All items tagged with Apple (183)
Infineon Expands Support for Apple Find My Network Connected Devices
February 27, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon Expands Support for Apple Find My Network Connected Devices

Infineon Technologies announced the availability of its Apple Find My network accessory support for the AIROC CYW20829, PSOC 63 Bluetooth microcontroller (MCU), AIROC CYW5591x Wi-Fi/BT connected MCU, and AIROC CYW5551x devices within its ModusToolbox development ecosystem. This enables developers to easily build Find My network capable Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) devices, connected to this increasingly popular application.
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Beats Introduces Powerbeats Pro 2 Sports Earhook Buds with Heart Rate Monitoring
February 11, 2025 by Joao Martins

Beats Introduces Powerbeats Pro 2 Sports Earhook Buds with Heart Rate Monitoring

Beats announced Powerbeats Pro 2, its most advanced product ever, built for ultimate athletic performance and featuring Heart Rate Monitoring for workouts. The new Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are powered by the same Apple H2 chip as in the AirPods Pro, featuring Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency, Adaptive EQ, Voice Isolation, and Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking. The earhook design is also lighter, allowing up to 45 hours of battery life with the Qi wireless charging case.
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Inside the Audio Lab: How Apple Developed Its Hearing Health Experience
October 28, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Inside the Audio Lab: How Apple Developed Its Hearing Health Experience

Apple owns multiple R&D centers spread across the globe, some of which include state-of-the-art anechoic chambers and advanced acoustic simulation rooms. Apple’s state-of-the-art Audio Lab in Cupertino, California, is the hub for the design, measurement, tuning, and validation of all of Apple’s products with speakers or microphones. It’s also the center for Apple's multiyear, cross-team collaboration that enabled the new hearing health features on AirPods Pro 2.
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Perception, Stigma, and Ergonomics in Hearing
October 3, 2024 by Joao Martins

Perception, Stigma, and Ergonomics in Hearing

Let’s address the stigma "thing." Is it "awkward" to wear standard consumer earbuds (e.g., AirPods) to compensate for hearing loss? Are standard hearing aids a visible sign to informs others that a person has a disability? Are we supposed to have to explain that "these things are actually hearing aids"? This article discusses product design, hearing aids, the stigma associated with its use, and how that could complicate the ongoing convergence with consumer-oriented hearing assistance and enhancement.
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Exploring AirPods 4 ANC: This Changes Everything
September 26, 2024 by Joao Martins

Exploring AirPods 4 ANC: This Changes Everything

With the launch of the latest AirPods 4 with ANC, Apple just proved that Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency, and Adaptive Audio can be done effectively in an open design. Thanks to the H2 chip, now both the AirPods 4 ANC and the existing AirPods Pro 2 in-ears support the same level features. This is a big deal and it changes everything in this competitive product segment, about to enter the age of hearables.
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Apple Introduces New Loose-Fit AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation
September 10, 2024 by Joao Martins

Apple Introduces New Loose-Fit AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

The news that Apple launched an updated version of its (regular) AirPods was somewhat muffled by the announcement of the hearing aid capabilities brought to AirPods Pro 2 with a simple software update. But the new AirPods 4 with ANC are a big deal for the industry which has been struggling to combine the benefits of the loose-fit (now also called open-ear) form-factor with the convenience of active noise cancellation when required. The key, as always for Apple, is in the elegant implementation of Adaptive Audio.
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Apple Announces AirPods Pro 2 Are Now Officially Hearing-Aids
September 9, 2024 by Joao Martins

Apple Announces AirPods Pro 2 Are Now Officially Hearing-Aids

Apple confirmed that the latest AirPods Pro 2 - the ones with the new H2 processor - will offer improved Hearing Protection, a scientifically validated Hearing Test, and have a clinical-grade, over-the-counter Hearing Aid capability for users with mild to moderate hearing loss. This, with a simple software update, and on top of all the leading features that make Apple’s AirPods Pro the global best-selling product in its category. The new hearing health features will be available in fall 2024 for AirPods Pro 2 users in more than 100 countries and regions.
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On-Device Intelligence: Apple Makes AI Make Sense
June 13, 2024 by Joao Martins

On-Device Intelligence: Apple Makes AI Make Sense

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 keynote unveiled Apple Intelligence and was another historic moment for the Cupertino company. Apple Intelligence will be implemented in this year's and future devices, and will arrive with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11 updates. Everywhere in the demonstrations of the new features, we could see clear signs of artificial intelligence doing its thing in the background. A true milestone in the history of computing and consumer technology - when AI started to make sense.
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Apple Unveils Visual, Sound, and Haptic Accessibility Features
May 15, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Apple Unveils Visual, Sound, and Haptic Accessibility Features

Spanning its multiple platforms and dedicated operating systems, Apple continues to offer valuable accessibility features to both overcome user disabilities and enhance individual experiences. The company announced new accessibility features coming later in 2024, including new visual, sound and haptic options that harness the power of Apple hardware and software, Apple silicon, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
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Virscient Introduces Apple Find My Network Accessory Reference Implementation for Qualcomm-Based Audio Devices
May 9, 2024 by Joao Martins

Virscient Introduces Apple Find My Network Accessory Reference Implementation for Qualcomm-Based Audio Devices

Virscient introduced SoundTrack, an Apple Find My network accessory reference implementation for Qualcomm-based audio devices. The new software solution by the wireless and audio specialists from New Zealand, allows manufacturers of high-quality audio devices to add one of the most valued features by consumers by offering user-friendly lost device location tracking via Apple’s Find My network and the Apple Find My app.
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