December

• Wireless Transfer of MP3s to Your Car or Home Stereo System
• Xbox Games Portfolio Growing at Record Rate
• delaydots.com Sound Designers Plug-Ins releases version 2.0
• DTS Exhibits the Latest Surround Sound Solutions At the 2002 International CES
• DTS Shows Strong Presence at CEA Mobile Surround Summit During 2002 International CES in Las Vegas
• SONICblue to Announce New Rio Handheld and Go-Video Home Theater Products at CES 2002
• Visteon Turns Up Technology for Consumer Electronics Show
• SONICblue Unveils Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center
• Nintendo Sales Update
• SRSWOWcast Technologies Announces SRS Circle Surround(TM) Multi-Channel Audio Encoder for Video-on-Demand and Streaming Media Markets
• D-Link Launches Roq-it Jukebox With 10 GB HD on Board
• Windows Media Bonus Pack Delivers Special Holiday Gift to Users of Windows XP
• Cirrus Logic Powers SANYO's Newest Portable Internet Audio Player
• iRiver America Announces Next Generation MP3 CD Player
• Dolby Laboratories Invests in Lake Technology
• Microsoft Previews the Next Version of Windows Media Technologies, Code-Named "Corona"
• Leading DVD Chip Manufacturers Embrace Microsoft Windows Media
• Microsoft Unveils Powerful New Engine for Streaming Media: Windows Media Services in Windows .NET Server
• More Than 1 Million Xbox Systems Shipped to North American Retailers In Just Three Weeks
• Digital Global Network Unveils One of the Smallest MP3 Players Yet to be Introduced to the Market
• e.Digital Announces Consumer Availability of MP2000 Internet Music Player
• SRS Labs Launches Circle Surround II 6.1 Surround Sound Technology To Address Rapidly Growing Home Theater/DVD Market
• Analog Devices Announces Industry's First Decoder For New DTS 96 KHz, 24-bit Multi-Channel Audio For DVD-Video
• QSound Launches Next Generation 3D Audio Enhancement Software, iQFX3, for RealOne Player
• Audible.com Debuts New Digital Audio Player for Smart Holiday Listening
• New Digital Music Jukebox From e.Digital Lets Music Lovers Carry More Than 3,000 Songs
• AIWA Chooses Texas Instruments Audio Solutions to Power New Automotive Digital Music System
• Level 9 Sound Designs Inc. Acquires the Business of Sonigistix, Producers of Monsoon Flat Panel Audio Systems
• e.Digital Corp. and Musical Electronics Ltd. Announce Product Availability At Circuit City Stores
• Benwin Announces Largest New Product Launch in Its History

November

• Dolby Laboratories Demonstrates New AAC Consumer Encoder
• Extreme Audio Reality, Inc. (EAR), Advent Innovations, LLC Team Up to Deploy licensing of (EAR’s) IAS technologies
• Reference Quality Speakers For PC Audio: Creative Redefines The High End With Cambridge Soundworks Megaworks 510D
• Transfer Your Music At High-Speed With Sony's New Net MD Walkman Recorders
• InterVideo's WinDVD and WinDVR Bundled with NVIDIA'S Personal Cinema
• InterVideo Enters the U.S. Retail Market with WinDVD and WinDVD Plus
• The Versatile Sound Card For Gaming, Music And Internet Entertainment: Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital
• Nintendo Takes Players Outside the Box and Inside the Nintendo Gamecube
• Xbox Erupts on the Scene
• MP3 Everywhere: Digital Audio Products Proliferate Says In-Stat
• Universal Music Group Debuts 'Mixable CDs'
• TurtleRadio Debuts, Enabling Internet Streaming to the Turtle Beach AudioTron
• Compaq Unveils New Evolution in Desktop PCs for Business
• Intel Features Cirrus Logic Audio Technology in Its New Hannacroix Concept PC
• Archos Announces The Jukebox Multimedia, An Entertainment Center in the Palm of Your Hand
• Verbatim Offers Consumers Most Complete Line of DVD Media
• Kenwood and PhatNoise Announce Partnership to Deliver New In-car MP3 System
• PhatNoise Launches Highly Anticipated In-car Digital Audio System for MP3 and WMA Music
• Toshiba Storage Device Division Arms PhatNoise With the Storage Technology to Move MP3 Music Collections From Computers to Cars
• Recordable DVD Will Speed Consumer Electronics/PC Convergence
• Verbatim Shipping 4.7GB DVD+RW Discs in Standard Jewel Box Cases and New DVD Video Tall Boxes
• Imation Showcases Full Portfolio of Data Storage Solutions At COMDEX 2001
• Sony Launches Suite of DVD-RW and +RW Recordable Discs
• Rimage Unveils New DVD-R Solution at COMDEX Las Vegas
• LG Electronics Unveils Optical Disc Drives With Multiple Personalities At Comdex
• HP Introduces World's First Retail PC with DVD+RW Technology for Easy DVD Recording
• Alera Technologies Launches DVD+RW Cruiser
• Industry Leaders Demonstrate Shipping DVD Forum-Standard Storage Systems, Solutions at Recordable DVD Pavilion
• GCT Semiconductor to Demonstrate Wireless Streaming Audio At COMDEX Based Upon Its Direct Conversion RF
• Industry Support for DVD+RW Grows as Products Hit Retail Shelves Worldwide
• Recordable DVD Poised for Explosive Growth Through 2005
• Recordable DVD Council Explains Support for All 3 DVD Forum-Approved Recordable DVD Formats at COMDEX Press Briefing
• CyberLink Launches New Version of Flagship Software Application: PowerDVD XP 4.0
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. Introduces Spatializer VSP-11(TM) Virtual Sound Processor for the PC Market at COMDEX
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Operating Results
• Philips Components to Showcase Portfolio of Performance-Packed Digital Solutions During Comdex Las Vegas 2001
• EA Ships SSX Tricky for the PlayStation 2
• Fall ABC Lineup Features HDTV Shows in Dolby Digital 5.1
• Surround Sound Technology for the Broadband Industry Developed by Internet Cable Corporation in Partnership With Indigo Manufacturing Inc.
• Panasonic Introduces Branded Combination DVD-RAM/R Drive-DVDBurner(TM) - For Consumers
• Sony Begins Shipping Three New DVD Players With SACD Playback
• Pearl Harbor DVD to Feature Dolby Headphone Track
• QSound Labs Reports Third Quarter Results for 2001
• SRS Labs Unveils TruSurround XT, a Premium Version of Its Virtual Surround Sound Technology, with Patented Dialog Clarity and Bass Enrichment Features
• Soundmax Spx Game Audio Technologies Available For Microsoft Xbox Developers
• e.Digital Sets New Standard With First Voice-Navigated Digital Music Player
• Lucent Technologies Provides Speech Recognition Software for e.Digital's New MXP 100 Digital Music & Voice Player
• Klipsch Breaks Ground on Midwest's Most Advanced Consumer Audio Research Facility, Indiana and Arkansas to Get 200 Newly Created Jobs
• Toyopia Announces Technology Expansion Plan
• Industry First Multi Writable Drive Launched
• Sony Introduces First 20X Ultra Slim Portable CD-RW and DVD-ROM Combo Drives
• SONICblue Reports Strong Q3 Results
• Sensaura wins UK's most prestigious engineering prize, the MacRobert Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering

