All items tagged with active noise cancellation (307)
CES Announces Best of Innovation 2016 Awards Honorees
November 12, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

CES Announces Best of Innovation 2016 Awards Honorees

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA - former CEA) announced its Best of Innovation Awards Honorees for CES 2016. Among the winners in 27 product categories is Harman, with the JBL Reflect Aware in-ears, Klipsch with its Reference Premiere Dolby Atmos Speaker System, and Sengled Voice, the first integrated microphone and speaker LED bulb on the market.
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ZUK Z1 Smartphone Uses High-Performance ams Noise Cancellation Chip for USB Type-C Earbuds
October 6, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

ZUK Z1 Smartphone Uses High-Performance ams Noise Cancellation Chip for USB Type-C Earbuds

Lenovo’s new subsidiary, ZUK, is using ams’ Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) analog speaker driver for the earbuds of its new Z1 smartphone. This is also the first ANC headset in the world to feature the new USB Type-C connector rather than the traditional 3.5mm audio jack. The fully-integrated ams device offers noise cancellation with very low power consumption, making it ideal for headsets, headphones and ear pieces.
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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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Hush, the Smart Noise-Cancelling Earplugs That Sync with a Smartphone, Successfully Funded on Kickstarter
December 19, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Hush, the Smart Noise-Cancelling Earplugs That Sync with a Smartphone, Successfully Funded on Kickstarter

Hush, successfully funded on Kickstarter, is the world’s first set of connected earplugs that wirelessly connects to a smartphone, to help people live and sleep when it’s noisy. Hush combines noise-masking earplugs with an app to isolate users from distractions that may be keeping them from sleeping, while still letting key notifications in.
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Revolabs Shipping Innovative FLX UC 500 Conference Speakerphone
November 7, 2014 by Joao Martins

Revolabs Shipping Innovative FLX UC 500 Conference Speakerphone

Revolabs, a company owned by Yamaha, confirmed that is shipping its new FLX UC 500 USB Speakerphone conference solution, using tweeter and mid-woofer speaker elements combined with four microphones, integrated echo cancellation and higher power than typical USB audio devices. Revolabs is aggressively pricing the FLX UC 500 aiming to conquer also SOHO VoIP users.
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Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones
September 15, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones

“We weren’t going to replace the QC15 headphones unless we had something that was better and different - and the QC25 is both.” That’s how Bose introduced its QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones, combining an entirely new design, greater portability, better noise reduction and audio performance.
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Linx Fusion Headphones Receive Best of Innovations Recognition at CES 2014 Design and Engineering Awards.
January 15, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Linx Fusion Headphones Receive Best of Innovations Recognition at CES 2014 Design and Engineering Awards.

The Linx Fusion is the first multisensory, active noise canceling set of headphones to fuse patented Linx Audio with ViviTouch electroactive polymer (EAP) technology to simultaneously transmit sound through the skin, bone, and ear to enhance comprehension in noisy environments …
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