All items tagged with wireless earbuds and true wireless (394)
Native Voice Reveals New Multi-Assistant Functionality for Skullcandy Push Active and Grind Series Earbuds
July 21, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Native Voice Reveals New Multi-Assistant Functionality for Skullcandy Push Active and Grind Series Earbuds

During Amazon’s Alexa Live 2022 event, Native Voice, an on-demand voice assistant library that enables users to communicate directly by voice with their favorite assistants, announced a partnership with Skullcandy that will allow users of their Push Active and Grind Series TWS earbuds to have their devices upgraded to include multi-simultaneous wake word functionality. Later this year, Skullcandy will push a firmware update adding Native Voice-enabled functionality.
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Beyerdynamic Introduces Free BYRD True Wireless ANC Earbuds
July 7, 2022 by Joao Martins

Beyerdynamic Introduces Free BYRD True Wireless ANC Earbuds

Beyerdynamic's long-anticipated debut into the world of true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds pairs modern product design with the brand's audio signature, superior voice quality, aptX Adaptive, and digital active noise cancellation. The German brand is finally entering the TWS category with the release of Free BYRD, featuring a unique design, reminiscent of the classic guitar pick and the classic beyerdynamic headphones.
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Yamaha Launches TW-E7B True Wireless ANC Earbuds Featuring Large 10mm Drivers
July 6, 2022 by Joao Martins

Yamaha Launches TW-E7B True Wireless ANC Earbuds Featuring Large 10mm Drivers

Yamaha Corporation announced the launch of the new TW-E7B true wireless earbuds, sitting atop the brand's already extensive true wireless offering. Adopting Yamaha’s True Sound philosophy at the forefront of their design, with large 10mm drivers and acoustically optimized housings, the TW-E7B earbuds are for users wanting to truly immerse themselves in their favorite music, demanding superior sound quality while not compromising on the latest technology and convenient features.
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The Acoustical Challenges of Designing True Wireless Earphones
June 28, 2022 by Andrew Bellavia

The Acoustical Challenges of Designing True Wireless Earphones

Expanding the perspective on the evolution toward hearables, this article explores the current trends as well as the acoustical challenges and solutions for designing true wireless earphones. The article explains the enabling technologies currently converging as the TWS market continues to grow and use cases multiply, with more consumers using wireless earbuds for a diverse and varied set of applications, from listening to podcasts and audiobooks to Internet meetings and interacting with voice assistants. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2022.
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Nordic Semiconductor Showcases Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast Development Solutions
June 27, 2022 by Joao Martins

Nordic Semiconductor Showcases Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast Development Solutions

Nordic Semiconductor has used the latest trade shows globally to showcase its latest low power wireless solutions, and introduced a series of new development solutions targeting Bluetooth LE Audio. At the Embedded World Exhibition that took place in Nuremberg, Germany, Nordic offered demonstrations of its new nRF5340 Audio Development Kit (DK), a design platform for rapid development of LE Audio products, and the Nordic Thingy:53 a rapid prototyping solution, both based on Nordic’s nRF5340 SoC.
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Fender Announces All-New Lifestyle Range of Fender Audio Products
June 24, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Fender Announces All-New Lifestyle Range of Fender Audio Products

Reviving the original strategy that motivated the acquisition of in-ear monitor manufacturer Aurisonics and taking lessons from the very successful playbook of Swedish design house Zound Industries with guitar amplifier brand Marshall, Fender announces an all-new range of consumer Fender Audio products. From true wireless earbuds designed like musicians IEM's, all the way to portable Bluetooth speakers that look like miniature Fender guitar amps.
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Soundcore Launches Sport X10 Fitness-Focused ANC Earbuds With Rotating Earhook Design
June 21, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Soundcore Launches Sport X10 Fitness-Focused ANC Earbuds With Rotating Earhook Design

Soundcore, Anker Innovations' premium audio brand, announced the Sport X10, the newest in its lineup of fitness-focused true wireless earbuds. The Sport X10 features powerful audio capabilities with ANC, an ergonomic design and water-resistant, sweat-proof durability paired with Soundcore's proprietary SweatGuard technology. These well-designed IPX7 earbuds deliver comfortable fit, rugged durability and thumping bass for inspired workouts.
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CEVA Bluetooth 5.3 Platform IP Supports New Auracast Broadcast Audio
June 8, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Bluetooth 5.3 Platform IP Supports New Auracast Broadcast Audio

CEVA announced that its latest RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.3 IP family now supports Auracast broadcast audio, the new audio sharing standard, based on the Bluetooth LE Audio broadcasting specification, unveiled by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). According to CEVA, Auracast broadcast audio is set to transform the shared audio experience, enabling an unlimited number of Auracast receiver-compliant devices such as TWS earbuds, headphones, hearing aids and wireless speakers to simultaneously receive audio broadcast from one or several Auracast transmitter devices.
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Hearables’ Shipments to Exceed 200 Million Globally by 2024, Juniper Research Predicts
May 3, 2022 by Joao Martins

Hearables’ Shipments to Exceed 200 Million Globally by 2024, Juniper Research Predicts

A new study by Juniper Research has found that hearables’ shipments will exceed 200 million units by 2024, up from 165 million in 2022; representing total growth of 30% over the next two years. The market research firm sees assistive and healthcare-focused hearables segments — typified by Nuheara’s IQbuds and Bose’s SoundControl Hearing Aids — are key to this growth; comprising 18% of hearables shipments by 2024, compared to 12% in 2021.
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Bosch Sensortec Acquires MEMS Microspeaker Innovator Arioso Systems
April 28, 2022 by Joao Martins

Bosch Sensortec Acquires MEMS Microspeaker Innovator Arioso Systems

Bosch Sensortec announced the acquisition of Arioso Systems, the Fraunhofer IPMS spin-off company that developed its own innovative sound transducer principle for miniaturized MEMS microspeakers based on the patented Nanoscopic Electrostatic Drive (NED) principle. With this acquisition Bosch expands from MEMS microphones to the attractive market segment of silicon microspeakers, soon to be at the core of new generation true wireless hearables.
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