All items tagged with smart home (238)
Closer to Home. audioXpress October 2022 Is Now Available
September 9, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Closer to Home. audioXpress October 2022 Is Now Available

There's a lot of everything in audioXpress October 2022. Starting with a market update on audio for Residential Integration. Next, Jonny McClintock shares The Story of aptX, Gary Galo reviews Sumiko phono cartridges and new 78 rpm stylus, Richard Honeycutt explains RT Measurement, Frans de Wit tackles the design of a DC Power Supply, Ken Bird builds a pair of tower speakers with Oaktron drivers manufactured in the US, and Christopher Paul writes about Triode Common Cathode Stages and its controversies.
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LG Joins Home Connectivity Alliance and Leads Matter Smart Home Interoperability Efforts
August 25, 2022 by Joao Martins

LG Joins Home Connectivity Alliance and Leads Matter Smart Home Interoperability Efforts

LG Electronics (LG) has been named to the Board of Directors of the Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA), an organization dedicated to delivering better smart home experiences through open collaboration and innovation. This latest announcement just reinforces LG's determination to bring greater interconnectivity, safety and security in all its products, as already clear from the fact that it was also named to the Board of Directors of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), focused on developing and promoting the Matter smart home standard.
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Nordic Semiconductor Announces Its First Wi-Fi Chip
August 19, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Nordic Semiconductor Announces Its First Wi-Fi Chip

Following the acquisition of the Wi-Fi development team, core Wi-Fi expertise, and Wi-Fi IP tech assets of Imagination Technologies Group in 2020, Nordic Semiconductor announced its entry into the Wi-Fi wireless market with the introduction of the nRF7002, an ultra-low power, dual-band Wi-Fi 6 companion IC. The launch enables Nordic Semiconductor to offer all three of the world’s most popular wireless connectivity technologies: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular, paving the way for new market opportunities.
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Worldwide Wearable Shipments Will Reach 344 Million by the End of 2022
August 12, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Worldwide Wearable Shipments Will Reach 344 Million by the End of 2022

Demand for wearables and accessories slowed during 2021 due to economic and geopolitical factors impacting consumer's priorities. Despite this decline, global technology intelligence firm ABI Research expects continuous growth until 2027. More than 300 million wearables devices were shipped by the end of 2021 and will reach around 344 million by the end of this year. Additionally, more than 650 million of these devices are expected to be shipped worldwide by 2027, a CAGR of 13.2% between 2022 and 2027.
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Nordic Semiconductor Showcases Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast Development Solutions
June 27, 2022 by Joao Martins

Nordic Semiconductor Showcases Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast Development Solutions

Nordic Semiconductor has used the latest trade shows globally to showcase its latest low power wireless solutions, and introduced a series of new development solutions targeting Bluetooth LE Audio. At the Embedded World Exhibition that took place in Nuremberg, Germany, Nordic offered demonstrations of its new nRF5340 Audio Development Kit (DK), a design platform for rapid development of LE Audio products, and the Nordic Thingy:53 a rapid prototyping solution, both based on Nordic’s nRF5340 SoC.
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STMicroelectronics and Sensory Enable Mass-Market Adoption of Embedded Voice Control Through STM32Cube Software Ecosystem
June 9, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics and Sensory Enable Mass-Market Adoption of Embedded Voice Control Through STM32Cube Software Ecosystem

STMicroelectronics and Sensory have announced a collaboration that will enable the STM32 microcontroller (MCU) user community to develop and prototype intuitive voice-based user interfaces for a wide range of smart embedded products. The STM32 MCUs pair with Sensory’s VoiceHub technology to streamline development of voice-based user interfaces on wearables, connected devices and smart home applications.
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The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Enters Strategic Partnership With The Home Technology Association (HTA)
April 29, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Enters Strategic Partnership With The Home Technology Association (HTA)

Connecting residential design, construction and technology professionals, the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) recently announced a partnership with the Home Technology Association (HTA), in addition to its participation in CEDIA Expo. The NKBA represents nearly 50,000 industry members, which will gain access to HTA’s library of educational resources. In return, NKBA will develop collaborative opportunities for design professionals and HTA-certified integrators.
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CEDIA Reveals Home Technology Industry Now Exceeds $20 Billion
April 7, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

CEDIA Reveals Home Technology Industry Now Exceeds $20 Billion

CEDIA, the global trade association for the home technology industry, released the 2021 Integrated Home Market Analysis. The results highlight the strength and stability of the estimated $20.1B integrated home market. In partnership with with market research firm Ancrage Consulting, the survey's findings reveals promising insights on products, trends, and growth opportunities from business leaders and integrators in the home technology sector.
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McIntosh MX100 AV Processor Receives Control4 Certification
April 6, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh MX100 AV Processor Receives Control4 Certification

McIntosh announced that its MX100 AV Processor has implemented Simple Device Discovery Protocol (SDDP) and has received "Connects with Control4" Certification from Control4, the smart home brand from Snap One. This certification confirms the seamless integration into custom install and smart home systems powered by Control4's smart home operating system (OS) that connects virtually all of the technology in a home. With Control4 Smart Home OS 3, users can control nearly every device and system in the house, including their McIntosh-equipped home theater.
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CEDIA Expo Returns to Dallas in 2022
March 18, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

CEDIA Expo Returns to Dallas in 2022

CEDIA Expo, the trade show now owned by Emerald Expositions, brings together thousands of residential technology integrators, designers and construction professionals, engaging with hundreds of exhibitors as the leading event for smart home technology. Following two challenging years, CEDIA Expo 2022 will take place September 29 – October 1, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, TX.
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