All items tagged with voice assistants (138)

New 2022 Smart Audio Report from NPR & Edison Research Shows Slowing Smart Speaker and Voice Assistant Adoption

June 17, 2022 by Joao Martins

New 2022 Smart Audio Report from NPR & Edison Research Shows Slowing Smart Speaker and Voice Assistant Adoption

NPR and Edison Research released its annual Smart Audio Report, showcasing voice technology trends in the US. The 2022 Report highlights the increased usage of voice technology, with 35% of Americans 18+ now owning a smart speaker. In 2022, 62% of Americans 18+ use a voice assistant on any device – smart speakers, smartphones, TV remotes, in-car systems, a computer/laptop, and tablets. While suggesting growth, the report also shows adoption and usage is stalling.

ReadSpeaker VoiceLab Powers Sonos Voice Control Custom Voice

May 19, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

ReadSpeaker VoiceLab Powers Sonos Voice Control Custom Voice

ReadSpeaker, the Boston-based independent digital voice specialist, announced that Sonos has selected the ReadSpeaker VoiceLab to create the custom voice for Sonos Voice Control, the brand’s voice assistant that was just recently announced and will be available in June 2022. Sonos selected VoiceLab, ReadSpeaker’s custom voice production unit because of the company’s proven experience and expertise in state-of-the-art, AI-driven text-to-speech.

On the Edge: TinyML and Voice Recognition Technology Are Transforming Industries

May 5, 2022 by Vikrant Singh Tomar

On the Edge: TinyML and Voice Recognition Technology Are Transforming Industries

Rising demand for portable, light footprint voice recognition devices is fueling a growth of the tiny machine learning (TinyML) field. Offering a broader, high-level discussion specifically focused on voice recognition, Vikrant Singh Tomar, the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Fluent.ai, explains the impact for embedded voice and the overall audio industry. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2022.

SoundHound Announces Completion of Merger with Archimedes and Nasdaq Listing

April 28, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

SoundHound Announces Completion of Merger with Archimedes and Nasdaq Listing

SoundHound AI, Inc., the voice AI technology pioneer, announced the completion of the previously announced business combination between SoundHound Inc. and Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co., a special purpose acquisition company. The combined company is called SoundHound AI, Inc. and will begin trading on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol “SOUN” from April 28, 2022.

DSP Concepts and StreamUnlimited Announce Reference Design for Advanced Voice Control Development

April 21, 2022 by Adam Levenson

DSP Concepts and StreamUnlimited Announce Reference Design for Advanced Voice Control Development

DSP Concepts and StreamUnlimited are working together to support audio product development with a new reference design that offers advanced voice control features. DSP Concepts offers its Audio Weaver and TalkTo software development tools for StreamUnlimited's established range of hardware modules, including the latest Stream1955 next generation System-On-Module based on the latest NXP Quad Core SoC. The platform offers support for all major voice assistants.

US Smart Speaker Market is Stalling, New Voicebot Market Report Finds

March 3, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

US Smart Speaker Market is Stalling, New Voicebot Market Report Finds

According to Voicebot Research, smart speakers's use at home is stalling, at least in the most mature market, which is the US. According to the company's latest "Smart Speaker Consumer Adoption Report 2022," the US reveals a new trend on how the market is evolving. Following a fast rise to prominence in 2016, and peak adoption in 2019, momentum shifted to what Brett Kinsella, the founder and CEO of Voicebot.ai and Voicebot Research, characterizes as "The Great Stall".

SoundHound and Qualcomm Announce Strategic Agreement to Bring Voice AI Technology to Snapdragon Platforms

January 25, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

SoundHound and Qualcomm Announce Strategic Agreement to Bring Voice AI Technology to Snapdragon Platforms

SoundHound and Qualcomm announced a multi-year, joint agreement that will give app developers and device manufacturers access to an easy-to-deploy voice artificial intelligence (AI) solution running on Snapdragon platforms. The integration consists of SoundHound's automatic speech recognition, natural language understanding, and text-to-speech conversion software with select Snapdragon platforms from Qualcomm.

Syntiant Announces Voice-Enabled Ultra-Low-Power Reference Design for TWS Earbud Applications

January 7, 2022 by Joao Martins

Syntiant Announces Voice-Enabled Ultra-Low-Power Reference Design for TWS Earbud Applications

Syntiant, the company focused on making edge AI a reality for always-on applications, announced a new reference design that will enable ODMs and OEMs to easily and quickly deploy ultra-low-power, edge AI voice processing applications in true wireless earbuds. The solution enables multi-lingual custom wake words and speech commands, supported by data training and modeling, providing a complete, end-to-end solution for edge AI processing.

CEVA Expands TWS Earbuds Development Possibilities with New Bluebud-HD Package

January 5, 2022 by Joao Martins

CEVA Expands TWS Earbuds Development Possibilities with New Bluebud-HD Package

CEVA announced Bluebud-HD, a pre-configured software package for its Bluebud wireless audio platform that includes all the audio, voice and context-aware software required in premium TWS earbuds, gaming headsets, hearables, and other smart audio products. The company also updated its SenslinQ software framework and DSP tool kit for Bluebud that streamlines software migration from other processor architectures to the CEVA-BX1 DSP and virtualizes DSP programming for application developers.

Voice AI Technology Company SoundHound to Become Publicly Traded

November 16, 2021 by Joao Martins

Voice AI Technology Company SoundHound to Become Publicly Traded

SoundHound, a leading technology company with its unique voice AI platform, available across 22 languages, and Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co., a blank check, special purpose acquisition company, announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The combined company will be called SoundHound AI, Inc. and is expected to be publicly listed on Nasdaq under the symbol SOUN following the closing of the transaction.

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