All items tagged with true wireless (517)
Soundcore Refreshes Sleep Earbuds Category with Smart ANC and Smaller Form Factor
June 17, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Soundcore Refreshes Sleep Earbuds Category with Smart ANC and Smaller Form Factor

Soundcore introduced the Soundcore Sleep A30, the 3rd generation in the company’s sleep-focused earbuds, following the company's successful, Sleep A10 and Sleep A20 models. With an ultra comfortable ergonomic, smaller design and now with Smart ANC, the new Sleep A30 earbuds offer users a quieter night in noisy environments, including a snoring partner, and the garbage truck at 3am. The upgraded charging case analyzes frequency and volume of sounds heard at night that disturb a user's sleep.
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Bose Introduces QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) with Enhanced Adaptive Noise Cancellation
June 16, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Introduces QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) with Enhanced Adaptive Noise Cancellation

Bose announced the next generation of its acclaimed noise cancelling wireless earbuds, the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen). As Bose's flagship TWS product with ANC, the new QC Ultra Earbuds retain the same QuietComfort design and the same level of noise cancellation, now enhanced with an AI-based adaptive ANC implementation. The updated model also introduces a suite of thoughtful updates designed to elevate the listening experience, including improved voice pickup, and wireless charging.
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AVAtronics Announces Reference Design for its Wideband Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation and Speech Enhancement Engine
May 5, 2025 by Joao Martins

AVAtronics Announces Reference Design for its Wideband Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation and Speech Enhancement Engine

AVAtronics, the Lausanne-based Swiss company that developed a unique wideband active noise cancelling technology with multiple applications in personal audio and hearing assistance, announced the availability of a new reference design available for product developers. The project is the result of a cooperation with the Mint Design Group, a team of experienced product developers and designers with a heavy focus on audio from Lund, Sweden.
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Shokz Unveils OpenDots ONE Clip-On Open-Ears
April 29, 2025 by Joao Martins

Shokz Unveils OpenDots ONE Clip-On Open-Ears

Shokz, the pioneer in bone conduction headsets that gradually is expanding its portfolio towards open-ear air conduction technology, announced the OpenDots ONE, a new design and form factor for the brand. These are clip-on earbuds with a design somewhere in between the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds and the Huawei FreeClip, but using Shokz's own air conduction approach, based on what it calls Bassphere technology, combining two facing dynamic drivers into a spherical module.
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Skullcandy Unveils New Method 360 ANC Earbuds Powered by Bose
April 16, 2025 by Joao Martins

Skullcandy Unveils New Method 360 ANC Earbuds Powered by Bose

The result of Bose’s licensing efforts in partnership with Bragi, simplifying the process of building high-quality audio products for brands worldwide is starting to yield results. Already an earlier adopter of Bragi’s platform, Skullcandy now announced the new Method 360 ANC earbuds. Combining industry-leading sound by Bose with Skullcandy’s signature boldness, the affordable true wireless earbuds are a fresh take on the crowded product category with a clear competitive edge.
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xMEMS Introduces Amplifier-Less MEMS Tweeter for 2-Way Wireless Earbuds
March 27, 2025 by Joao Martins

xMEMS Introduces Amplifier-Less MEMS Tweeter for 2-Way Wireless Earbuds

xMEMS unveiled Lassen, the company’s latest member of its growing µFidelity range of MEMS drivers, and the first “amplifier-less” MEMS tweeter optimized for 2-way True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds. According to xMEMS, Lassen brings a number of advantages with no need for a piezo amplifier, reducing cost, size, and power consumption while maintaining exceptional sound performance with up to 115dB SPL in the 6kHz–20kHz range. For manufacturers, Lassen lowers integration costs by 25% making room for other advanced features, and allowing consistent sound quality in mass production.
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The Future of Seamless Audio According to Qualcomm
March 20, 2025 by Joao Martins

The Future of Seamless Audio According to Qualcomm

An exclusive interview with Dino Bekis, Qualcomm's Vice President and General Manager, Wearables & Mixed Signal Solutions Business Unit, where he shares fascinating insights into the company's roadmap and future developments, leveraging the best of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in wireless earbuds and headphones into a seamless, high-quality audio experience. We also learn about Qualcomm's unique vision for its latest generation Snapdragon Sound platforms, and XPAN technology, allowing wireless hi-res audio without bandwidth constraints or compromising battery life.
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Synseer Unveils HealthBuds Health and Wellness Monitor Earbuds
March 10, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Synseer Unveils HealthBuds Health and Wellness Monitor Earbuds

Synseer, a company focused on health and wellness consumer solutions, officially unveiled its HealthBuds essential biometrics monitor earbuds at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas. The company developed the design to help consumers access essential biometric data and better understand their bodies and personal health. The new HealthBuds have been designed to monitor hearing, heart, and health signals in a single device using Synseer's patent-pending infra and ultrasonic technology.
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MWC 2025: First Impressions
March 7, 2025 by Joao Martins

MWC 2025: First Impressions

Precisely a month since I was at the Barcelona Fira attending the mammoth of a trade show that is Integrated Systems Europe, here I was back in Barcelona for an even bigger and busier event, the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) promoted by the GSMA. 109,000 attendees and 2,900 exhibitors. In this first impressions report I discuss Bluetooth, why there was no Auracast, how Qualcomm made a splash with XPAN, and why are mobile operators obsessed with AI and Robots.
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Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro Wi-Fi Support 24-bit/96kHz Lossless Audio at 4.2Mbps
March 6, 2025 by Joao Martins

Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro Wi-Fi Support 24-bit/96kHz Lossless Audio at 4.2Mbps

A year past since Qualcomm announced its S7 Pro Snapdragon Sound platform with micro-power Wi-Fi, Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi unveiled the new Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro Wi-Fi earbuds at MWC 2025. The brand designed a premium model with a triple coaxial driver system, hybrid active noise cancellation (ANC) up to 55dB, support for AI-powered transcription, and Qualcomm XPAN for direct connectivity to smartphones, enabling 24-bit/96kHz lossless audio with an expanded 4.2Mbps bandwidth.
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