All items tagged with wireless audio (360)
Bluetooth SIG Market Update on LE Audio Specification
March 31, 2022 by Joao Martins

Bluetooth SIG Market Update on LE Audio Specification

The Bluetooth SIG published its latest Bluetooth Market Update. And we learn that the LE Audio specification project is nearing completion... and should be ready this year. Will everyone just wait? This article looks at the llatest Bluetooth Market Update, which confirms that wireless audio streaming is still the largest Bluetooth solution application area by far, and is bound to grow even more thanks to LE Audio. But everything is taking a bit longer than expected and not everyone is happy...
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Soundboks Announces Lightest Soundboks Go Bluetooth Speaker
March 30, 2022 by Joao Martins

Soundboks Announces Lightest Soundboks Go Bluetooth Speaker

Soundboks, the Danish company that is also one of the most unexpected startups to ever succeed in the audio lifestyle space, continues to grow and just announced its second design in seven years. Being the famous inventors of the gigantic Soundboks Bluetooth speaker that required a reinforced dedicated backpack to be called portable, Soundboks now announced the launch of the Soundboks Go Speaker. This lighter, battery—powered version is still a big speaker for the segment, and uses an efficient Infineon Merus two-channel Class D amplifier.
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Summit Wireless Technologies Changes Name to WiSA Technologies
March 11, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Summit Wireless Technologies Changes Name to WiSA Technologies

Summit Wireless Technologies reported its fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results and use the conference call to announce the change to WiSA Technologies, Inc. The name change reflects the company's strategy to leverage its core technology into new consumer market segments in 2022, while maintaining its Wireless Speaker and Audio Association independent role to promote WiSA ecosystems for consumers, retailers and WiSA Association members.
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The Standards We Need. A Review of the Book "Introducing Bluetooth LE Audio" by Nick Hunn
January 20, 2022 by Joao Martins

The Standards We Need. A Review of the Book "Introducing Bluetooth LE Audio" by Nick Hunn

This article is a review of the recently distributed book, Introducing Bluetooth LE Audio, by Nick Hunn, Chair of the Bluetooth SIG Hearing Aid Working Group, Vice Chair of the Generic Audio Working Group and a key contributor to the Bluetooth LE Audio specifications. This is an important book for everyone who wants to understand Bluetooth LE Audio. But has the industry momentum for Bluetooth LE Audio been lost? Two years after the original Bluetooth LE Audio announcement in 2020, all we have is a Book.
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WiSA Partners with Realtek to Develop and Launch a 5GHz Multichannel Immersive Audio Module
January 20, 2022 by Joao Martins

WiSA Partners with Realtek to Develop and Launch a 5GHz Multichannel Immersive Audio Module

WiSA, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit Wireless Technologies, announced plans to integrate WiSA’s multichannel wireless audio capabilities - and its latest high-performance Spatial Audio Software - into Realtek’s 5GHz IoT chipsets. The partnership will culminate in a cost-effective module capable of delivering uncompressed, high-definition spatial audio streams for an unparalleled immersive audio experience.
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Cyrus Audio to Join the BluOS High-Resolution Multi-room Audio Ecosystem
January 18, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Cyrus Audio to Join the BluOS High-Resolution Multi-room Audio Ecosystem

Cyrus Audio, a British brand of home audio electronics and Lenbrook International, the owner and developer of high-resolution multi-room platform BluOS, announced a global partnership to bring the BluOS streaming platform into upcoming Cyrus Audio products. The company plans to expand support for BluOS in future audio components, benefiting from the systems interoperability among enabled devices across brands and superior integrations with popular streaming music services like Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, and Deezer.
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CEVA Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.3 Platform Now SIG Qualified for Wireless Audio
January 13, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.3 Platform Now SIG Qualified for Wireless Audio

CEVA announced that its RivieraWaves Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.3 Platform has achieved Bluetooth SIG Qualification, along with its GAF (Generic Audio Framework) and LC3 codec. As the first IP company to receive Bluetooth Dual Mode 5.3 qualification, CEVA brings the latest improvements in Bluetooth connectivity and LE Audio to the market, lowering the entry barriers for semiconductors and OEMs targeting LE Audio applications. 1 billion CEVA-powered Bluetooth devices are estimated to have shipped in 2021.
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Summit Wireless Demonstrates New Low-Cost Wireless Audio Module at CES 2022
January 4, 2022 by Joao Martins

Summit Wireless Demonstrates New Low-Cost Wireless Audio Module at CES 2022

Summit Wireless Technologies, the company behind the technology used by the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) has partnered with Espressif Systems to develop the company's latest Discovery wireless audio module. Discovery can support up to 4 separate wireless audio channels, ideal for 2.1 wireless sound expansion for TVs, or stereo to 3.1 home theater configurations including soundbar wireless surrounds and subwoofer applications. A low-cost wireless audio solution that is now production-ready.
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AIAIAI TMA-2 Wireless+ Headphones Feature Proprietary Low-Latency Wireless Audio Transmitter
December 22, 2021 by Joao Martins

AIAIAI TMA-2 Wireless+ Headphones Feature Proprietary Low-Latency Wireless Audio Transmitter

AIAIAI surprised once again the audio industry. Following a period of intense beta-testing with key profile users and influencers, the Danish headphone innovator "dropped" the latest TMA-2 Wireless+ headphones, designed to free music creators from cables with ultra-low latency and uncompressed, 16-bit digital audio. And following the company's responsible design philosophy, with products designed to last, the new model is based on the existing TMA-2 modular headphone platform.
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LG Electronics Unveils Premium S95QR Wireless Soundbar System for 2022
December 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

LG Electronics Unveils Premium S95QR Wireless Soundbar System for 2022

On time for CES 2022, LG Electronics USA introduced a new lineup of audio products for home theater, including new soundbar models that improve on performance with separate satellite speakers and subwoofers, providing exciting sound experiences all the while ensuring accurate, immersive sound for home cinema, music and gaming. In the new 2022 S95QR premium soundbar, LG elevated the listening experience with more and larger speaker drivers.
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