October

• Sensaura™ and Cubicspace™ announce collaboration on first ever 3D spatial sound plug-in for 3D Studio Max™ & Viz™
• Creative Brings Audiophile Listening Experience to PC with Inspire 5.1 Digital 5700 Speaker System
• Altec Lansing Blends Elegance With Superior Sound in New Line of Speaker Systems
• Precision-Built for Home Entertainment and Gaming: The Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5700 Speaker System
• A Whole New Sound Experience for First-Time Buyers or Upgraders: The Sound Blaster 4.1 Digital Sound Card
• Creative Announces The 20GB D.A.P Jukebox: All Your Music And Data, Wherever You Go
• hp digital entertainment initiative expands into the living room
• VideoLogic Launches PURE(tm) Consumer Electronics Brand
• RAVISENT DVD and MP3 Add-On Packs Available for Microsoft Windows XP
• SRS Labs Strengthens Its Technology Alliance With Microsoft Through Inclusion Of SRS WOW Audio Technology in Windows Media Player for Windows XP
• Microsoft Announces Immediate Availability of Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP
• Windows XP Is Here!
• TEAC Announces Mini CD/MP3 Player
• Turtle Beach-TM- Shows AudioTron-TM- Digital Audio Appliance at Windows XP Launch in New York City
• Harman Multimedia to Bring High-Performance Audio to Windows XP Users
• Creative Technology Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2002 Revenue and Operating Profit In-Line With Expectations
• Cirrus Logic Reports 13% Ongoing Revenue Growth in Fiscal Q2
• ESS Technology Reports Third Quarter Results
• Logitech Reports Record Q2 Results
• SRS Labs Announces Third Quarter and Nine Month Results
• Apple Presents iPod
• Microsoft, CyberLink and InterVideo Announce Immediate Availability of MP3 Creation and DVD Playback Add-On Packs for Windows Media Player for Windows XP
• InterVideo Unveils DVD XPack and MP3 XPack to Extend Capabilities of Windows Media Player for Windows XP
• Compaq Continues Its Consumer Electronics Market Expansion With the Launch Of The Perfect Holiday Gift
• Kingston Introduces 128MB SecureDigitalCard
• Power Technology Announces Agreement With Intel to Ship DFX MP3 Enhancement Software With Intel Desktop Boards
• Boston Acoustics Announces Second Quarter Results
• Thomson multimedia unveils 2001/2002 consumer electronics products
• Cambridge SoundWorks Introduces MegaWorks 210D, Audiophile-quality, 270-Watt Amplified Speaker System
• RAVISENT CinePlayer DVD 4.0 Available for Windows XP
• SRS Labs' TruSurround Garners Revenue From Nine Million Licensed Units in DVD, Television and Satellite Set-Top Box Markets
• SBS Technologies Reports First Quarter Results
• Pioneer Announces Lower Price Points On Combination DVD/CD Recordable, Re-Recordable Drive to Bring Digital Video Editing to Mainstream Consumers
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. Introduces Its Next Generation Audio Enhancement Technology, Spatializer(R) PCE(TM)
• ESS Technology Licenses Microsoft's Windows Media Audio and Video For Its Digital Video Chips
• Tecmo's Dead or Alive 3 for Xbox to Feature Licensed Music by Aerosmith
• Panasonic Debuts World's Smallest Digital Audio Player With Removable Media
• Memory Stick Media Hits the Road for the First Time With Sony's In-Car Audio Player
• EMI Music Distribution Jumps on DVD-Audio Bandwagon
• Creative Introduces New Inspire 5.1 5300 Speaker System at Incredible Price Of US$99.99
• Dolby Multichannel Audio Featured in Every Upcoming Game from Eidos Interactive
• Audio Precision Introduces Two New Test and Measurement Systems
• DVD Market Penetration Reaches One-Third Of U.S. Households
• Updated Sound Designers Plug-Ins from delaydots.com
• Dolby Headphone market penetration set to increase
• Surround-Sound Sensation: Highest Performance 6/8 Channel D/A Converters From Cirrus Give Consumers Studio-Quality Audio Experience
• IBM Selects Turtle Beach as Exclusive Sound Card Provider
• Altec Lansing Unleashes Pair of High-End Speaker Systems
• Thomson multimedia and MP3.com Launch mp3PRO On MP3.com Web Site
• Intel Introduces PC Accessories That Create New Consumer Experiences
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. Enters Mobile DVD Market With New Kenwood DVD/CD Video Receiver for Automobiles
• High Fashion Meets Easy Fit Style With Sony's New h.ear Headphones
• new interactive 3D audio engine: diesel power™ from am3d

