All items tagged with smart home (225)
Worldwide Shipments of Smart Home Devices Continue to Decline in 2023 Due to Lack of Upgrades
June 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Worldwide Shipments of Smart Home Devices Continue to Decline in 2023 Due to Lack of Upgrades

Global shipments of smart home devices continued to decline in the first quarter of 2023 as shipments fell 5.6% year over year to 186.0 million units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. The lack of new models and noteworthy updates to existing smart speakers, lack of progress in voice assistants, and the transition to the Matter smart home interoperability standard are to blame.
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Silicon Labs Opens Connectivity Lab in Boston for Real-World Matter Testing
June 23, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Silicon Labs Opens Connectivity Lab in Boston for Real-World Matter Testing

Silicon Labs announced the opening of the new Silicon Labs Connectivity Lab in their Boston facility. The Connectivity Lab simulates a modern Smart Home, with a range of connected devices, applications, ecosystems, and networks. It offers developers an ideal environment to test their Matter prototypes, operating within real-world scenarios across a variety of protocols and device brands.
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Synaptics Launches Triple Combo 16nm Ultra-Low-Power SoC to Drive New Automotive and Multimedia Use Cases
March 24, 2023 by Joao Martins

Synaptics Launches Triple Combo 16nm Ultra-Low-Power SoC to Drive New Automotive and Multimedia Use Cases

Offering enhanced connectivity and streaming features, Synaptics latest SYN4382 Triple Combo offers Matter-compliant Wi-Fi 2.4/5/6/6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and IEEE 802.15.4 wireless, with the ability for simultaneous operation of two radios and multiple Bluetooth channels to stream multimedia content. This state-of-the-art system-on-chip enables new exciting audio and video experiences, while lowering power consumption, cost, and system complexity.
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Silicon Labs Announces New Bluetooth SoC and MCU Ideal for Small Form-Factor Devices
March 16, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Silicon Labs Announces New Bluetooth SoC and MCU Ideal for Small Form-Factor Devices

Silicon Labs continues to expand its range of wireless solutions for connected devices, and during Embedded World 2023 in Germany, the company introduced two new integrated circuit families designed for the smallest form factor IoT devices: the xG27 family of Bluetooth systems on chips (SoCs) and the BB50 microcontroller unit (MCU).
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Infineon Announces AIROC CYW43022 Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth Combo for Low Power Designs
March 6, 2023 by Cristina Costa

Infineon Announces AIROC CYW43022 Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth Combo for Low Power Designs

Infineon Technologies announced the new AIROC CYW43022 ultra-low power, dual-band Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.3 combo, extending its broad portfolio of existing AIROC Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products. The CYW43022 ultra-low power architecture delivers industry-leading performance, with up to a 65 percent reduction in power usage during "deep sleep," significantly extending battery life for applications in connected smart home devices and wearables.
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The Return of the Apple HomePod, Now with UWB, Matter, Bluetooth 5 and... Spatial Audio
January 18, 2023 by Joao Martins

The Return of the Apple HomePod, Now with UWB, Matter, Bluetooth 5 and... Spatial Audio

Following a surprise announcement of new M2 silicon for its MacBook Pro and Mac mini models, Apple surprised us even more with the announcement of the return of the infamous HomePod. Now packed full of innovations, more sensors, improved Siri features like the HomePod mini, and Matter-compatible smart home capabilities, the new HomePod returns with the same form factor, but now with updated Bluetooth 5 technology, UWB, Airplay 2, and the same smart, adaptive listening experience.
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Powercast Unveils Ubiquity Low-Cost RF Wireless Charging Power Transmitter
January 4, 2023 by Joao Martins

Powercast Unveils Ubiquity Low-Cost RF Wireless Charging Power Transmitter

Powercast Corporation, a company specializing in radio-frequency (RF)-based over-the-air wireless power technology, has unveiled its Ubiquity ultra-low-cost RF power transmitter, which was selected as a CES 2023 Innovation Award Honoree in the Smart Home, Embedded Technologies, and Sustainability, Eco-Design & Smart Energy categories.
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Athom to Showcase Homey Pro Matter-Ready Smart Home Hub at CES 2023
December 22, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Athom to Showcase Homey Pro Matter-Ready Smart Home Hub at CES 2023

Athom, a smart home solutions startup, will showcase the all new Homey Pro smart home hub at CES 2023, before introducing it in worldwide retail in 2023. Embedded with eight smart home technologies including Matter, Homey Pro offers a privacy-aware alternative for a better smart home. Now available for pre-order worldwide, the solution combines wireless and smart home devices from over 1000 brands in a unified home network with enhanced speed, privacy and ease of use.
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Knowles Teams With Trillbit to Simplify Setup of Voice-Integrated Smart Devices for OEMs and Consumers
December 22, 2022 by Joao Martins

Knowles Teams With Trillbit to Simplify Setup of Voice-Integrated Smart Devices for OEMs and Consumers

OEMs can now pair low-power Knowles IA61x SmartMics with wake-on-voice capabilities with Trillbit’s ‘Data Over Sound’ for frictionless smart device setup of connected devices and appliances. Knowles announced a collaboration with Trillbit, the Boston-based data-over-sound company that offers next-generation software solutions to authenticate people and things without the use of passwords.
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StreamUnlimited Showcases Matter Functionality at CES 2023
December 20, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

StreamUnlimited Showcases Matter Functionality at CES 2023

StreamUnlimited will attend CES 2023, promoting itself as the Matter System Integrator. With the strong momentum in the industry about the evolution of smart home solutions benefiting from Matter functionality, at CES 2023 the company will demonstrate the latest systems integrations as part of its StreamThings software stack. Matter, the highly anticipated standard for interoperable connectivity within the IoT space, has been a popular request from StreamUnlimited partners.
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