Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

The Gaming Hub lets you stream games straight from the TV, with no console required. Dolby Atmos and Object Tracking Sound Lite make audio feel like it’s moving with the action, so those intense car chases or dramatic monologues hit even harder. If you do have a console, the four HDMI 2.1 ports mean no more cable-swapping drama.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Google is working on integrating its Chromecast streaming devices and Nest Audio speakers, according to a comment from a Google spokesperson in The Wall Street Journal , in a move that would give Google’s smart home and streaming gadgets a feature parity with Amazon and Apple. Just like Amazon and Apple.

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The Verge

MARCH 17, 2021

Live Captions uses machine learning to spontaneously create captions for videos or audio where none existed before, and making the web that much more accessible for anyone who’s deaf or hard of hearing. Live Captions captioning audio from a podcast player.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

That’s a 60% discount on a premium soundbar that upgrades your TV audio without turning your living room into an electronics graveyard of tangled wires and bulky speakers. audio to create a more immersive sound experience, even when content isn’t Dolby Atmos-encoded. The TrueSpace technology up-mixes stereo and 5.1

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Interactive voice advertising startup Instreamatic , which can insert interactive voice ads into an audio stream, has raised $6.1 SF-HQ’d Instreamatic lets brands that advertise through streaming music apps and podcasts (for instance) have interactive voice-based dialogues with consumers. Voice assistant usage is booming.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

2021 has been a big year for lossless music now that Apple has gone in on the higher-quality streaming and Amazon is no longer charging an added premium for it. But one of the main challenges confronting lossless audio is how to play it wirelessly (at full fidelity) on wireless headphones and earbuds.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Roku Streambar features four internal speakers that can reportedly fill a room with Dolby Audio. Clever audio settings also allow you to automatically lower loud commercials, increase speech clarity, add depth to music and optimize sound for night listening. The unit is controllable via Alexa and Google Assistant devices.

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Digital Trends

MAY 18, 2021

Music connoisseurs relish HD and hi-res audio, but scouring the web for the best streaming and downloading sites can be a pain. Luckily, we've done it for you.

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TechSpot

JULY 8, 2022

The streaming video giant is working with German audio specialist Sennheiser on the rollout, and will use its AMBEO technology to convert standard stereo audio into an immersive surround sound-like experience. Netflix is the first streaming platform to use the tech, we're told.

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TechSpot

MAY 17, 2021

Starting in June, Apple Music will allow users to stream songs in ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) format in various resolutions. When Apple announced the news, it did not explicitly mention that some of its most important audio accessories would not support it—namely the AirPod line.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 21, 2020

With its upcoming Galaxy Buds Pro, Samsung is planning to counter one of the differentiating features of Apple’s AirPods Pro (and now AirPods Max): spatial audio. Spatial audio crams an immersive, surround sound-like experience into a set of earbuds or headphones. But Samsung seems to be readying its own take on spatial audio.

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The Verge

AUGUST 18, 2021

Netflix is beginning to roll out support for Apple’s spatial audio feature on iPhone and iPad, the streaming giant said to 9to5Mac on Wednesday. If you want to give spatial audio a shot and don’t have it on Netflix yet, you can try it out on other services like Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, or HBO Max.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

the financial services company founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, is acquiring a majority stake in Tidal, the high-fidelity audio and video streaming service led by Jay-Z. Asking the obvious question in a thread on Twitter, Dorsey said : “Why would a music streaming company and a financial services company join forces?!”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Davit Buniatyan, founder and CEO at the company says the company developed out of research he was doing at Princeton where saw the need for a streaming database of unstructured data like images and video specifically designed for AI use cases. The company is also launching an alpha version of a commercial product today.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Whether you're a remote worker hopping on video calls, a content creator who needs crisp footage or a gamer looking to upgrade your streaming setup, the right webcam can make all the difference. When it comes to streaming, Twitch maxes out at 1080p video, but YouTube added 4K live streaming back in 2016.

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The Verge

JANUARY 8, 2021

Earlier today, Sony announced that it would be releasing two new speakers compatible with 360 Reality Audio, its spatial audio technology that replicates the feel of live music by placing different sounds and vocals in a virtual sphere around you. It’s also certified for High-Resolution Audio. Sony’s SRS-RA5000 speaker.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

BoxCast , a Cleveland-based company aiming to make it easy to live stream any event, has raised $20 million in Series A funding. Co-founder and CEO Gordon Daily said that when the company first launched in 2013, “streaming wasn’t something that everyone understood,” and you needed professional help to live stream anything.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

Getting the most from your 4K HDR TV doesn’t cost much Buying a capable streaming player for your TV is easier and cheaper in 2020 than it’s ever been. With universal search that spans all of the big services, streaming players make it easy to find something to watch when you finally make it to the couch after a long day.

