All items tagged with ZigBee (42)

Libre Wireless Technologies Launches “MAVID”, Miniaturized Low Power Integrated Wireless Voice/Audio/IoT Device

November 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Libre Wireless Technologies Launches “MAVID”, Miniaturized Low Power Integrated Wireless Voice/Audio/IoT Device

At a one day industry summit focused on the Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS), Libre Wireless Technologies, announced “MAVID,” an entirely new embedded voice enabled multiprotocol wireless connectivity and IoT platform. This ultra low power and incredibly small new device incorporates a complete hardware and software solution for embedded voice, IoT, audio and wireless connectivity. The new Libre platform will enable OEMs and ODMs to build unique voice-enabled products.

Amazon Announces New Amazon Echo and Echo Plus Smart Speakers and Introduces New Alexa Products

September 28, 2017 by Joao Martins

Amazon Announces New Amazon Echo and Echo Plus Smart Speakers and Introduces New Alexa Products

Amazon is not resting on its laurels in voice personal assistants. The company continues to severely undercut Google's ambitions with the Google Home, Assistant and Chromecast products, while jumping ahead to compete head to head with Apple and undermining Apple's plans for Siri and the smart home. The company just announced a completely revamped line of Echo speakers with lower prices and improved everything, as well as new classes of Echo devices.

MediaTek Launches 4x4 802.11n/Bluetooth 5.0 System-on-Chip with Dedicated Wi-Fi Accelerator

June 1, 2017 by Cristina Costa

MediaTek Launches 4x4 802.11n/Bluetooth 5.0 System-on-Chip with Dedicated Wi-Fi Accelerator

MediaTek announced the world's first 4x4 802.11n and Bluetooth 5.0 system-on-chip featuring a dedicated Wi-Fi network accelerator. The MediaTek MT7622 was created for premium networking devices including routers and repeaters, whole home Wi-Fi, and home automation gateways that pre-integrates audio and storage features. MediaTek also announced its next generation Wi-Fi low power chipset portfolio for connected smart home devices.

New Wireless Gecko Bluetooth 5-Compliant SoCs Help Developers Tackle Multiprotocol Design Challenges

March 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Wireless Gecko Bluetooth 5-Compliant SoCs Help Developers Tackle Multiprotocol Design Challenges

Silicon Labs announced a major expansion of its Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio, making it easier for developers of all skill levels to add versatile multiprotocol switching capabilities to increasingly complex applications. The new EFR32xG12 SoCs support a broader range of multiprotocol, multiband use cases for home automation, connected lighting, wearables and industrial applications.

Smart Home Reference Designs from Silicon Labs Accelerate Development of IoT Connected Devices

December 13, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Smart Home Reference Designs from Silicon Labs Accelerate Development of IoT Connected Devices

Silicon Labs has launched two new wireless occupancy sensor and smart outlet reference designs for the home automation market. The FCC and UL pre-certified reference designs include all of the hardware, firmware and software tools required to create feature-rich, future-proofed connected home products based on Silicon Labs’ ZigBee “Golden Unit” Home Automation (HA 1.2) software stack and multiprotocol Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio.

Cypress Streamlines Connected Designs with New Turnkey Development Platform

November 10, 2016 by Cristina Costa

Cypress Streamlines Connected Designs with New Turnkey Development Platform

Cypress Semiconductor announced a new version of its development platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) and consumer electronics that enables wireless connectivity in minutes. The Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) Studio 4 platform provides a single development environment for multiple wireless technologies, including Cypress's Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and combo solutions, with an easy-to-use application programming interface.

Texas Instruments Announces New Voice Remote Control Low Power Development Platforms

July 4, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Texas Instruments Announces New Voice Remote Control Low Power Development Platforms

Texas Instruments announced new advanced voice remote control solutions as part of its SimpleLink ultra-low power platform. These solutions were created to help developers easily add ultra-low power Bluetooth low energy, ZigBee RF4CE or multi-standard connectivity to their designs for voice remote controls, TVs, set-top boxes, home entertainment centers and automation, wearables and smart speaker applications.

Bluetooth Low Energy Exhibiting Strong Growth While Wireless IC Shipments Expand

April 27, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bluetooth Low Energy Exhibiting Strong Growth While Wireless IC Shipments Expand

According to the latest market forecast from ABI Research, Bluetooth Low Energy devices will account for 27% of total Bluetooth shipments by 2021 as new enhancements expand opportunities in IoT. According also to ABI Research, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4, NFC, and GNSS markets are forecasted to reach more than 10 billion annual IC shipments by 2021, with Bluetooth integrated in 60% of total devices.

Freescale Runs Thread and Bluetooth Smart from a Single Wireless MCU

October 20, 2015 by Joao Martins

Freescale Runs Thread and Bluetooth Smart from a Single Wireless MCU

Freescale Semiconductor introduced the new Kinetis KW41Z – the industry’s first multi-mode radio MCU to support concurrent operation of IEEE 802.15.4 Thread and Bluetooth Smart/BLE connectivity while hosting associated applications. With Bluetooth v4.2 support, the Kinetis KW41Z MCU helps transform simple devices into advanced connected systems.

Silicon Labs Delivers Breakthrough Technology with Thread Networking Protocol Stack and Powerful Development Tools

July 16, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Silicon Labs Delivers Breakthrough Technology with Thread Networking Protocol Stack and Powerful Development Tools

Silicon Labs introduced its highly anticipated Thread networking solution, delivering a software stack built upon years of mesh networking expertise and the industry’s most advanced mesh networking software development tools. The solution promises to accelerate time to market for new connected devices, control panels, wireless access points and gateways.

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