Bang & Olufsen Introduces New Generation of Iconic Beosound A9 and Beosound 2 Home Speakers
Bang & Olufsen announced a new generation of its Beosound A9 and Beosound 2 home audio speakers. More than being available in new Black Anthracite, Gold Tone, and Natural finishes, the two speakers now join Bang & Olufsen’s range of future-proof products on the Mozart software platform, created to ensure product longevity beyond physical design. Designed to be updated and improved the Mozart platform is easy to service and allows for future upgrades of the streaming module.
EM Microelectronic Licenses Packetcraft Host and Controller Software with Support for Bluetooth 5.4 PAwR, LE Audio and Auracast
At Embedded World 2023, Packetcraft announced their latest Bluetooth 5.4 host and controller software is enabling EM Microelectronic’s flagship em | bleu (EM9305). The em | bleu single chip is a small form factor and ultra-low energy consuming Bluetooth LE SoC or companion IC solution supporting the very latest Bluetooth technology including PAwR, LE Audio and Auracast broadcast audio.
Realtek Semiconductor and Alango Technologies Partner to Offer Joint Solution for Hearables
Realtek Semiconductor (Taiwan) and Alango Technologies (Israel) have announced a collaboration to provide a joint solution that delivers the Alango PersonaSound suite of software technologies, ported and optimized for the latest Realtek Bluetooth SoCs. This collaboration aims to address the global problem of hearing loss, which affects 1.5 billion people worldwide.
SPARK Microsystems Receives CDN $48 Million Investment To Drive UWB Wireless Development
SPARK Microsystems announced the closing of CDN $34 million Series B financing, with an additional CDN $14 million available subject to meeting operational milestones. Led by Idealist Capital, a prominent investment firm focused on the energy transition and decarbonization, the round includes existing investors Cycle Capital, Economic Development Canada (EDC), Real Ventures, and ND Capital. The new funding will drive mass market commercialization for ultra-energy efficient, UWB-based wireless electronic devices and sensors.
Hearables, Headphones Testing, Audio Electronics, and More in audioXpress April 2023
Want to understand what's ahead in the most revolutionary audio product category of the 21st century? Read the State of the Hearables Industry Market Update. And for product developers and manufacturers, there's also a Headphones Test and Measurement report. Burkhard Vogel discusses op-amp noise in simulated models, Bruce E. Gillingham offers a complete monoblock power amplifier project, and René Christensen writes about acoustic topology optimization. And so much more....
Roku Expands Roku OS Content and Experience and Launches Roku TVs
Roku announced platform-wide updates for its operating system Roku OS, which is now the #1 selling smart TV OS in the US, Canada, and Mexico, with over 70 million active accounts in the US, approaching half of broadband households. On the hardware front, Roku also announced features and availability for its new Roku-branded TVs, the first TVs designed and made by the company, all offering Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and supporting connectivity to external soundbars and speakers.
OCA Alliance Introduces New Technologies, New Standards, and Receives Support From New Members
The ISE 2023 show in Barcelona saw the OCA Alliance bring forward several new developments and announcements that will continue to push the horizons of the AES70 control standard. During the show, presentations, demonstrations, and new members to the trade association showcased current and future technologies and tools that will further broaden the Open Control Architecture (OCA) Ecosystem.
Interested in a Consistent Testing Solution For Bluetooth Headphones? Join this Webinar April 5, 2023
The Audio Product Development Alliance (APDA), dedicated to improving the knowledge and skills of professionals involved in the development of audio products, in partnership with ALTI Association, present a webinar titled: "A Simplified Testing Solution for Bluetooth Headphones - Consistent and Accurate Production Line Results." April 5, 2023 - 9:00 AM Pacific - (12:00 PM Eastern). Registration is now open
GreenWaves Ramps Up Production of GAP9 Hearables Platform
GreenWaves Technologies, a fabless semiconductor company based in Grenoble, France, has received the funding needed to support the production of its second-generation GAP9 processor. As demonstrated at CES 2023, this advanced AI processor revolutionizes the next generation of true wireless earbuds, hearables, and connected devices with ultra-low latency noise cancellation, neural network-based background elimination and 3D sound.
Patent Review: Low-Profile Loudspeaker Transducer
This review looks at a patent awarded in October 2016 to George Bullimore, on behalf of Tymphany. Considering the number of patents on shallow drivers, and the fact that the inventor also previously developed transducers for Harman International and holds other key patents, this is no doubt an interesting document to analyze in depth. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2017.