Why not add a payment mechanism, security features, prioritisation of traffic, or explicit support for audio and video streams?
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The new functionality also provides support for enhanced audio in movies streaming with Dolby Digital Plus.
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Better hope so if you had your heart set on the Anthem Statement D2v -- the flagship model is now shipping, complete with eight HDMI 1.3 inputs and a pair of outputs, top notch video processing courtesy the VXP silicon, and four DSP cores handling audio duties with support for high resolution audio formats and of course, Anthem's Room Correction (ARC) software.
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Even more, the playGo audio platform has built in USB for compatibility with older iOS devices, as well as DLNA audio streaming support for synching with DLNA-compliant computers, smartphones, and tablets as well as network attached storage devices.
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"Support for Dolby Digital Plus audio within UltraViolet CFF media assets is an important facet of the efficient, automated UltraViolet production workflows enabled by our latest media transformation and workflow solutions, " said Mike Nann, Director, Marketing and Communications, Digital Rapids.
The earSmart eS515 Smart Sound Processor responds to this need by delivering a number of industry first innovations: simultaneous 3-microphone processing, optimized Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Mobile Audio Zoom and Super Wideband support for Voice over IP (VoIP), combined with a robust audio codec designed specifically for the newest mobile devices.
There's also an FM tuner, integrated digital voice recorder, a microSD memory card slot that can handle microSDHC cards up to 8GB in size, support for playback of MP3, WMA, and WAV audio files, and enough battery life for playback of at least 30 hours of audio and 6 hours of video.
They're shared as a small thank you to the Rio community for your loyalty and support to the first commercial Digital Audio Player that fought to set the legal precedents and laid the groundwork for a new market and everything that has followed.
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The first -- which should be just a matter of time -- is the lack of support for any of the next-gen audio codecs, but the second might not ever happen.
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They were also digging its capable audio player -- with support for MP3, WMA and AAC files -- along with the unit's decent battery life, which clocked in at just around four hours.
Audio purists will appreciate the device's new 5.1-channel sound enhancement technology and support for the MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AAC, M4A, WAV and MP3HD audio codecs, and video hounds will love being able to playback MPEG4, WMV, H.264, Xvid and Divx files.
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The compact P7 delivers up to 50 hours of audio playback time and full movie CODEC support for enjoying the latest films or videos.
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However, Brown can't say for sure whether the fall version of the AudioTron will support streaming audio content.
Users can control extensive audio libraries with the remote control, with included support for iTunes and Windows Media Center.
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The T7Q also comes with high-definition stereo audio and a 5.0 megapixel camera with GeoTagging support for those times, especially in the field, when a detailed, quality image is needed.
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The company claims that the G4 is the "first Bluetooth headset to offer group intercom between up to three riders as well as communication among two riders and their two passengers on two bikes at distances up to 5, 280 feet, " and if A2DP audio streaming is your thing, you'll find support for that as well.
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The Android 4.1 device's ports include Micro HDMI, TOSLink Optical audio, Ethernet, micro AB USB (for service and support only, Google says), and banana jack speaker outputs.
They also support audio codec 2.5 (decode only) and plug-ins for Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Second, audio and video settings for each device that the customer wants to support need to be created and tested.
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Indy Audio Labs will also assume full responsibility for the ongoing service and support of existing Aragon and Acurus products.
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It keeps going: there's a custom Bluetooth controller that can handle every system, mix-and-match original controller support, save states and upscaling for both video (to 720p, through HDMI) as well as audio.
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