All items tagged with CES 2022 (35)

The Standards We Need: Do Audio Technologies Matter in the Smart Home?

February 10, 2022 by Joao Martins

The Standards We Need: Do Audio Technologies Matter in the Smart Home?

Matter is an industry-unifying standard for the Smart Home that promises reliable, secure connectivity — a seal of approval that devices will work seamlessly together. But... Do audio technologies matter in the Smart Home? The audio industry needs to get involved in this convergence and interoperability effort. After all, we can already tell a speaker to play a song - thanks to voice recognition technology, AI, and wireless networks - but we still don’t have a transparent wireless audio standard to stream audio to speakers or headphones because basically audio remains restricted by specifications that were not written with audio in mind.

More Than 5.5 Billion Smart Home Matter-Compliant Devices Forecasted to Ship Between 2022 and 2030

February 9, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

More Than 5.5 Billion Smart Home Matter-Compliant Devices Forecasted to Ship Between 2022 and 2030

Still months from its completion, the Matter smart home specification is already driving new products and strategies across the smart home and consumer electronics market. With a host of major players, technology suppliers, and partners already pledged to delivering Matter compliant offerings, the specification is expected to dominate the smart home landscape within five years, according to a new report from market intelligence firm ABI Research.

JBL SUB80P Compact Powered Subwoofer Features Wireless Connectivity and 400W Dynamic Power

January 14, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

JBL SUB80P Compact Powered Subwoofer Features Wireless Connectivity and 400W Dynamic Power

Among the products announced at CES 2022 by Harman Luxury Audio, the new JBL SUB80P powered subwoofer was announced as part of the brand's expanded portfolio of high-performance loudspeakers. The new compact enclosure includes a high-gloss black painted finish and a down-firing 8-inch subwoofer. The subwoofer design delivers the flexibility of wireless connectivity allowing for easy placement in a wide variety of system applications, including as a low frequency extension for JBL latest Studio Monitors.

CES 2022 Audio Highlights. 10 Companies We Want to See and Hear Again!

January 13, 2022 by Joao Martins

CES 2022 Audio Highlights. 10 Companies We Want to See and Hear Again!

It was just like CES 2022 was a blink. We walked all over CES 2022, from hotel suites and halls - literally and virtually - to report on these great audio companies and technologies! Among our #CES2022 audio highlights we discuss presentations and demos from xMEMS Labs, Noveto, Exeger, Mayht, Tectonic, Resonado, Fraunhofer IIS, Silentium, GaN Systems, and Axign. Text and CES report originally published in The Audio Voice weekly newsletter.

NXP Advances Matter Smart Home Connectivity with Industry’s First Secure Tri-Radio Device

January 13, 2022 by Joao Martins

NXP Advances Matter Smart Home Connectivity with Industry’s First Secure Tri-Radio Device

NXP Semiconductors announced the IW612, the industry’s first secure tri-radio device to support the Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and 802.15.4 (Zigbee, Thread, Z-Wave, Matter) protocols. Part of NXP’s new family of tri-radio products, the new device enables seamless, secure connectivity for smart home, automotive and industrial use cases. The single SoC enables simultaneous transmit and receive for higher performance in smart solutions, and supports Matter, the new interoperable, secure connectivity standard for the smart home.

CEVA Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.3 Platform Now SIG Qualified for Wireless Audio

January 13, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.3 Platform Now SIG Qualified for Wireless Audio

CEVA announced that its RivieraWaves Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.3 Platform has achieved Bluetooth SIG Qualification, along with its GAF (Generic Audio Framework) and LC3 codec. As the first IP company to receive Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.3 qualification, CEVA brings the latest improvements in Bluetooth connectivity and LE Audio to the market, lowering the entry barriers for semiconductors and OEMs targeting LE Audio applications. 1 billion CEVA-powered Bluetooth devices are estimated to have shipped in 2021.

TDK Expands SmartSound Family of Performance MEMS Microphones and Introduces New MEMS Microphone with SoundWire at CES 2022

January 11, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

TDK Expands SmartSound Family of Performance MEMS Microphones and Introduces New MEMS Microphone with SoundWire at CES 2022

TDK introduced new digital MEMS microphones as part of its SmartSound family of products for mobile, TWS, and other consumer devices, providing advanced feature sets in small package footprints. The T5848 offers the highest dynamic range with I2S direct audio connectivity to a wide variety of SoCs, MCUs and IoT processors. And TDK also introduced the T5828 MEMS microphone with MIPI SoundWire functionality, adding 68dBA SNR and Acoustic Activity Detect features with always-on ultra-low power mode.

Shure Introduces AONIC 40 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones

January 10, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Introduces AONIC 40 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones

Shure introduced its AONIC 40 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones at CES 2022. Building on the existing AONIC 50 Headphones and recently launched AONIC FREE Sound Isolating Earphones, the AONIC 40 model broadens the Shure Wireless portfolio to more acutely meet the needs of on-the-go music lovers, commuters, and travel enthusiasts. Essentially offering studio-quality sound in a rugged, portable design, the AONIC 40 headphones deliver adjustable noise cancellation, comfort, and portability with long-lasting battery life, and customizable EQ.

Samsung and DSP Concepts Collaborate on Voice Controlled Portable Projector and Smart Speaker

January 10, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Samsung and DSP Concepts Collaborate on Voice Controlled Portable Projector and Smart Speaker

DSP Concepts, the creator of the Audio Weaver development framework that powers sound and voice functionality for many of the world's leading consumer and automotive brands, announced that it is working with Samsung on a new concept product. Introduced at CES 2022, "The Freestyle" is a portable projector with an integrated smart speaker. DSP Concepts collaborated with Samsung to provide voice pre-processing to ensure accurate voice command recognition.

GaN Systems and Axign Demonstrate New 500W Class-D Reference Audio Amplifier

January 7, 2022 by Joao Martins

GaN Systems and Axign Demonstrate New 500W Class-D Reference Audio Amplifier

GaN Systems, the leading GaN power semiconductor specialist and audio technology innovator Axign, debuted a new groundbreaking GaN-based 500W Class-D audio amplifier. This reference design merges best-in-class technologies, including GaN Systems’ GaN power transistors and Axign’s Class-D controller, enabling companies to create unique audio systems that are smaller, sleeker, more efficient, more powerful, and provide better audio quality than previous generations.

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