September

• EA Makes Interactive Games More Immersive With Multichannel Sound From DTS
• Affordable, Compact Digital Audio Player Introduced by Motorola Spin-off
• Microsoft Announces Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP
• Yamaha Unveils Industry's First 12x Slimline High-Speed CD-RW Recorder Featuring USB 2.0 Connection
• QSound to Showcase Newest Digital Audio Enhancement Software, iQfx3, at RealNetworks Conference
• Thomson multimedia: Support For mp3PRO Builds With Computer Software and Hardware Manufacturers
• World Novelty: TerraTec's Digital Jukebox c.a.r. 4000
• The REAL revolution in sound! (Terratec announce DMX 6Fire 24/96)
• VideoLogic Announces LiFE 4/10 Surround Sound System
• VideoLogic Announces New Subwoofer and Satellite Speakers
• VideoLogic Announces New MCP-601ES Multi Channel Amplifier
• VideoLogic Announces New DAP-601ES Digital Audio Processor
• Personal Stereo Meets Productivity: Sony Launches New Optional MP3 Module for CLIE Handhelds and New Musical CLIE Model
• Polk Audio Announces 5.1-Channel Multimedia Loudspeaker
• Polk Audio Announces First Multimedia Products Distribution Agreement
• STMicroelectronics is Developing DSP-based Decoder Chips for Coding Technologies' mp3PRO Standard
• Spatializer N-2-2(TM) Featured in New Go-Video Integrated DVD+VCR Players From SONICblue
• Texas Instruments Is First Hardware Company to License New mp3PRO Digital Audio Format
• Tripath Chosen by Aiwa to Provide Enhanced Digital Audio for Home Entertainment System, Begins Volume Shipment of Products
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. Launches Spatializer Vi.B.E.(TM) Into The Portable Digital Audio Market with Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
• Audio Inspiration Starts Here: The Creative Inspire 5.1 5300 Speaker System
• VideoLogic Provides Decode Technology For Acoustic Energy Aego5 Debuting At Hi-Fi Show
• VideoLogic Debuts New Products At Hi-Fi Show 2001
• SONICblue Expands RioVolt Product Line with Two New Players
• mp3PRO Wins Software Support for Encoding, Playback, Content, and Digital Rights Management
• Philips Reveals the Future of Digital Recording With New DVD-Recorders
• Sharp Displays the Ultimate in Home Entertainment, Liquid Crystal Television and 1-Bit Audio Products AT CEDIA EXPO 2001
• Digital Music Now Playing on Palm m100 and m105 Handhelds
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. Extends Virtual Surround Sound Dominance With the Addition of Sharp Corporation as Newest Licensee of Spatializer N-2-2(TM)
• Sony Debuts New Speaker Designs to Support Today's Home Entertainment Lifestyles
• Sony Signals 'Style' With New Designs for DVD Player and Home Theater System
• Benwin Announces the Arrival of its Latest Multimedia Flat Panel Speaker System
• Listen Up! Logitech Debuts New Z-Series Speakers
• Logitech Is Sounding Better Than Ever
• Sensaura™ and Microsoft™ sign Tools and Middleware agreement for Xbox™
• NTONYX, the innovator and leading developer of software based on Performance Modeling technology now presents MFX Kit 1
• I/OMagic Launches New Sound Card Line-up; Three New Sounds Cards Are Based On Canyon3D-2 Technology
• PREDATOHM Audio Plugin Released
• New NTONYX Performance Modeling MFX Plug-in for Cakewalk software
• Hercules Introduces Elegant XPS Speaker Series
• Hercules Announces New Game Theater XP 6.1
• delaydots.com Releases Updated Sound Designers Plug-Ins for Windows and releases Phat Pro DX plugin!

August

• Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. Delivers Expanded Availability Of Dramatic Audio Enhancements for Portable and Home Entertainment Devices For the Texas Instruments TM320C54 Platform
• Creative Shatters PC Sound Barrier With Sound Blaster® Audigy™
• Cambridge Soundworks FourPointSurround FPS1600: A Big Step Forward In Immersive 4-Channel Sound
• Cambridge Soundworks SW320 Speakers: Raising The Standard At Entry Level
• The New Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX:
• Creative Shatters PC Sound Barrier With New Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Cards
• SoundMAX Game Audio Toolkit Produces Hyper-Realistic Audio Effects For Game Titles
• Analog Devices' Game Audio Technologies To Support Microsoft Xbox
• Dolby Predicts Surround Sound Acceleration for In-Car Entertainment
• SONICblue Introduces Rio One Digital Audio Player
• Universal Music Group to Make Music Available On High-Quality Super Audio CD Format
• Analog Devices' SoundMax Selected By Intel As Sound System For New 2GHz Pentium®4 Processor-Based Motherboards
• Nvidia Personal Cinema Redefines PC Home Entertainment
• SRS Labs Surrounds Leading Consumer Electronics Manufacturers With New Home Theater Technologies at IFA
• delaydots.com Releases Updated Sound Designers Plug-Ins for Windows
• Micronas Moves Professional Audio Technique of BBE Sound into Consumer Homes
• PlayMedia Systems Optimizes AMP(R) MP3 Playback Engine for Intel(R) StrongARM* And Intel(R) XScale(TM) Microarchitecture
• TI Powers SONICblue's New Rio One Digital Audio Player
• Analog Devices' New Audio CODEC Increases Sound Quality And Lowers System Cost For PCs
• Panasonic Announces Its First CD/MP3 Car Audio Player/Receiver
• HP to Ship Its First Combination DVD+RW/CD-RW Drive
• Creative Shatters PC Sound Barrier With Sound Blaster(R) Audigy(TM)
• Monsoon MH-505 Flat Panel Surround System Sets Price Performance Standard for Sub $200 Desktop 5.1 Audio
• Philips Electronics Creates the Next Generation Dorm Room to Offer College Students the Hottest Electronics and Gadgets for Their Home Away From Home
• Sonic Foundry Announces Next Generation of Loop-Based Music Creation Tools: ACID Music 3.0, ACID DJ 3.0, and ACID Techno 3.0
• Creative Introduces High Definition Multi-Environment Audio Processor
• Sonigistix Introduces the MM-702 Flat Panel Audio System
• Sonigistix Introduces the New MH-502
• Ionizer for Windows DirectX by Arboretum
• Creative Technology Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2001 Results
• QSound Labs Reports Second Quarter Results for 2001
• Creative Nomad Jukebox Packs More Punch
• Sharp Announces Key Consumer Electronics Products
• SigmaTel Introduces the D-Major Value-Line Audio Decoder Solution for Sub-$60 Internet Audio Players
• SigmaTel Introduces the C-Major Standard and Value-Line Audio Codec Solutions
• SLS International Unveils Advanced Line of Home Theatre Speakers
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Operating Results
• SONICblue Announces 2nd Quarter Results
• 4Front Technologies announces OSS/3D plugin for XMMS
• Alpine's Long-Awaited CDA-7878 Head Unit With MP3 Playback And Exclusive DHE Technology Now Shipping
• Boston Acoustics Announces First Quarter Results

