All items tagged with artificial intelligence (236)
Avnet Unveils MaaXBoard for Low-Cost Embedded Computing and Edge AI Development
November 14, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Avnet Unveils MaaXBoard for Low-Cost Embedded Computing and Edge AI Development

Avnet is now offering a single board computer which allows developers to focus more on the software side of their projects. The new MaaXBoard is a low-cost, production-ready qualified platform, based on the NXP i.MX 8M applications processor, ideal for embedded computing and applications that leverage AI at the edge. It supports design engineers and end-users seeking to create automation, multimedia, AI and smart home applications with reduced cost and time-to-market.
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Acconeer and Imagimob Combine Radar Technology and Edge AI for Gesture Control Applications
November 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Acconeer and Imagimob Combine Radar Technology and Edge AI for Gesture Control Applications

By combining Edge AI software from Imagimob, a company specializing in artificial intelligence development, with Pulsed Coherent Radar technology from Acconeer, the radar sensor specialists, the two Swedish companies have created an innovative platform for gesture control that is perfect for consumer electronics products. Scheduled to be demonstrated at CES 2020 (January 7-10) in Las Vegas, the solution will be implemented for application with wireless headphones, trained to recognize five hand gestures with high accuracy and close to zero latency.
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Yamaha VOCALOID:AI Faithfully Reproduces Singing of Legendary Japanese Vocalist Hibari Misora
October 8, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Yamaha VOCALOID:AI Faithfully Reproduces Singing of Legendary Japanese Vocalist Hibari Misora

Yamaha Corporation announced that it has succeeded in reproducing the singing of the late Hibari Misora, a legendary Japanese vocalist, using its own VOCALOID:AI singing synthesis technology in technical cooperation with an NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) television program broadcast in Japan on September 29, serving as both the public debut and first real-world implementation of VOCALOID:AI - an extension of the company's original singing voice synthesis technology.
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XMOS Secures $19M Funding to Accelerate Global Growth and Support Development in Voice Interfaces
October 1, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

XMOS Secures $19M Funding to Accelerate Global Growth and Support Development in Voice Interfaces

XMOS, a Bristol-based technology company, specialising in voice-processing, edge-AI and connected devices, announced the completion of a new $19 million financing round — fueling the company’s global growth, consolidating its technical leadership in far-field voice interfaces and developing a new product roadmap for the artificial intelligence of things (AIoT). The funds will also enable an expanded global footprint — including new staff in its Hong Kong office.
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Smart Speaker Market to Reach 92 Million Units Shipped in 2019
September 18, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Smart Speaker Market to Reach 92 Million Units Shipped in 2019

The smart speaker market will grow by 35% this year, according to SAR Insight & Consulting’s Latest Digital Assistant Platform Forecast DATAbase, with shipments reaching 92 million. Amazon remains the market leader, but its smart speaker market share has declined and now represents approximately a third (33%) of the total volume anticipated in 2019. Total voice software unit shipments are expected to increase significantly to 2024.
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Audio Network Partners with Musiio to Improve Music Search with Artificial Intelligence
September 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Network Partners with Musiio to Improve Music Search with Artificial Intelligence

Audio Network Limited, one of the world’s largest independent creators and publishers of original music for use in film, television, advertising and digital media, decided to partner with Singapore-based startup Musiio to apply the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve customer service and delivery. The music company added an interface to their existing search platform that makes their catalogue of over 170,000 tracks even more discoverable, whilst keeping the human touch that Audio Network has been known for.
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Blackmagic Design Announces Final Release of DaVinci Resolve 16 and Availability of Version 16.1 Beta
August 9, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Blackmagic Design Announces Final Release of DaVinci Resolve 16 and Availability of Version 16.1 Beta

For post-production professionals, it's becoming increasingly difficult to stay away from Blackmagic Design and its DaVinci Resolve software. Uniquely available for MacOS, Windows and Linux, continuously improved and affordable, the final release of DaVinci Resolve 16.0 is now available and immediately Blackmagic introduced a new public beta of DaVinci Resolve 16.1 that has innovative new features. The Fairlight audio page continues to get better with each update.
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DSP Concepts and CEVA Partner to Streamline Audio/Voice DSP Software Development for High-End Sound Applications
July 19, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Concepts and CEVA Partner to Streamline Audio/Voice DSP Software Development for High-End Sound Applications

CEVA and DSP Concepts announced that DSP Concepts’ industry-leading Audio Weaver tools and TalkTo voice front-end now support the CEVA-X2 and CEVA-BX family of DSPs. Audio Weaver is already being used by a number of companies who are leveraging the design tool to develop advanced audio and voice applications for their CEVA DSP based designs.
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Accusonus Launches Enhanced ERA 4 Audio Repair Plug-In Bundles
June 28, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Accusonus Launches Enhanced ERA 4 Audio Repair Plug-In Bundles

Accusonus announced its new ERA 4 Bundles, a much improved suite of single-knob audio cleaning and noise reduction tools, based on the company's patented Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence technology. This newest expanded family of software plugins for video editors, audio engineers and podcasters introduces improved engines, bug fixes, new UIs, new features and more. The updated suite simplifies and accelerates complex audio cleaning and repair tasks with its single-knob approach.
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Harman Partners with SoundHound to Introduce Voice-Enabled Solutions for the Hospitality Industry
June 18, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Harman Partners with SoundHound to Introduce Voice-Enabled Solutions for the Hospitality Industry

Harman Professional Solutions and SoundHound, the voice-enabled AI and conversational intelligence technologies company, announced a partnership to power the voice interface for future JBL Professional-branded solutions for hospitality environments. SoundHound will supply its Houndify voice AI platform to be implemented in Harman's Hospitality Cloud AI, JBL Professional smart speakers and AMX control systems to deliver what Harman is calling Smart Hotel Room Experiences.
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