All items tagged with standards (94)
For the Love of Music: Loudness Normalization
August 21, 2024 by Thomas Lund

For the Love of Music: Loudness Normalization

Wild theories about level normalization "destroying sound" continue to reappear, as if decades of loudness normalization efforts have been for nothing. This article hopes to set the facts straight regarding loudness concepts, standards, and implementation. Loudness normalization not only tremendously improves the listening experience for consumers, but it is also an element in control of sound exposure and prevention of hearing loss.
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SPL Graph Data: Let’s Get Back to a Level Playing Field
July 24, 2024 by Tom James

SPL Graph Data: Let’s Get Back to a Level Playing Field

This excellent thought piece by loudspeaker industry veteran Tom James, addresses the often disregarded topic of speaker measurements and the corresponding variables of SPL Graph Data. In his short essay James explores the impact of ignoring or intentionally manipulating the rules established in the "Scales and Sizes for Plotting Frequency Characteristics and Polar Diagrams," defined in the IEC-602632 standard, originally from 1982 and updated in 2020.
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HEAD acoustics' MOBILITY Voice and Noise Conference 2024
June 6, 2024 by Roger Shively

HEAD acoustics' MOBILITY Voice and Noise Conference 2024

audioXpress attended the HEAD acoustics' MOBILITY Voice and Noise Conference 2024 (May 8-9, 2024). An immersive event with the most advanced solutions and an application-based approach for testing and evaluating sound for automotive. On the southern shore of the Golden Gate strait, located on the headlands of the San Francisco Peninsula inside the Presidio, not far from the historic Officer's Club, HEAD acoustics hosted this conference as a way to provide an updated and practical look at all automotive and mobility voice and noise applications.
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Bluetooth SIG Appoints Neville Meijers as New Chief Executive Officer
May 23, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Bluetooth SIG Appoints Neville Meijers as New Chief Executive Officer

The Bluetooth SIG announced the appointment of their new Chief Executive Officer, Neville Meijers, replacing Mark Powell, who led the Bluetooth SIG for 12 years. With a long career in telecommunications, Neville Meijers has helped elevate wireless technology and businesses to new heights. His background includes highly successful terms in senior executive positions around the world, from large multinational conglomerates – including 10 years at Qualcomm Technologies - to high-growth startups.
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pureLiFi Unveils Next-Gen Connectivity That Breaks Through Barriers with LiFi at MWC 2024
February 28, 2024 by Joao Martins

pureLiFi Unveils Next-Gen Connectivity That Breaks Through Barriers with LiFi at MWC 2024

LiFi technology specialists pureLiFi introduced its latest innovations at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024. LiFi is ready to redefine connectivity using light and break through conventional wireless boundaries and the Barcelona was a strong show for pureLiFi. The company announced LINXC Bridge, a collaborative project with Solace Power, which addresses the challenge of providing robust connectivity indoors, particularly for 5G mmWave signals.
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AIMS Announces Finalization of Key IPMX Standards Documents
February 6, 2024 by Joao Martins

AIMS Announces Finalization of Key IPMX Standards Documents

At ISE 2024, the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) promoted once again the Internet Protocol Media Experience (IPMX) standard efforts with a series of initiatives focused specifically on the development and adoption of IPMX. At the Barcelona show, the Video Services Forum (VSF) and AIMS announced a significant milestone in the development of the IPMX standards, progressing from draft to finalized specifications.
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The IEC 60263:2020 Standard - Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?
February 1, 2024 by Geoff Hill

The IEC 60263:2020 Standard - Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

With the proliferation of different electronic formats and screen grabs, aspect ratios, scales, and sizes for plotting frequency characteristics and polar diagrams, presenting audio measurement results in a clear and informative way is an even greater problem today than in the past! Geoff Hill explains what there is to know about the IEC 60263:2020 updated standard: Rules for scales and sizes for plotting frequency characteristics and polar diagrams... and what could go wrong.
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Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces Wi-Fi Certified 7
January 11, 2024 by Joao Martins

Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces Wi-Fi Certified 7

To complicate an extremely busy week in technology news, the Wi-Fi Alliance decided to announce the release of its certification for Wi-Fi 7, which is the closest thing the organization offers as its official release. Although already implemented in a large number of products by many manufacturers, Wi-Fi 7 - or IEEE 802.11be - didn't exactly exist until this announcement. And this is a big one for wireless audio, bringing greater capacity, and less latency.
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37% of Smart Home Shoppers Report Matter Certification Is Important in Purchase Consideration
November 28, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

37% of Smart Home Shoppers Report Matter Certification Is Important in Purchase Consideration

New consumer research from Parks Associates highlights the importance of interoperability, with the new Matter standard poised to transform the industry. The new study shows 37% of US internet households currently shopping for smart home products consider Matter certification to be important or even critical in their purchase decision. The latest smart home and security research from Parks Associates will be presented at CES, January 9, 2024, in Las Vegas.
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Qi v2.0 Standard for Wireless Charging Is Now Ready to Provide Enhanced User Experience
November 16, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Qi v2.0 Standard for Wireless Charging Is Now Ready to Provide Enhanced User Experience

The Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) next generation standard for wireless charging, Qi v2.0, will soon be delivering on its promise of magnetic attachment, faster charging, higher efficiency and greater convenience as the first Qi2 mobile devices complete certification testing. In addition to an enhanced user experience, Qi v2.0 unifies the industry under one global standard. CES 2024 will be the global launchpad for dozens of new Qi2 products.
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