All items tagged with beamforming (91)

Automotive Audio Solutions: Vehicle Electrification and Active Noise Cancellation

August 11, 2021 by Krunal Maniar

Automotive Audio Solutions: Vehicle Electrification and Active Noise Cancellation

As audio systems are expanding to integrate Active Noise Control (ANC), Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), and Acoustic Vehicle Alert Systems (AVAS) for quiet car sound design and autonomous driver alerts, Krunal Maniar (Silicon Labs) writes about Vehicle Electrification and Active Noise Cancellation, which are currently two key driving forces fostering innovation in In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems. The article also examines new challenges for OEM audio system designs and how they are being met.

El axer? All eggs er? Alexa! Conditioning Voice Input for Recognition

July 29, 2021 by Ofer Shahen-Tov

El axer? All eggs er? Alexa! Conditioning Voice Input for Recognition

Great voice recognition can only start with great voice pickup. Just “OK” pickup will greatly compromise recognition accuracy and increase user frustration. The high speech quality you need demands a high-quality audio front-end. And if cost is no object, of course you can build a great solution. But can you also satisfy mid-range markets with attractive pricing?

June 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Noveto Systems Receives New $10M Million Investment from Adit Ventures

Noveto Systems announced the successful completion of a bridge of $10 Million from renowned technology investors Adit Ventures, a firm that has invested in some of the world’s leading disruptive companies, with exits in GoPro, Spotify, Palantir and Lyft. The investment is set to enable rapid company expansion and help promote Noveto's revolutionary personal sound beaming concept to new markets.

Shure Now Offers Expanded Conferencing Solutions With Stem Ecosystem and Microflex Ecosystem

June 2, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Now Offers Expanded Conferencing Solutions With Stem Ecosystem and Microflex Ecosystem

Following the acquisition of Stem Audio in late 2020, Shure is redefining its conferencing portfolio, as workspaces continue to evolve in today’s hybrid workforce. The company reinforces its market-leading position by combining its Microflex product line with Stem Ecosystem solutions as complete audio systems for daily conferencing and meeting needs without compromising on performance or ease of deployment.

Spotify Uses Audio Weaver in Audio Front-End Development for Car Thing

May 20, 2021 by Joao Martins

Spotify Uses Audio Weaver in Audio Front-End Development for Car Thing

Spotify partnered with DSP Concepts to build and deploy the audio front-end (AFE) software for its limited release of Car Thing, a dedicated smart player for the car. Spotify did the development for Car Thing using TalkTo, DSP Concepts’ proprietary AFE that acts as a ‘microphone cleaner’ by combining advanced signal processing techniques to create clean audio signals so Car Thing can detect voice commands regardless of road noise and other in-cabin sound.

Knowles Raises Standard of In-Cabin Audio With New Line of Automotive-Grade MEMS Microphones

April 8, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Raises Standard of In-Cabin Audio With New Line of Automotive-Grade MEMS Microphones

Knowles Corporation announced the availability of two new SiSonic MEMS microphones for automotive applications: SPH1878 and SPH9855. The new best-in-class analog and digital microphones by Knowles are engineered to a higher standard of quality and supply assurance to support the increasing demands of the automotive market for hands free calling, advanced voice assistance and in-cabin noise cancellation for passenger comfort.

Bang & Olufsen Introduces Beoplay Portal Wireless Gaming Headphones

March 31, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Bang & Olufsen Introduces Beoplay Portal Wireless Gaming Headphones

Bang & Olufsen announced the launch of Beoplay Portal, its first-ever wireless gaming headphones. Designed to be wearable in any situation, offering quick-access gaming functions, rock-solid Bluetooth connectivity for mobile gaming, and Dolby Atmos virtualized surround sound for an immersive gaming experience on Xbox and compatible computer platforms, the Beoplay Portal also offer Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation and beamforming microphones for great online discussions without the need for a boom-arm.

QuickLogic Releases Amazon-Qualified Alexa Reference Design for Hearables

March 4, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

QuickLogic Releases Amazon-Qualified Alexa Reference Design for Hearables

QuickLogic released an Amazon-qualified QuickFeather AVS Reference Design that enables OEMs and ODMs to evaluate and develop their own smart hearable products quickly and easily. This kit integrates the Alexa voice-initiated Close-Talk experience, enabling a broad set of battery-powered applications to communicate directly with Alexa for a multitude of use cases. In addition, OEMs and ODMs can optionally integrate multiple AI-based motion, sound and other AI use cases based on SensiML’s AI Software Platform, which already has native support for the development kit.

Noveto Promotes SoundBeamer Headphones Alternative on Kickstarter

February 19, 2021 by Joao Martins

Noveto Promotes SoundBeamer Headphones Alternative on Kickstarter

Noveto is the Israeli company that successfully demonstrated its sound-beaming technology for web conferencing and automotive zoning applications at CES 2018, and more recently partnered with electronics giant Foxconn to bring to market its own audio chipset. Now, the company launched a limited pre-sale Kickstarter campaign to bring to market a proof-of-concept of its technology with the SoundBeamer 1.0 integrated speaker.

Sennheiser Introduces TruVoicelift Algorithm for TeamConnect Ceiling 2 Mic Array

February 2, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Introduces TruVoicelift Algorithm for TeamConnect Ceiling 2 Mic Array

Widely adopted already by corporations and higher education institutions, Sennheiser's TeamConnect Ceiling 2 has become a leading microphone solution for conferencing audio in business and distance learning applications. Now, Sennheiser is opening a new chapter for its ceiling microphone array with a free firmware update that introduces its latest TruVoicelift voice amplification algorithm.

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