All items tagged with Bluetooth LE Audio (173)
Synaptics Confirms Its Acquisition of Packetcraft
February 7, 2025 by Joao Martins

Synaptics Confirms Its Acquisition of Packetcraft

During its scheduled Q2 results call, Synaptics Incorporated confirmed the acquisition of Packecraft, the recognized Bluetooth LE Audio software stack vendor. Already a leading supplier of wireless technologies, Synaptics now added leading embedded Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) stacks and software, positioning the company as one of the strongest suppliers of Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast broadcast audio software.
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Listen Technologies and Ampetronic Start Shipping First Commercial Grade Auracast Solution
February 5, 2025 by Joao Martins

Listen Technologies and Ampetronic Start Shipping First Commercial Grade Auracast Solution

Listen Technologies and Ampetronic announced that Auri, the first complete Auracast broadcast audio-based assistive listening solution, is now shipping. The unveiling of the Auri solution at the ISE 2025 show in Barcelona comes at a time when system integrators are starting to be aware of the potential for the technology in any public space environment. Ongoing demonstrations at the busy trade show floor clearly showcase the enormous potential and impact for the industry.
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GN Introduces Their Most Advanced Hearing Aid with Dedicated DNN Chip
February 4, 2025 by Andrew Bellavia

GN Introduces Their Most Advanced Hearing Aid with Dedicated DNN Chip

GN, the Danish manufacturer of prescription and over-the-counter hearing aids, announced their new flagship model ReSound Vivia, powered by a dedicated Deep Neural Network (DNN) chip trained on 13.5 million spoken sentences in various languages and with varied vocal effort, across 3.9 million tuned sound parameters, that spotlights speech and eliminates distracting noise. The new AI powered hearing aids expand GN’s range of Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast-enabled solutions.
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Williams AV Unveils New Infinium System Delivering Real-Time Audio Over Bluetooth Auracast
January 30, 2025 by Joao Martins

Williams AV Unveils New Infinium System Delivering Real-Time Audio Over Bluetooth Auracast

For nearly 50 years, Williams AV has pioneered audio solutions that enhance audio intelligibility and accessibility. As one of the first companies in this segment to promote a demonstration of a commercial Auracast solution, Williams AV will now unveil its new Infinium solution at ISE 2025, expanding on this legacy and unlocking new possibilities for audio distribution and assistive communication in public spaces.
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CES 2025 First Impressions and Audio AI
January 16, 2025 by Joao Martins

CES 2025 First Impressions and Audio AI

A Celebration of the Art of the Possible. CES 2025 was extremely successful. Even with the impression of fewer people because of the show being even more dispersed. In this first impressions report we discuss how Edge-AI (on-device) is transforming what is possible in audio processing. And of course there was MagSafe and Qi2. USB4. Bluetooth LE Audio. Auracast. Wireless Multichannel. And much more. This is necessarily a brief first impressions editorial to follow up on a very intense edition of CES, where the business-to-business aspects of the show have intensified as predicted.
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MediaTek and Ceva Expand Spatial Audio Mobile Entertainment Experiences
January 9, 2025 by Joao Martins

MediaTek and Ceva Expand Spatial Audio Mobile Entertainment Experiences

Ceva and MediaTek announced a partnership to enhance the mobile entertainment experience, bringing the Ceva-RealSpace Elevate multichannel spatial audio with head tracking solution to the recently introduced MediaTek Dimensity 9400 flagship 5G smartphone chip using Bluetooth LE Audio. At CES 2025, Ceva demonstrated impressive spatial audio examples, creating a true-to-life listening experience beyond traditional stereo and surround sound systems on True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds and headphones.
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Creative and Mimi Join Forces to Elevate Personalized Audio
January 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Creative and Mimi Join Forces to Elevate Personalized Audio

Creative Technology and Mimi have teamed up to offer more personalized audio options with the launch of the Aurvana Ace Mimi, the latest TWS earbuds to join the brand's Aurvana series. This collaboration offers users customized audio tuned to their unique hearing profiles, with the assurance that the xMEMS dual-driver system will respond accordingly without distortion. The Aurvana Ace Mimi also deliver LDAC high resolution audio support for the best audio experience on wireless earbuds.
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Ceva Unveils First Multi-Protocol Wireless Connectivity Platform IP Featuring Next Generation Bluetooth High Data Throughput
January 2, 2025 by Joao Martins

Ceva Unveils First Multi-Protocol Wireless Connectivity Platform IP Featuring Next Generation Bluetooth High Data Throughput

Ceva announced the first complete multi-protocol wireless connectivity platform that supports Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT). This next generation technology meets the pressing need for Bluetooth devices looking to support streaming of even larger media at higher data rates. The new Ceva-Waves Links200 IP platform is designed to dramatically enhance wireless audio capabilities and support advanced applications like 7.1 audio systems.
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Airoha Technology Launches Flagship Wireless AI Audio SoC
December 30, 2024 by Joao Martins

Airoha Technology Launches Flagship Wireless AI Audio SoC

Airoha Technology announced the launch of a new flagship wireless audio chip with integrated AI processing. The AB1595 chip integrates essential functions that currently require multiple chips into one single system-on-chip (SoC). The announcement follows a recent press conference where the MediaTek subsidiary confirmed its intention to lead the market as a Bluetooth audio supplier and to outgrow the industry with AI-powered solutions in 2025.
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Synaptics Announces New Dual-Core Bluetooth 5.4 and Matter Veros SoC
December 16, 2024 by Joao Martins

Synaptics Announces New Dual-Core Bluetooth 5.4 and Matter Veros SoC

Synaptics expanded its Veros family of connectivity devices with the SYN20708 dual-core system on chip (SoC) for Bluetooth 5.4 and IEEE 802.15.4. The Matter-compliant SoC supports Bluetooth (BT) Classic, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, and Thread protocols concurrently on both cores, allowing simultaneous connections to multiple endpoints in heterogeneous network environments, with overall lower system cost.
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