All items tagged with Wi-Fi (173)
Zound Industries Selects Frontier Silicon Minuet Platform for Urbanears Connected Speakers
April 4, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Zound Industries Selects Frontier Silicon Minuet Platform for Urbanears Connected Speakers

Frontier Silicon announced that its Minuet platform has been chosen by Scandinavian audio pioneer, Zound Industries, to power its new range of connected audio speakers with Apple Airplay, Spotify Connect and Chromecast built-in. The new Urbanears Connected Speakers are truly a reference of what current generation wireless speakers can offer, combining amazing design with a simple and rewarding experience at affordable prices.
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Texas Instruments Announces New SimpleLink MCU Platform with Security-Enhanced Wi-Fi Solutions
March 17, 2017 by Cristina Costa

Texas Instruments Announces New SimpleLink MCU Platform with Security-Enhanced Wi-Fi Solutions

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced availability of its new SimpleLink microcontroller (MCU) platform, combining hardware, software and tools under a single development environment. Sharing drivers, frameworks and libraries, SimpleLink MCU platform's new software development kits (SDKs) support development with TI's complete portfolio of 32-bit wired and wireless ARM-based MCUs, which now also include security-enhanced Wi-Fi chips and modules.
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Cypress Expands Wireless Connectivity with New 802.11ac Low Power Solutions
March 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Cypress Expands Wireless Connectivity with New 802.11ac Low Power Solutions

Cypress Semiconductor announced two new wireless solutions that deliver advanced coexistence and robust connectivity combining 802.11ac high-performance Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The 802.11ac solutions use high-speed transmissions to enable devices with faster downloads and better range, as well as lower power consumption by quickly exploiting deep sleep modes. The solutions are supported in Cypress' popular WICED Studio development platform.
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Connect One Introduces Pico WiReach Highly Secure and Cloud Ready IoT Wi-Fi Module
November 8, 2016 by Cristina Costa

Connect One Introduces Pico WiReach Highly Secure and Cloud Ready IoT Wi-Fi Module

Connect One introduced the first Wi-Fi module in its next-generation family of 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi modules for the Internet of Things (IoT) market at the electronica 2016 show in Munich, Germany. The new Pico WiReach IoT Wi-Fi module is a small size, sub $10 price, highly secure and cloud ready development solution which is ready to power new-generation connected devices.
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Frontier Silicon and Marvell Showcase New Wi-Fi Multi-Room Speaker Network Optimization Technology
October 18, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Frontier Silicon and Marvell Showcase New Wi-Fi Multi-Room Speaker Network Optimization Technology

Frontier Silicon, a leading software and development solutions provider for consumer audio devices, and Marvell, specialized in storage, cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia semiconductor solutions, have extended their collaboration to develop a new generation of smart audio technologies. Frontier is including Marvell’s Dynamic Multi-Hop Relay (DMHR) technology in its new Google Cast-enabled smart audio module, Minuet.
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Qualcomm Makes World’s First MulteFire Over-the-Air Connection
October 17, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Qualcomm Makes World’s First MulteFire Over-the-Air Connection

MulteFire was one of the buzzwords at the Mobile World Congress 2016, with the MulteFire Alliance promoted by Ericsson, Nokia, Intel and Qualcomm. Now, Qualcomm announced the world’s first over-the-air MulteFire connection, successfully demonstrating continued progress in MulteFire commercial viability as a new connectivity option, by combining the enhanced performance of LTE/5G networks with the deployment simplicity of unlicensed spectrum like WiFi.
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Libre Wireless Technologies Powers New Pioneer and Grundig Wireless Audio Products
October 13, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Libre Wireless Technologies Powers New Pioneer and Grundig Wireless Audio Products

Libre Wireless Technologies development solutions for WiFi and Bluetooth audio are now powering new products from leading CE brands on cost-sensitive applications. Libre’s LSBT1 Bluetooth module and the mainstream LS5B WiFi media module are now integrated in new Pioneer’s integrated X-HM36D and X-CM66D minisystems. Libre’s wireless audio solutions are also powering the latest Grundig wireless multiroom line with Google Cast support.
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Tivoli Audio Introduces ART range of Bluetooth and Wireless Whole-Home Audio Products
October 10, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Tivoli Audio Introduces ART range of Bluetooth and Wireless Whole-Home Audio Products

Portable speakers continue to be a magnet for any consumer electronics company and in particular for those already familiar with the retail and distribution chains. Now, the innovative alarm-clock radio company, Tivoli Audio, also decided to enter the Bluetooth and whole-home audio speaker fray and released its new ART series, consisting - for now - of the CUBE and ORB speakers and an interesting device, named the ConX, which is a Wi-Fi transmitting and receiving dongle.
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New Vizio SmartCast Multi-Room Speakers Designed for Whole-Home Audio
September 21, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New Vizio SmartCast Multi-Room Speakers Designed for Whole-Home Audio

Vizio recently expanded its SmartCast speaker collection with new very affordable SmartCast Crave Pro and Crave 360 speakers, fully integrating Google Cast technology for simple WiFi whole home audio streaming. The company, recently acquired by Chinese electronics firm LeEco and already America’s #1 sound bar company, is now targeting the expanding multi-room wireless audio segment, benefiting from a full ecosystem of home theater products and SmartCast entertainment app.
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Bose Introduces New Wireless Soundbar and Surround Sound Systems
September 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Introduces New Wireless Soundbar and Surround Sound Systems

Bose announced three new wireless systems created just for the modern home: the SoundTouch 300 soundbar, crushing the limitations of single-speaker performance for music and movies, and two new luxury Lifestyle home entertainment systems, combining stunning surround sound with an equally improved design. The new systems combine WiFi, Bluetooth and advanced DSP and are premiering at CEDIA 2016 in Dallas, TX.
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