All items tagged with noise suppression (39)

Vesper Introduces Analog Piezoelectric Voice Accelerometer for True Wireless Earbuds

April 19, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Vesper Introduces Analog Piezoelectric Voice Accelerometer for True Wireless Earbuds

Vesper introduced the VA1200, which the company calls the world’s first analog piezoelectric voice accelerometer (a.k.a. bone conduction sensor). This low-power vibration sensor can be used in true wireless earbud designs to pick up the wearer’s own voice through bone conduction. Using the VA1200 in conjunction with a standard microphone and a sensor fusion solution, the application can achieve superior background and wind noise reduction. Vesper calls this combination OnePlusOne.

Polestar 2 All Electric Vehicle Includes Premium Harman Kardon Audio Experience

April 14, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Polestar 2 All Electric Vehicle Includes Premium Harman Kardon Audio Experience

Polestar 2, the new all electric car model from the exclusive brand owned by Volvo Car Group and Geely, is also betting strongly on distinct interiors and a focus on the whole audio experience. The Polestar 2 features a premium Harman Kardon audio system developed by Harman uniquely for the car, and allows over-the-air (OTA) updates to introduce new and improved audio features and functions over time. And being a Swedish brand, Polestar 2 also features Spotify Group Sessions Beta directly in its built-in Spotify app.

QuickLogic Releases Amazon-Qualified Alexa Reference Design for Hearables

March 4, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

QuickLogic Releases Amazon-Qualified Alexa Reference Design for Hearables

QuickLogic released an Amazon-qualified QuickFeather AVS Reference Design that enables OEMs and ODMs to evaluate and develop their own smart hearable products quickly and easily. This kit integrates the Alexa voice-initiated Close-Talk experience, enabling a broad set of battery-powered applications to communicate directly with Alexa for a multitude of use cases. In addition, OEMs and ODMs can optionally integrate multiple AI-based motion, sound and other AI use cases based on SensiML’s AI Software Platform, which already has native support for the development kit.

Sound Device 8-Series Mixer-Recorders Run CEDAR Noise Suppression Plugin

January 28, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sound Device 8-Series Mixer-Recorders Run CEDAR Noise Suppression Plugin

Sound Devices announced a collaboration with CEDAR Audio that allows renowned CEDAR noise suppression technology to run directly on Sound Device's 8-Series mixer-recorders. The CEDAR sdnx plugin for 8-Series is available for purchase at the company's online store in versions with 2, 4, and 8 instances of suppression that can be inserted on any combination of channels and buses selected by the user. The plugin functions at sample rates up to and including 96kHz and has near-zero latency.

TOP-electronics Named Global Distributor for ArkX Laboratories Far-Field Voice Capture Technology

January 27, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

TOP-electronics Named Global Distributor for ArkX Laboratories Far-Field Voice Capture Technology

Leading provider of advanced voice technology ArkX Laboratories announced an agreement with TOP-electronics for the global distribution of its EveryWord portfolio of ultra-far-field voice capture solutions. TOP-electronics is an international technology-driven distributor and representative of electronic components and modules. The ArkX high-performance EveryWord product line consists of an Audio Front End (AFE) Module, Integrated Voice Module (SOM + Audio Board w/AFE), and an AVS Development Kit qualified by Amazon Voice Service (AVS).

OSTF Labs vMic Contact Microphone Improves Voice Capture

January 21, 2021 by Joao Martins

OSTF Labs vMic Contact Microphone Improves Voice Capture

Leveraging the expertise of its co-founders, OSTF Labs is a highly regarded research organization in the field of intelligent electronic systems with successful product applications. Their latest announcement, vMic, is a noise-free surface vibration microphone that senses speaking vibrations through contact with the skin near the throat. The solution was promoted at the Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) at Eureka Park during CES 2021 as part of the 100 featured Taiwanese startups.

7 Sensing Software Joins Qualcomm Extension Program with Hearing Augmentation and Voice Processing Solutions

December 15, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

7 Sensing Software Joins Qualcomm Extension Program with Hearing Augmentation and Voice Processing Solutions

7 Sensing Software, an embedded software development company active in audio processing and machine learning targeting wearable and hearable applications, announced that it joined the Qualcomm Extension Program. With this confirmation, 7 Sensing Software is now able to offer its Hearing Augmentation and Pure Voice solutions for wireless earbuds and headsets running on the ultra low power, premium-tier Qualcomm QCC5100 Bluetooth SoC family.

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 888 Mobile Processing Platform

December 3, 2020 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 888 Mobile Processing Platform

During the annual Snapdragon Tech Summit Digital 2020, Qualcomm introduced its latest flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform, which will set the benchmark for flagship Android smartphones in 2021. This new platform packs industry-leading mobile innovations in 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), gaming, and camera technologies, while offering all the processing and connectivity power to enable next-generation immersive audio experiences, including support for Bluetooth 5.2 with LE Audio features.

DSP Group Ships 100 Million SmartVoice SoCs

October 13, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Group Ships 100 Million SmartVoice SoCs

Demonstrating the importance of voice as a user interface in applications ranging from smartphones, tablets and laptops/PCs, to the smart home, wearables, and all types of connected devices, DSP Group announced it has shipped its 100 millionth SmartVoice system-on-chip (SoC), marking a major milestone in the journey of voice user interfaces (VUIs) from a novelty to a necessity. This milestone is testimony to the importance DSP Group’s customers, including Google, Amazon, Facebook, GoPro, Logitech, Samsung, Lenovo, and Leviton all place on end-user VUI experience.

Synaptics Completes Acquisition of DisplayLink and Broadcom’s Wireless Business

July 31, 2020 by Joao Martins

Synaptics Completes Acquisition of DisplayLink and Broadcom’s Wireless Business

Synaptics Inc from San Jose, CA - the same company that in 2017 acquired Conexant, one of the industry's leading audio and voice technology specialists - expanded even more it's connectivity lead with the just concluded acquisition of DisplayLink Corp., a leading supplier of universal docking solutions and high-performance video compression technology. This strategic expansion of Synaptics business happens just a few days after the acquisition of assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless connectivity business of Broadcom.

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