All items tagged with wireless earbuds and artificial intelligence (25)

Bragi Works with OpenAI to Enable ChatGPT-Powered Voice Assistants in Headphones

July 29, 2025 by Joao Martins

Bragi Works with OpenAI to Enable ChatGPT-Powered Voice Assistants in Headphones

Bragi announced that it is working with OpenAI to bring generative-AI features to headphones and other audio products. Leveraging Bragi's AI Audio Platform, audio brands can quickly deploy Open AI powered voice interfaces and AI-enhanced user experiences across their product portfolios. This collaboration enables Bragi to help audio OEMs and ODMs develop fully featured and differentiated products, expanding on its mission to consistently push the boundaries of what audio devices can do.

Soundcore Refreshes Sleep Earbuds Category with Smart ANC and Smaller Form Factor

June 17, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Soundcore Refreshes Sleep Earbuds Category with Smart ANC and Smaller Form Factor

Soundcore introduced the Soundcore Sleep A30, the 3rd generation in the company’s sleep-focused earbuds, following the company's successful, Sleep A10 and Sleep A20 models. With an ultra comfortable ergonomic, smaller design and now with Smart ANC, the new Sleep A30 earbuds offer users a quieter night in noisy environments, including a snoring partner, and the garbage truck at 3am. The upgraded charging case analyzes frequency and volume of sounds heard at night that disturb a user's sleep.

Hear the Future. Global Audio Summit 2025, Shanghai, China

April 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Hear the Future. Global Audio Summit 2025, Shanghai, China

Over a period of 10 days, at the end of March 2025, I have visited the vibrant Shanghai region of China following an invitation by the China Audio Industry Association (CAIA) to attend the organization's Global Audio Summit 2025. I have often participated in events promoted by national and international audio industry associations, mostly oriented by scientific, academic, engineering, or trading charters. But this one was one of the most vibrant product development conferences I have ever attended. Here is my report.

MWC 2025: First Impressions

March 7, 2025 by Joao Martins

MWC 2025: First Impressions

Precisely a month since I was at the Barcelona Fira attending the mammoth of a trade show that is Integrated Systems Europe, here I was back in Barcelona for an even bigger and busier event, the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) promoted by the GSMA. 109,000 attendees and 2,900 exhibitors. In this first impressions report I discuss Bluetooth, why there was no Auracast, how Qualcomm made a splash with XPAN, and why are mobile operators obsessed with AI and Robots.

Sonde Health Integrates Voice-Based Health Monitoring Technology Into Qualcomm's Snapdragon S7+ Gen 1 Sound Platform

January 10, 2025 by Cristina Costa

Sonde Health Integrates Voice-Based Health Monitoring Technology Into Qualcomm's Snapdragon S7+ Gen 1 Sound Platform

A pioneer in voice-based health tracking, Sonde Health demonstrated the integration of vocal biomarker health tracking in small-footprint chipsets for hearing aids, earbuds, headphones, and other wearables. The solution, presented at CES 2025, delivers on the promise for voice-based health monitoring technology, benefiting from the convergence of voice artificial intelligence (AI) integrated into consumer earbuds.

Alif Semiconductor Now Sampling BLE and Matter Wireless Microcontroller with Neural Co-Processor for AI/ML Workloads

November 7, 2024 by Cristina Costa

Alif Semiconductor Now Sampling BLE and Matter Wireless Microcontroller with Neural Co-Processor for AI/ML Workloads

The Balletto Bluetooth MCU family was announced by Alif Semiconductor in April 2024, and the company is now sampling its development kit, the DK-B1, to enable rapid prototyping of products that require ultra-low power Bluetooth Low Energy or 802.15.4 wireless connectivity. The MCU is also the world's first BLE/Matter solution to feature a DSP engine and an NPU for efficient hardware acceleration of AI/ML workloads.

Signia Unveils Active Pro IX Earbud-Style Hearing Aids with Realtime Conversation Enhancement

September 6, 2024 by Joao Martins

Signia Unveils Active Pro IX Earbud-Style Hearing Aids with Realtime Conversation Enhancement

Powered by Signia’s Integrated Xperience (IX) technology, the new Signia Active Pro IX design combines the advanced capabilities of full prescription hearing aids with the form-factor and features of consumer earbuds. According to the Danish brand, these prescription-grade hearing aid devices will appeal to those already familiar with the possibilities of cutting-edge earbuds, bringing much needed assistance to even more people.

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.

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.

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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