TechSpot

AUGUST 19, 2021

In case you haven't heard of this tech before, Spatial Audio is a feature available to iPad and iPhone users running iOS 14. Using an AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, a user can experience what Apple calls a "movie theater" listening experience; with 3D audio coming from "virtually anywhere" in.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Photo courtesy Chris Pirillo) Chris Pirillo is an entrepreneur, creator, event organizer, and online community leader who has been a guide to the world of tech for everyday users since the early days of the web. Audio edited and produced by Curt Milton. Chris Pirillo in his home studio, surrounded by his Star Wars memorabilia.

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Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The Creative SXFI Gamer headset takes confined, enclosed audio and makes it feel huge and engrossing using holographic audio tech. Read More.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Erick Rivas and Simona Trakiyska are the co-founders of Kaji , an app featuring a library of self-improvement and wellness audio recordings, enhanced by a chatbot that personalizes content recommendations based on user preferences and mood. Kaji said it includes ancient wisdom and modern psychology into its audio scripts.

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GeekWire

JULY 18, 2023

Amazon Photo) — Amazon appointed Ryan Redington as GM of Amazon Music , leading the tech giant’s streaming audio business. Redington, a 15-year veteran of Amazon who was previously VP of Music Industry, will report to Steve Boom, vice president of Audio, Twitch and Games. Ryan Redington.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 11, 2021

Recording audio into your Mac or PC requires a standalone digital signal processor. The most popular models are the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 or the PreSonus AudioBox USB 96, but now advanced audio tech manufacturers are getting into the DSP hardware game.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Facebook, a company known for ripping its ideas from competitors , has reportedly set its sights on social audio. The New York Times reports today that the company is working on a copycat of Clubhouse, the buzzy invite-only social audio startup. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

MARCH 31, 2021

It feels like just about every big tech company is working on a Clubhouse-like social audio feature — Twitter’s Spaces feature is rolling out now , Facebook is reportedly building one , Spotify is making one , Mark Cuban has one , even Slack is getting in the game.

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TechSpot

MARCH 19, 2021

That means podcasts, social media, video sites, "radio content," and most browser-based video or audio chat services and clients will be supported, even if they already have built-in captioning tech. Obviously, you shouldn't expect perfection here, but it seems to work well enough, and it's certainly a step forward for.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

BigStock Photo Tech layoffs are impacting women at a disproportionately higher rate than men, representing a possible setback for the industry’s efforts to improve its gender diversity, according to research by talent intelligence platform Eightfold AI. The key finding : women in tech are 65% more likely than men to lose their jobs.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 8, 2021

Everyone seems desperate to strap a pair of smart glasses to their faces (or at least tech companies seem desperate to sell us on this solution), but the closest we’ve got to that right now are the $200 Bose Frames or the $250 Amazon Echo frames. The problem is they only deliver audio. That’s a lot to pay for a… Read more.

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Vox

APRIL 18, 2021

Sources say the social network is planning to announce a series of products — some of which won’t appear for some time — under the umbrella of “social audio” on Monday. They include Facebook’s take on Clubhouse, the audio-only social network that grew rapidly last year, as well a push into podcast discovery and distribution, aided by Spotify.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The tech and content platforms of the world realize this, so instead, in 2021, they focused on something other than capturing whatever’s in front of our eyeballs: they came for our ears. Look at who got into audio and podcasting this year. Same with any of the live audio launches this year.) Alex Rainert.

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The Verge

MARCH 2, 2022

Over the past year or so, Google has been buying up several audio hardware startups, according to a recent report from Protocol. Google is no stranger to the world of audio products. It’s sold multiple models and generations of wireless earbuds , and it brands its Nest Audio smart speaker as being “all about sound.”

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GeekWire

AUGUST 10, 2020

Amazon Music and the tech giant’s Audible subsidiary plan to offer podcasts from third-party content providers directly on their platforms, significantly expanding their audio offerings and going head-to-head with Apple, Google, Spotify and others major podcast distribution platforms. BigStock Photo / KFifa.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 14, 2021

Clubhouse, the invite-only audio chat app that has enamored the tech industry elite, is on the lookout for influencers. Because what social media app can be without influencers? Read more.

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The Verge

JANUARY 8, 2021

Amazon’s Echo Studio speaker, which supports Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format. Sony has announced an expansion of its 360 Reality Audio platform , bringing the 360-degree music format to more devices and media as well as offering new creation tools. Now, Sony is expanding the audio tech into video.

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GeekWire

JULY 17, 2023

Seattle startup Forum3 revealed Monday that it is beginning production of Hive3 , a new esports-style contest for content creators to develop images, audio, videos, games, and more through generative artificial intelligence. The goal is to give creators a platform to showcase the potential of AI and compete for cash prizes and sponsorships.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

… Read More ‘Seattle, you will always have a piece of my heart’: Jeff Bezos leaving Amazon’s hometown for Miami Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is moving away from Seattle, the city where he started an online bookseller that grew into a global tech giant. … Read More

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

I haven’t flown in the last two years — for reasons that are hopefully obvious — but the thing that grinds most of my past flying experience to a halt is dealing with the bizarre two-pronged audio jacks airplanes use for inflight audio. It finally offers one of the overall most requested passenger items: BLUETOOTH AUDIO.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

It’s no secret that Facebook has an interest in virtual and augmented reality, but today, the company published a deep dive into the audio component of this emerging tech. Put simply, Facebook’s trying real hard to make “smart audio” a thing. Read more.

