All items tagged with smart home (238)
NXP Introduces i.MX 93 Applications Processor Family for Secure Connected Devices with Edge AI
November 9, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

NXP Introduces i.MX 93 Applications Processor Family for Secure Connected Devices with Edge AI

NXP Semiconductors is gradually catching up from the time the company wasted in the attempted merger with Qualcomm. The company announced the i.MX 93 family of applications processors designed for automotive, smart home, smart building and smart everything applications. The i.MX 93 family leverages a heterogenous multicore SoC architecture designed to leverage efficient edge machine learning.
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Knowles Launches Raspberry Pi Development Kit to Enable Voice Integration for New Applications and Industries
September 23, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Launches Raspberry Pi Development Kit to Enable Voice Integration for New Applications and Industries

Knowles announced the availability of the Knowles AISonic IA8201 Raspberry Pi Development Kit to bring voice, audio edge processing, and machine learning (ML) listening capabilities to devices and systems in a range of new industries. The new development kit bundles all of the hardware, add-on open software and algorithms required to test, prototype, and debug voice and audio functionality and integration in new applications for smart home, consumer technology, industrial, and beyond.
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Syntiant Introduces NDP102 Neural Decision Processor for Edge AI Sensor Applications
September 16, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Syntiant Introduces NDP102 Neural Decision Processor for Edge AI Sensor Applications

Syntiant, a provider of deep learning solutions making edge AI a reality for always-on applications in battery-powered devices, announced its new Syntiant NDP102 Neural Decision Processor (NDP) for sensor applications that delivers 100x improvement in efficiency and performance compared to current MCU-based offerings. The fourth edge AI chip from the Californian company enables highly accurate inference performance at industry leading low power consumption.
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Sondrel Unveils Edge Computing IP Platform for Smart Devices
September 8, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sondrel Unveils Edge Computing IP Platform for Smart Devices

Sondrel has created a powerful, quad core IP platform that is ideal for ASIC solutions for remote gathering and processing of video and data at the Edge with secure onwards transmission of the results. The SFA 200 reference design is targeted at battery powered applications in Smart Home, Sensor Fusion, voice-control, and other devices where a compact chip can add processing ‘smarts’ by providing local end-point data processing for data collection and analysis along with inference processing.
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Crestron Announces DM NAX Whole-Home Audio Amplifier Now Available
June 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Crestron Announces DM NAX Whole-Home Audio Amplifier Now Available

Crestron Electronics announced the Creston DM NAX distributed Audio-over-IP (AoIP) amplifier is now shipping and available. This highly-anticipated all-in-one AoIP solution provides all the connectivity and audio functionality integrators need to delight residential customers. The DM NAX amplifier also offers the audio flexibility, scalability, and interoperability for both Crestron Home and Crestron custom-programmed projects.
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Global Hey Siri Wake Words Available from Sensory to Control Apple and Third-Party Devices
June 9, 2021 by Joao Martins

Global Hey Siri Wake Words Available from Sensory to Control Apple and Third-Party Devices

Following Apple's announcement at WWDC21 that Siri is now open to third-party device makers, Sensory announced availability of its global “Hey Siri” wake word, complementing its range of custom voice AI solutions. With TrulyHandsfree “Hey Siri” wake word models available in different sizes, languages, and ports for all of today’s popular DSP platforms, Sensory is fast-tracking the development of third-party Siri devices, ranging from wearables to smart speakers and beyond.
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NXP Development Tools Support New Ultra-Wideband Applications With iPhone and Apple Watch
June 7, 2021 by Cristina Costa

NXP Development Tools Support New Ultra-Wideband Applications With iPhone and Apple Watch

NXP Semiconductors has announced that it now offers beta Ultra-Wideband (UWB) development tools from its NXP Trimension portfolio that interoperate with the U1 chip in supported Apple products. The beta development tools will allow developers to kick-start the design of innovative applications that interact with UWB enabled Apple products including iPhone and Apple Watch, unleashing the ability to create more precise, directionally aware app experiences.
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Knowles Releases New Voice Control Development Kit for Smart Home Appliances
May 27, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Releases New Voice Control Development Kit for Smart Home Appliances

Knowles Corporation announced the AISonic White Goods Standard Solution, a new, complete development solution that enables fast and easy voice integration for smart appliances. The development kit enables OEM and ODMs to build voice-activated control and far-field speech recognition capabilities into smart appliances, including refrigerators, ovens and microwaves, clothes washing and drying machines, vacuums, dishwashers, and more.
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Zuma Offers Integrated Smart Home Ceiling Speaker and Light
May 14, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Zuma Offers Integrated Smart Home Ceiling Speaker and Light

Zuma is a new company announcing a new ceiling speaker and light for the smart home. The integrated concept, which the creators believe generates a more immersive experience, has been developed over three years by an expert team, led by leading industrial designer and entrepreneur Morten Villiers Warren, now also the founder and CEO of Zuma, the company.
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Bluesound Introduces New Generation Node and PowerNode Hi-Res Multiroom Streaming DAC and Amplifier
May 10, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Bluesound Introduces New Generation Node and PowerNode Hi-Res Multiroom Streaming DAC and Amplifier

Bluesound has announced a new generation of its best-selling Node Wireless Hi-Res Multi-Room Music Streamer and PowerNode Wireless Hi-Res Multi-Room Streaming Amplifier. The upgrades include new DAC designs, more powerful quad-core processors, and touch panel controls with presets and proximity sensors, while the PowerNode now offers substantially more power. Both feature an easy-to-clean satin finish in either black or white.
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