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For device makers, AM2G’s special sauce is in AAL

By mtc | Published: December 21, 2009
Avnera announced AM2G today.  From the release: Avnera has announced the availability of the AvneraAudio Link™ (AAL) software protocol stack. AAL eliminates the low-level details typically required to implement a multipoint to multipoint network, significantly reducing the time to market. It also provides manufacturers with a way to establish interoperability between all AudioMagic 2G-enabled wireless [...]
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FREETALK Wireless (2nd Gen) in the house! Literally.

By mtc | Published: December 8, 2009
Along with a couple other little gadgets, the FREETALK Wireless headset arrived in the mail from InStoreSolutions (ISS). This product – before even getting into it – holds a special place in my heart, as it uses a chipset from Avnera that I helped design and target at precisely this usage model. That all started [...]
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In stores now, Rocketboost announcement makes the rounds on the ‘net.

By mtc | Published: October 23, 2009
The new line of RocketBoost-enabled products hits brick and mortar stores this week.  Best Buy issued their press release full of executive quotes and the usual light-on-details value props.  Crunchgear, Engadget, I4U, and others dropped their cursory mentions that, perhaps not surprisingly, didn’t offer much more detail. A few points worth clarifying for those totally [...]
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Panasonic wireless sticks on display, not the centerpiece?

By mtc | Published: October 8, 2009
Panasonic showing a 3D plasma display at CEATEC, egh…  but what caught my eye was the SC-ZT1 system they outfitted the demo with.  This is probably one of the nicest Avnera-based products, I just wish it was readily available in the US at a slightly more affordable price.  Every day, though, I am tempted to [...]
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Rocketboost. Engage.

By mtc | Published: October 7, 2009
Bestbuy.com has just posted the four newest Rocketfish SKUs. The noteworthy element here is that they are all Rocketboost-enabled devices. The underlying digital wireless technology is based on Avnera‘s AM2G wireless audio solution, which has undergone a spiffing up via some API goodness added to their solution to enhance interoperability for device makers and foster [...]
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Six out of nine.

By mtc | Published: July 21, 2009
As I do from time to time… I search “wireless speakers” at bestbuy.com.  I was happy to see that 6 out of 9 result items were products Avnera enabled.  Aw shucks.  Read all about them here at wirelessaudioblog.
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