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The Verge

MAY 17, 2021

Tapping the image reveals an animated video, though it just consists of the music streaming service’s logo spinning in place. The teaser, first reported by MacRumors , is believed to refer to Apple Music’s rumored lossless and hi-res music streaming features. pic.twitter.com/BEsuEUK7tr — MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) May 16, 2021.

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Engadget

MARCH 12, 2025

You can secure four months of the joint Disney+ and Hulu streaming subscription for just $3 a month. At a time when it feels like every streaming service, audio and video, is pushing their subscription costs ever-higher, it's a treat to get any amount of entertainment access for a discount.

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TechSpot

MARCH 21, 2023

Audio equipment company ifi has released a small device that attaches to Ethernet ports to remove signal interference from sound streamed through the connection supposedly. The unique product, called the iSilencer, appears to target audiophiles who are already spending a lot of money to get pristine sound from internet sources.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2021

The new iMac, iPad Pro, and Apple TV 4K are all set to start shipping to early preorder customers on or around May 21st, but now it seems there could be two surprise announcements: a hi-fi streaming tier of Apple Music, and maybe even AirPods 3. Lossless audio files will use significantly more space on your device.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

London and Barcelona based audio-as-a-service SaaS startup Aflorithmic has scooped up $1.3 “Text in beautiful audio out” is its pithy slogan. Its business thesis is that demand for audio far outstrips the ability of studio-produced human-spoken voiceovers to deliver.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 17, 2021

In February, Spotify announced its plans to launch a lossless audio tier called Spotify HiFi. Now, a newly discovered video suggests the launch could be soon.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

The app is also where you’ll connect other apps like Spotify or Audible to stream them on your Echo devices using Alexa voice commands. You can use Alexa to ask questions, check the weather, set timers and alarms, and open connected apps (like music or streaming apps including Spotify, Pandora, Audible, and Amazon Music).

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Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

In our testing, the AirPods Max met Apple's promise of a 20-hour battery life with both ANC and spatial audio switched on. There's no support for high-res music streaming services either. We enjoyed the simple control system, which uses an Apple Watch-style rotating crown.

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The Verge

MAY 26, 2021

“There’s so much that goes into crafting a fantastic audio experience — the quality, the latency, the ability to use spatial distance when multiple speakers are talking. Uberti’s title will be head of streaming technology, a Clubhouse spokesperson told The Verge. “I’m

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2021

At launch, it’s a very hit or miss experience Late on Monday night, Apple flipped the switch on two new features for its Apple Music subscription service : immersive Dolby Atmos spatial audio and lossless-quality streaming. It feels like the company is really only excited about one of them, though, and it’s not the latter.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Spotify is rolling out a Music Pro tier later this year that will give users access to higher-quality audio and remixing tools, according to Bloomberg. The service teased a high-fidelity streaming option way back in 2017 and had confirmed that it was working to provide users with access to lossless audio in 2021.

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Digital Trends

JULY 9, 2021

Google's Chromecast technology is showing up on smart TVs, smart soundbars, and streaming media devices. But what is Chromecast and how does it work?

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 18, 2022

Lossless music is now easy to access thanks to support from major streaming services, and a quality headphone DAC/amp is one of the best ways to hear it.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

We will also be introduced to a new Chromecast and Nest Audio smart speaker. We will have the live stream video embedded up top, so you can stick around here to watch when it begins. Google is streaming the event on its website. It starts today at 2PM ET / 11AM PT / 7PM BST. WHERE CAN I WATCH THE GOOGLE EVENT?

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TechSpot

JANUARY 25, 2021

Netflix recently announced that it is now streaming Extended HE-AAC with MPEG-D DRC (xHE-AAC) to compatible Android mobile devices. So long as your phone or tablet is running Android 9 or newer, you should be set.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Microsoft is bringing back Twitch streaming integration directly into the Xbox dashboard. Twitch first appeared directly integrated into the Xbox One dashboard in 2014, using the original Snap interface to allow players to stream directly to the service.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Amazon’s Luna streaming service has arrived, with the company rolling out early access to a limited set of customers today. It’s starting with a library of 50 games and support for Mac, PC, Fire TV, and, in a first for a major streaming service, iOS devices — because Amazon has a web app that circumvents Apple’s controversial App Store rules.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

Startup Adthos this week launched a platform that uses AI to generate scripts for audio ads — and even add voiceovers, sound effects and music. ” Adthos uses generative AI to completely automate audio ads by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch “The ones that don’t will be the ones losing jobs.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

Stream , which lets developers build chat and activity streams into apps and other services by way of a few lines of code, has raised $38 million, funding that it will be using to continue building out its existing business as well as to work on new features. Image Credits: Stream (opens in a new window).

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