All items tagged with personal audio (63)

Sennheiser Introduces IE 900 Flagship Earphones With Improved X3R Transducer

May 12, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Introduces IE 900 Flagship Earphones With Improved X3R Transducer

Technical innovation, meticulous attention to detail, and an uncompromising demand for perfection to deliver a listening experience without compromise. These are the premises for another ambitious product development from Sennheiser, the new IE 900 around-the-ear earphones. The high-end concept required designing a completely new 7mm driver, the X3R, to match the product’s flagship status.

Naim Launches Uniti Atom Headphone Edition

May 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Naim Launches Uniti Atom Headphone Edition

Increasing the options for those wanting to upgrade their music source options for high-quality headphones, Naim Audio has launched Uniti Atom Headphone Edition – a headphone-optimized version of its original Uniti Atom music streaming system. Unlike traditional headphone amplifiers and DACs, which require a separate computer or streaming device, the new Uniti Atom Headphone Edition is a fully formed music-streaming system: just add headphones.

True Wireless Stereo and Watches Became Key Smartphone Companion Devices in 2020

April 6, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

True Wireless Stereo and Watches Became Key Smartphone Companion Devices in 2020

Smart personal audio and wearable band devices were two consumer IoT segments which stood the test of 2020 to reach new heights, according to Canalys’ latest estimates. Smart personal audio devices grew 20% in 2020 to reach 432 million units, while wearable bands grew 10% to reach 185 million units. Both segments continued to be strategic winners as countries emerged from the extended battle against COVID-19, where people grew more health-conscious and became active outdoors.

All the CES 2021 Innovation Awards in Audio

January 9, 2021 by Joao Martins

All the CES 2021 Innovation Awards in Audio

As an annual tradition, celebrating outstanding design and engineering in technology, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the CES 2021 Innovation Awards honorees, including those products recognized as Best of Innovation. audioXpress looks at all the audio products and accessories that are included among the multiple categories, from personal audio to high-performance home audio, audio components, and smart home.

L-Acoustics and Jerry Harvey Unveil Contour XO Limited-Edition In-Ear Monitors

October 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

L-Acoustics and Jerry Harvey Unveil Contour XO Limited-Edition In-Ear Monitors

French touring market leader L-Acoustics continues its brand diversification and marketing efforts now getting into the vibrant and fast growing In-Ear Monitor (IEM) market, that serves musicians, sound engineers and stage technicians, while also catering for the personal audio diehards and music enthusiasts. To turn this highly synergetic concept a reality, L-Acoustics reached out to IEM pioneer Jerry Harvey and its brand JH Audio, long serving musicians and the live performance industry.

CEVA Extends Use Cases for TWS Earbuds and Hearables with New MotionEngine Hear Sensor Fusion Software

September 22, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Extends Use Cases for TWS Earbuds and Hearables with New MotionEngine Hear Sensor Fusion Software

In the wake of the acquisition of the Hillcrest Laboratories (Hillcrest Labs) business from InterDigital in mid-2019, CEVA now introduced the Hillcrest Labs MotionEngine Hear, a sensor and processor agnostic embedded software solution for hearable devices. The new solution allows SoC vendors, OEMs and ODMs to take advantage of a configurable sensor fusion platform to add intuitive user interface, gesture control, activity tracking and spatial audio capabilities to hearable devices.

PSB Speakers Partners with Audiodo for Personal Hearing Profiles

July 20, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

PSB Speakers Partners with Audiodo for Personal Hearing Profiles

PSB Speakers, founded by renowned acoustics designer, Paul Barton, and maker of high fidelity stereo and home theatre speakers, and Audiodo, the personal audio technologies company from Sweden, announced an agreement that will see Audiodo’s Personal Sound algorithms integrated into future yet-to-be-announced headphones from PSB Speakers. This partnership marks the first time Audiodo’s technology will appear in a high fidelity product.

Point Source Audio Reinvents Intercom Headsets for Accessibility to Custom In-Ear Monitors

May 19, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Point Source Audio Reinvents Intercom Headsets for Accessibility to Custom In-Ear Monitors

Point Source Audio’s patented CM-i family of lightweight in-ear intercom headsets has received a design upgrade. The newly upgraded CM-i3 and CM-i5 intercom headsets boast in-earphones that can be quickly detached to clean, swap for personal IEMs or to replace for new users. The new design — brought to market earlier than initially planned in light of the current health crisis — adds factors such as detachable earbuds for improved hygiene and accessibility to more easily customize with a user’s custom in-ear monitors.

Dirac Closes $6-Million Financing Round To Boost New Consumer Digital Audio Processing Solution for Headphones and Smartphones

April 14, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Closes $6-Million Financing Round To Boost New Consumer Digital Audio Processing Solution for Headphones and Smartphones

Swedish sound pioneer Dirac strengthened its position as a leading one-stop source for digital audio signal processing solutions with the announcement that it has completed a new $6-million (60 MSEK) round of financing. Jonathan Forster, former Spotify executive and current angel investor, joins Dirac’s Board of Directors to help catalyze the company’s expansion into the streaming market and the launch of the company's first consumer-facing product.

Next-Generation SIMO Power Management IC from Maxim Integrated Extends Battery Life for Wearables and Hearables

April 7, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Next-Generation SIMO Power Management IC from Maxim Integrated Extends Battery Life for Wearables and Hearables

Designers of compact consumer devices like hearables can now slash solution size by half and extend battery life by 20 percent with the MAX77654 single inductor, multiple output (SIMO) power management IC (PMIC) from Maxim Integrated Products. The breakthrough new SIMO technology replaces traditional power management architectures for the most demanding designs in wearables and personal audio devices, reducing BOM count by up to 40 percent, with 23 percent lower BOM cost compared to discrete solutions.

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