All items tagged with Bluetooth (413)
Cypress Expands Wireless Connectivity with New 802.11ac Low Power Solutions
March 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Cypress Expands Wireless Connectivity with New 802.11ac Low Power Solutions

Cypress Semiconductor announced two new wireless solutions that deliver advanced coexistence and robust connectivity combining 802.11ac high-performance Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The 802.11ac solutions use high-speed transmissions to enable devices with faster downloads and better range, as well as lower power consumption by quickly exploiting deep sleep modes. The solutions are supported in Cypress' popular WICED Studio development platform.
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LitePoint and ETS-Lindgren Partner to Create First Over-the-Air Bluetooth Low Energy Antenna Testing Solution
February 15, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

LitePoint and ETS-Lindgren Partner to Create First Over-the-Air Bluetooth Low Energy Antenna Testing Solution

LitePoint, a provider of wireless test solutions, announced that they have partnered with ETS-Lindgren to create the first over-the-air test system for performing antenna measurements for Bluetooth low energy devices. This advancement ensures Bluetooth devices will be more reliable, and is critical to wireless product developers who need to characterize antenna performance and ensure their product designs will work in customer hands the way they were designed.
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Crestron Unveils Mercury Unified Communication and Collaboration Solution at ISE 2017
February 10, 2017 by Joao Martins

Crestron Unveils Mercury Unified Communication and Collaboration Solution at ISE 2017

Imagine a speakerphone with an attractive touch-screen that you can place in a meeting room space, allowing everyone to participate in a conference and collaborate, independently of the hardware, software or service everyone else is using. A table-top device that already incorporates en effective microphone and speaker, but that also doesn’t mind if you prefer to use your iPhone with Skype, and someone else is using a company's Cisco WebEx system.
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Earin Shows Lessons Learned on True Wireless M-2 Earbuds
January 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Earin Shows Lessons Learned on True Wireless M-2 Earbuds

Earin is a new Swedish brand, founded in 2013 to create simple high fidelity audio devices that "fully explore the potential of sound and technology." The company is already on the market with their M-1 Wireless Earbuds, a first-generation product targeted at music listening without wires. At CES 2017, Earin introduced their new M-2 earbuds, scheduled to ship in late Q1, and featuring a combination of the latest Bluetooth LE technology with NXP's Near Field Magnetic Induction (NFMI) chip.
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THIEL Audio Launches New AURORA LifeStream Wireless Speaker Systems
January 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

THIEL Audio Launches New AURORA LifeStream Wireless Speaker Systems

THIEL Audio is celebrating its return to CES with the announcement of a host of new products and services releasing in 2017, showcasing 18 new products at CES 2017. Among these new products THIEL is entering the Wireless Streaming market with the introduction of their new AURORA LifeStream Home and the battery powered AURORA LifeStream Tour models, both featuring a connectivity suite leveraging DTS Play-Fi, Apple Airplay, and Bluetooth technologies.
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LG Electronics Introduces Levitating Speaker at CES 2017
December 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

LG Electronics Introduces Levitating Speaker at CES 2017

LG Electronics (LG) announced its futuristic Levitating Portable Speaker, which will be launched at CES 2017. The new wireless speaker (model PJ9) "hovers in place over the accompanying Levitation Station to deliver high-quality audio while also making a lasting impression with its eye-catching design," the company says. The speaker provides users the ability to seamlessly play music, podcasts and other audio content in the home as well as outdoors.
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Bluetooth 5 and Audio Applications
December 22, 2016 by Joao Martins

Bluetooth 5 and Audio Applications

Following the announcement made earlier, on December 7, 2016, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) officially adopted Bluetooth 5 as the latest version of the Bluetooth core specification. Key updates to Bluetooth 5 include longer range, faster speed, and larger broadcast message capacity, as well as improved interoperability and coexistence with other wireless technologies.
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Audio-Technica ATH-DSR9BT Pure Digital Drive Wireless Headphones Get CES 2017 Innovation Honoree Award
December 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica ATH-DSR9BT Pure Digital Drive Wireless Headphones Get CES 2017 Innovation Honoree Award

Audio-Technica’s ATH-DSR9BT Wireless Headphones with Pure Digital Drive and the AT-ART1000 Direct Power Stereo Moving Coil Cartridge have received CES 2017 Innovation Honoree awards from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The ATH-DSR9BT is the first headphone with wireless Bluetooth technology to employ Audio-Technica’s new Pure Digital Drive system, which keeps the audio signal completely digital from source to driver.
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IK Multimedia Now Shipping iLoud Micro Monitor Super-Nearfield Reference System
November 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

IK Multimedia Now Shipping iLoud Micro Monitor Super-Nearfield Reference System

Is it possible to design really affordable compact desktop monitors with reference listening characteristics? That was the challenge for IK Multimedia, and the result is the new iLoud Micro Monitor system, a “super-nearfield” solution originally unveiled at NAMM 2016. These ultra-compact monitors deliver ultra-accurate linear frequency response, best-in-class bass and the smallest footprint making them ideal for audio production everywhere.
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Scosche BoomBUOY Outdoor and Waterproof Wireless Speaker Floats in Water
November 25, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Scosche BoomBUOY Outdoor and Waterproof Wireless Speaker Floats in Water

Scosche, a consumer electronics company from California, released the latest in its line of waterproof wireless speakers: the BoomBUOY. Optimized for outdoors, the BoomBUOY features a rugged, durable construction with up-firing omni-directional sound, sending music in all directions. The BoomBUOY boasts a 3W 50mm speaker and passive radiator to produce rich, clear sound. The IP67-rated dust and waterproof speaker also features a buoyant construction that allows it to float in water.
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