July

• InterVideo is Now Shipping WinDVD Version 3.0
• Micronas' Audio Controller for Xbox Video Game System From Microsoft
• ESS Technology Reports Second Quarter Results
• Pioneer Announces New, Lower Prices for DVD-R and DVD-RW Media
• Ray Gun Software Restores Old Records, Tapes
• SRS Labs Meets Q2 Revenue Guidance and Improves Operating Performance
• Logitech Posts Record Q1 Earnings -- Revenue Up 26%
• Cirrus Logic Reports Pro Forma EPS of $0.10, Revenue of $179.7 Million
• DVD Midyear Player Sales Reach 20 Million Milestone
• Optical Storage Industry Approves New MultiAudio Specification for Faster Access to Compressed Audio Files On CD
• WorldSpace Unveils First PC Card for Simultaneous Reception Of Multimedia and Satellite Radio
• SRS Labs' TruBass(TM) and SRS 3D(TM) Technologies Licensed By Bangalore Audio Labs for Instant Home Theater System in India
• Plantronics Selected by Microsoft to Provide Voice/Audio Communicator Headset for New Xbox
• RAVISENT Collaborates With Microsoft To Develop Add-On Packs For Windows XP
• Microsoft, CyberLink, InterVideo and RAVISENT Announce MP3 Ripping and DVD Playback Add-Ons for Windows Media Player for Windows XP
• 1st MiniDisc player to feature Dolby Headphone released by Sharp
• Microsoft Names Recoton's STD Holding Subsidiary OEM Supplier For Xbox Voice Recognition Technology
• New Dolby Headphone Implementations - MUSICMATCH/Sharp
• Sensaura audio reaches finale
• Game Commander 2 Hits Retail Shelves

June

• Imation Showcases New Line of Digital Devices at PCExpo 2001
• NTONYX announces Giga Format Pro Stereo Collection
• SONICblue Completes Acquisition of Sensory Science
• Cirrus Logic's New Maverick Microprocessor Brings Full-Featured Internet Audio Players Below $100 Retail While Doubling Run Time
• Panasonic Shipping DVDBurner, Industry's First Combination DVD-RAM/R Drive
• Altec Lansing Speaker System Earns Top Design Award
• Hercules Announces Worldwide Audio Collaboration with Analog Devices
• SONICblue's RioVolt Dominates Sales of MP3-Enabled Players in Japan
• Pioneer Launches New Products for High Performance Entertainment Experience
• The First Star Wars Movie is on DVD - The Wait Is Over!
• ESS Technology VCD/MP3 Decoder Selected for Sony's MP3 Boom Box
• New Go Video DVD + VCR Now Shipping
• HP to Feature DVD+R/RW Drives in Home PCs this Fall
• Archos Reduces Jukebox 6000 MP3 Player Price to $249
• XMMX now supports RealAudio format
• Altec Lansing, Leading Audio Manufacturer, Names Mark E. Lucas President & CEO
• Samsung To License Imagination Technologies' Multimedia Tuner Patents
• Olympus America Licenses SRS Labs' Wow Audio Technology for First Voice Recorder/MP3 Player for Business Users
• Olympus Announces The First Digital Voice Recorder/MP3 Player Geared For Business Users
• NEW IBM FlatPanel Multimedia Speaker Utilizes NXT's SurfaceSound Technology
• Slip Into Something More Comfortable With Sony's New Spiral Design Streetstyle Headphones
• FullAudio Secures BMG Music Publishing Agreement for Digital Music Subscription Service
• New Device Can Record Quality Sound From Sources Beyond Internet
• Archos Introduces World's First MP3 Recorder/Player With 6GB Hard Drive
• Thomson multimedia Launches New mp3PRO With Free Download Availability of Demonstration Software
• Compaq Secures Key Place in Consumer Electronics Market With Expanded Audio Products Line
• National Semiconductor Broadens Audio Portfolio With Five New Boomer Audio Amplifiers Designed for Portable Applications
• TI's Programmable DSP Powers Compaq's iPAQ Music Center, Enabling Digital Recording From Virtually Any Source Without a PC
• Accessories, Accessories, and More Accessories: Everything You've Been Waiting For
• SRS Labs Announces New Line of Pro Audio Enhancement Products Based on Company's Award-Winning Proprietary Technologies
• Napster Licenses MusicNet Service
• AOpen announced a leading edge product DVD+RW in Computex
• InterVideo Ships Four New Components in WinCinema Suite
• Terratec Launchs New Class Of CNR Sound Cards With Analog Devices’ SoundMAX Premium Audio Solution
• NVIDIA First to Deliver Dolby Digital Real-Time Encoder to the Desktop PC Market
• NVIDIA Introduces nForce Platform Processing Architecture
• Monsoon iM-700 Speakers now USB Compatible
• MSI to Bundle Analog Devices' SoundMAX Premium Audio Technology With Its Leading PC Desktop Motherboards

