All items tagged with NFC (34)

Bose Soundlink Revolve New Reference Design for Portable Bluetooth Speakers

May 9, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Soundlink Revolve New Reference Design for Portable Bluetooth Speakers

Bose launched the new SoundLink Revolve and SoundLink Revolve+ which could very well be an Amazon Echo killer, except that Bose is not pitching them like that, even though they feature voice-prompts and work with Siri and Google Assistant. Instead, Bose calls it "its best Bluetooth speakers ever", accentuating its true omni-directional performance, and an entirely new acoustic design from a seamless aluminum cabinet designed to be portable.

New NFC Forum Specifications Enable Near Field Communication Devices to Communicate with Broader Range of Devices and Tags

December 20, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New NFC Forum Specifications Enable Near Field Communication Devices to Communicate with Broader Range of Devices and Tags

The NFC Forum announced the availability of three adopted and one candidate technical specifications, following approval by the Board of Directors. Significant enhancements to these specifications include the addition of Active Communication Mode (ACM) for Peer-to-Peer Mode (P2P) communication, support of NFC-V Technology compatible to ISO/IEC 15693 and the introduction of the NFC-V based Type 5 Tag allowing NFC devices to communicate with a broader range of devices and tags.

Mass Fidelity is Back on Indiegogo with the Rad Portable Wireless Speaker With Radial Dispersion Technology

November 17, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Mass Fidelity is Back on Indiegogo with the Rad Portable Wireless Speaker With Radial Dispersion Technology

Mass Fidelity launched the Core wireless speaker on Indiegogo two years ago. The Core set a Canadian record for the most successful crowdfunding campaign ever. The company has been shipping the Core for almost a year and decided to return to Indiegogo with its next product, the raD, a rugged, portable wireless networked speaker leveraging the company’s original radial soundfield design. The raD was designed to be compatible with the Core but also to taken outside and defy rain, dust, and dirt.

Qualcomm’s NXP Acquisition and Impact for the Audio Industry

October 31, 2016 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm’s NXP Acquisition and Impact for the Audio Industry

With rumors already circulating for some time, on October 27, 2016, Qualcomm announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP Semiconductors. With the acquisition, Qualcomm gets access to a vast portfolio of solutions from the Dutch giant, which was once Philips Semiconductors and remains until now a leading supplier of key technologies for mobile devices and wireless and wired audio applications.

Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker II Becomes Water-Resistant

October 13, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker II Becomes Water-Resistant

Bose announced a new member of its iconic SoundLink Bluetooth speaker family: the SoundLink Color II. This time, the main reason for the update was to introduce a more rugged water-resistant design, and new colors, maintaining the same quality sound of the original. The new Bose Color II speakers offer an even better combination of performance, durability and fun than its predecessor, making it ideal to take just about anywhere.

STMicroelectronics Acquires ams’ NFC and RFID Reader Assets

July 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Acquires ams’ NFC and RFID Reader Assets

STMicroelectronics announced that it has acquired ams’ assets related to NFC1 and RFID2 reader business. The acquisition of IP, technologies, products and business strengthens ST’s secure microcontroller solutions embedding NFC connectivity. New products already integrating this technology are sampling now to ST customers and covering a broad range of applications such as next-generation mobile and Internet of Things devices, complementing ST’s NFC/RFID EEPROM tag offering.

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.

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.

New Bose SoundLink II Around-Ear Wireless Headphones

September 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

New Bose SoundLink II Around-Ear Wireless Headphones

Bose launched its SoundLink Wireless Headphones II and claims they are different than any other wireless headphones on the market, for only $279.95. Extended battery life, connection for up two devices, improved NFC pairing are among the main improvements of the updated headphones.

Parrot Introduces Zik 3 Bluetooth Headphones With Better Adaptive Noise Control and USB DAC

September 7, 2015 by Joao Martins

Parrot Introduces Zik 3 Bluetooth Headphones With Better Adaptive Noise Control and USB DAC

French wireless electronics specialist Parrot updated its Philippe Starck- designed Zik wireless headphones, introducing the third generation with new colors, an improved design, wireless charging, hi-fi quality in USB, and smart noise canceling. Strange is the fact that the Zik 3 still relies on Bluetooth 3.0.

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