All items tagged with Apple (175)

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.

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.

Apple Introduces Updated Logic Pro Software, Ready for New M4 Chip

May 8, 2024 by Joao Martins

Apple Introduces Updated Logic Pro Software, Ready for New M4 Chip

Apple promoted an event to unveil its latest iPad lineup, introducing two new Air and Pro models, both delivering a giant leap in performance. With the iPad Pro models, Apple also unveiled its latest M4 system on a chip (SoC) that advances even more the stunning power-efficient performance of Apple silicon. To better illustrate the potential of these new platforms and its dedicated Neural Engine cores, Apple also unveiled the latest versions of its Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro software with new AI-powered features.

Apple Introduces Beats Solo Buds and Launches Beats Solo 4

May 1, 2024 by Joao Martins

Apple Introduces Beats Solo Buds and Launches Beats Solo 4

Beats launched the next generation of its bestselling on-ear headphones, Beats Solo 4, as the brand also announced the expansion of the Solo family with the all-new Beats Solo Buds true wireless stereo earbuds. Both models explore all the latest technology, with USB-C connectors to allow fast charging, extended battery life. Keeping up with Apple's tradition, both models are Bluetooth Class 1 designs, updated with the latest features, custom designed drivers and acoustic design.

January 3, 2024 by Joao Martins

Studio Six Digital Takes Over Production and Releases New USB-C Measurement Microphones and Interfaces

Studio Six Digital, the creators of the popular AudioTools test & measurement platform for Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS operating systems, has brought the production of all hardware products, including its popular iTestMic2 and iAudioInterface2, back in-house. The Californian company also updated all products to have USB-C connections to work with the latest iPhone 15 models, all of the USB-C iPads, as well as Mac and Windows computers and even Android devices.

Jacoti Hearing Center App Enables At-Home Hearing Tests for Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro

December 1, 2023 by Joao Martins

Jacoti Hearing Center App Enables At-Home Hearing Tests for Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro

Jacoti Hearing Technologies has launched the new Jacoti Hearing Center app for iOS, which integrates with Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro, allowing users to conduct precise at-home hearing tests with wireless Apple earbuds. This development, the company says, represents a significant quality leap in accessible hearing care, empowering users to access reliable hearing tests, and providing results that are comparable to in-office audiometric testing.

November 16, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Qi v2.0 Standard for Wireless Charging Is Now Ready to Provide Enhanced User Experience

The Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) next generation standard for wireless charging, Qi v2.0, will soon be delivering on its promise of magnetic attachment, faster charging, higher efficiency and greater convenience as the first Qi2 mobile devices complete certification testing. In addition to an enhanced user experience, Qi v2.0 unifies the industry under one global standard. CES 2024 will be the global launchpad for dozens of new Qi2 products.

Apple Updates AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with USB-C and Upcoming Lossless Wireless Audio Protocol

September 12, 2023 by Joao Martins

Apple Updates AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with USB-C and Upcoming Lossless Wireless Audio Protocol

As expected, on September 12, Apple announced the new iPhone 15 series models, which now all have USB-C connectors (but only use USB3). More importantly, Apple introduced new AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with USB-C charging capabilities and anticipated new audio experiences to all AirPods Pro models with iOS 17 updates. Between the lines there is an announcement about an upcoming "groundbreaking wireless audio protocol" supporting lossless audio over 5GHz.

Apple Unveils Reengineered Beats Studio Pro

July 19, 2023 by Joao Martins

Apple Unveils Reengineered Beats Studio Pro

Apple "dropped" the new Beats Studio Pro, the next generation of the iconic, bestselling over-ear headphones that inspired the acquisition of the brand for a record 3 billion USD. Since none of the original "cultural icons" remain associated with the brand, Apple designed the new product in partnership with British design studio Samuel Ross & SR_A. And obviously, the Apple engineering team added all the cutting-edge technology that the Beats Studio Pro 2023 edition require to actually stand-out in today's extremely competitive landscape.

Apple's WWDC 2023 Announcements: What Is New in Audio

June 8, 2023 by Joao Martins

Apple's WWDC 2023 Announcements: What Is New in Audio

As it happens every year, Apple promoted its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) from June 5–9, 2023. Did you notice Apple’s important breakthrough in headset audio design? It was easy to just be dazzled by all the technology involved in the Vision Pro, but this design was described as providing "mind-boggling audio fidelity" by those who tried it. The Vision Pro features an interesting audio system that was the focus for this editorial, together with Adaptive Audio and other important technology innovations.

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