All items tagged with consumer electronics (206)

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.

Zorloo Unveils Dual-Mode Zophia Wire.less Earphones and Earbuds

January 11, 2022 by Joao Martins

Zorloo Unveils Dual-Mode Zophia Wire.less Earphones and Earbuds

To Wire or Not To Wire? Why not have both? Zorloo, a consumer electronics brand from Hong Kong introduced a product design that does both and manages to explore the best of wired or wireless audio. The Zophia Wire.less earphones support both modes by combining Bluetooth 5.2 with aptX support, with a built-in USB-DAC on the pluggable cable that allows listening to Hi-Res Audio and MQA files at their best.

Sensory Introduces SensoryCloud.ai Cloud-Based Voice and Vision AI Services

January 5, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Sensory Introduces SensoryCloud.ai Cloud-Based Voice and Vision AI Services

Sensory, the Silicon Valley innovator of machine learning solutions for speech recognition and biometric identification, currently leading in edge AI voice implementation efforts is now extending its reach to the cloud. With its new SensoryCloud.ai platform, the company is offering a hybrid edge and cloud solution that puts brands and manufacturers in control of their AI deployments. Sensory will be providing demos of SensoryCloud AI services at CES 2022.

Covestro and TactoTek Integrate Controls, Electronics, and Displays Into Injection Molded 3D Structures

December 9, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Covestro and TactoTek Integrate Controls, Electronics, and Displays Into Injection Molded 3D Structures

Covestro returns to CES in 2022 to showcase the endless possibilities of sustainable materials and smart surfaces, including a new demonstration device jointly developed with TactoTek. The polymer materials experts at Covestro have been working with the pioneer of in-mold structural electronics (IMSE) solutions, to create the Nighthawk demonstrator with integrated display, which utilizes Makrolon resin and Makrofol films from Covestro.

Dutch Speaker Company Mayht Receives Investment from Swedish Solar Cell Company Exeger

December 2, 2021 by Joao Martins

Dutch Speaker Company Mayht Receives Investment from Swedish Solar Cell Company Exeger

Swedish company Exeger - the company behind the Powerfoyle solar cell material already powering self-charging consumer electronic devices - venture capital firm Forward.One, and music producer and DJ Martin Garrix, have led the latest funding round of investment in the innovative Dutch audio-tech start-up, Mayht. The Series A follow-on round takes investment in the firm to nearly USD $10 million so far.

Wireless Innovation Accelerates in 2022 with Wi-Fi 6 and UWB

November 23, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Wireless Innovation Accelerates in 2022 with Wi-Fi 6 and UWB

According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, 2022 will represent a key year for wireless connectivity innovation as Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and Ultra-Wideband adoption accelerates across a growing number of end markets. The latest wireless technologies will see strong double-digit growth as 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E shipments triple in the next year, reaching well over 1.5 billion annual chipset shipments. Ultra-Wideband (UWB) devices are expected to reach nearly half-a-billion units as adoption increases within smartphones, wearables, speakers, personal trackers, and location tracking (RTLS) applications, forecasts ABI Research.

Consumer Technology Association CES 2022 Innovation Awards Audio Highlights

November 12, 2021 by Joao Martins

Consumer Technology Association CES 2022 Innovation Awards Audio Highlights

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the CES 2022 Innovation Awards honorees, including those recognized as Best of Innovation honorees. The CES Innovation Awards is an annual initiative honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products across 27 product categories. The CES 2022 Innovation Awards program received a record-high number of over 1800 submissions. audioXpress highlights the audio-related awards.

Reading Glasses and Hearing Aids. Smart or FDA-Approved. Pick One.

November 11, 2021 by Joao Martins

Reading Glasses and Hearing Aids. Smart or FDA-Approved. Pick One.

Making Audio Augmentation useful for everyone, or pursue the regulatory requirements of OTC hearing aids. This article offers a useful perspective regarding the guidance documents published by the US Food and Drug Administration regarding improved access to hearing aid technology. The agency proposes a rule to establish a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids - to be sold directly to consumers in stores or online without a medical exam or a fitting by an audiologist. But most audio manufacturers are better off by not pursuing this FDA-approved OTC market. Doing so will simply hinder critical experimentation and innovation.

Sony Licenses MPEG-H Audio Decoder Software and Joins MPEG-H Trademark Program

October 22, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sony Licenses MPEG-H Audio Decoder Software and Joins MPEG-H Trademark Program

Fraunhofer IIS, the primary developer of the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard, announced that Sony Corporation (Sony) has licensed Fraunhofer’s MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Decoder software and joined the MPEG-H Trademark Program. Among many other applications, the announcement allows reinforcing Sony’s 360 Reality Audio and MPEG-H 3D Audio implementations in a wide variety of products from the company.

Audio-Technica Introduces High-Value ATH-SQ1TW Truly Wireless Earbuds with a Fun Square Design

October 14, 2021 by Joao Martins

Audio-Technica Introduces High-Value ATH-SQ1TW Truly Wireless Earbuds with a Fun Square Design

There’s a lot yet to be explored in true wireless and consumers’ preference for earbud designs. Audio-Technica introduced its ATH-SQ1TW truly wireless earbuds, featuring an all-new square design that combines bold styling with easy operation and great sound quality. Available in a choice of six appealing colors, the ATH-SQ1TW headphones are refreshing because they don’t attempt to copy anyone.

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