All items tagged with digital assistants (12)

Always-Listening Voice Adoption Boosted by New Technology

August 9, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Always-Listening Voice Adoption Boosted by New Technology

Market awareness on the robustness of always-on voice-triggering grew slowly due to consumer mistrust and privacy concerns, according to SAR Insight & Consulting, which also correlates the fact that the availability of very-low-power platforms had been limited. According to a new SAR study, new technology will help drive the market growth of always-listening voice devices, helping to overcome initial consumer wariness.

Nuance Announces Acquisition of Conversational AI Startup Saykara

February 9, 2021 by Joao Martins

Nuance Announces Acquisition of Conversational AI Startup Saykara

For the past 20 years, Nuance Communications, the voice recognition pioneer that was once Dragon Systems and ScanSoft, has been building deep domain expertise across verticals such as healthcare or retail. Now focusing on conversational AI and building AI‑powered solutions that amplify human intelligence, Nuance has announced the acquisition of Saykara, a like-minded startup focused on developing a mobile AI assistant to automate clinical documentation for physicians.

Signia Breaks Barriers With Active Pro Earbud-Style Hearing Aids

January 26, 2021 by Joao Martins

Signia Breaks Barriers With Active Pro Earbud-Style Hearing Aids

It's not only the technology that is evolving much faster in consumer true wireless earbuds. It's also consumer's perception of what these products can do and its widespread appeal. Understanding that hearing aids could greatly benefit from that form-factor to surpass existing stigmas, WS Audiology's hearing-aid brand Signia is targeting a new generation of users with its Signia Active Pro earbud-style hearing aids that also offer high-tech audiological benefits.

Global Smart Speaker Market Set to Reach 163 Million Units in 2021

October 30, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Global Smart Speaker Market Set to Reach 163 Million Units in 2021

With a slightly more conservative forecast than some published reports from other market research firms, Canalys expects the global smart speaker market, including smart displays, to reach 163 million units in 2021, characterized as a growth of 21%. In 2020, Mainland China, which has the COVID-19 pandemic relatively under control, will lead, growing 16%, while the rest of the global market is expected to grow 3% as countries continue to battle the coronavirus.

Smart Speaker Market to Reach 92 Million Units Shipped in 2019

September 18, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Smart Speaker Market to Reach 92 Million Units Shipped in 2019

The smart speaker market will grow by 35% this year, according to SAR Insight & Consulting’s Latest Digital Assistant Platform Forecast DATAbase, with shipments reaching 92 million. Amazon remains the market leader, but its smart speaker market share has declined and now represents approximately a third (33%) of the total volume anticipated in 2019. Total voice software unit shipments are expected to increase significantly to 2024.

SAR Insight & Consulting Forecasts Strong Growth for True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Earbuds

February 8, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

SAR Insight & Consulting Forecasts Strong Growth for True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Earbuds

True wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds are driving innovation and creating a growth market. Total market revenues for the true wireless stereo earbuds (TWS) market are expected to reach almost $10 billion in 2019, outstripping all other headphone markets, according to the latest research from SAR Insight & Consulting, which reports "the market is expected to grow rapidly over the next 5 years accounting for more than 60% of all wireless stereo headphones shipped by 2023.”

Jabra Announce Elite 85h Headphones with SmartSound Adaptive Technology and Hands-Free Wake Word Access to Amazon Alexa

January 8, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Jabra Announce Elite 85h Headphones with SmartSound Adaptive Technology and Hands-Free Wake Word Access to Amazon Alexa

At CES 2019, Jabra announced an expansion of its consumer lifestyle Elite headphone range with the launch of the Elite 85h, outfitted with custom-engineered 40mm drivers, Jabra SmartSound and exclusive AI technology, to provide intelligent adaptive audio, and totally hands-free Voice Assistant Control. The Elite 85h headphones set new standards with maximum battery life of 32-hours with Digital Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation activated, improved sound with advanced six-microphone call technology, and industry-leading durability.

Universal Electronics and Microsoft Collaborate on a Turnkey Digital Assistant Platform for Smart Home Hub

January 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Universal Electronics and Microsoft Collaborate on a Turnkey Digital Assistant Platform for Smart Home Hub

Universal Electronics (UEI), a company specializing in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home, announced a collaboration with Microsoft to launch a new digital assistant platform for the home built on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform using AI and IoT services. The UEI’s Nevo Butler turnkey smart home hub with nevo.ai built-in digital assistant will be launched at CES 2019 and will be available as a white-label solution for other manufacturers.

Aider Releases AI Powered Digital Assistant for Small Businesses

December 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Aider Releases AI Powered Digital Assistant for Small Businesses

Aider, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered digital business assistant created specifically for small businesses, has been in beta phase in Australasia for several months. The company based in Auckland, New Zealand, wants to explore the potential of voice interfaces for business applications. According to Brendan Roberts, Aider's co-founder, the app is now ready for the market and will offer small businesses a powerful, new intuitive tool to help drive their success.

Cadence Introduces Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP Optimized for AI Speech and Audio Processing

November 1, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Cadence Introduces Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP Optimized for AI Speech and Audio Processing

Cadence Design Systems announced the Cadence Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP for audio and voice, the company's first IP core optimized for high-performance far-field processing and artificial intelligence (AI)-based speech recognition processing. This fifth-generation HiFi DSP offers 2X audio processing and 4X neural network (NN) processing improvements versus the HiFi 4 DSP, making it ideal for voice-controlled user interfaces in digital home assistants and automotive infotainment.

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