All items tagged with voice interface (149)

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".

Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications

February 23, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications

Aspinity launched the first member of its analogML family, the AML100, which is the industry’s first and only tiny machine learning (ML) solution operating completely within the analog domain. As such, the AML100 reduces always-on system power by 95%, allowing manufacturers to dramatically extend the battery life of devices and migrate walled powered always-on devices to battery - opening whole new classes of products for voice-first and smart home systems.

The Audio Measurement Issue! audioXpress March 2022 is Now Available

February 11, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

The Audio Measurement Issue! audioXpress March 2022 is Now Available

audioXpress March 2022 features an extensive Market Update report on the latest audio test and measurement tools. Matt Taylor explains the possibilities of REST for automated test and measurement, and Joe Begin (Audio Precision) addresses testing multichannel MEMS microphone arrays. The KEF KC62 subwoofer is reviewed by Oliver Masciarotte and measured by Kent Peterson, and Ben Chen explains how to use the Sfera Labs' Exo Sense Pi module as a sound meter. Download or read online now.

The Standards We Need: Do Audio Technologies Matter in the Smart Home?

February 10, 2022 by Joao Martins

The Standards We Need: Do Audio Technologies Matter in the Smart Home?

Matter is an industry-unifying standard for the Smart Home that promises reliable, secure connectivity — a seal of approval that devices will work seamlessly together. But... Do audio technologies matter in the Smart Home? The audio industry needs to get involved in this convergence and interoperability effort. After all, we can already tell a speaker to play a song - thanks to voice recognition technology, AI, and wireless networks - but we still don’t have a transparent wireless audio standard to stream audio to speakers or headphones because basically audio remains restricted by specifications that were not written with audio in mind.

ArkX Labs Collaborates with Sensory for Enhanced Speech Recognition

January 26, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

ArkX Labs Collaborates with Sensory for Enhanced Speech Recognition

ArkX Laboratories, a leading provider of advanced far-field voice capture and speech recognition technology, announced an expanded collaboration with Sensory, to incorporate its advanced speech recognition, natural language understanding, voice biometrics, wake words, facial recognition, and sound identification technologies with ArkX's production-ready EveryWord touchless voice solutions.

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.

December 8, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Speechly Releases Free Tool to Help Developers Scale Voice Experiences From Alexa Skills

Speechly, a voice technology startup from Finland, launched a new developer tool that lets users convert an Alexa skill into a Speechly application that work across the web and mobile applications. The Speechly application can be used to enable Reactive Voice User Interfaces across all major browsers and in mobile apps. The announcement was made live on stage, during the second day of the 2021 VOICE Summit in Arlington, Virginia. The tool was released as a public beta, with plans for quick iteration in partnership with users.

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.

XMOS Strengthens Its Position In Voice Interfaces with XVF3610 and XVF3615 Voice Processors

November 16, 2021 by Joao Martins

XMOS Strengthens Its Position In Voice Interfaces with XVF3610 and XVF3615 Voice Processors

British chip company XMOS announced the launch of the XVF3610 and XVF3615 next generation voice processors. These high-performance two-mic voice interfaces for wireless speakers, TVs, set-top boxes, smart home appliances, gateway products and more, are built on the company's xcore.ai chip infrastructure, and are available in a cost-effective and easy-to-integrate package. XMOS also kick-started an alpha program for its all new ‘Avona’ voice reference design.

Knowles Celebrates 75 Years of Voice and Audio Technology Integration

November 10, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Celebrates 75 Years of Voice and Audio Technology Integration

Knowles Corporation is celebrating the company's 75th anniversary. Knowles pioneered many industry-firsts including balanced armature drivers for the first hearing aids in 1954, and the first MEMS microphones used in everything from the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover to the latest true wireless earbuds. Today, Knowles products and solutions are in cell phones, laptops, wearables, smart speakers, or any device with voice control. And Knowles leverages its 75 years of success and expertise to expand in audio processing, the smart home or automotive applications.

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