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Neckband's Not Dead. Beyerdynamic Introduces Blue BYRD ANC In-Earphones

July 18, 2023 by Joao Martins

Neckband's Not Dead. Beyerdynamic Introduces Blue BYRD ANC In-Earphones

Beyerdynamic launched Blue BYRD ANC, the company’s second generation in-earphones now with active noise cancelation (ANC) and superior sound personalization. This once again a neckband design that the German brand believes still has its market in the age of true wireless, with the design allowing for superior 14 hours of battery life and fast Bluetooth pairing. A new standard "on-the-go" for those who don't mind the wires?

Low-Latency Gaming and Hearing-Aids - Next Drivers for Bluetooth Low Energy and LE Audio

June 1, 2023 by Morag Agmon

Low-Latency Gaming and Hearing-Aids - Next Drivers for Bluetooth Low Energy and LE Audio

Bluetooth LE Audio is creating exciting new product development opportunities! Typical audio latency with LC3, and additional capabilities for robustness, extremely low delay, and high-resolution audio with LC3plus are important drivers to encourage manufacturers in the transition. In this article for The Audio Voice, Morag Agmon (CEVA) why your next Bluetooth products need to support LE Audio and why latency is a core driver in gaming and hearing aids applications.

Alango's VoiceDefender On New Bang & Olufsen Beocom Portal Headphones Passes TEAMS Certification

April 26, 2023 by Joao Martins

Alango's VoiceDefender On New Bang & Olufsen Beocom Portal Headphones Passes TEAMS Certification

Alango Technologies, a leading developer and provider of signal processing and voice enhancement technologies, announced that its VoiceDefender DSP technology has passed the TEAMS certification on the all-new Bang & Olufsen Beocom Portal headphones. The hardware and software technology combination allowed rapid development of full-featured, high-performance, headphone with pristine call quality in a boomless headphone design.

Google Extends License Agreement for AAC Codec Range With Fraunhofer IIS

April 5, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Google Extends License Agreement for AAC Codec Range With Fraunhofer IIS

As the primary developer of the xHE-AAC audio codec and co-inventor of the MPEG AAC family of audio codecs, Fraunhofer IIS announced the extension of its AAC family software license agreement with Google. The MPEG AAC codec family is widely used in over 10 billion consumer products globally and provides use-case-optimized features such as high-quality multi-channel audio, ultra low bitrates for all audio content types, low delay, adaptive streaming and metadata support.

Poly Voyager Free 60 Enterprise-Grade TWS ANC Earbuds with Three Models Now Available

April 3, 2023 by Joao Martins

Poly Voyager Free 60 Enterprise-Grade TWS ANC Earbuds with Three Models Now Available

Poly, the company that resulted from the merger of Plantronics and Polycom and is now part of HP, launched a range of three true wireless earbuds designed for work-from-anywhere, all with active noise cancellation, top notch features, and a unique design. Following the unveiling of two models earlier in 2023, Poly now also introduced an entry-level version Voyager Free 60. All are Bluetooth 5.3 Class 1 designs with innovative features.

Audiomovers Web Transmitter Allows Sharing Audio in Real Time From a Web Browser

March 20, 2023 by Joao Martins

Audiomovers Web Transmitter Allows Sharing Audio in Real Time From a Web Browser

British software company Audiomovers has introduced Web Transmitter, a software extension to the company's ListenTo software suite, which allows users to stream, listen to and record high-resolution PCM multichannel audio remotely and in real time. Web Transmitter is a simplified, web-based version of the ListenTo app, which launches straight from a browser.

Atlantic Technology Unveils First True Wireless Earbuds

February 13, 2023 by Joao Martins

Atlantic Technology Unveils First True Wireless Earbuds

Atlantic Technology's first foray into the competitive true wireless stereo market is an interesting case study. The Massachusetts-based audio company known for its stereo and home theater speakers, and custom audio installation systems, has brought to market the TWS-1 Total Wireless Earbuds, an interesting premium product with ANC, advanced performance and convenience features, including an app to optimize the sound profile to the user’s hearing.

Bowers & Wilkins Announces Second Generation Pi7 and Pi5 True Wireless Earbuds

January 26, 2023 by Joao Martins

Bowers & Wilkins Announces Second Generation Pi7 and Pi5 True Wireless Earbuds

The original Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 & Pi5 noise cancelling earbuds, launched in April 2021, marked the British audio brand’s first entry into the true wireless category. Trying to redefine audio quality in the form-factor, apparently the company decided the brand's goals could be improved and introduced two new upgraded models, the Pi7 S2 and Pi5 S2. Replacing the first-generation models, the two new designs reaffirm their ambition to be "the best-sounding True Wireless earbuds".

Campfire Audio Announces Orbit True Wireless Earbuds

December 9, 2022 by Joao Martins

Campfire Audio Announces Orbit True Wireless Earbuds

The audible advantages of high-quality in-earphones with the best available drivers, cables and connectors have generated a sizable enthusiast market that continues to thrive, even while consumer electronics moved rapidly towards wireless. Campfire Audio is a renown designer and brand in the in-ear space and has now decided to go true wireless with the Orbit, a truly different design that makes fun of mainstream references.

Rotel Launches All-in-One Integrated Amplifier, DAC and Network Streamer

December 2, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Rotel Launches All-in-One Integrated Amplifier, DAC and Network Streamer

Sooner or later, even the most traditional hifi component manufacturers realize some users simply want a decent quality music source to connect to good quality speakers, and no fuss. Even Japanese brand Rotel acknowledges the need to offer an updated design that could serve this market, with room to grow. The result is the S14 Integrated Network Streamer, which is a nice integrated amplifier with a color display, offering discerning listeners a high-performance way to access and enjoy online music with ease.

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