All items tagged with voice recognition (310)
Audio Industry Set to Capitalize on New Role at Centre of the Smart Home
November 10, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Industry Set to Capitalize on New Role at Centre of the Smart Home

Futuresource Consulting has just released its most recent consumer electronics report covering a new place for audio in the smart home. “Voice recognition technology is shaking up the CE industry, broadening the horizons of speaker vendors and reinventing the audio device as the gatekeeper of voice, smart home and machine learning,” the report says. Futuresource research forecasts important growth in audio applications for the connected home.
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XMOS and Sensory Partner to Deliver Keyword Detection Applications
November 3, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

XMOS and Sensory Partner to Deliver Keyword Detection Applications

XMOS and Sensory have announced a partnership to deliver Sensory’s TrulyHandsfree voice control technology on the XMOS xCORE-VOICE far-field voice capture processing platform. TrulyHandsfree is the latest generation of voice keyword detection software from Sensory, a recognized provider of speech recognition solutions. The partnership combines embedded speech capture with proven voice control technologies, with high accuracy and robust performance in noisy environments.
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Crestron Delivers Whole Home Voice Control Via Amazon Alexa
September 20, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Crestron Delivers Whole Home Voice Control Via Amazon Alexa

As reported, CEDIA 2016 was dominated with announcements of partnerships with Voice Personal Assistant technologies, including Amazon’s Alexa. Crestron even made an announcement earlier this year that they would not be exhibiting at the CEDIA show, later to be confirmed that Crestron would share demonstrations with selected partners, such as Sonos, and shared a booth with Amazon in order to demonstrate how homeowners can now ask Alexa to control music, lights, temperature, video distribution and other custom automation possibilities.
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A Different Kind of Speaker: Onyx from Orion Labs is Like an IP Walkie-Talkie Featuring Amazon Alexa
September 15, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

A Different Kind of Speaker: Onyx from Orion Labs is Like an IP Walkie-Talkie Featuring Amazon Alexa

Orion Labs announced that its smart walkie-talkie with unlimited range, Onyx, is now available across the US and that Onyx will have Amazon Alexa integration in Q4 2016. Onyx is a different kind of smart miniature speaker, allowing voice connections at the touch of a button using cellular networks or Wi-Fi, including group conversations. A free software update will add integration with Amazon Alexa, creating an ideal portable and hands-free voice personal assistant.
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Voice Heralds Next Generation Features in Wireless Speakers and Smart Home Applications
September 6, 2016 by Futuresource Consulting

Voice Heralds Next Generation Features in Wireless Speakers and Smart Home Applications

While IFA 2016 was in full swing in Berlin, Germany, technology market research specialists Futuresource Consulting highlighted the importance that voice will play in next generation CE products. Following earlier announcements from Amazon, Google and Harman, the Berlin consumer electronics show was rich in product previews and demonstrations about the future of personal assistants and voice recognition applications.
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Bragi Introduces New Wireless Earbuds Targeting Headphone-Jack Free iPhone 7
September 6, 2016 by Joao Martins

Bragi Introduces New Wireless Earbuds Targeting Headphone-Jack Free iPhone 7

German company Bragi anticipated the announcement of Apple’s headphone-jack free iPhone 7 with an announcement of its own. While some audio companies are targeting Lightning connectivity and the benefits of direct digital connection, Bragi decided to make the best use of its technology already developed for The Dash true wireless earbuds to create a new simpler model - The Headphone - focusing on compatibility with any Bluetooth device… including the iPhone.
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Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening
September 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Announces Expanded Partnerships for Connected Home Listening

Founded in 2002, Sonos is now present in more than 60 countries, and already supports dozens of streaming music providers. Still, the company’s networked home sound systems have remained a closed-garden concerning software and remote control integration. Now, Sonos wants to change all that and announced new partnerships with Amazon for voice control, a new level of software integration with Spotify, and control integration with AV control manufacturers such as Crestron, Lutron, Savant, Control4, and iPort, among others.
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Philips Introduces Renewed Voice Tracers Audio Recorder Range
August 16, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Philips Introduces Renewed Voice Tracers Audio Recorder Range

Believe it or not, even in this smartphone era, dedicated dictation recorders still offer best-in-class voice recording in any situation, especially when considering pairing with available speech to text recognition applications and transcription services. Professional dictation specialists Philips Speech Processing Solutions, now offers its new Voice Tracer audio recorders range with 8 GB internal memory space, doubling the recording time of its previous models.
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Dreaming of a California Solar-Powered, Voice Activated, Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker
July 25, 2016 by Joao Martins

Dreaming of a California Solar-Powered, Voice Activated, Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker

Step aside Amazon and Google! California Roll by Lemon is “the smartest wireless speaker ever designed.” That’s the claim Lemon is making introducing its portable solar-powered, voice activated, waterproof Bluetooth speaker, with “3D sound quality”. But that’s not all, the California Roll has the ability to connect multiple speakers and, yes, its solar panels are “Made in the USA” using “NASA grade” technology. Anyone can order one now on Kickstarter.
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XMOS appoints Mark Lippett as President and CEO
July 20, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

XMOS appoints Mark Lippett as President and CEO

Prominent provider of voice-enabled controllers and music connectivity ICs, XMOS Ltd., has announced the appointment of Mark Lippett as President and Chief Executive Officer. Lippett, a 10-year veteran of XMOS, previously held VP Engineering and COO roles within the business. Prior to XMOS, he served as CTO of Ignios, and held engineering and marketing roles at Texas Instruments, Lucent and Madge Networks. Outgoing CEO, Nigel Toon, has assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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