All items tagged with wireless earbuds and hearables (84)

Global True Wireless Hearables Market to Grow by 90% to 230 Million Units in 2020

December 6, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Global True Wireless Hearables Market to Grow by 90% to 230 Million Units in 2020

The size of the global market for true wireless earbuds and the emerging category of hearables is expected to reach 120 million units this year and 230 million units in 2020, growing 90% YoY, according to the findings of Counterpoint Research’s latest Hearables Market Forecast. The overall true wireless market is expected to grow at 80% CAGR from 2019 to 2022 with a similar growth momentum as the early smartphone market a decade ago.

Aipower Wearbuds Are True Wireless Earbuds Housed in a Fitness Tracking Wristband

November 27, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Aipower Wearbuds Are True Wireless Earbuds Housed in a Fitness Tracking Wristband

Why put your earbuds in the pocket when not in use, if they can be in your wrist, charging to be ready again when needed? And what if a wristband could also be a charger and a fitness tracking device at the same time? Wearables and Hearables combined, that is what Aipower proposes, with the Wearbuds, the world's first wristband-housed true wireless earbuds. Designed for ultra portability, and fitness tracking, Wearbuds are now available after a Kickstarter campaign.

Global True Wireless Earbuds Market Reaches 33 Million Units in Q3 2019

November 19, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Global True Wireless Earbuds Market Reaches 33 Million Units in Q3 2019

The true wireless earbuds market for 2019 is expected to reach 120 million units and global tech giants’ strategies focused on voice communication will help sustain the strong growth momentum. The size of the global market for true wireless earbuds reached 33 million units (USD 4.1 billion) in Q3 2019, growing 22% QoQ, according to the findings of Counterpoint Research’s Hearables Market Tracker (Counterpoint applies the term “hearables” loosely to describe TWS products, which the company’s report actually differentiates).

Sonion Combines Voice Pick Up Bone Sensor With Qualcomm Bluetooth SoC to Improve Speech Intelligibility

October 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sonion Combines Voice Pick Up Bone Sensor With Qualcomm Bluetooth SoC to Improve Speech Intelligibility

Sonion, the manufacturer of components and solutions for hearing aids and in-ear headphones, announced that it is now a member of the Qualcomm Extension Program and will offer the Sonion Voice Pick Up Bone Sensor on the Qualcomm Ultra-Low Power QCC5100 Bluetooth SoC series in Q1 2020. The combination will allow other audio manufacturers to implement reliable voice quality and voice recognition applications that are not hindered by surrounding noise.

How Motion Sensors Can Revolutionize Hearables

October 8, 2019 by Charles Pao

How Motion Sensors Can Revolutionize Hearables

The hearables market is exploding, growing at a CAGR of 37.6%. And, like nearly all wireless devices, hearables need low-latency motion sensors in order to not only perform their critical functions but also enable a variety of enhanced features that improve the user experience. This article takes a look at five key features that a sensor must have in order to deliver enhanced functionality such as activity tracking.

CEVA Acquires Hillcrest Labs Intelligent Sensor Technologies Business from InterDigital

July 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Acquires Hillcrest Labs Intelligent Sensor Technologies Business from InterDigital

CEVA announced the acquisition of the Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. (Hillcrest Labs) business from InterDigital. Hillcrest Labs is a leading global supplier of software and components for sensor processing in consumer and IoT devices, and the acquisition extends CEVA’s connected technology portfolio with highly complementary sensor processing technologies that have powered more than 100 million devices.

USound Piezoelectric MEMS Will Boost Battery Life of Wireless Earbuds up to 12 Hours

May 28, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

USound Piezoelectric MEMS Will Boost Battery Life of Wireless Earbuds up to 12 Hours

Austrian microspeaker company USound has just received an additional equity tranche increasing the last financing round to $30 million. According to the company, these added funds will accelerate the evolution of the next MEMS microspeaker generation, with the potential to boost the battery life of wireless earbuds and other wearable devices up to 12 hours. USound hopes to enable a market transition from electrodynamic drivers to solid-state technology with the next-generation of its Ganymede piezoelectric MEMS.

Get the Edge on the Latest Audio Technologies with audioXpress April 2019

March 8, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Get the Edge on the Latest Audio Technologies with audioXpress April 2019

audioXpress April 2019 features a closer look at two hot application areas in audio, with an expanded Market Update about hearables and true wireless stereo, and an update on voice capture solutions. Also in this edition, Steve Temme (Listen, Inc.) addresses the challenges for testing the wider class of connected speakers, experts from Nokia Technologies explain how audio processing in smartphones can enable completely new features, and Luke McCready reviews the Qobuz hi-res music streaming service, now available in the US. Get your audioXpress now!

Bragi Offers New Technology Suite and Reference Design for Consumer and Professional Hearables

February 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Bragi Offers New Technology Suite and Reference Design for Consumer and Professional Hearables

Bragi, the company which can rightfully claim to be the creators of the world’s first Hearable, is unveiling the next-generation of its technology suite and is to introduce it at MWC 2019. As previously announced, Bragi is now developing ultra-efficient artificial intelligence and edge computing technologies for ultra-low power devices that intends to make available to other manufacturers. At MWC 2019, the German company will disclose details of the new platform as a reference design for professional Hearables.

Appeal of Headphones Could Help World’s Hard of Hearing, New Futuresource Hearables Research States

December 20, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Appeal of Headphones Could Help World’s Hard of Hearing, New Futuresource Hearables Research States

Futuresource Consulting announced the forthcoming availability of the new 'Worldwide Hearables Report'. According to the company's research, the growing appeal of aftermarket headphones is opening up the new ‘hearables’ sub-segment, catering for those with hearing loss and alleviating much of the expense and stigma attached to hearing aids. Amid these market developments, Futuresource will carry out in-depth original research to explore the enabling technologies, the underlying consumer attitudes, motivations and the size of the hearables opportunity.

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