All items tagged with head-tracking (39)

HAVIT to Showcase FUXI-H8 Gaming Open-Headphones at IFA 2025

September 1, 2025 by Joao Martins

HAVIT to Showcase FUXI-H8 Gaming Open-Headphones at IFA 2025

Open headphones are generally preferred for critical listening and home use because of their more natural, spacious sound and enhanced comfort compared to closed-back headphones. Guangzhou HAVIT Technology will expand the concept at IFA 2025 with the preview of its FUXI-H8 gaming headphones, embracing what the company calls an Open-Headphone Stereo (OHS) design - with a large suspended, circular open-back structure and 32mm custom drivers, multiple transmission modes, and other cutting-edge features.

IDUN audio Granted US Patent for Dynamic Spatial Audio Technology

August 14, 2025 by Joao Martins

IDUN audio Granted US Patent for Dynamic Spatial Audio Technology

IDUN audio announced that it has been granted a key US patent for its cutting-edge technology enabling real-time, dynamic spatial audio through time-varying HRTFs. The patent, US2023-0403528 A1, listing Pauli Minnaar as the inventor on behalf of the Danish spatial audio company, is an important milestone that further validates its longstanding efforts. The technology at the core of IDUN audio's advanced spatial audio engine for personal audio devices has been embedded on leading platforms and chipsets from Qualcomm, Airoha, or BES Technic.

Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 20.1 Adding Support for Apple Spatial Audio and Apple Vision Pro

August 8, 2025 by Joao Martins

Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 20.1 Adding Support for Apple Spatial Audio and Apple Vision Pro

Blackmagic Design launched DaVinci Resolve 20.1, a software update that adds support for Apple Immersive Video workflows to DaVinci Resolve Studio for macOS. This update allows filmmakers to edit, color grade, add visual effects, mix Spatial Audio, and deliver Apple Immersive Video captured using the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera. The software records audio in 32-bit floating point and offers exclusive features to work with Spatial Audio.

Brandenburg Labs introduces Directivity Transfer Function for Okeanos Pro

July 2, 2025 by Joao Martins

Brandenburg Labs introduces Directivity Transfer Function for Okeanos Pro

Brandenburg Labs has updated its advanced headphone system, Okeanos Pro, intended for music production and scientific research. Starting in August 2025, users will have access to the Directivity Transfer Function (DTF) editor. This new tool enables Okeanos Pro users to adjust the directivity of virtual sound sources. By incorporating DTFs into their workflow, audio professionals will be able to experience a more realistic representation of their studio.

Neumann Develops Integrated Solution for Monitoring Immersive Audio on Its Own Headphones

April 23, 2025 by Joao Martins

Neumann Develops Integrated Solution for Monitoring Immersive Audio on Its Own Headphones

Neumann announced the release of RIME (Reference Immersive Monitoring Environment), a new DAW plugin that allows users to monitor stereo, surround, and immersive formats up to 7.1.4 via Neumann's NDH 20 and NDH 30 headphones. RIME enables music producers and mixing engineers to monitor immersive formats like Dolby Atmos in reference quality, providing an excellent alternative when a multichannel loudspeaker setup is unavailable or when working on the go.

Beats Introduces Powerbeats Pro 2 Sports Earhook Buds with Heart Rate Monitoring

February 11, 2025 by Joao Martins

Beats Introduces Powerbeats Pro 2 Sports Earhook Buds with Heart Rate Monitoring

Beats announced Powerbeats Pro 2, its most advanced product ever, built for ultimate athletic performance and featuring Heart Rate Monitoring for workouts. The new Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are powered by the same Apple H2 chip as in the AirPods Pro, featuring Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency, Adaptive EQ, Voice Isolation, and Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking. The earhook design is also lighter, allowing up to 45 hours of battery life with the Qi wireless charging case.

TDK Launches VibeSense360 Next-Generation TWS Motion Sensor Solution

January 21, 2025 by Joao Martins

TDK Launches VibeSense360 Next-Generation TWS Motion Sensor Solution

During CES 2025, TDK announced an enhanced next-generation InvenSense VibeSense360 motion sensor solution that will enable state-of-the-art spatial audio head tracking in new true wireless earbuds. The new VibeSense360 TWS solution includes motion sensor software, running on the latest SmartMotion ICM-45606 inertial measurement unit (IMU) that enables concurrent features of spatial audio, keyword assist, transparency for talk, head/UI gestures, and machine learning. The 220µA @50Hz 6-Axis IMU delivers industry-leading performance and battery life for TWS applications.

Audioscenic Unveils Amphi Hi-D Multichannel 3D Sound Technology

December 6, 2024 by Joao Martins

Audioscenic Unveils Amphi Hi-D Multichannel 3D Sound Technology

Audioscenic announced Amphi Hi-D, a new multichannel, position-adaptive technology that takes 3D sound to a whole new level. Already recognized for its unique Amphi 2-channel, loudspeaker crosstalk cancellation technology that generates a convincing tridimensional soundfield, the UK-based audio technology innovator is now pioneering multichannel High-Dimensional 3D audio. Audioscenic will demonstrate the first implementation of Amphi Hi-D at CES 2025.

New Binaural Rendering Software Promises to Bring Convenience for Atmos Mixing Over Headphones

October 8, 2024 by Joao Martins

New Binaural Rendering Software Promises to Bring Convenience for Atmos Mixing Over Headphones

Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory (APL) announced a software update for its binaural rendering plugin and standalone application. APL Virtuoso v2 introduces acoustics emulation and externalization, simulating the experience of listening to loudspeakers in a perfectly tuned room. APL also announced support for the Audeze Maxwell head-tracking headphones, as well as the ability to load speaker configurations, and personal HRTFs.

Apple Introduces New Loose-Fit AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

September 10, 2024 by Joao Martins

Apple Introduces New Loose-Fit AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation

The news that Apple launched an updated version of its (regular) AirPods was somewhat muffled by the announcement of the hearing aid capabilities brought to AirPods Pro 2 with a simple software update. But the new AirPods 4 with ANC are a big deal for the industry which has been struggling to combine the benefits of the loose-fit (now also called open-ear) form-factor with the convenience of active noise cancellation when required. The key, as always for Apple, is in the elegant implementation of Adaptive Audio.

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