All items tagged with voice interface (151)
Kardome and SoundHound AI Team Up to Transform In-Car Voice UI with Multizone Conversational AI
June 5, 2025 by Joao Martins

Kardome and SoundHound AI Team Up to Transform In-Car Voice UI with Multizone Conversational AI

Kardome and SoundHound AI have announced a partnership aiming to accelerate implementation of multizone conversational AI inside cars based on Kardome's Spatial Hearing technology. The goal is to transform in-vehicle voice user interfaces, providing precise spatial awareness, and supporting up to six different voices in the vehicle, allowing SoundHound Chat AI Automotive to receive a clear audio stream and accurately understand the specific intent behind each command, regardless of its origin within the cabin.
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Kardome and LG Electronics Partner to Transform Voice User Interfaces
May 13, 2025 by Joao Martins

Kardome and LG Electronics Partner to Transform Voice User Interfaces

Kardome, the voice recognition and voice control specialist company, announced a strategic collaboration with LG Electronics to integrate its multiuser Spatial Hearing AI solution into LG's next-generation smart devices. Kardome is confident that it can surpass recognized challenges for relatively far-field voice interactions with TVs and other devices, even in noisy environments, with its technology's ability to isolate each user's voice from background noise.
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Kardome Provides Superior Voice Recognition on NVIDIA AGX Platform
March 18, 2025 by Joao Martins

Kardome Provides Superior Voice Recognition on NVIDIA AGX Platform

Kardome, the voice recognition and control software company, announced that its Kardome Mobility solution is now available on the NVIDIA AGX Platform. Running Kardome's Spatial Hearing AI, the technology is able to capture individual voices from up to six seats with a single mic array. The solution runs on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin in-vehicle computer and enables precise voice recognition, considerably enhancing the in-cabin voice experience and reducing costs for OEMs and automotive manufacturers.
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Amazon Introduces Alexa+ Next Generation Voice Assistant Powered by Generative AI
February 26, 2025 by Joao Martins

Amazon Introduces Alexa+ Next Generation Voice Assistant Powered by Generative AI

Amazon unveiled its new voice assistant Alexa+, now fully enabled by artificial intelligence. This is the predictable next step to bring back voice interfaces and personal assistants, directly interfacing and powered by generative AI engines, which helps explain why Amazon called Alexa+ its new personal AI assistant. The promotion shows a more conversational and more capable natural language voice interface. Time for the audio industry to start looking again at voice front-ends and smart speakers?
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Knowles Completes the Sale of Its Consumer MEMS Microphone Business to Syntiant
December 30, 2024 by Joao Martins

Knowles Completes the Sale of Its Consumer MEMS Microphone Business to Syntiant

Knowles Corporation announced that the sale of its Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM) business to Syntiant Corp has successfully closed. As the trends towards edge AI integration into MEMS microphones accelerates, the acquisition enables Syntiant to deliver on its vision of end-to-end solutions integrating sensors, processors and software, while Knowles offloads its low or no-margin business in a still favorable market moment.
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Create Your Own Privacy-Focused Voice Assistant. Open Webinar, December 10
November 29, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Create Your Own Privacy-Focused Voice Assistant. Open Webinar, December 10

The Audio Product Development Alliance (APDA) is hosting a live webinar with Sensory, to discuss the latest evolution in voice interfaces and how manufacturers can implement product-specific voice assistants without privacy concerns. During the streaming event, Jeff Rogers (VP, Sales & Marketing, Sensory) will discuss how voice recognition, voice interfaces and voice assistants are now accessible to brands and manufacturers, creating a major opportunity for differentiation.
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Syntiant to Acquire Knowles' Consumer MEMS Microphone Division
September 19, 2024 by Joao Martins

Syntiant to Acquire Knowles' Consumer MEMS Microphone Division

Syntiant Corp., announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Knowles Corporation's Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM) business. The $150 Million transaction will bolster Syntiant market strategy in Edge AI solutions with voice, audio, and speech applications. As a recognized pioneer in low power edge AI deployments, the Irvine, CA-based company intends to offer complete turnkey solutions integrating sensors, processors and software.
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Syntiant Introduces Small Language Model Assistant Generative AI Solution at IBC 2024
September 16, 2024 by Joao Martins

Syntiant Introduces Small Language Model Assistant Generative AI Solution at IBC 2024

Syntiant showcased the possibilities of its low power edge AI solutions during the 2024 IBC show in Amsterdam in partnership with Synaptics. Ideal for service providers and device manufacturers, Syntiant's proprietary small language model assistant (SLMA) was used to implement an AI voice assistant running exclusively on-device, ready for integration in low-cost designs such as set-top boxes. Syntiant showcased its SLMA solution on a set-top box reference design powered by Synaptics Astra SL1680 embedded processors.
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Google Introduces AI-Assisted Pixel Buds Pro 2 Earbuds
August 13, 2024 by Joao Martins

Google Introduces AI-Assisted Pixel Buds Pro 2 Earbuds

Tuesday, August 13 was scheduled as Pixel day, when Google promoted its ninth "Made by Google" event to unveil an extensive range of hardware devices, including new Pixel 9 phones, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Buds Pro 2. The smartphones are what one would expect at this time, a best of all the Android smartphones available until now. The Pixel Buds Pro 2 are Google's best attempt in the category with better ANC and battery life.
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SoundHound AI Acquires Amelia to Expand Reach In Conversational AI and Enterprise Applications
August 9, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

SoundHound AI Acquires Amelia to Expand Reach In Conversational AI and Enterprise Applications

SoundHound AI announced the acquisition of Amelia, a leading enterprise AI software company with experience in voice interfaces and context-aware, natural language conversational capabilities for customer service applications. The business combination positions SoundHound AI as a strong provider of voice and conversational generative AI, with reach across multiple industries – including retail, financial services, healthcare, automotive, smart devices, restaurants, and more.
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