May

• ABIT Announces the SP60 5.1 Home Theater System
• Red Herring Research Study Doubts Napster Success
• Benwin Offers Innovative Audio Technology as Part of Latest IBM Flatpanel Speaker Solution
• Analog Devices Delivers SoundMAX With SPX Premium Audio Solution On Intel’s Market-Leading Desktop Boards
• Panasonic Introduces Backward-Compatible DVD Video Recorder
• Hitachi Expands Projection Television Line Up With Nine New HDTV Monitors and Four New Conventional Sets
• Hitachi Unveils 2001 DVD, VCR and Camcorder Line
• Cirrus Logic and Silicon Wave Collaborate to Bring Native Bluetooth Wireless Connectivity to Maverick-Based Internet Electronics
• Boston Acoustics Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2001 Results and Quarterly Dividend Payment
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories and Cirrus Logic Team Up To Enhance Portable and Internet Audio
• Klipsch Introduces ProMedia™ 5.1
• Sonic Impact Technologies Announces First Product With Waves MaxxBass ASIC
• Waves Samples MaxxBass ASIC to Consumer Electronics OEMs
• ESS and I/OMagic Agree to Develop Canyon3D(TM)-2 Based Sound Cards
• Vivendi Universal Acquires MP3.com in Move to Strengthen Digital Distribution Capacity and Web Audience
• SoundMAX Advanced Audio Rendering Technologies To Be Included In Test Drive From The Pitbull Syndicate And Infogrames
• DVD+RW Alliance Adds Write-Once Capability to DVD+RW Format
• SRS Labs to Demonstrate Proprietary Audio Enhancement Technologies and New Decoder Hardware for Gaming Devices at E3 2001
• Evolution Technologies Announces World's First Wireless MP3 Player
• Microsoft Releases Windows Media 7.1 Updates For Windows Media Player, Encoder and SDK
• Microsoft Announces Launch Details for Xbox in North America Price, Availability and Xbox Games for Holiday 2001 Unveiled
• Cirrus Logic Reduces Workforce to Align With New Business Model
• Dolby Laboratories Demonstrates New Game Titles Developed in Dolby Surround and Dolby Digital
• MidiLand is Helping to Bring Their Technology to Life at E3 2001
• SoundMAX Game Audio Technologies Adopted by Moto1 For New Game Title "NHRA Pro Stock Cars and Trucks"
• Micronas Launches World's First Secure Microcontroller
• Altec Lansing Expands Into Latin American Markets
• Cirrus Logic's New TrueDigital Class D Amplifiers Spark New Generation of Sleek, Energy-Saving Consumer Electronics
• International Rectifier Power Chipsets Enable Breakthrough In Audio Amplifiers
• RumbleFX 3D Sound Amplifier Enhances Music for Gamers, PC/Mac & Portable Music Player/Headphone Users
• Sensory Science Makes Home Theater Affordable With Introduction of New DVR-4000 Integrated DVD + VCR From Go Video
• Digital Audio You Can Wear!
• NXT Announces New Licensing Agreement With Fiat Automotive
• Home Entertainment 2001 Show -- The Hi Fi And Home Theater Event
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. Announces First Quarter 2001 Results
• Bose Introduces Interactive PC Audio System
• QSound Labs Reports First Quarter Results for 2001
• MUSICMATCH Announces Music Subscription Strategy
• SigmaTel Introduces Single-Chip Audio Decoder Solution for MP3-Style Players
• MUSICMATCH Introduces New Jukebox With Integrated Music Subscription Service
• Toshiba Expands Its Family of Small Form Factor Flash Memory Solutions With the Addition of a 512MB CompactFlash Card
• Turtle Beach's AudioTron Digital Music Player Now Available at Best Buy
• SONICblue Announces 1st Quarter Results
• Cirrus Logic Reports Q4 and Fiscal 2001 Financial Results
• Philips Expands MP3-CD Line with New eXpanium Players
• Philips Launches the World's Smallest MP3-CD Player - the Pocket-Sized 8cm eXpanium

April

• Kenwood and Boston Acoustics in First Collaboration Offer `Unity' All in One DVD Home Theater System
• LANSONIC Stores Music with Ease!
• SRS Labs Granted Fifth U.S. Patent for Circle Surround(TM) Multi-Channel Enabling Technology
• Cirrus Logic Acquires Peak Audio
• Creative Technology Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2001 Results
• Harman Q3 earnings down on restructuring charge
• First-Ever MP3 Audio Cards
• Packard Bell joins Dolby Headphone rollout – Europe launch for mobile home i-solutions users
• Infogrames, Inc. Brings Its Distinguished Racing Franchise to the Xbox With Test Drive(R)
• SRS Labs, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2001 Results
• LaCie Unveils Industry's First U&I DVD-RAM/R Drive
• TerraTec phono PreAmp Studio: Ideal Solution for Vinyl
• TerraTec launches mobile MP3 CD Player M3PO go
• Logitech Announces Tenth Consecutive Record Quarter, Closes Another Record Year
• Sun Microsystems and Creative Offer Next Generation Audio Products for Sun Workstations and Servers
• SONICblue Delivers Secure Music Download Service with Launch of Rio Music Center
• LaCie FireWire DVD-R/CD-RW Combo Drive Puts New Spin On Content Development/Storage/Sharing
• Panasonic Demonstrates Combo DVD-RAM/R Drive at NAB
• DVD-RW Re-recordable Media Provides Reliable Storage and Editing of Streaming Content, Corporate Documents, Data
• Napster and Relatable Enter Into Agreement
• The Xbox Video Game System from Microsoft to Feature Groundbreaking Dolby Interactive Content-Encoding Technology
• New Dolby Interactive Content Encoder Enables Dynamic Encoding of Multichannel Audio into Dolby Digital 5.1
• Cambridge SoundWorks PlayDock PD200 and NOMAD Jukebox Part of New Breed of Digital Stereo Systems
• Sonigistix Seeking Strategic Marketing Partner/Acquirer
• Philips reports net income of EUR 106 million in the first quarter of 2001
• Dolby Begins Licensing AAC Consumer Encoder Implementation
• 800.com Launches New Car Audio Store on Site
• Sonic Foundry Announces ACID PRO 3.0
• Jupiter Media Metrix Announces U.S. Top 50 Web and Digital Media Properties For March 2001
• Cirrus Logic Delivers Premier Audio Quality for Computers Running the New Microsoft XP Operating System
• Cakewalk® Releases SONAR(TM), The Next-Generation Digital Multitrack Recording System For Windows
• TerraTec announces cooperation with FOSTEX (USA)
• Boston Acoustics Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Results
• Universal Music Group to Acquire EMusic.com Inc.
• AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann, EMI and RealNetworks Create New Platform for Online Music Subscription Services
• Yahoo! and Duet Announce an Alliance to Present and Market the On-Demand Music Subscription Service Created by Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group
• PalmGear Lowers Price on SoundsGood MP3 Audioplayer
• Apogee Announces New DDX--R-- IC Providing Turnkey All-Digital Audio Solution
• Imagination Technologies And Digital One Announce Major Step In Digital Radio Evolution
• TEAC Now Shipping Truly Portable DVD-ROM Drive
• New Pre-Recorded Music Format From I-Jam Entertainment Uses New Microsoft Windows Media Audio 8 for Audiophile Sound Quality
• SRS Labs' TruBass(TM) Technology Licensed By Hitachi For World's First 32-Inch HDTV-Ready Plasma TV
• New Altec Lansing Gaming Speaker System Reaps Industry Praise
• New Report Confirms Cirrus Logic as the Top Audio Chip Supplier
• U.S. Robotics Ships SoundLink Wireless Audio Delivery System
• Creative Introduces NOMAD Jukebox C-Series Starting at an Estimated Internet Price of $269
• MAGIX Entertainment Launches MP3 Maker Gold 2.0
• Altec Lansing Brings Audio Expertise to New Line of Headphones and Headsets
• Benwin Announces Sweeping Product Repositioning Strategy
• Sony Begins Shipping Battery-operated, Portable CD-RW Drive

