All items tagged with consumer electronics (213)
WiSA Association Projects WiSA Ready TVs to Exceed 20 Million in 2020
August 8, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

WiSA Association Projects WiSA Ready TVs to Exceed 20 Million in 2020

WiSA, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, comprised of more than 60 leading consumer electronics brands, today announced its global TV member brands have expanded to 7 with projected WiSA Ready TVs to exceed 20 million in market in 2020. With the addition of TPV, which markets under the Philips TV brand, WiSA and its collective members will continue to deliver best-in-class, wireless, hi-resolution, multi-channel audio to the home entertainment experience.
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House of Marley Introduces Eco-Conscious Liberate Air Truly Wireless Earbuds
July 30, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

House of Marley Introduces Eco-Conscious Liberate Air Truly Wireless Earbuds

House of Marley announced the Liberate Air, the brand’s first truly wireless earbuds designed as an eco-conscious alternative within the plastic-driven market. Crafted using bamboo, natural wood fiber composite made from sawdust, recyclable aluminum, and REWIND fabric composed of recycled plastic bottles, the Liberate Air earbuds also provide a sustainable sound experience combining standard 5.6mm dynamic drivers with Bluetooth 5 in IPX4 Rated housings with touch controls.
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Vesper Announces New VM3000 Digital Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone Optimized for Smart Speakers
July 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Vesper Announces New VM3000 Digital Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone Optimized for Smart Speakers

Vesper launched its newest, high performance, low power digital piezoelectric MEMS microphone for smart speakers: the VM3000. According to the Boston-based company, this new MEMS microphone is also the most robust and reliable for consumer products. Enabling widespread use of piezo microphones in applications such as smart speakers, headsets, hearables, TV remote controls, smart home appliances and smartphones (just to name a few), the VM3000 extends Vesper’s portfolio in consumer electronics.
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Como Audio Announces New SpeakEasy Real Smart Speaker with Two Channel Stereo System and Bluetooth Turntable
July 25, 2019 by Joao Martins

Como Audio Announces New SpeakEasy Real Smart Speaker with Two Channel Stereo System and Bluetooth Turntable

There’s a new generation of users who want to combine a great music experience with the convenience of the latest streaming and voice-controlled technology. For those users, Como Audio introduced the new SpeakEasy Stereo System, which provides an authentic stereo listening experience, and can be connected with its new Streaming Turntable, for those who want to play records wirelessly all over the house!
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RHA TrueConnect True Wireless Earbuds Now Available in White and Blue
July 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

RHA TrueConnect True Wireless Earbuds Now Available in White and Blue

Not every company can afford to just keep one single SKU of a tremendously best-selling product and make available every single color as long as its... white. Black, in the case of the well designed TrueConnect true wireless earbuds from Scottish personal audio specialist RHA. For those looking to make a statement, RHA now announced that the TrueConnect TWS are now available in Navy Blue, Cloud White and the original Carbon Black.
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CEVA Acquires Hillcrest Labs Intelligent Sensor Technologies Business from InterDigital
July 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Acquires Hillcrest Labs Intelligent Sensor Technologies Business from InterDigital

CEVA announced the acquisition of the Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. (Hillcrest Labs) business from InterDigital. Hillcrest Labs is a leading global supplier of software and components for sensor processing in consumer and IoT devices, and the acquisition extends CEVA’s connected technology portfolio with highly complementary sensor processing technologies that have powered more than 100 million devices.
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Current Smart Speaker Consumers Value Sound Quality
July 22, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Current Smart Speaker Consumers Value Sound Quality

Apparently Apple got it right. Once again. As smart speaker adoption continues to climb, more than half of existing owners would like to have a smart speaker with better sound quality than their current device, while a similar number would pay more for it. That’s one of the findings from the new “Audio Tech Lifestyles” consumer survey from Futuresource Consulting, conducted in the USA, UK, Germany, Japan and China.
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Braun Returns to Audio with Engineering Support from Pure
July 18, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Braun Returns to Audio with Engineering Support from Pure

After nearly one hundred years of inspirational design across a range of sectors, Braun announced a long-awaited comeback to an esteemed category: audio. Responsible for the development and manufacture of Braun Audio, is British audio engineering firm Pure, working under license from Procter & Gamble. As its first project, Braun Audio returns with a reinvention of the timeless LE home speakers from 1959, one of the brand’s icons.
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Headphone Shipments Achieve Q1 2019 Revenues of $5.9 Billion
July 3, 2019 by Futuresource Consulting

Headphone Shipments Achieve Q1 2019 Revenues of $5.9 Billion

Consumer appetite for premium headphones continues to grow, with global revenues rising five times faster than shipments in Q1 2019, according to the latest market tracker report from Futuresource Consulting. As the CE Team at Futuresource highlights in its latest update of the Worldwide Headphone Market Report, headphone market revenues have reached $5.9 billion. True wireless maintained its ascendance, outperforming all other form factors with growth of 223% in units and 188% in value.
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Six Leading Global TV Manufacturers Embrace the WiSA Immersive Audio Standard
June 27, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Six Leading Global TV Manufacturers Embrace the WiSA Immersive Audio Standard

WiSA, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, comprised of more than 60 leading consumer electronics brands, announced it has expanded its reach to 6 top, global TV manufacturers. Its newest members include Compal, which ships TVs under the Toshiba brand, and Fengmi, an Xiaomi Technology ecosystem company and leading laser projection TV manufacturer. Together, they join LG Electronics, Foxconn, TCL, and Bang & Olufsen as WiSA members to bring WiSA Ready products that offer hi-definition, multi-channel audio home entertainment experiences.
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