audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available

audioXpress May 2024 Glass Audio Special Issue Now Available
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Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!

Advertise in the Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook 2024!
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Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024

Loudspeaker Knowledge and Innovation in Voice Coil April 2024
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The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities

The Audio Voice - Weekly Newsletter for audioXpress and Voice Coil Communities
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CEVA Extends its IP Platforms for Bluetooth 5 and Wi-Fi Applications with RISC-V
by Joao Martins

CEVA Extends its IP Platforms for Bluetooth 5 and Wi-Fi Applications with RISC-V

Audio and voice signal processing specialists CEVA announced that the complete RivieraWaves suite of Bluetooth 5 (low energy and dual mode) and Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax intellectual property (IP) platforms are now offered with an optional integrated open-source RISC-V MCU. These integration-ready system solutions are ideal for those manufacturers seeking freedom from standard 3rd party processor architectures.
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QuickLogic Collaborates with Shenzhen Horn Audio Company to Develop Bluetooth Headset Reference Design with Alexa Support
by audioXpress Staff

QuickLogic Collaborates with Shenzhen Horn Audio Company to Develop Bluetooth Headset Reference Design with Alexa Support

QuickLogic Corporation announced it has partnered with Shenzhen Horn Audio Co., Ltd. to deliver a Bluetooth-enabled headset reference design supporting Amazon Alexa Voice Services (AVS) for both Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. Based on QuickLogic's EOS S3 Voice and Sensor Processing Platform, the new reference design features advanced always-on and always-listening voice processing capabilities with the industry's lowest power consumption.
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Bragi Introduces Bragi Intelligent Edge Software Suite featuring Bragi nanoAI
by Joao Martins

Bragi Introduces Bragi Intelligent Edge Software Suite featuring Bragi nanoAI

After 4 years of development, Bragi has made a breakthrough in ultra-efficient artificial intelligence and says it is ready to deliver the first edge computing AI suite. During Mobile World Congress 2018, in Barcelona, Bragi, the company behind The Dash hearable, now the world’s first intelligent Edge Headphone, announced a B2B offer of Bragi nanoAI as a software solution, which the company says helps to overcome major challenges of the current IoT architecture.
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    THX Announces End-To-End MPEG-H Positional Audio Solution
    by Joao Martins

    THX Announces End-To-End MPEG-H Positional Audio Solution

    THX Ltd., announced the THX Spatial Audio Platform using MPEG-H and jointly demonstrated by Qualcomm Technologies and THX for the first time at Mobile World Congress 2018. The THX Spatial Audio Platform is an end-to-end universal positional audio solution built with the flexibility to support emerging immersive content formats (object-based and ambisonics) and open standards, as well as legacy content, across mobile, PC and consumer electronic devices.
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    XMOS Introduces Stereo-AEC Far-Field Linear Development kit for AVS, Qualified by Amazon
    by Joao Martins

    XMOS Introduces Stereo-AEC Far-Field Linear Development kit for AVS, Qualified by Amazon

    XMOS announced its VocalFusion Stereo Dev Kit for Amazon AVS, the first linear mic array solution qualified by Amazon for far-field performance that supports stereo acoustic echo cancellation. This new voice processor development kit is designed for developers working in the growing Alexa-enabled smart TV, soundbar, set-top box, and digital media adapter market segments, all of which require true stereo-AEC support to deliver compelling “across the room” voice-interface solutions.
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    STMicroelectronics Introduces Next-Generation Wireless Platform for Higher-Performing Bluetooth Devices
    by Joao Martins

    STMicroelectronics Introduces Next-Generation Wireless Platform for Higher-Performing Bluetooth Devices

    Powering the next generation of smart connected objects like digital-home products and wearable electronics, STMicroelectronics has revealed an advanced dual-processor wireless chip that supports new features and enhanced performance with extended battery life. The fusion of 32-bit ultra-low-power microcontroller and highly integrated Bluetooth 5 (BLE) and IEEE 802.15.4 radio creates a high-performing wireless platform for feature-rich smart connected objects.
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    Speakers and Voice Development - A Conversation with NXP
    by Joao Martins

    Speakers and Voice Development - A Conversation with NXP

    After reviewing my notes from CES 2018 and the announcements from NXP, I decided it was fitting to share some parts of my interview with Martyn Humphries, vice president and general manager Media IoT and i.MX Applications Processors at NXP (and former Freescale executive). Basically, we discussed the environment that lead NXP to create its i.MX 8M single-chip media application processors, currently the most advanced integrated platform available for audio manufacturers.
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    HEAD acoustics Complimentary Voice Quality Webinars
    by audioXpress Staff

    HEAD acoustics Complimentary Voice Quality Webinars

    HEAD acoustics announced open enrollment for their new series of complimentary educational voice quality web based seminars. These one hour sessions are designed to provide short but focused information on voice quality topics that are normally not taught in college level classes. Anyone interested in learning more about the fundamentals of voice quality testing is invited to attend.
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    MAAT Announces DRMeter MkII Universal Plug–in for Measurement and Monitoring of Audio Loudness and Dynamics
    by audioXpress Staff

    MAAT Announces DRMeter MkII Universal Plug–in for Measurement and Monitoring of Audio Loudness and Dynamics

    Proclaiming "One Meter For All," professional audio solutions manufacturer MAAT Incorporated announced a new loudness measurement tool specifically designed for music creation as well as broadcast production and post. DRMeter MkII combines R128&A/85 metering with DR & DRi Dynamic Range measurements, displaying channel–specific trends and events by augmenting mandated mono measurements with classic L/R metering to control problem areas without the need of another meter.
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    Speechmatics Launches Global English, an Accent-agnostic Language Pack for Speech-to-text Transcription
    by audioXpress Staff

    Speechmatics Launches Global English, an Accent-agnostic Language Pack for Speech-to-text Transcription

    Speech recognition technology specialists Speechmatics announced the launch of Global English, a single English language pack supporting all major English accents for use in speech-to-text transcription. According to the company, Global English (GE) was trained on thousands of hours of spoken data from over 40 countries and tens of billions of words drawn from global sources, making it one of the most comprehensive and accurate accent-agnostic transcription solutions on the market.
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