All items tagged with AudioSmart (6)

Qualcomm Introduces New Amazon Alexa Development Kit for Affordable Smart Home Products

October 31, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Qualcomm Introduces New Amazon Alexa Development Kit for Affordable Smart Home Products

Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, announced a new development kit based on the Qualcomm QCA4020 multimode SoC that is qualified by Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service (AVS) for AWS IoT Core connected devices. The new Qualcomm Home Hub 100 kit supports Alexa Voice Service using a microcontroller (MCU) and Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) with Multimode Connectivity and adds to Qualcomm's’ line up of voice enabling products including kits that can allow OEMs to easily integrate Alexa into smart speakers and hearables.

New Synaptics and NXP Alexa Development Kit Available at Arrow Electronics

November 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Synaptics and NXP Alexa Development Kit Available at Arrow Electronics

NXP has teamed up with Arrow Electronics, Synaptics and Amazon to develop the Synaptics AudioSmart 2-Mic and NXP Pico i.MX7Dual Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). This newly available development kit is one of the first to be qualified with production-ready system-on-chip (SoC), voice processor, and the AVS Device SDK. It enables device makers to quickly and cost-effectively integrate Alexa into a fully functioning prototype and then take that work into design for manufacturing and production.

TDK InvenSense MEMS Microphones Available with Synaptics AudioSmart Solution

November 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

TDK InvenSense MEMS Microphones Available with Synaptics AudioSmart Solution

TDK Corporation showcased a Synaptics AudioSmart solution for voice recognition, using InvenSense high performance MEMS microphones. The ICS-40212 and ICS-40720 analog output and the ICS-41350 PDM digital output MEMS microphones are approved for use with Synaptics AudioSmart Amazon Voice Services (AVS) solution. TDK also announced the worldwide availability of its SmartMotion Platform encompassing 4 unique development kits with multiple sensors.

Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology Enables Notebook PC With Microsoft Skype for Business Certification as a Group Speakerphone

June 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology Enables Notebook PC With Microsoft Skype for Business Certification as a Group Speakerphone

Conexant’s AudioSmart 3.0 audio technology is making interactions with intelligent personal assistants more informed and productive. Conexant showcased the world’s first PC to receive Microsoft Skype for Business certification as a Group Speakerphone – along with its four-microphone, far-field voice input pre-processing technology and context-aware control automation software, introducing a suite of technologies that intelligently sense context, leveraging information about how a device is being used to automatically optimize the end-user experience.

New 4 Microphone Voice Input Processor from Conexant Provides 360-Degree Voice Location for Smart Applications

January 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New 4 Microphone Voice Input Processor from Conexant Provides 360-Degree Voice Location for Smart Applications

Conexant’s new CX20924 is a 4 microphone far-field voice input DSP featuring the company’s new Smart Source Locator technology. The new DSP introduces superior 360-degree voice location capabilities and excellent speech recognition hit rates to smart voice applications. As part of Conexant’s Contextual Awareness product portfolio, it offers a highly accurate, robust way to control smart speakers, robots, security monitoring cameras and more.

New AudioSmart Solution from Conexant Enhances Listening Experience from Built-In TV Speakers

January 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New AudioSmart Solution from Conexant Enhances Listening Experience from Built-In TV Speakers

Conexant’s new RoomAware Optimizer processing solution, part of the Conexant AudioSmart product family, has been adopted by LG Electronics for its 2016 lineup of OLED and UHD TVs. LG calls the feature ‘Magic Sound Tuning’ and allows users to automatically adapt speaker output to the room’s acoustics and the location of the TV in the room.