March

• Texas Instruments Announces Industry's Highest Performance Digital Audio Amplifier Enabling DVD-Audio
• InterVideo and MP3.com Introduce Enhanced MP3 Features
• It’s Time to Mutate your Audio Experience
• Cambridge Soundworks Products Available to Canadian Consumers at Hifi.com
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. Reports Rise in FY2000 Annual Revenues
• IDC Forecasts Worldwide MP3 and Other Compressed Audio Player Shipments Will Approach 26 Million in 2005
• Microsoft Delivers Breakthrough Audio and Video Quality With Final Release Of Windows Media Audio and Video 8
• Iomega Announces Strategic Relationship With SONICblue's Rio Division for Future Technology Offerings
• SONICblue's New Portable Rio Players Hold 100% More Music
• Tripath Technology Adopted by Sony to Provide Theater-Style Sound Quality to PlayStation(R) 2
• I/OMagic Jumps Into MP3 Market With Release of Neo Jukebox 2200
• Interactive Objects Unveils New Darwin Digital Audio Receiver at WinHEC 2001
• ARCHOS Introduces Five New Portable Peripherals for the Office, Home, on the Road, and Entertainment
• Evergreen's RumbleFX Force Feedback Headphones Let Video Gamers Hear & Feel Explosive Action through Audio Vibration
• e.Digital Music Player Products Featured At CeBIT
• Motorola Spin-Off Demonstrates New MP3 Encoding Standard With Launch of New irock! MP3 Player Line
• Infineon Technologies to Show Industry`s First System-on-a-Chip Solution for Multibeam DVD/CD-ROM Drives at CeBIT
• MUSICMATCH Jukebox Deluxe 6.0 Lands On Store Shelves Nationwide
• TerraTec: 6 channel sound card SiXPack 5.1+ with digital I/O
• Xbox to use Sensaura 3D Positional Audio
• Micronas USB Audio Controller Drives Digital Audio Deeper Into Home Entertainment
• SanDisk Introduces Next Generation ImageMate for Secure Digital Memory Cards and MultiMediaCards
• Analog Devices Debuts Advanced Audio Technology From Staccato Systems At Game Developer Conference
• Analog Devices' SoundMAX Audio Technology Endorsed By Sony Online Entertainment
• New Family of High-Fidelity Audio Coders Deliver CD-Type Quality
• Philips and Sonic Partner to Bring DVD+RW Recording to Consumers
• Videologic Enhances Home Entertainment Range
• QSound Labs Launches MUSICMATCH Co-Branded Version of Its QMax Audio Enhancement Software
• Swiss Manufacturer Vivastar(R) Unveils Proprietary DVD Recorder for Mass Market at CeBIT 2001
• Nokia Music Player - Secure Music Downloads and Great Sounds for Mobile Music Fans
• Ericsson and Microsoft demonstrate Windows Media handset support at CeBIT
• Cutting-Edge Music Mixing Device Debuts at Winter Music Conference And Transforms the PC Into a Powerful Remixing Studio
• Creative Unveils Dolby Digital API Platform at Game Developers Conference
• Creative Ships Sound Blaster Live! For Macintosh
• Hercules announces the launch of Gamesurround Muse* XL
• Spatializer Introduces Spatializer Natural Headphone(TM) For Virtual Surround Sound and Stereo Applications
• I/OMagic Teams With SSI Corp. to Launch MP3 Player Line
• MidiLand's Presence is International
• QSound Headphone Technology Featured In Cirrus Logic's Popular Maverick Processor Line
• Creative Technology Announces Cost-Cutting Measures and Write-Down Of Investments
• Jazz Speakers Premieres Over 10 New Models At Cebit 2001
• With Home Theater Sales on the Rise, Consumers Seek Guidance on How to Select Speaker Systems
• DVS Announces 16X DVD-ROM Drive
• SRS Labs, Inc. Demonstrates Proprietary Voice and Small-Speaker Enhancement Technologies for Wireless Devices at CTIA WIRELESS Show
• HP Introduces Its First CD-Writer/DVD Combo Drive and High-speed CD-Writer
• Visteon's MACH(R) MP3 Music System Makes In-Car CD Switching A Thing of the Past
• Spatializer Audio Laboratories to Showcase Newest Digital Audio Enhancement Software at CeBIT
• Surround Seminar @ NAB Is Scheduled
• eAudio Announces the Opening of Its Dedicated Online Audio Store at SXSW, Austin's Popular Music Conference and Festival
• 4Front Technologies Announces New 3d Audio Technologies and a Winamp Plugin
• ABIT: New Product Lines, New Innovation at Cebit 2001
• SRS Labs' TruSurround(TM) Technology Embedded in Broadcom Set-Top Box Chips
• Iomega Announces New 100MB PocketZip Drive; Breakthrough Value for High-Capacity Storage in Portable Devices
• J. River to Enroll 3 Million for Legal Napster-Like Service
• InterVideo and QSound Labs Deliver Enhanced DVD Playback to Fujitsu Consumer Desktop
• SONICblue Ships Rio Home Audio System
• Portable MP3 Players Now Have Instant Access to Over a Half-Million Songs
• Sensaura™ develop 3D audio middleware for PlayStation®2
• InterVideo Begins Shipping Full-Featured WinRip MP3 Player/Encoder With Data Injection Capability
• Toshiba launches Notebook PC in Japan with Dolby Headphone

