All items tagged with wireless earbuds (513)
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.
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New Fractal Class-D Audio Amplifier Technology Maximizes Battery Life in TWS Earbuds
August 5, 2024 by Joao Martins

New Fractal Class-D Audio Amplifier Technology Maximizes Battery Life in TWS Earbuds

Typical Class-D amplifiers are generally tuned to give the highest efficiency when outputting large power levels but have a rather low efficiency at lower power levels. Using a new type of bridge configuration, the patented Fractal Class-D audio amplifier improves the efficiency at lower power levels while maximizing efficiency over a wide range of power levels. Available from SiliconIntervention, this technology was developed by Martin Mallinson, the company's founder and chief scientific officer.
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Harman Signs Strategic Partnership with Aqipa Group to Distribute and Market AKG Consumer Headphones in Europe
July 30, 2024 by Joao Martins

Harman Signs Strategic Partnership with Aqipa Group to Distribute and Market AKG Consumer Headphones in Europe

Harman International, an independent subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, announced a strategic distribution and marketing partnership with Aqipa for its AKG consumer headphones in Europe. The partnership with the consumer products logistics and marketing experts at Aqipa reflects Harman's plans to restore AKG's market position in headphones, with new products scheduled to be presented at IFA 2024.
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HearAngel and Sonical Announce Strategic Partnership to Integrate Smart Hearing Safeguarding for Headphones
July 25, 2024 by Joao Martins

HearAngel and Sonical Announce Strategic Partnership to Integrate Smart Hearing Safeguarding for Headphones

HearAngel (a LimitEar company) and Sonical announced a software licensing agreement to integrate the HearAngel smart hearing safeguarding solution into Sonical's CosmOS operating system for headphones. This collaboration allows manufacturers using the Sonical platform to offer hearing safeguarding either as a standard feature or user option. The announcement was just one in a series of new partnerships for CosmOS confirmed during CanJam London 2024.
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Ceva Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4 IPs Bring Ultra-Low Power Wireless Connectivity to Alif Semiconductor’s Balletto Family of MCUs
July 23, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Ceva Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4 IPs Bring Ultra-Low Power Wireless Connectivity to Alif Semiconductor’s Balletto Family of MCUs

Ceva announced that Alif Semiconductor has licensed and deployed the Ceva-Waves Bluetooth Low Energy and 802.15.4 IPs in its Balletto family of wireless microcontrollers. The Balletto family is a complete Edge AI/ML microcontroller solution for wireless audio and smart home connected products with integrated Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3 and 802.15.4 (Matter) wireless subsystem and a dedicated network co-processor, enabling connectivity and class leading machine learning performance in a single chip.
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Analog Devices Now Sampling New ADXL380 and ADXL382 Triaxial MEMS Accelerometers
July 22, 2024 by Joao Martins

Analog Devices Now Sampling New ADXL380 and ADXL382 Triaxial MEMS Accelerometers

It was a big product announcement from Analog Devices at Sensors Converge 2024, but aside for what was revealed to those attending the event, there has yet to be a formal announcement. The ADXL380 and ADXL382 are low noise, low power, wide bandwidth, 16-bit sensors that cover a dynamic range of 85dB, making them good options for precision applications with minimal calibration, with the ADXL380 being ideal for new true wireless ANC earbuds. audioXpress explores here all the important details about these two new 3-axis MEMS accelerometers.
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SiliconIntervention: Low-Level Efficiency Improvements in Class-D
July 18, 2024 by Jan Didden

SiliconIntervention: Low-Level Efficiency Improvements in Class-D

Driven by the need to maximize battery life in portable devices, Class-D efficiency at low output levels is receiving greater attention. This is particularly important to achieve longer battery life in designs such as true wireless earbuds. Power optimized amplification is precisely the goal for Multilevel Class-D, and now there's also Fractal Class-D, a new technology developed by SiliconIntervention, a Canadian company formed in 2019 as the result of the pioneering research and development of its founder Martin Mallinson, the former Chief Scientist at ESS Technology.
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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.
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ZenVoice Bone Algorithm Delivers Superior Voice Clarity in Noisy Environments with Bosch Sensortec's Advanced BMA550 Bone Conduction Sensor
July 15, 2024 by Joao Martins

ZenVoice Bone Algorithm Delivers Superior Voice Clarity in Noisy Environments with Bosch Sensortec's Advanced BMA550 Bone Conduction Sensor

Aizip and Bosch Sensortec jointly received the 2024 Best of Sensors Award at the Sensors Converge Conference and Expo (June 24-26) for a noise reduction solution in hearables devices. The award recognized the fact that Aizip's ZenVoice Bone algorithm, coupled with Bosch Sensortec's latest BMA550 bone conduction sensor, delivers advanced noise reduction in true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds. This collaboration leverages Aizip's advanced neural network architecture to deliver a new level of speech intelligibility.
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USound and OBO Pro2 Release Greip Dual-Input Microspeaker Module
July 5, 2024 by Joao Martins

USound and OBO Pro2 Release Greip Dual-Input Microspeaker Module

USound, the MEMS microspeaker pioneer announced a strategic cooperation with OBO Pro2 to manufacture a new audio module that exceeds the requirements for high-resolution in-ear monitors (IEMs) and true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, including ANC-based designs. Incorporating OBO Pro2's cutting-edge Silicon Rubber technology and a USound MEMS driver, the new Greip dual-input speaker module enables superior audio performance and integration flexibility.
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