All items tagged with artificial intelligence (192)
SoundHound Partners With Wcities to Bring Extensive Location and Event Data to Houndify’s Voice AI Platform
February 17, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

SoundHound Partners With Wcities to Bring Extensive Location and Event Data to Houndify’s Voice AI Platform

SoundHound, the voice-enabled AI and conversational intelligence technology company, announced a partnership with Wcities, a travel and entertainment content publisher specializing in city guides and event aggregators, to bring location-based events data to the Houndify voice AI platform. This new collaboration will provide developers using Houndify with information on more than 3 million events worldwide to include in voice-enabled apps and services via Wcities’ eventseeker APIs.
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iHeartRadio Radio and Podcasts Available Via Hound App and Houndify Voice AI Platform
January 20, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

iHeartRadio Radio and Podcasts Available Via Hound App and Houndify Voice AI Platform

SoundHound, the voice-enabled AI platform and conversational intelligence technology company, announced a new integration with iHeartRadio to bring its audio content to SoundHound’s Hound app and Houndify voice AI platform. Through the partnership, Hound and Houndify users will have access to iHeartRadio’s free offerings including Live Radio (U.S. only), Artist Radio (U.S. only), and Podcasts (available globally except the U.K.).
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Klipsch to Debut Series of Smart and Active Noise Cancelling TWS Earbuds and Headphones at CES 2020
January 3, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Klipsch to Debut Series of Smart and Active Noise Cancelling TWS Earbuds and Headphones at CES 2020

Klipsch announced that it will showcase a new lineup of true wireless and over-ear headphones with active noise cancelling (ANC) technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020. All five highly anticipated Klipsch headphones deliver quality sound, seamless connectivity and advanced functionality for people on the go. At CES 2020, Klipsch will also debut a new headphone series created in association with automotive sports brand McLaren Racing.
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Audio Collaborative 2019: More Audio Market Facts, Trends and Predictions
December 13, 2019 by Joao Martins

Audio Collaborative 2019: More Audio Market Facts, Trends and Predictions

Promoted every year by the market research firm Futuresource Consulting, Audio Collaborative 2019 full-day conference on November 7 was invaluable, with Futuresource's leading market analysts and researchers sharing some of the latest stats and trends on the topics in the agenda, combined with great panels and in-between keynotes. This is the fourth - and last - of my reports, originally published in The Audio Voice newsletter.
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MEMS Microphones and Speakers Forecasted to Become a $20 Billion USD Industry in 2024
December 6, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

MEMS Microphones and Speakers Forecasted to Become a $20 Billion USD Industry in 2024

French market research firm Yole Développement just published its 2019 report on Microphones, Microspeakers, and Audio Solutions – Market and Technology Trends. The new report characterizes the main drivers behind the exponential growth in MEMS microphone applications and emerging MEMS speaker technologies, growth opportunities such as voice at the heart of new audio system applications, or the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the audio value chain.
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Audio Collaborative 2019: Two Key Audio Trends and What to Expect
December 5, 2019 by Joao Martins

Audio Collaborative 2019: Two Key Audio Trends and What to Expect

Promoted every year by the market research firm Futuresource Consulting, Audio Collaborative 2019 full-day conference on November 7 was invaluable, with Futuresource's leading market analysts and researchers sharing some of the latest stats and trends on the topics in the agenda, combined with great panels and in-between keynotes. This is the third of my reports, originally published in The Audio Voice newsletter.
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Avnet Unveils MaaXBoard for Low-Cost Embedded Computing and Edge AI Development
November 14, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Avnet Unveils MaaXBoard for Low-Cost Embedded Computing and Edge AI Development

Avnet is now offering a single board computer which allows developers to focus more on the software side of their projects. The new MaaXBoard is a low-cost, production-ready qualified platform, based on the NXP i.MX 8M applications processor, ideal for embedded computing and applications that leverage AI at the edge. It supports design engineers and end-users seeking to create automation, multimedia, AI and smart home applications with reduced cost and time-to-market.
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Acconeer and Imagimob Combine Radar Technology and Edge AI for Gesture Control Applications
November 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Acconeer and Imagimob Combine Radar Technology and Edge AI for Gesture Control Applications

By combining Edge AI software from Imagimob, a company specializing in artificial intelligence development, with Pulsed Coherent Radar technology from Acconeer, the radar sensor specialists, the two Swedish companies have created an innovative platform for gesture control that is perfect for consumer electronics products. Scheduled to be demonstrated at CES 2020 (January 7-10) in Las Vegas, the solution will be implemented for application with wireless headphones, trained to recognize five hand gestures with high accuracy and close to zero latency.
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Yamaha VOCALOID:AI Faithfully Reproduces Singing of Legendary Japanese Vocalist Hibari Misora
October 8, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Yamaha VOCALOID:AI Faithfully Reproduces Singing of Legendary Japanese Vocalist Hibari Misora

Yamaha Corporation announced that it has succeeded in reproducing the singing of the late Hibari Misora, a legendary Japanese vocalist, using its own VOCALOID:AI singing synthesis technology in technical cooperation with an NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) television program broadcast in Japan on September 29, serving as both the public debut and first real-world implementation of VOCALOID:AI - an extension of the company's original singing voice synthesis technology.
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XMOS Secures $19M Funding to Accelerate Global Growth and Support Development in Voice Interfaces
October 1, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

XMOS Secures $19M Funding to Accelerate Global Growth and Support Development in Voice Interfaces

XMOS, a Bristol-based technology company, specialising in voice-processing, edge-AI and connected devices, announced the completion of a new $19 million financing round — fueling the company’s global growth, consolidating its technical leadership in far-field voice interfaces and developing a new product roadmap for the artificial intelligence of things (AIoT). The funds will also enable an expanded global footprint — including new staff in its Hong Kong office.
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