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Live from the ALTI Expo 2023: Watch Paul Beckmann Explain How to Achieve High-Quality Voice Conferencing

June 27, 2023 by Special Content

Live from the ALTI Expo 2023: Watch Paul Beckmann Explain How to Achieve High-Quality Voice Conferencing

Voice conferencing products are notoriously difficult to build. Even relatively basic designs require hours of testing and tuning to achieve a satisfying user experience. More advanced designs with microphone arrays and satellite microphones present tricky issues at both the hardware and software levels. In this talk, DSP Concepts CTO Paul Beckmann discusses the challenges in making high-quality conferencing products and the key steps to achieving differentiation.

HEAD acoustics Announces Management Changes Following Hans Gierlich's Retirement Announcement

May 12, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Announces Management Changes Following Hans Gierlich's Retirement Announcement

After 34 years with HEAD acoustics, Dr.-Ing. Hans Wilhelm Gierlich, the company's Technical Director and Head of Research in the Telecom Division, is retiring. At the same time, Aulis Telle, Technical Managing Director for Sound, Vibration and Perception is leaving the company. In response, HEAD acoustics confirmed two managing director positions resulting from an updated organizational structure with the appointment of Anne Geller-Gravez as Managing Director Sales and Marketing, and Matthias Wegerhoff as the new Technical Managing Director.

JLab Raises True Wireless Earbuds Call Quality with Detachable Mic

May 3, 2023 by Joao Martins

JLab Raises True Wireless Earbuds Call Quality with Detachable Mic

Always pushing different concepts into every product category, JLab introduced the new Work Buds ($79.99), a true wireless stereo concept that is intended to solve the sub-par microphone clarity problem during calls. The first time this is ever attempted in true wireless earbuds, the San Diego, CA-based added a a lightweight, detachable noise-canceling boom microphone. Revolutionary or simply awkward, now there is an option.

Alango's VoiceDefender On New Bang & Olufsen Beocom Portal Headphones Passes TEAMS Certification

April 26, 2023 by Joao Martins

Alango's VoiceDefender On New Bang & Olufsen Beocom Portal Headphones Passes TEAMS Certification

Alango Technologies, a leading developer and provider of signal processing and voice enhancement technologies, announced that its VoiceDefender DSP technology has passed the TEAMS certification on the all-new Bang & Olufsen Beocom Portal headphones. The hardware and software technology combination allowed rapid development of full-featured, high-performance, headphone with pristine call quality in a boomless headphone design.

Knowles Releases High-Performance Digital Voice Vibration Sensor for High-Fidelity Voice Pick-Up in TWS

April 4, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Releases High-Performance Digital Voice Vibration Sensor for High-Fidelity Voice Pick-Up in TWS

Knowles released a low power, high bandwidth, specialized vibration sensor that can be used to filter background noise and create reliable, high-quality voice calling in noisy environments. The Knowles V2S200D Digital Voice Vibration Sensor, the first-of-its-kind for the brand works in conjunction with microphones to improve voice signal pick-up in True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds.

Owl Labs Expand AI-Driven Meetings Ecosystem with Owl Bar Front-of-Room Video Conferencing Solution

March 28, 2023 by Joao Martins

Owl Labs Expand AI-Driven Meetings Ecosystem with Owl Bar Front-of-Room Video Conferencing Solution

Owl Labs, the creators of the first AI-powered speakerphone and 360-degree video conferencing solution, announced the launch of the Owl Bar device, a front-of-room camera, microphone and speaker that pairs with the existing Meeting Owl device and Whiteboard Owl camera to make hybrid meetings even more immersive. Combined, these solutions create an effective multi-camera communications solution that enhances meetings.

XMOS Launches XVF3800 High-Performance Voice Processor for Enterprise and Consumer Voice Conferencing Platforms

March 7, 2023 by Joao Martins

XMOS Launches XVF3800 High-Performance Voice Processor for Enterprise and Consumer Voice Conferencing Platforms

Anticipating the company's presentation at Embedded World 2023, XMOS has launched the XVF3800, a quick-to-market, high-performance voice processor for enterprise and consumer voice conferencing platforms. The XVF3800 combines acoustic echo cancellation (AEC), multiple adaptive beamformers, noise suppression, AGC, and more, and will be available along with a development kit, the XK-VOICE-SQ66.

HEAD acoustics Introduces ViBRIDGE Holistic In-Ear Headset Testing Solution

February 14, 2023 by Joao Martins

HEAD acoustics Introduces ViBRIDGE Holistic In-Ear Headset Testing Solution

As many audioXpress readers already learned from reading the article by Hans W. Gierlich on the Benefits of Using Structure-Borne Sound in Headset Signal Processing, HEAD acoustics created a complete test solution for in-ear and headset devices using bone-conduction sensors. There are good reasons for developers and manufacturers to explore the use of bone-conduction sensors and test them with the new ViBRIDGE solution.

Pliant Technologies Announces Dual Listen Intercom Feature

January 25, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Pliant Technologies Announces Dual Listen Intercom Feature

Pliant Technologies announced a firmware update, which includes the addition of a new Dual Listen feature for its latest MicroCom XR systems. Dual Listen gives users the ability to listen to two intercom channels simultaneously. This provides the benefit of monitoring communications on both the A and B channels, while also allowing users to switch between talking on either channels A or B independently.

Knowles Debuts Trio of SiSonic MEMS Microphones for High-Performance TWS and Hearable Designs

January 13, 2023 by Joao Martins

Knowles Debuts Trio of SiSonic MEMS Microphones for High-Performance TWS and Hearable Designs

Knowles introduced its latest series of SiSonic MEMS microphones at CES 2023. The new Titan (Digital), Falcon (Differential Analog), and Robin (Single Ended Analog) are a new trio of microphones providing advanced performance capabilities for space constrained ear and wearable applications like True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds, smart watches, Augmented Reality (AR) glasses and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets.

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