All items tagged with consumer electronics (221)

Practical Test & Measurement: What to Measure for Quality Control of Audio Devices

December 3, 2020 by Dan Knighten

Practical Test & Measurement: What to Measure for Quality Control of Audio Devices

In this Test & Measurement article from Dan Knighten (Audio Precision), the author focuses on the practical question of manufacturing test strategies and objectives and shares what measurements reveal about the device under test, offers suggestions for specific measurements, and provides techniques for various devices and scenarios. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2020.

ABI Research Projects Transformational Smart Home Trends

November 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

ABI Research Projects Transformational Smart Home Trends

Homes will change more over the next 20 years than they did during the past hundred says ABI Research. The next generation home, the Transformational Smart Home, is emerging and will transform life inside homes and reshape the world of consumer services and citizen interactions. In its latest research, now available, the tech market advisory firm outlines six major smart home concepts that will drive Smart Home investment and adoption.

November 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Hisense Joins WiSA Association TV Brand Member List

The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, announced that Hisense will join the Association’s more than 60 leading consumer electronics brands, as it plans to continue to expand its retail presence in North America. Hisense is a leading consumer electronics and home appliances company that sells globally and is the number 1 TV brand in China. Adding WiSA Ready TVs will mean that Hisense will reinforce the number of systems that are “ready” to transmit wireless audio to WiSA Certified speakers.

October 20, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Now Supported by Analog Devices’ DSPs

Fraunhofer IIS announced that Analog Devices is offering certified decoder implementations supporting the new MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile on its ADSP-215xx series of audio digital signal processors (DSPs). Analog Devices's DSPs are used extensively for audio video receivers, soundbars, speakers and headphones. Adding MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile decoding capabilities to Analog Devices’ ADSP-215xx series of audio DSPs will bring immersive and personalized audio experiences to more consumers.

Microchip Unveils First Low-Power Digital-to-Analog Converter to Simplify Handheld Designs by Including Nonvolatile Memory

October 7, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Unveils First Low-Power Digital-to-Analog Converter to Simplify Handheld Designs by Including Nonvolatile Memory

Implementing multi-channel system control or signal outputs using Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) in today’s portable and handheld consumer, communications, and medical systems has been difficult to do without significant processor overhead for device configuration during power-up. Microchip Technology announced a solution to this problem with its MCP47/48FxBx8 family of octal 12-bit DACs, the first of their kind to include nonvolatile memory and an integrated Voltage Reference (Vref) source so they can be pre-configured for safe and efficient power-up without relying on the system processor.

JAM Audio Goes Vintage With New Atomic Age Series Of Bluetooth Speakers

September 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

JAM Audio Goes Vintage With New Atomic Age Series Of Bluetooth Speakers

Lifestyle audio brand JAM Audio is expanding their powerhouse collection of fun, affordable Bluetooth speakers with the release of their Retro series, three speakers designed to bring a vintage look together with modern features and big sound. In a market highly saturated with competitive products in all price ranges, in a category that still struggles to gain consumer's confidence like Bluetooth speakers, an appealing vintage design is one way to generate impulsive buying. And these designs certainly appeal to those impulses.

Harman Refreshes Best-Selling Portable Speaker Designs with Massive Improvements

September 21, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Harman Refreshes Best-Selling Portable Speaker Designs with Massive Improvements

A few weeks past since the IFA 2020 announcements, where most global consumer electronics companies found a stage to introduce some of its key products for the forthcoming months, it becomes interesting to look closer at some of the key announcements in audio. Harman chose to unveil the new JBL Xtreme 3, JBL Go 3 and JBL Clip 4 portable speakers, all now featuring new more robust designs and strong color palettes in tune with a world still shaken by a global pandemic.

CUI Devices Adds IP67 Rated Models to Enclosed Speaker Line

September 10, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

CUI Devices Adds IP67 Rated Models to Enclosed Speaker Line

CUI Devices’ Audio Group announced the addition of waterproof enclosed speakers to its CES product family. Carrying IP67 ratings, these enclosed speakers feature sound pressure levels (SPLs) from 89 to 106 dB at 10 cm and resonance frequencies from 680 to 1700 Hz. Thanks to their enclosed speaker design and IP67 ratings, the CES series offer engineers a turnkey solution fully optimized for sound quality and simplified design integration in applications that may be subject to moisture and environmental contaminants.

Consumer Electronics Market Hits $683 Billion Trade Value

September 10, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Consumer Electronics Market Hits $683 Billion Trade Value

Globally, the Consumer Electronics (CE) market increased in value during 2019, adding just over $3 billion to present a worldwide total of $683 billion in trade value. Shipments across CE product categories totaled almost 4.4 billion units worldwide, representing a growth of 2.7% year-on-year. These are some of the facts published by Futuresource Consulting in its latest Global CE Market Insights and Commentary, helping to put 2020 into perspective.

Actively Smart True Wireless Earbuds: How to Augment Your Hearing

September 3, 2020 by Joao Martins

Actively Smart True Wireless Earbuds: How to Augment Your Hearing

IFA 2020, in Berlin, Germany, was "the first major global fair for consumer and home electronics" to physically take place since the pandemic. This limited push to promote a trade show again, lead some major consumer electronics companies and brands to converge their announcements in the week from September 1-5, with showcases streamed to the world live from the Berlin exhibition grounds. Some announcements were relevant to the audio industry and included the Qualcomm press conference, which used the opportunity to launch its latest Adaptive ANC platform, an important step towards smart true wireless earbuds.

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