All items tagged with wireless earbuds and Bluetooth 5.4 (9)

Noble Unveils Five-Driver TWS Design With ANC and Personalization by Audiodo

November 26, 2024 by Joao Martins

Noble Unveils Five-Driver TWS Design With ANC and Personalization by Audiodo

Not a company that shies away from pushing the envelope on personal audio, Noble Audio just announced a world's first true wireless stereo design using five drivers - 1 dynamic, 1 planar, and 3 balanced armatures. Not an easy feat given that a true wireless relies only on a tiny battery. But the FoKus Rex5 earbuds also support Active Noise Cancelling and even features sound personalization, developed in collaboration with Audiodo.

beyerdynamic Introduces New Flagship Wireless Headphones and TWS Earbuds

September 9, 2024 by Joao Martins

beyerdynamic Introduces New Flagship Wireless Headphones and TWS Earbuds

During IFA 2024, beyerdynamic introduced two new additions to its wireless headphones and earbuds lineup. The all-new flagship AVENTHO 300, packed with advanced features, hybrid ANC, and Dolby Head Tracking technology, now leads beyerdynamic’s headphone range, while the AMIRON 300 offers a fresh approach to the company's true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds. Both products represent a bold reinvention of the AVENTHO and AMIRON lines, combining cutting-edge wireless technology and chipsets with premium materials.

Bowers & Wilkins Launches New Pi6 and Pi8 True Wireless ANC Earbuds

August 21, 2024 by Joao Martins

Bowers & Wilkins Launches New Pi6 and Pi8 True Wireless ANC Earbuds

Bowers & Wilkins introduced two all-new premium True Wireless earbuds, the Pi6 and Pi8, developed by the same design and engineering teams responsible for the brand's Px7 S2e and Px8 headphones. Coming from the renowned audio brand, the two models are focused on sound quality, combining fit and comfort, excellent noise cancellation and premium aesthetics. Based on Qualcomm's latest chipsets, the Pi6 and Pi8 earbuds offer a great combination of premium technologies and features, including the innovative Pi8 Smartcase.

Google Introduces AI-Assisted Pixel Buds Pro 2 Earbuds

August 13, 2024 by Joao Martins

Google Introduces AI-Assisted Pixel Buds Pro 2 Earbuds

Tuesday, August 13 was scheduled as Pixel day, when Google promoted its ninth "Made by Google" event to unveil an extensive range of hardware devices, including new Pixel 9 phones, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Buds Pro 2. The smartphones are what one would expect at this time, a best of all the Android smartphones available until now. The Pixel Buds Pro 2 are Google's best attempt in the category with better ANC and battery life.

EarFun Introduces Air Pro 4 Adaptive ANC Wireless Earbuds with LE Audio and Auracast

August 5, 2024 by Joao Martins

EarFun Introduces Air Pro 4 Adaptive ANC Wireless Earbuds with LE Audio and Auracast

Factories in China are starting to bring out the new generation of Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast-enabled true wireless earbuds, now that the chips are becoming available. Some more aggressive brands are using this opportunity to jump ahead of the crowd. EarFun managed a number of firsts in the new Air Pro 4 earbuds, the first Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Bluetooth 5.4 model with support for both LDAC and aptX Adaptive codecs, ready for LE Audio and Auracast.

Samsung Unveils New Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro

July 16, 2024 by Joao Martins

Samsung Unveils New Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro

Samsung promoted its Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris to unveil its latest range of folding smartphones, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, two new smart watches, and a smart ring. Included in the series of announcements was the unveiling of Samsung's latest Galaxy Buds 3 Series true wireless earbuds, which surprised everyone for the radical departure from its original design in the previous generations. The new Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro now look exactly like the earbud shapes of the AirPods.

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 Are First TWS Earbuds To Support Dual-Mode Bluetooth Classic and LE Audio

January 10, 2024 by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 Are First TWS Earbuds To Support Dual-Mode Bluetooth Classic and LE Audio

The all-new Momentum True Wireless 4 earbuds are an important highlight from Sennheiser at CES 2024, ushering in a new generation of feature-packed devices. The Sennheiser consumer division, or better said, Sennheiser Hearing, the consumer division of Sonova, showcased these new premium Bluetooth 5.4 earbuds based on the Qualcomm S5 Gen 2 Sound Platform and Snapdragon Sound, featuring over a dozen improvements.

Qualcomm Unveils S7 Pro Snapdragon Sound Platform With Micro-Power Wi-Fi and 24-bit/192kHz Lossless Streaming

October 24, 2023 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Unveils S7 Pro Snapdragon Sound Platform With Micro-Power Wi-Fi and 24-bit/192kHz Lossless Streaming

During its Snapdragon Summit event Qualcomm unveiled the latest S7 and S7 Pro Gen1 Sound platforms, which will soon power a new generation of advanced audio products. The new platforms offer five times the compute power, three times the DSP processing power, and almost 100 times on-device AI processing power compared to the previous generation. A real differentiator is the use of micro-power Wi-Fi to extend wireless audio range and support for up to 192kHz lossless music quality in the S7 Pro.

Qualcomm Extends S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform Portfolio to Deliver Best-In-Class Gaming and LE Audio Experiences

June 21, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Qualcomm Extends S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform Portfolio to Deliver Best-In-Class Gaming and LE Audio Experiences

Qualcomm Technologies International unveiled an addition to the Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound platform portfolio. This newly enhanced solution is optimized for gaming and ready for use in dongles and adapters. It combines Snapdragon Sound and LE Audio to deliver ultra-low latency of less than 20ms for lag-free wireless audio with voice back-channel for in-game chat. When delivering game audio only, the latency is further reduced.