All items tagged with wireless (87)
beyerdynamic Presents New Byron Series In-Ear Headsets
July 27, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

beyerdynamic Presents New Byron Series In-Ear Headsets

Byron is the new affordable headset series from beyerdynamic combining wired and wireless Bluetooth models with high-quality design and materials, good sound and ease of use. The range, which is scheduled to be introduced at the forthcoming IFA 2016 show, in Berlin, includes three starter models: the wired in-ear Byron headset retailing at 49 euros, the Byron BT Bluetooth necklace model (99 euros) and the Byron BTA wireless luxury model (199 euros). Both Bluetooth models have up to 7.5 hours battery life.
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New Analog Devices Transceiver Provides Reliable Radio Connections and Extended Battery Life for Wireless Applications
June 23, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New Analog Devices Transceiver Provides Reliable Radio Connections and Extended Battery Life for Wireless Applications

Analog Devices introduced a low power, high performance, radio transceiver for battery powered applications. The new transceiver enables more reliable wireless radio connections with fewer retries and packet losses as well as longer battery lifetime. The ADF7030-1 features a highly sensitive receiver and superior immunity to signal interferences as well as low power modes, including the industry’s lowest current in sleep mode.
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PKparis Releases K’asq Wireless Earbuds with 5 Hours of Continuous Play
June 22, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

PKparis Releases K’asq Wireless Earbuds with 5 Hours of Continuous Play

Another company has launched a new attempt to break the full-wireless earbuds challenge. This time, French start-up PKparis launched the K’asq Bluetooth 4.1 stereo wireless earbuds, featuring the industry’s longest battery life: 5-hours on-the-go to listen to music or calls. The PKparis earbuds also combine high quality sound with up to -40% noise reduction, anti-fall system and IP55 waterproof and a clever USB 2.0 chargebox providing 8 hours extra charge.
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Analog Devices Simplifies Wireless System Design with RadioVerse Technology and Design Ecosystem
May 26, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Analog Devices Simplifies Wireless System Design with RadioVerse Technology and Design Ecosystem

Analog Devices unveiled its RadioVerse technology and design ecosystem, which provides integrated transceiver technologies, a robust design environment, and market-specific technical expertise to move new radio designs from concept to creation quickly. This new ecosystem includes the AD9371 integrated wideband RF transceiver, enabling simple, versatile solutions for wireless infrastructure, and instrumentation applications.
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NI Introduces WLAN Measurement Suite Solution for 802.11ax High-Efficiency Wireless
May 23, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

NI Introduces WLAN Measurement Suite Solution for 802.11ax High-Efficiency Wireless

National Instruments (NI) announced an early access version of the WLAN Measurement Suite with support for the IEEE 802.11ax (draft 0.1) high-efficiency wireless draft standard. The WLAN Measurement Suite, combined with NI’s RF vector signal transceiver (VST), allows engineers to measure the performance of their 802.11ax designs confidently in the presence of significant new changes to the 802.11 physical layer specification.
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Avnet Expands IoT Solutions’ Portfolio with New Reference Designs and Starter Kits
May 16, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Avnet Expands IoT Solutions’ Portfolio with New Reference Designs and Starter Kits

Avnet expanded its portfolio of IoT Solutions with the new LSR Wireless Shield, an Arduino form-factor expansion board for prototyping wireless connected IoT products with customizable sensor/peripheral capabilities, which can be used in Avnet’s new TiWiConnect Wi-Fi Cloud Connectivity reference design. The company also introduced an industrial IoT Starter Kit to streamline smart device and cloud development applications with technology from IBM, Wind River and Xilinx.
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Bluetooth Low Energy Exhibiting Strong Growth While Wireless IC Shipments Expand
April 27, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bluetooth Low Energy Exhibiting Strong Growth While Wireless IC Shipments Expand

According to the latest market forecast from ABI Research, Bluetooth Low Energy devices will account for 27% of total Bluetooth shipments by 2021 as new enhancements expand opportunities in IoT. According also to ABI Research, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4, NFC, and GNSS markets are forecasted to reach more than 10 billion annual IC shipments by 2021, with Bluetooth integrated in 60% of total devices.
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Onkyo W800BT True Wireless In-Ear Headphones - First to Market?
March 28, 2016 by Joao Martins

Onkyo W800BT True Wireless In-Ear Headphones - First to Market?

Slated for release March 2016 for $299.99, in North America, the Onkyo W800BT in-ear wireless headphones were presented by Gibson Innovations at CES 2016. With Noble Audio promising a similar concept for quite some time, it will be interesting to see if Gibson/Onkyo will be the first to market with the world’s first truly autonomous Bluetooth earpieces.
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New and Updated NFC Forum Technical Specifications Speed and Secure NFC Services
March 18, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New and Updated NFC Forum Technical Specifications Speed and Secure NFC Services

The NFC Forum announced the publication of one candidate and two adopted specifications, following approval by the Board of Directors. The new specifications - now available from the NFC Forum website - enhance the performance and security of NFC services, delivering more robust peer-to-peer communication and better user experiences.
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Sennheiser Launches TeamConnect Audio Conferencing Solutions at ISE 2016
February 11, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Launches TeamConnect Audio Conferencing Solutions at ISE 2016

While other companies active in conferencing and collaboration applications are focused on network integration and a systems view, Sennheiser is not only doing that, but also designing solutions that make life easier for everyone. The new TeamConnect range of solutions combines wireless and mobile audio for up to 24 participants with new discrete solutions for conference rooms.
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