February

• Sony Showcases Personal and Home Networking Products At Dealer Open House Events
• LG Electronics at CeBIT 2001: Leader of the digital Age
• ALCATech's BPM Studio Version 4
• SONICblue's Rio Car Takes MP3 on the Road
• Cirrus Logic Computer Audio Solutions Support Linux
• National Semiconductor Introduces World's First Popless, Clickless Dual 2.1 Watt Boomer Audio Amplifier
• Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge 5.0 Available For Sale at sonicfoundry.com
• QSound Labs Reports Year End 2000 And Fourth Quarter Results
• Cirrus Logic's Advanced Audio Subsystem Available for Leading Intel Desktop Board
• Audiovox Corporation Introduces Next Generation DVD Products
• High-Performance 8-Channel Audio DAC From TI Targets DVD Audio and Surround- Sound Systems
• SRS Labs, Inc. Reports Year End 2000 Results; Gross Margin Increases and Cash Position Continues to Strengthen
• EasyBuy2000, the Company Behind the MPTrip MP3/CD Player, Announces the Next Generation in Digital Audio Technology
• Apple Ships Industry's First SuperDrive
• Music4Games.net Open Invitation To New Directory
• Lake Technology secures a $7 million sound deal - acquires U.S. technology assets and key staff
• DTS Entertainment Conducts Nationwide Bus Tour to Build Enthusiasm for DVD-Audio and 5.1 Music
• Perception Digital Jukebox compresses music stored on CD, cassette tape, vinyl record or other format into MP3
• New Kodak mc3 Offers Digital Video, Music and Pictures In One Stylish and Fun Package
• SONICblue Announces the Rio 800 Extreme -- Largest Capacity Rio Ever
• SanDisk Introduces a 512 Megabyte CompactFlash Memory Card-the World's Largest Capacity Standard CF Card
• Simple Technology Launches 64 MB Multimedia Card
• NVIDIA Reaches Critical Xbox Milestone - GPU and MCP Processors Released To Fab
• Spectrum Research launches new audio product, the SoundXpander 
• Logitech to Acquire Labtec Inc.
• Apogee Technology Announces Exclusive License Agreement with STMicroelectronics for its All-Digital Amplifier Technology
• Power Technology Introduces the MP3-Connector
• Logitech Takes Sound to the Xtreme -- Introducing the SoundMan Xtrusio DSR-100
• Iomega Announces Magneto-Optical Storage Drives Shipping in Europe
• Drum Machine Software Unleashes The Power Of Yamaha XG
• Boston Acoustics Announces Third Quarter Results
• RCA LYRA Now Includes FM Tuner and USB Connection for Faster Downloads
• SONICblue Announces Plan to Acquire ReplayTV
• SONICblue Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Sensory Science
• SONICblue Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings
• TI's Programmable DSP Selected for RCA's New LYRA2 Internet Audio Player

