All items tagged with mobile devices (105)

Challenges of Testing Mobile Devices and Mobile Testing

August 31, 2017 by Marian Liebig

Challenges of Testing Mobile Devices and Mobile Testing

This Voice Coil Spotlight by Marian Liebig (Klippel GmbH), discusses the specific challenges of Testing Mobile Devices such as Bluetooth headphones, smartphones, and tablets. Those devices have become part of people’s daily lives but increasingly pose important new challenges in terms of quality assurance, where defect symptoms need to be detected sensitively and quickly while measured under tough acoustical conditions.

Cadence Announces Tensilica HiFi 3z DSP Architecture with Enhanced Voice and Audio Processing Performance

July 27, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Cadence Announces Tensilica HiFi 3z DSP Architecture with Enhanced Voice and Audio Processing Performance

Cadence Design Systems, announced the Cadence Tensilica HiFi 3z DSP IP core for system-on-chip (SoC) designs targeted for the latest mobile and home entertainment applications, including smartphones, augmented reality (AR)/3D goggles, digital TVs and set-top boxes (STBs). The new HiFi 3z architecture offers more than 1.3X better voice and audio processing performance than its predecessor, the HiFi 3 DSP, which leads the industry in the number of audio DSP cores shipped.

Ultrasone Announces NAOS Ultra-Compact 24bit/192kHz Headphone DAC

July 14, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Ultrasone Announces NAOS Ultra-Compact 24bit/192kHz Headphone DAC

German headphone manufacturer Ultrasone announced a new miniature high-res DAC especially designed to work with smartphones, tablets and notebooks. The new NAOS 24bit/192kHz High-Res DAC is the first device specially designed for headphones from Ultrasone. The ultra-compact design is supplied with micro USB, USB-C, Lightning and USB-A connectivity, and 3.5mm mini jack output.

DPA Microphones Introduces d:vice Mobile Digital Audio Interface

April 28, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

DPA Microphones Introduces d:vice Mobile Digital Audio Interface

DPA Microphones introduced a new two-channel microphone preamp and A/D converter, allowing the use of the brand's extensive range of professional microphones with an iOS device, a Mac or a PC. According to DPA, the new d:vice MMA-A Digital Audio Interface and preamp allows both broadcasting or recording in the field, offering superior audio quality anywhere, in a convenient, portable design.

Dirac Research Announces Appointments and New Investors to Accelerate Growth in VR/AR Applications and 3D Audio

April 24, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Research Announces Appointments and New Investors to Accelerate Growth in VR/AR Applications and 3D Audio

Investing further in the build-out of its senior management team, Dirac Research appointed Lars Isaksson as Business Director of Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality. The Swedish company also received extra support from new investors to, in part, accelerate its growth into the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality markets. One of those investors, Jörgen Lantto, also joined Dirac’s Board of Directors. Meanwhile, the company was awarded a research grant from the Swedish government.

RapcoHorizon Introduces New BTIBLOX Bluetooth 4.2 Portable Streaming Solution

March 31, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

RapcoHorizon Introduces New BTIBLOX Bluetooth 4.2 Portable Streaming Solution

Seen for the first time at NAMM 2017 from RapcoHorizon, an RHC Audio brand, the BTIBLOX is a clever Bluetooth music streaming device, expanding RapcoHorizon’s line of BLOX series of self-contained portable devices. BTIBLOX features internal rechargeable batteries (6-8 hours life) or uses phantom power and can be used to quickly and easy pairing Bluetooth devices, supplying a line out on XLR to connect directly to a mixer or powered speaker input. Using Bluetooth 4.2, the device is able to cover a 75 feet range.

Dirac Debuts Dirac Connect First On-Demand Cloud-Based Sound Optimization for Mobile Audio Solutions

February 27, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Debuts Dirac Connect First On-Demand Cloud-Based Sound Optimization for Mobile Audio Solutions

Sound optimization on the cloud anyone? Swedish based Dirac Research promised innovations for the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona, and delivered in a big way. In a world first for the audio industry, now both users and manufacturers will be able to benefit from processing technologies including Dirac Power Sound, Dirac Panorama Sound, Dirac HD Sound and Dirac Sensaround, directly through Dirac Connect, the first cloud-based sound optimization service for mobile devices, headphones and wireless speakers.

VESA Highlights Growing DisplayPort Alt Mode Adoption and Latest DisplayPort Developments at Mobile World Congress 2017

February 27, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

VESA Highlights Growing DisplayPort Alt Mode Adoption and Latest DisplayPort Developments at Mobile World Congress 2017

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced that, thanks to escalating adoption by OEMs and chipmakers, the DisplayPort standard is continuing to gain momentum in the mobile consumer electronics space. Much of this recent growth stems from adoption of the DisplayPort Alternate Mode (“Alt Mode”) that is supported by dozens of commercially available products to date using the new USB Type-C connector.

Dirac Promises Major Product Introductions At Mobile World Congress 2017

February 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Promises Major Product Introductions At Mobile World Congress 2017

Sound optimization technology experts Dirac Research announced the introduction of two new audio solutions that help transform nearly any mobile device and headphone into an on-the-go home theatre. The two solutions — the brand new Dirac VR and a second-generation Dirac Panorama Sound — will be formally unveiled and demonstrated at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017.

STMicroelectronics To Manufacture USound's Patented Thin-Film Piezo-Electric MEMS Micro-Speaker Technology

February 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics To Manufacture USound's Patented Thin-Film Piezo-Electric MEMS Micro-Speaker Technology

STMicroelectronics and Austrian company USound GmbH announced their collaboration on the industrialization and production of the world's first miniature piezoelectric MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) actuators for smart audio systems in portable devices. The patented micro-speaker technology from USound aims to replace commonly used balanced-armature and electrodynamic receivers for handsets with a small piezo-MEMS actuator.

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