All items tagged with hearables (167)

September 29, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Vesper Completes $16M Financing to Accelerate Growth

Vesper, the pioneer in piezoelectric MEMS microphones and sensors that is now empowering edge-AI applications in consumer devices, closed a $18M financing round led by Accomplice. Vesper also received investments from Applied Materials Ventures, Sands Capital, Bose, Amazon Alexa Fund, Gopher Asset Management, ITIC, World Peace Group, Unitrontech, and MegaChips. The round brings Vesper's total funding to date to $73M.

GN Introduces Jabra Enhance Plus True Wireless Earbuds for Discreet Hearing Enhancement

August 19, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

GN Introduces Jabra Enhance Plus True Wireless Earbuds for Discreet Hearing Enhancement

Building on years of research and engineering in sound and hearing, GN extended its Jabra Enhance line of discreet hearing enhancement solutions with a new design that draws directly from the experience of standard true wireless earbuds. The new Jabra Enhance Plus combine hearing enhancement, music streaming and calls in state-of-the-art miniaturized earbuds with a signature design, to help millions of users meet the challenges of daily life.

Market Update 2021: True Wireless Earbuds Evolving Toward Hearables

August 5, 2021 by Joao Martins

Market Update 2021: True Wireless Earbuds Evolving Toward Hearables

There’s a lot happening in the true wireless stereo (TWS) category and this market update article intends to provide a quick overview of the state-of the-art technologies and platforms in the space, as well as some reference approaches in product design. This audioXpress Market Update addresses what is happening in this vibrant product category in 2021.

Fresh From the Bench: Nuheara IQbuds2 MAX Hearing-Assist Earphones

July 14, 2021 by Brent Butterworth

Fresh From the Bench: Nuheara IQbuds2 MAX Hearing-Assist Earphones

More than five years in development and after multiple iterations, Australian startup Nuheara achieved its goal with the Nuheara IQbuds2 MAX, a bridge toward truly smart hearables. This advanced design uses digital technology to bring hearing aid functionality into true wireless earbuds. audioXpress asked Brent Butterworth to try them and share his experience and evaluation. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2021.

Alango Technologies Now Licensing Hearing Enhancement Technology to OEMs

June 30, 2021 by Joao Martins

Alango Technologies Now Licensing Hearing Enhancement Technology to OEMs

Alango Technologies announced that OEMs and ODMs will now be able to license the same technologies that power its BeHear Bluetooth assistive hearing headsets. The audio and voice embedded DSP software specialist firm is now licensing its set of software technologies for full-featured customer-fit hearing personalization and amplification, enabling the rapid development of advanced hearables in new designs and form-factors.

Explore Audio Amplifier Technology and Design in audioXpress July 2021

June 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Explore Audio Amplifier Technology and Design in audioXpress July 2021

One of the strongest issues ever in terms of audio electronics and market insights, audioXpress July 2021 is now available. This edition includes a complete overview of Audio Amplifier Technology and Design and its many application segments. Start with a review of the NAD Electronics M33 Masters streaming amplifier, followed by a great new upgrade design for the legendary Hafler DH-220 lateral MOSFET power amplifier, and then dive into a new hybrid voltage source and current source amplifier design for loudspeakers.

Jacoti Announces OTC Ready Technologies for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Development Using Qualcomm 51XX SoCs

June 2, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Jacoti Announces OTC Ready Technologies for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Development Using Qualcomm 51XX SoCs

Following the announcement of collaboration with Qualcomm, in October 2020, Jacoti BV, the Belgium-based medical technology company, now announced the immediate licensing availability of OTC Ready, Jacoti’s hearing software platform. OTC Ready enables headphone/earbud manufacturers using Qualcomm 51XX SoCs to address the likely requirements of the upcoming US over-the-counter hearing aid market.

Nordic Launches Apple Find My Network Compatible Software Development Kit

May 27, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Nordic Launches Apple Find My Network Compatible Software Development Kit

Nordic Semiconductor announced the availability of its Apple Find My network compatible Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK enables manufacturers and brands to easily build Find My network capable Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) devices that maximize battery performance leveraging Nordic’s nRF52 or nRF53 Series System-on-Chip's (SoC) ultra-low power consumption.

Goertek Announces Rox Earbud Reference Design with Support for Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Technology

May 18, 2021 by Joao Martins

Goertek Announces Rox Earbud Reference Design with Support for Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Technology

Goertek has unveiled a new earbud reference design to help manufacturers looking to implement Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound technology speed their time to market. Powered by the Qualcomm QCC5141 Bluetooth Audio SoC, the Rox reference design is optimized for use in TWS earbuds and hearables and is designed to deliver high-resolution music, crystal-clear voice calls, and lag-free gaming — with superior connectivity and extended battery life.

Sonova Acquires Sennheiser Consumer Division to Expand and Enter New Growth Markets

May 7, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sonova Acquires Sennheiser Consumer Division to Expand and Enter New Growth Markets

Hearing solutions provider Sonova Holding AG, has signed an agreement to acquire the Consumer Division from Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG (Sennheiser). The announcement from the Switzerland-based company follows on the statement, made earlier in 2021, that Sennheiser was planning to focus on its Professional business, and aiming to secure a partnership to strengthen its market position in Consumer Electronics.

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