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CEVA Introduces Bluebud Turnkey IP Wireless Audio Platform for TWS Earbuds and Bluetooth Audio Devices
February 22, 2021 by Joao Martins

CEVA Introduces Bluebud Turnkey IP Wireless Audio Platform for TWS Earbuds and Bluetooth Audio Devices

CEVA unveiled Bluebud, a highly-integrated wireless audio platform aimed at standardizing DSP-enabled Bluetooth audio IP for fast-growing applications, including True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds, hearables, gaming headsets, smartwatches and other wearable devices. The solution fully supports Bluetooth 5.2 and LE Audio design and is ready to support brands in the transition from Bluetooth Classic.
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DSP Concepts Opens Advanced Design Center in Mexico
February 17, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Concepts Opens Advanced Design Center in Mexico

DSP Concepts, maker of the Audio Weaver platform and a leading company in embedded audio development, announced it has opened a design center in Queretaro, Mexico. The center is host to a team of engineers that are focused on audio for automotive and consumer electronics, with an emphasis on customer engagement, product development, and test and validation. DSP Concepts plans to double the headcount in Queretaro by the end of 2021.
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AMS Launches Smallest Proximity Sensor To Enable Integration of New Functionality In Space-Constrained Wireless Earbuds
February 17, 2021 by Joao Martins

AMS Launches Smallest Proximity Sensor To Enable Integration of New Functionality In Space-Constrained Wireless Earbuds

AMS launched the TMD2636, a fully integrated proximity sensor which occupies 30% less space than currently available solutions, and delivers transformational added value to manufacturers of True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds. The new TMD2636 fully integrated proximity sensor module is supplied in an ultra-low-profile package. This means that an earbud can now accommodate multiple proximity sensors to increase reliability or add new features and still save power when the earbud is not in use.
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StreamUnlimited Announces Feature Updates for StreamSDK
February 16, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

StreamUnlimited Announces Feature Updates for StreamSDK

StreamUnlimited's StreamSDK is a flexible software solution, portable to various classes of silicon, which enables the application of streaming audio functionalities to consumer electronics devices. Even under the current circumstances, the Austrian company has allowed to company to expand its software stack to support highly desirable features, spanning from Apple AirPlay2 and Amazon Micless-MRM, Tidal Connect, expanded voice assistant support and new immersive audio integrations.
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Audio Industry Icon: Rupert Neve, 1926-2021
February 13, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Industry Icon: Rupert Neve, 1926-2021

Rupert Neve, an innovator and business owner whose analog audio equipment designs have become an essential component in music recording, live sound production and home hi-fi systems, died on February 12, 2021 in Wimberley, Texas. He was 94. Rupert Neve's name will forever be synonymous with quality audio equipment. At 94, Rupert remained engaged and passionate about his work, spending most days on a perpetual series of audio electronics projects and continuing to mentor numerous design and development projects.
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Picovoice Announces Voice Interfaces on the Edge With German Language Support and Plans to Go Multilingual
February 11, 2021 by Joao Martins

Picovoice Announces Voice Interfaces on the Edge With German Language Support and Plans to Go Multilingual

Picovoice, a young company developing voice AI on the edge with on-device speech recognition and natural language understanding software, announced a new SDK for German language. The company allows developers to create and fully test voice experiences directly on its recently launched Picovoice Console platform, before exporting models that can run on-device with minimal latency. Picovoice also announced plans to release SDKs for French, Spanish, and Japanese.
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Precision Devices Confidently Introduces Eight New Products
January 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Precision Devices Confidently Introduces Eight New Products

Precision Devices, the highly regarded "Made in England" manufacturer of high-quality loudspeaker transducers, just announced a brand new series of products. The company is using the forced interruption of normal support activities to intensify its work on refinements, new product development and improving production methods to its extensive portfolio. The results are now visible in new improved subwoofers, bass/midrange, and midrange drivers.
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Audinate Announces SDK for Dante Embedded Platform
January 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Audinate Announces SDK for Dante Embedded Platform

Audinate, the developer of the industry-leading Dante AoIP networking technology, has announced the availability of a software development kit (SDK) for manufacturers of ARM-based audio products. This SDK lets manufacturers deploy Dante audio networking as on-chip software in their products, reducing costs and conserving on space while still delivering the same audio performance. This means that embedded computing platforms with a simple Ethernet connection can now be Dante-enabled.
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Sensory Opens VoiceHub Online Portal Allowing Developers to Quickly Implement Voice Recognition to Any Project
January 19, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sensory Opens VoiceHub Online Portal Allowing Developers to Quickly Implement Voice Recognition to Any Project

Following demonstrations to the industry, Sensory announced the official release of VoiceHub; the fast, free and flexible online portal for creating and designing accurate natural language, voice user interfaces. With the official release of VoiceHub and the companion apps for Android and iOS, the company has integrated support for TrulyNatural, its large vocabulary speech recognition solution that runs on device with customizable natural language understanding (NLU) capabilities.
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Frontier Smart Technologies Partners With High-End Electronics Brand Loewe for Its New Range of SmartRadios
January 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Frontier Smart Technologies Partners With High-End Electronics Brand Loewe for Its New Range of SmartRadios

Expanding the range of audio products introduced by German brand Loewe in 2020 - a company perhaps better known for its high-end TVs - a new range of SmartRadios soon to be launched will benefit from the latest Venice X platform from Frontier Smart Technologies. The Venice X module delivers a high quality SmartRadio solution, including Bluetooth, FM, DAB+ and Internet connectivity via Wi-Fi, allowing Internet Radio, Podcasts and music streaming via Spotify, Amazon and newly released Deezer music services.
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