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CONTENTS
FEATURES
8 HOW DECT CAN WIN IN THE APPLE HOMEKIT MARKET
The open nature of Apple’s HomeKit ecosystem gives DECT system manufacturers a route into this huge market.
TRULY WIRELESS 5.1 SURROUND SOUND
ONEaudio won a Best of Innovation award when it presented the world’s first truly wireless 5.1 surround sound speaker system at CES.
HGI: THE GATEWAY TO THE SMART HOME
Luca Giacomello, chairman of the Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) explains the achievements of the organisation.
HOW TO TURN A DODGE BALL INTO A COMMUNICATIONS TOOL Qball is a dodge ball that is also a microphone you can throw, catch and drop. Really!
INTERVIEWS
DECT TODAY INTERVIEW- THE BIRTH OF DECT: AN INTERVIEW WITH GAD AKERBERG
DECT Today catches up with the "godfather of DECT", Dag Akerberg.
DR. WALTER TUTTLEBEE: A LONG HISTORY IN DECT!
Dr Tuttlebee has been part of the DECT community since the late ‘80s and launched the DECTweb community in 1997.
CAROLINE GILBEY: THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
DECT Awards judge Caroline Gilbey looks at DECT products from the perspective of the design industry.
Contents
10 The DECT.
8 With HomeKit, consumers will be able to take advantage of DECT’s benefits.
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12 Caroline Gilbey takes a look at
DECT design.
18 HGI understood that there was a need for support for multiple services in the home.
19 How DECT enables a throwable, wireless microphone.
16 Is this the world’s first truly wireless 5.1 surround sound speaker system?
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6 Dag Akerberg and his colleagues were in at the DECT deep end.
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