Shokz Introduces OpenComm2 UC Bone Conduction Stereo Bluetooth Headset for All Office Communication Needs
Bone conduction headsets are becoming more popular for work, and particularly for work-from-anywhere usage. Still enjoying the success of the original OpenComm headsets, Shokz announced OpenComm2 UC, an upgrade to the brand’s previous bone conduction stereo headset for the workplace, with updated Bluetooth technology and advanced DSP noise-canceling boom microphones plus Clear Voice Capture (CVC) technology.
Jabra Expands Hybrid Working Active Noise Cancellation Headset Range
Jabra expanded its best-selling line of professional headsets, the Jabra Evolve series, with new Evolve2 mid-range, Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) models. The new Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex, the Jabra Evolve2 55 and Jabra Evolve2 50 are all engineered for work from anywhere. The Evolve2 65 Flex is the most portable professional headset in the range, with a fold-and-go design and best-in-class ANC performance. The Evolve2 55 and Evolve2 50 offer comfort with premium audio quality at a lower price point.
JAVA Hi-Fi Expands Range of Home Audio Components
JAVA Hi-Fi, the Auckland, New Zealand-based company founded by Martin Bell, Shane Inder, and Martin Young, following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016, introduced a new six-strong lineup of pre-amps, integrated and power amplifiers, employing unique circuit designs in the same iconic and refined chassis the company debuted in its first products. The result, the company promises, is exceptional audio quality, designed to cater to the demands of the modern hifi enthusiasts.
Synaptics Launches Triple Combo 16nm Ultra-Low-Power SoC to Drive New Automotive and Multimedia Use Cases
Offering enhanced connectivity and streaming features, Synaptics latest SYN4382 Triple Combo offers Matter-compliant Wi-Fi 2.4/5/6/6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and IEEE 802.15.4 wireless, with the ability for simultaneous operation of two radios and multiple Bluetooth channels to stream multimedia content. This state-of-the-art system-on-chip enables new exciting audio and video experiences, while lowering power consumption, cost, and system complexity.
DPA Offers New 2012 and 2015 Pencil Microphones for the Stage
DPA Microphones, the leading Danish manufacturer of high-quality microphone solutions and a spin-off of the original Brüel & Kjær, is increasingly focused on the live performance and touring markets. The company now unveiled its new compact 2012 Cardioid and 2015 Wide Cardioid Microphones featuring a durable, reinforced construction to withstand the rigors of the stage. The new mics join the brand’s original line of pencil studio mics, almost instrumentation-level designs.
Test Chambers for Accurate and Repeatable Measurements: The New Normal Even for Unique Projects
Hill Acoustics was approached by a company with an interesting problem. To accurately acquire measurements from a prototype that had an array of microphones to detect music coming from various angles of incidence and needed to operate over the full audio frequency range. Having seen Hill Acoustics' Tetrahedral Test Chambers and the results they could deliver, could Hill Acoustics help with this challenge?
AntennaWare Awarded European Patent for Innovative Multi-Mode Antenna
AntennaWare Ltd, specialists in solving body-blocking problems normally associated with close-range RF designs, has been awarded a European Patent which is expected to have important implications for enabling implantable devices within the human body. The new multi-mode antenna from AntennaWare enables reliable and continuous communications even in next-generation medical applications or from sensors inside obstructed structures.
miniDSP Introduces Flex HT 8x8 DSP Processor with WiSA Wireless Home Theater
miniDSP announced its latest Flex HT home theater processor, a compact multichannel processor with HDMI ARC/eARC capabilities and WiSA wireless audio. The miniDSP team was able to cram a full eight channels of DSP power, with eight-channel audio input via linear PCM over USB Audio or HDMI eARC, with an additional stereo input supported over SPDIF and TOSLINK optical. Output is available in 8 analog channels and 24-bit/48kHz fixed latency wireless for WiSA-compatible speakers.
New SoundHound Chat AI Platform Uses Generative AI Technology To Boost Voice Assistants
SoundHound AI, Inc. launched SoundHound Chat AI, a voice platform that combines proprietary software engineering and machine learning voice AI with third-party Generative AI models, like ChatGPT to select the right response to queries. The SoundHound Chat AI Platform is intended for businesses to build next-generation voice assistants. SoundHound Chat AI app now available to everyone in Android Google Play Store and coming soon to iOS App Store.
Patent Review: Passive Radiator with Dynamically Adjustable Resonant Frequency
This review addresses an important patent awarded to Joseph F. Pinkerton (Austin, TX), on behalf of Clean Energy Labs, LLC. The patent describes an audio speaker having one or more passive radiators, and more specifically, an audio speaker having a passive radiator with dynamically adjustable resonant frequency. Croft reviews the patent and compares it with previous attempts to achieve this useful development, with significant potential if its full capability is realized.