All items tagged with smart speakers and headphones (8)

Powercast Unveils Ubiquity Low-Cost RF Wireless Charging Power Transmitter

January 4, 2023 by Joao Martins

Powercast Unveils Ubiquity Low-Cost RF Wireless Charging Power Transmitter

Powercast Corporation, a company specializing in radio-frequency (RF)-based over-the-air wireless power technology, has unveiled its Ubiquity ultra-low-cost RF power transmitter, which was selected as a CES 2023 Innovation Award Honoree in the Smart Home, Embedded Technologies, and Sustainability, Eco-Design & Smart Energy categories.

Futuresource's Audio Collaborative 2020 Expands as Two-Day Live-Streamed Event

September 14, 2020 by Joao Martins

Futuresource's Audio Collaborative 2020 Expands as Two-Day Live-Streamed Event

Futuresource Consulting is putting together another edition of the company's renowned Audio Collaborative event, which for 2020 will be shifting to an all-virtual experience. With health and safety being of prime importance during the coronavirus outbreak, Futuresource must ensure all co-workers, exhibitors, thought leaders and attendees feel at ease to best experience and deliver the range of fascinating topics lined up. Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th of November, from 14:00 – 18:00 GMT, Audio Collaborative 2020 will be more global than ever.

Shelter-At-Home to Generate New Consumer Patterns in Headphones and Home Audio

April 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Shelter-At-Home to Generate New Consumer Patterns in Headphones and Home Audio

Parks Associates is predicting that headphones and earphones are likely to experience sales spikes with the world changing to Work at Home, Home Schooling, and Entertainment-In-Place. The company's research highlights the need for enhanced user experience to aid with device integration as audio market shifts from whole-room home theater systems to standalone connected devices. Podcast, music, and news consumption habits are also changing as a result of the current public health crisis with COVID-19.

Futuresource Looks at Consumers Engagement with Audio Hardware & Content

June 25, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Futuresource Looks at Consumers Engagement with Audio Hardware & Content

Futuresource Consulting announced a brand new consumer market research program – Living with Audio: Consumer Engagement with Audio Hardware and Content. This new service from the market research firm provides an in-depth look at how consumers are engaging with home devices, headphones, smart speakers and audio content. The research answers questions around how many and what devices consumers own in their household, how they are currently using the devices and how often.

Consumer Audio Poised For Rapid Growth: Futuresource Consulting Key Trends Roundup

November 22, 2018 by Futuresource Consulting

Consumer Audio Poised For Rapid Growth: Futuresource Consulting Key Trends Roundup

Market research firm Futuresource Consulting promoted its highly successful Audio Collaborative conference dedicated to latest audio industry trends. During this all-day event, held in London, UK, on November 8, 2018, Futuresource's Principal Consultant, Jack Wetherill presented "Key Trends and Drivers in the Consumer Audio Hardware Market," a summary of the company's latest market research on Consumer Audio. Consumer audio hardware is making a comeback and poised for a period of rapid growth, was the key message.

Harman Expands Voice Solutions with Multiple Products and Voice Platforms

January 16, 2018 by Joao Martins

Harman Expands Voice Solutions with Multiple Products and Voice Platforms

At CES 2018, Harman International announced the launch of JBL LINK View, a voice-controlled, smart display speaker with Google Assistant built in. The LINK View, featuring a high-resolution touch screen and camera, will join the recently launched JBL LINK series of voice-activated speakers. Harman also announced the new JBL Everest Headphone series optimized for Google Assistant, and a new Harman Kardon Allure Portable speaker with Amazon Alexa Voice Service.

Home Audio Speaker Market Continues to See Significant Growth

December 20, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Home Audio Speaker Market Continues to See Significant Growth

2.2 billion digital assistant-enabled devices will ship in 2017, growing to 3.6 billion in 2022, says SAR Insight & Consulting in its latest research, "Digital Assistant Platforms; Use Cases, Technologies, Market Sectors & Competitive Analysis." According to the market research firm, home audio speakers will continue to lead the way, as voice recognition improves, with significant growth opportunities in smartphones, headphones, appliances, automotive, and the enterprise.

Knowles Introduces Analog MEMS Microphone with 70 dB SNR for Voice and ANC Applications

October 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Introduces Analog MEMS Microphone with 70 dB SNR for Voice and ANC Applications

Knowles continues to expand its audio input technology product portfolio, as voice increasingly becomes the primary user interface for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and hearable applications. The company announced its new SPM0687LR5H-1 analog MEMS microphone with 70 dB Signal-to-Noise (SNR), for far-field connected audio solutions, such as voice recognition, and active noise cancelling (ANC) headphone applications.