar location for consumers to test our their most recent hardware. The announcement seems to be coupled with Meta’s push for its vision of the future of the MetaVerse. Similar to the Apple Store, consumers will be able to test the latest AR/VR technology that […]

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Shure release a new KSM series wireless microphone

Enterprise, Product / By Joe Murray

April 19th saw the release of Shure’s brand new wireless microphone, and addition to the KSM series, the KSM11. The company claims that the microphone is capable of “natural” and “high-clarity” sound. However, while this microphone is a condenser, SAR does not expect it to be used in a studio setting due it being wireless. […]

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Røde releases debut headphones

Product, Wearable Devices / By Joe Murray

Professional microphone manufacturer Røde has released its first-ever headphones, the NTH-100. The company has been a prominent player in the professional microphone market for many years, being the go-to brand for vocal microphones. Its biggest rivals Shure and Audio-Technica have been in the headphone market for years and currently hold the top spots for professional […]

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Olive Union release self-branded hearing aids for severe hearing loss

Product, Wearable Devices / By Joe Murray

April 5th saw the announcement of the second edition of Olive Union’s Olive Max PSAP. While the company is marketing these earbud/hearing aid hybrid devices as Hearing Aids, countries that follow the FDA’s regulations will be unable to recognize these as true hearing aids until the company gets FDA approval to market the earbuds as […]

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HP announces agreement to acquire Poly

Enterprise, Player / By Joe Murray

March 28th saw the announcement of a new planned acquisition of Poly by HP. The total deal has been valued at roughly 3.3 billion USD, at $40 per share, with HP taking on Poly’s debts. HP has claimed that they are hoping that Poly will help to strengthen their position in the peripherals market and […]

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Bowers & Wilkins 3D audio Soundbar

Home, Product / By Joe Murray

Bowers & Wilkins have recently announced the release of a brand new Soundbar, the Panorama 3. For a company that’s primary focus is audio quality over use, the new soundbar comes with all the essential features that you would expect on a basic Soundbar with the Bluetooth codecs aptX Adaptive, and AAC offering Bluetooth quality […]

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Turtle Beach’s gaming earbuds

Gaming, Product / By Joe Murray

Turtle Beach announced a new pair of gaming focused earbuds on March 14th that will be available for order on the 21st of March. The biggest surprise here is that the new earbuds, despite being targeted at low latency gaming, do not include Bluetooth 5.2, and therefore also do not include LE Audio. The new […]

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Rumours develop over Apple’s VR and AR headsets

Product, Wearable Devices / By Joe Murray

Rumours have been flying around about the release of Apples’ VR, and AR headsets. Rumours suggest that the new VR headsets will feature Micro OLED displays which may even be capable of an 8K resolution. The new headsets are set to be announced during Apple’s annual event in 2022. Current market leaders in include Meta […]

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Highly efficient sound power and sound intensity measurements with augmented reality

Sonos adds secure voice control

Meta to open first brick and mortar store

Shure release a new KSM series wireless microphone

Røde releases debut headphones

Olive Union release self-branded hearing aids for severe hearing loss

HP announces agreement to acquire Poly

Bowers & Wilkins 3D audio Soundbar

Turtle Beach’s gaming earbuds

Rumours develop over Apple’s VR and AR headsets

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