All items tagged with voice recognition (310)
Travis Launches Improved Travis Touch Translator
August 1, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Travis Launches Improved Travis Touch Translator

From the company behind Travis the Translator, the Travis Blue wireless speaker, and the Volareo music smart speaker, comes a new generation of language translation device. Travis Touch launched in Indiegogo and promises to support 100+ languages in a new more sophisticated device. Having raised 1.8 million USD on their first device by selling 110,000 units globally, Travis now managed to reach its goal of raising 50,000 USD in less than 16 minutes with Travis Touch.
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Smart Speakers: Audio Design Rules for Voice-Enabled Devices
July 31, 2018 by Kevin Connor

Smart Speakers: Audio Design Rules for Voice-Enabled Devices

Because every R&D department in the planet is currently looking at implementing voice, and everyone's looking at audioXpress for guidance on how to design a smart speaker, in this edition Kevin Connor, shares his insider knowledge on the topic. Connor, a Cirrus Logic engineer, explains how to provide audio and voice solutions, and design products that sound great and respond reliably to voice commands, regardless of backend service. This article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2018.
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Synaptics Teams up with Baidu in Launch of DuerOS Mobile Platform for Bluetooth Speakers, Headphones, and Wearables
July 25, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Synaptics Teams up with Baidu in Launch of DuerOS Mobile Platform for Bluetooth Speakers, Headphones, and Wearables

Synaptics announced its AudioSmart far-field voice DSPs have been selected by Baidu, the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, for its new DuerOS Mobile Accessory (DMA) platform recently announced at the Baidu Create 2018 AI Developer Conference. Market applications enabled by combining Synaptics' low-power far-field voice DSP, with a Bluetooth connectivity IC and DuerOS, Baidu’s conversational AI system, includes a wide-variety of on-the-go products including Bluetooth speakers, headphones, wearables and automotive accessories.
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Vesper Expands Engineering Team with Audio Expert Julian Aschieri
July 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Vesper Expands Engineering Team with Audio Expert Julian Aschieri

Vesper, the developer of advanced piezoelectric sensors and piezoelectric MEMS pioneer, announced Julian Aschieri as VP, ASIC Engineering. Aschieri brings extensive experience designing audio and power management solutions as well as developing global engineering teams to the startup. Based in Boston, his new role will help expand Vesper's product line, creating new advanced ASIC designs. He is the startup's first hire since its Series B funding round in May 2018.
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R&D Stories: Engineering Voice-Enabled Smart Gadgets
July 18, 2018 by Ofer Elyakim

R&D Stories: Engineering Voice-Enabled Smart Gadgets

The first step companies face in enabling a voice user interface (VUI) experience is to decide whether to partner with a current market offering or to build a proprietary voice solution, which requires a significant amount of resources. In this article, Ofer Elyakim (Chief Executive Officer, DSP Group) offers an overview of DSP Group’s experience in enabling voice in a variety of new consumer electronics devices, using its open audio/voice DSP platform. This article was originally published in audioxpress, June 2018.
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Knowles Announces SmartMic Headset Development Kit for Baidu DuerOS
July 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Knowles Announces SmartMic Headset Development Kit for Baidu DuerOS

Knowles Corporation announced that it has developed with Baidu and Bestechnic (BES) a new hands-free reference design for headphones, headsets and true wireless earbuds that works with smart devices powered by DuerOS, Baidu’s conversational AI system. The Knowles IA610 SmartMic supports the industry’s lowest-power, always-on voice wake capability to enable Baidu voice service on-the-go for ear worn consumer products.
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Voice Assistant Technology Making Waves into the B2B and Institutional Sectors
July 6, 2018 by Futuresource Consulting

Voice Assistant Technology Making Waves into the B2B and Institutional Sectors

The explosion of Voice Assistant (VA) technology in the consumer segment has been phenomenal, with 37 million units of smart speakers installed worldwide as of end 2017. This technology is starting to make waves into the B2B environment, with Futuresource Consulting predicting that by 2022, 82 million professional A/V displays and room control devices shipped will be voice-enabled. This excludes usage of dedicated consumer smart speakers in healthcare, hospitality and education.
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DSP Group Announces Ultra-Low-Power Development Kit with Far-Field Speech Accuracy for Amazon Alexa Voice Service
June 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Group Announces Ultra-Low-Power Development Kit with Far-Field Speech Accuracy for Amazon Alexa Voice Service

Wireless communications chipset solutions specialists DSP Group announced the availability of its HDClear 3-Microphone Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). This Alexa certified solution features DBMD5, DSP Group’s advanced audio/voice processor, and its best-in-class HDClear voice enhancement processing technology, creating a complete development platform for low-power applications, including smart speakers, wearable computing devices, smart home devices and remote controls.
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Aaware and Infineon Form Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Voice Solutions
June 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Aaware and Infineon Form Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Voice Solutions

Infineon Technologies, and Aaware, Inc., an emerging supplier of sound capture technology for far-field, voice-enabled digital products, announced the formation of a partnership to launch a next-generation voice development platform to be released later this summer. Aaware’s Acoustically Aware technology is highly synergistic with Infineon’s digital MEMS microphone technology, combining to bring the best sound capture for extremely noisy environments in commercial and industrial applications.
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New Listen Seminars in Boston and Chicago on Testing Smart Speakers, Voice Controlled Devices, Automotive Audio and More
June 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

New Listen Seminars in Boston and Chicago on Testing Smart Speakers, Voice Controlled Devices, Automotive Audio and More

Smarter Measurements for Smarter Speakers is the motto for the recent series of free seminars promoted by Listen Inc, detailing the latest routines for measurement of smart speakers, robots, automotive audio, smart home controls, and much more. Arriving to Addison (Chicago area), IL, Jul 18, and Waltham (Boston area), MA, Jul 20. Essential knowledge for all audio professionals wanting to keep up to date on dealing with the latest market trends.
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