All items tagged with voice detection (12)

AKM Reveals Low-Power ADC Device With Acoustic Activity Sensor

February 7, 2024 by Joao Martins

AKM Reveals Low-Power ADC Device With Acoustic Activity Sensor

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed the AK5707, a low-power monaural 16-bit A/D converter (ADC) equipped with an Acoustic Activity Analyzer (AAA) and Audio Buffer for detection of specific sounds. The new compact ADC is useful for smart sensors that are able to detect glass breaking sounds or emergency alarms in multiple applications. The acoustic activity detect feature works at only 34μA, ideal for wearables.

Lenovo Collaborates with Jabra to Introduce AI Enabled ThinkSmart Bar 180 Solution

November 15, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Lenovo Collaborates with Jabra to Introduce AI Enabled ThinkSmart Bar 180 Solution

Lenovo announced the new ThinkSmart Bar 180 bar for small and medium meeting spaces. The integrated room system, offered in collaboration with Jabra, combines an intelligent videobar with the Lenovo ThinkSmart Core and Controller for a complete, intelligent room system. Using AI-enabled video and audio streams, the new co-branded ThinkSmart Bar 180 delivers a more seamless, inclusive, and premium collaboration experience.

TDK InvenSense Low-Power T5838 MEMS Microphones Selected for Edge AI Development Kit

June 22, 2023 by Joao Martins

TDK InvenSense Low-Power T5838 MEMS Microphones Selected for Edge AI Development Kit

The latest low-power T5838 and T5837 digital PDM MEMS microphones, part of the TDK InvenSense SmartSound family, have been elected by Syntiant as a microphone of choice for low-power edge AI application processors that perform keyword detection, due to its innovative Acoustic Activity Detect (AAD) feature that enables system power savings, thus prolonging battery life, and ability to intelligently detect keywords or voice commands.

April 5, 2022 by Joao Martins

Olive Union Returns With Brand New Olive Max Adaptive Hearing Enhancers

After debuting its Olive Pro 2-in-1 FDA-Registered class II hearing aids in 2020, smart hearing company Olive Union returns with a second and more ambitious product. The new Olive Max take the concept of affordable hearing health a step further, exchanging the convenience of compact true wireless earbuds for a large, around-the-ear (wrap-around) form-factor that the Japan-based company believes will be able to deal even with severe hearing loss.

Vesper Launches 2nd Generation Smart Piezoelectric Voice Accelerometer with ZeroPower Sensing

March 28, 2022 by Joao Martins

Vesper Launches 2nd Generation Smart Piezoelectric Voice Accelerometer with ZeroPower Sensing

Vesper continues to redefine its range of MEMS solutions for voice applications with the launch of the VA1210, Vesper’s 2nd generation analog piezoelectric smart voice accelerometer. The VA1210 offers higher sensitivity (+17 dB) and higher (+6 dB) SNR than the 1st generation VA1200 in voice pickup. Additionally, new intelligent features of Wake-on-Voice (WoV) and hardware voice activity detection (HVAD), introduced into the VA1210, enable a drastic improvement of voice quality True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds.

Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications

February 23, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications

Aspinity launched the first member of its analogML family, the AML100, which is the industry’s first and only tiny machine learning (ML) solution operating completely within the analog domain. As such, the AML100 reduces always-on system power by 95%, allowing manufacturers to dramatically extend the battery life of devices and migrate walled powered always-on devices to battery - opening whole new classes of products for voice-first and smart home systems.

Jabra Launches PanaCast 50 Intelligent Videobar Hybrid Collaboration Solution

April 28, 2021 by Joao Martins

Jabra Launches PanaCast 50 Intelligent Videobar Hybrid Collaboration Solution

With the world transitioning to hybrid working environments, manufacturers of communication solutions are betting on a new category: videobars. A combination of soundbar/speakerphone design with webcam built-in, these solutions can be placed under a monitor or display and quickly convert any space to a meeting room. Jabra, GN Group’s consumer arm, was the latest brand to join the category with the Jabra PanaCast 50 intelligent videobar.

Developers Get Easy Access to Amazon Voice Services with OKdo and Qualcomm

February 24, 2021 by Cristina Costa

Developers Get Easy Access to Amazon Voice Services with OKdo and Qualcomm

OKdo, the global technology company from Electrocomponents, announced it is now supplying the Qualcomm Home Hub 100 Development Kit for Amazon Voice Services (AVS), a ready to use environment for voice-controlled applications in connected devices. Based on Qualcomm’s highly integrated, multi-mode System-on-Chip (SoC), the QCA4020, the Home Hub 100 kit is provided with pre-integrated software support for AVS, to help kickstart the development of voice-controlled applications.

Agreement Between DSP Concepts and Cambridge Consultants Accelerates Audio Product Development and Voice Innovation

January 8, 2021 by Joao Martins

Agreement Between DSP Concepts and Cambridge Consultants Accelerates Audio Product Development and Voice Innovation

Cambridge Consultants, part of Capgemini, and DSP Concepts, the creators of Audio Weaver, the audio DSP platform powering some of the world’s best consumer and automotive brands, announced an agreement that will see Cambridge Consultants offering deep audio product development expertise and technology to the many audio brands in the fast-growing DSP Concepts ecosystem. Cambridge Consultants will be also adding its own voice detection processing to Audio Weaver.

Voice Commands on The Edge: How Syntiant Is Solving the Power Problem

June 11, 2020 by David Lindberg

Voice Commands on The Edge: How Syntiant Is Solving the Power Problem

Alexa! OK Google! Hey Siri! Did we get your attention? If we were to have read that aloud most of us would have our favorite robot voice asking us what we want. Whether it is Amazon Alexa, Google Home, or another assistant, voice commands are the logical next step in user interfaces (UI). The uptake in the market has been extremely good for these devices. However, deployment has exposed some major issues with this technology. In this article I'm going to discuss the Syntiant NDP 10x processor and how it solves the aforementioned challenges.

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