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GeekWire

JUNE 7, 2023

During a nearly 12-year tenure as CEO, he divested in the company’s consumer tech divisions, including TV, audio, video, and lighting, while acquiring more than 30 med-tech companies. The resignation, first reported by TechCrunch , comes after the exec worked at the tech giant for more than four years.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

But last month, the AirPods Pro picked up a pair of new features that Apple did announce: spatial audio and automatic switching. This handoff is nearly instantaneous; you can be listening to music on your phone, pause it, pick up your iPad and start playing a video, and the AirPods will be ready for that audio.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Is your audio okay, are you accidentally muted, or do you sound as if you’re in an echo chamber? Google has now made it easier to check your appearance and your tech before a Meet conference with its new “green room” feature ( via 9to5Google ). Google Meet’s “green room” lets you check your audio and video. How is your lighting?

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The Verge

MAY 9, 2021

After more than a year of iOS exclusivity, social audio platform Clubhouse is releasing its Android app. It will be available in beta on Google’s mobile OS today in the US, allowing users to sign up and participate in its audio-only chat rooms.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The idea is to replace custom pipelines companies need to build to make that type of data — ranging from text, audio, and image — available to LLMs. Tu, Carbon’s CEO, was previously a tech leader and early employee at Los Angeles e-commerce company Italic, and held product roles at Wayfair, Flywire, and 6sense.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 31, 2023

The new guided tours are designed to convey that information using a variety of video and audio enhancements, powered by a special tech interface and behind-the-scenes access. There are 100 audio zones along the way. GeekWire got a preview on Tuesday morning. It was set up for hoops on this day.)

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This is the first we’ve heard of it,” Solan said of the use of the technology to analyze body-cam audio in search of potentially inappropriate officer behavior. The technology looks for audio clues to help identify patterns, such as problems patrol officers may have interacting with the public.

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The Verge

JULY 6, 2021

“We have nothing to announce on this topic, but like the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite consoles, Nintendo Switch (OLED model) supports Bluetooth tech for the Joy-Con controllers,” Nintendo tells The Verge. In addition to the bigger screen and enhanced audio, it also looks to have a much-improved kickstand.

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The Verge

APRIL 7, 2021

Twitter’s already building a competitor to the hot social audio app Clubhouse, but apparently, it’s discussed outright acquiring the company, too. It’s also unclear whether Twitter or Clubhouse approached the other first, which could speak to how either platform is feeling about the competition in the social audio space.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 21, 2021

The last 18 months have been an audio-visual adventure, requiring many of us to improve and refine our at-home tech setups for virtual meetings and remote work. Even if you’re not recording audio or video, or producing your own show, these insights might help with your own hybrid meetings. These use XLR audio connections.

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GeekWire

MAY 24, 2023

RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser, who started the streaming audio pioneer in 1995, took the company private in December. Seattle tech vet Russ Mann joined the board of Ignite Visibility, a San Diego marketing agency. RealNetworks also announced that longtime leader Michael Parham is stepping down June 30.

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The Verge

APRIL 19, 2021

Facebook is going all in on audio. Most notably, Facebook is indeed launching a competitor to the buzzy social audio app Clubhouse with a feature called Live Audio Rooms, which will be available this summer. To get people to join, Facebook says it’s introducing an Audio Creator Fund to “support emerging audio creators.”

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 18, 2023

GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) WNDR Museum , an interactive, tech-infused art experience near the waterfront in downtown Seattle, has ceased operations eight months after opening. Seattle artist Andy Arkley’s interactive installation “You Can Do Most Anything” at WNDR Museum in Seattle in March.

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The Verge

JUNE 16, 2021

Greenroom is Spotify’s take on live audio rooms. Spotify’s live audio app, Greenroom, formally launches today on iOS and Android, marking the company’s first real attempt at creating a social media platform. The social audio app, which is similar to Clubhouse, allows users to host live conversations about sports, music, and culture.

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GeekWire

MARCH 30, 2024

The tech: Soundry AI has created a text-to-sound generator, allowing users to experiment and fine-tune drum beats, bass lines and more through various text prompts. Customers: Soundry is focused on audio prosumers, high-level hobbyists and professional musicians who can use the tool to fill out tracks.

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2022

But comparing the new SE’s tech specs page with the old one, Apple is promising some decent improvements. For the third-generation SE, Apple is promising up to 15 hours of video playback, up to 10 hours of streaming video playback, and up to 50 hours of audio playback. Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge.

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