January

• ESS Technology, Inc. Reports Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter Results
• Rio Volt Ships
• Texas Instruments Unveils High-Performance Audio DAC for Consumer And Professional Audio Systems
• AOpen America Launches New Line of PC Soundcards
• TDK Creates the Future of Portable CD-MP3 Playback With the World's First CD Digital Jukebox
• DVDs Will Continue as Fastest Growing Consumer Electronics Product in History
• Sonic Foundry Announces Sound forge 5.0
• Cirrus Logic Reports FYQ3 Sequential Revenue Growth of 10% to $208 Million
• Vitaminic Teams Up With Renault to Create MP3-Powered Car
• Lexra Details Key Audio Algorithms for RISC-DSP Core Through Web-Based Presentations
• Dolby Announces Sanyo's Support for AAC in New Portable Audio Player
• Labtec Inc. Reports Continued Record Results in Fiscal Third Quarter
• IBM to Introduce Superdistribution Capabilities for Advancement of Digital Music Marketplace
• Yamaha and Roland Agree to Cooperate to Improve MIDI Data Compatibility
• Creative Technology Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2001 Results
• Digital Audio is 2000 Holiday Season's Only Big Winner at Pure-play E-retailers
• SRS Labs' WOW Man Earns CES 2001 Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase Award
• RAVISENT Announces Agreement to Sell Consumer Electronics Business to STMicroelectronics
• STMicroelectronics Announces Agreement To Acquire RAVISENT's Consumer Electronics Business
• AudioSource Adopts Tripath's Digital Power Processing Technology For Its Latest Amplifiers
• AV511-6LX 6-channel audio card released
• SRS HEADPHONE(TM) Technology Featured in Latest Olympus Eye-Trek Face Mounted Display
• InterVideo Selects QSound's Technology For Their WinDVD Software Application
• Alliance Between Mathengine And Sensaura Means High Quality Sound Gets To Market Faster
• Audiovox Corporation Begins Shipping the CMP-3; - New CDMA Handset Features MP-3 Player and Web-Browser
• Cambridge SoundWorks Begins Shipping Newton Series(TM) High Performance Speaker Line
• Creative Ships 100,000th NOMAD Jukebox
• RioPort Inc. Announces Expanded Collaborative Effort With Microsoft to Deliver Rich Audio and Video in the Digital Music Market
• VXI Corporation Introduces Advanced Multimedia Headset Systems
• Intel Adopts Analog Devices' SoundMAX PC Audio for Leading Motherboards
• New mp3 Digital Audio Codec Announced by Thomson Multimedia Will Improve Sound Quality at Lower Bit Rates
• 1394 Trade Association Leaders Tell CES Attendees to Expect Rapid Growth in 2001
• Altec Lansing Pioneers All-Digital Sound Systems for PC Audio and Home Theater
• Apogee Announces Major Design Win - Direct Digital Amplification --DDX-- Technology Helps Altec Lansing Pack Superior Sound into Micro-Speaker Package
• Altec Lansing Delivers Value With New PC Speaker System Line Featuring Quality Audio Output and Stylish Look At Cost Effective Price
• Audiophoric Inc. Launches With Breakthrough M-phoric Sound-Capture Technology
• Kenwood Introduces Two In-Dash MP3/CD Receivers for 2001
• Kenwood Shows World's First In-Dash DVD/CD Receiver With Motorized LCD Video Touch Panel
• Kenwood Is the First Home Audio Company to Offer New Dolby Pro-Logic II(R) Surround Sound in A/V Receivers
• Seven Leading Consumer Technology Companies Promote DVD+RW at 2001 International CES
• Artisan Home Entertainment Revolutionizes U.S. DVD Industry with Production of the First DVD+CD
• Iomega's PocketZip(TM) Platform with Pre-Recorded Content to Debut This Month at Select Music Stores Nationwides
• i2Go Delivers Wireless Connectivity for Digital Audio Player and Pocket PC Devices
• Philips and Digital Harmony Join Forces to Create HAVi Audio Solutions for OEMs
• Zenith Introduces MP3 Player, Audio CD Recorder
• Recordable and Portable Digital Video Machines Top Zenith DVD Offerings For 2001
• CES Trade Show Update: JVC's Audio Division Introduces Hot New Digital Products
• Fox's `Bedazzled' is First DVD Movie to Take Advantage of NUON Technology
• VM Labs has More Mainstream NUON DVD Games On the Way From Hasbro and Taito
• Kenwood Selects Analog Devices' Signal Processing Technology for New Top-Line 4000 Series A/V Receivers
• Philips Launches World's First Multichannel Super Audio CD Player
• DigKiosk Turns Any Retail Location Into an Interactive Music Gateway
• Sony Makes Digital Dreams Come True at CES
• New Tripath Class-T 1 Bit Digital Amplifier Powers Marantz ER3000 Home Cinema System
• Rio -- Founder of Handheld Digital Audio Players -- to Showcase Car Stereo That Plays Up to 1000 Hours of Digital Music
• Delphi Delivers on Aggressive Growth Plans at 2001 CES
• Polk Audio and Digital Harmony Partner to Produce IEEE-1394 Loudspeakers
• Digital Harmony Demonstrates IEEE-1394 Home Audio Storage Concept
• Cirrus Logic's Audio Decoder Chip First to Enable Dolby Certified Pro Logic II Surround-Sound From Kenwood
• Bill Gates and Microsoft Show Consumers How to "Bring It Home" With the Next Wave of Consumer Electronics and Solutions
• Much-Anticipated Xbox Game Console, Along with Xbox Controller And Game Demonstrations, Headline Consumer Electronics Show
• Windows Media Technologies Adopted in 11 New Devices, Extending Microsoft's Leadership in Taking Digital Media Everywhere
• National Semiconductor Introduces New Generation of DVD Chips
• Texas Instruments DSPs Power New Internet Audio Player From Sanyo
• InterVideo's WinDVD Provides DVD Playback for World's First THX-Certified Multimedia PC
• Motorola and B & K Components Unveil Symphony Amplifier Technology as the Next Step to a Fully Digital System-On-Chip Implementation for Audio
• Request Announces First CD Recorder MP3 Jukebox At 2001 CES
• DigMedia Announces Streaming Web Radio Device
• Cambridge SoundWorks Introduces PlayDock PD200, Compact Speaker System for Creative's NOMAD Jukebox
• C-Cube DVD&MORE(TM) Enables Market's First Combination DVD Player and A/V Recorder
• Panja Inc. Launches Broadband Music Player at International CES 2001
• Tvia Selects Spatializer N-2-2(TM) Virtual Surround Sound Technology for Use In Their Streaming Media Processors
• Fully SDMI-Compliant Sanyo Digital Memory Player for Sale on Sanyo Store Web Site
• Samsung to Showcase New Ultra Portable Digital Audio and Computer Peripheral Products At 2001 CES
• MEDIA JUKEBOX redefines jukebox category - adds TV, DVD and P2P
• Monsoon® Sound ‘Surrounds’ Audio Buyers
• Pioneer Announces Availability of the First Ever Combination DVD/CD Recordable Drive Offered in Compaq Presario 7000 PC Systems
• Hitachi Introduces New DVD, Camcorder and VCR Line During 2001 International CES
• MP3.com Unveils Vision for Future of Music Technology
• Expanded AIWA MP3 Line Offers MP3 Playback in Portable, Mobile and Home Products
• PhatNoise Licenses Its Award-Winning Digital Media Jukebox Technology to Visteon for New MP3 Vehicle Audio System
• Visteon's Mach(R) MP3 Music System Allows Consumers To Take Compressed Music Files on the Road
• Addonics Announces USB Interface ''Ultra-Slim'' DVD/CD-ROM Combo Drive
• First International Digital Partners With Songdog Network to Offer Unprecedented Digital Audio Content and Innovative MP3i Technology
• PINE Takes the Skip Out Of MP3 CD Listening At CES
• Intel Introduces Portable Digital Audio Player Offering Four Hours of Music Programming
• Dolby Laboratories Features Newest Audio Technologies for the Consumer at ICES 2001

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