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Sonos finally adds DTS audio support to its home theater lineup

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Sonos’ latest update contains big news for surround sound fans: the addition of DTS audio support for its home theater speakers. For those unfamiliar with the technical nightmare that is home cinema audio, DTS is a rival surround sound format to Dolby Digital. badge appears when compatible audio is being played.

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Amazon Music can now play spatial audio on your favorite headphones

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Amazon has announced that, beginning today, Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers will be able to listen to spatial audio music tracks with their favorite headphones with the Amazon Music app for Android and iOS. You’ll see an Atmos or 360 badge in the Amazon Music app when playing spatial audio tracks. per month (or $7.99

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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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The recognition, the program’s success, and its critical mission are badges of accomplishment for the group. Examine the audio and digital imagery that you’re presenting to ensure that it is up-to-date. “The Summit Award was an incredible boost for our team,” Allison recalled. We’d been living with COVID for some time.

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Stimulating the Senses with Dynamic Images, Photos, & Video – Part I

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There are so many thoughtful, forward-thinking, flexible, and versatile options out there for multimedia publishing; it’s hard to imagine anyone would bog down their website with large video, audio and image files. For the more savvy users of video, this should be a consideration when choosing video source and hosting.

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Sony WH-1000XM4 review: the best noise-canceling headphones get better

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Sony has added what it calls “Precise Voice Pickup technology” to the 1000XM4s, which optimizes audio processing from the five built-in microphones for clearer voice capture — and the difference is apparent. The badge and indented NFC logo are the only clues that you’re looking at the newer Sony headphones.

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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Sound certification promises a big wave of hi-fi wireless headphones

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Qualcomm today announced Snapdragon Sound, which is what the company describes as “a chain of audio innovations and software” that work together to significantly improve audio quality when listening to music through wireless headphones, earbuds, and other devices.

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Spice up your daily pandemic walk with these apps

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Or check out an audio book from your local library with the Libby app to make walk time double up as your reading time. Seek helps you identify local animals and plant life, rewarding you with badges as you observe more species. Best of all, it will keep track of species you’ve indentified and award badges as you identify more.

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