All items tagged with connected devices (131)

Altair Semiconductor and Ethertronics Announce High-Performance Small Antenna Technology for Tiny IoT and Wearable Devices

September 14, 2018 by Cristina Costa

Altair Semiconductor and Ethertronics Announce High-Performance Small Antenna Technology for Tiny IoT and Wearable Devices

Altair Semiconductor, a leading provider of cellular connectivity chipsets, and high performance antenna system solutions specialist firm, Ethertronics (a subsidiary of AVX), announced a new small antenna technology, demonstrated within a new cellular IoT wearable concept at Mobile World Congress Americas 2018. The new technology is implemented on Altair's ALT1250 and utilizing Ethertronics' antenna design expertise and paves the way for ultra-compact, connected wearable devices.

First Alert Launches Onelink Safe & Sound Alexa-Enabled Smoke and CO Alarm and Home Speaker

July 4, 2018 by Joao Martins

First Alert Launches Onelink Safe & Sound Alexa-Enabled Smoke and CO Alarm and Home Speaker

A connected smoke alarm that's also a speaker, strategically placed in the ceiling to cover any room with quality sound. The idea might sound bizarre at first, but indeed it reflects the way manufacturers are reimagining different categories in the era of "smart devices." Following a successful presentation at CES 2018, First Alert launched its Onelink Safe & Sound Connected Smoke Alarm with Amazon Alexa, allowing users to ask questions or and even listen to music.

Microchip Announces First 32-bit Low-Power MCU to Feature Robust, Chip-Level Security and Arm TrustZone Technology

June 26, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Announces First 32-bit Low-Power MCU to Feature Robust, Chip-Level Security and Arm TrustZone Technology

Microchip announced the 32-bit SAM L10/L11 MCU families for low power and high security, based on the Arm Cortex-M23 core, with the SAM L11 featuring Arm TrustZone for Armv8-M, a programmable environment that provides hardware isolation between certified libraries, IP and application code. The SAM L11 features robust security with chip-level tamper resistance, secure boot and secure key storage. When combined with TrustZone technology, this is designed to protect applications from both remote and physical attacks.

Texas Instruments Announces New Low-Power Multi-Standard Multi-Band SimpleLink MCU Platform

February 28, 2018 by Cristina Costa

Texas Instruments Announces New Low-Power Multi-Standard Multi-Band SimpleLink MCU Platform

To meet growing connectivity needs, Texas Instruments (TI) introduced its newest SimpleLink wireless and wired microcontrollers (MCUs). These new devices offer industry-leading low power consumption and concurrent multi-standard and multi-band connectivity for Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth 5 and Sub-1 GHz. With more memory and unlimited connectivity options, the expanded SimpleLink MCU platform offers 100 percent code reuse across TI’s Arm Cortex-M4-based MCUs to enhance and connect sensor networks to the cloud.

Ultimate Ears Introduces Portable Speakers with Amazon Alexa

October 20, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Ultimate Ears Introduces Portable Speakers with Amazon Alexa

A pioneer in portable speakers, Ultimate Ears now announced its new Ultimate Ears BLAST and Ultimate Ears MEGABLAST speakers, both featuring Amazon Alexa. The Logitech-owned brand joins the smart speaker craze with an evolution of its own popular portable speaker designs now with voice control. The new portable, wireless, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth speakers combine 360-degree sound capabilities with hands-free voice-control, for at home and on-the-go applications.

Knowles Introduces Analog MEMS Microphone with 70 dB SNR for Voice and ANC Applications

October 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Introduces Analog MEMS Microphone with 70 dB SNR for Voice and ANC Applications

Knowles continues to expand its audio input technology product portfolio, as voice increasingly becomes the primary user interface for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and hearable applications. The company announced its new SPM0687LR5H-1 analog MEMS microphone with 70 dB Signal-to-Noise (SNR), for far-field connected audio solutions, such as voice recognition, and active noise cancelling (ANC) headphone applications.

Sierra Wireless Announces the Most Secure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Combo Module with Integrated Cloud Services

October 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sierra Wireless Announces the Most Secure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Combo Module with Integrated Cloud Services

Sierra Wireless announced the BX Series Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo modules with built-in cloud services and security features. With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support on a single common flexible form factor (CF3) module, the BX Series provides manufacturers the flexibility to migrate between short-range and cellular technologies, as well as future-proof their product designs, optimized for connected applications.

Cypress Releases PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit and Supporting PSoC Creator 4.2 IDE

October 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Cypress Releases PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit and Supporting PSoC Creator 4.2 IDE

Cypress Semiconductor announced its PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit and PSoC Creator Integrated Design Environment (IDE) software version 4.2 that enable designers to begin innovating with the PSoC 6 microcontroller (MCU) for all connected applications. PSoC BLE 6 is the industry’s lowest power, most flexible MCU with built-in Bluetooth Low Energy wireless connectivity and integrated hardware-based security in a single device.

DSP Group and LISNR Partner to Create Ultra-low Power Audio-Enabled Data Transmission Solution

August 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Group and LISNR Partner to Create Ultra-low Power Audio-Enabled Data Transmission Solution

Wireless communications chipset specialist, DSP Group and LISNR, a global provider of data-over-audio technology, developed the Audio-D, a solution that supports data-over-audio communication for any device with a speaker or microphone. This solution, based on DSP Group’s DBMD4 Voice SoC and LISNR technology, overcomes device-to-device hardware restraints regarding RF protocols. This enables always-on communication and high level of interoperability while consuming low power.

STMicroelectronics Introduces BlueNRG-2 Next-Generation Bluetooth Low Energy Chip for Wireless Connected Smart Devices

June 29, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Introduces BlueNRG-2 Next-Generation Bluetooth Low Energy Chip for Wireless Connected Smart Devices

STMicroelectronics announced its new BlueNRG-2 Bluetooth Low Energy Chip, combining small size, and high performance, as currently required by the widespread deployment of energy-conscious, space-constrained applications with BLE connectivity. According to the company, the new solution provides state-of-the-art security and is Bluetooth 5.0-certified to ensure interoperability with the latest mobiles and tablets.

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