All items tagged with Kickstarter (74)

Comhear to Complete Successful $1.1 Million Fundraising Campaign for YARRA 3DX Soundbar

May 1, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Comhear to Complete Successful $1.1 Million Fundraising Campaign for YARRA 3DX Soundbar

Comhear Inc., a San Diego-based audio technology company, announced it will complete its successful crowdfunding campaign for the YARRA 3DX immersive audio soundbar on May 4, 2018. Having raised nearly $1.1 million to-date, the company is starting the production of its 3D audio soundbar, with plans to deliver the first production units to crowdfunding participants, followed by a retail launch of the product on Amazon in Summer 2018.

High Quality Sound and Travels with the Nomadic Audio Speakase

March 19, 2018 by Joao Martins

High Quality Sound and Travels with the Nomadic Audio Speakase

The ultimate high-end portable speaker for music enthusiasts? A traveling case that allows taking the party anywhere? A great acoustic engineering design? The Nomadic Audio Speakase is all that and more. An "out-of-the-box" project from the speaker industry veterans at Morel, this high-end Bluetooth speaker boosted by an acoustic case is now available on Kickstarter. Because true quality sound requires a box - this one happens to be a quality (cabin-size) travel suitcase too.

Man Machine Interfaces: An Interview with Nikolaj Hviid, Bragi Founder and CEO

March 8, 2018 by Joao Martins

Man Machine Interfaces: An Interview with Nikolaj Hviid, Bragi Founder and CEO

Munich-based Bragi is known for making truly wireless earphones, which are in fact the first truly smart hearables. Its first product, The Dash, won the CES 2015 Innovation Award Best of Innovation in the Headphones product category. When the idea of truly wireless stereo earbuds was still an idea, Bragi was working hard to enter the space, but their vision was going much further: truly wearables. As Nikolaj Hviid, Founder and CEO, Bragi GmbH puts it, "The purpose of wearables is to increase the data rate from the human to the machine."

Generics Says Stop Tolerating Poor Fitting, Uncomfortable Earphones

November 23, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Generics Says Stop Tolerating Poor Fitting, Uncomfortable Earphones

Generics is a new company in the field of personal audio, pitching new high-tech earphones that are both affordable and personalized to each user's ears - literally. The Lebanese tech firm claims to solving the ill-fitting earphones problem with a combination of its clever scanning app, algorithms and 3D printing. Now launching its custom-made earphones with a Kickstarter campaign, Generics is backed by the UK government.

Family Designed 'Clever Speaker' Launches on Kickstarter

November 6, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Family Designed 'Clever Speaker' Launches on Kickstarter

Yoto, a family designed ‘clever speaker’ now being promoted on Kickstarter, was designed to enhance the way children listen and learn. The project is a good example of ways of leveraging current available technologies to create a different product for a very significant market. A clever speaker for kids, Yoto is designed entirely by a team of experienced British entrepreneurs and parents who started thinking about what kids need to maximize development skills without screen time.

The+Record Player All-In-One Turntable Entertainment System Reimagined for Today’s Vinyl Enthusiast

November 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

The+Record Player All-In-One Turntable Entertainment System Reimagined for Today’s Vinyl Enthusiast

Fresh off its debut at Munich High End Show in May 2017, and a successfully over-funded Kickstarter campaign, The+Record Player will now make its first North American appearance at New York Audio Show, Nov 10-12, 2017. The all-in-one concept combines elegant design, advanced features and uncompromising audio in a compact package, intended for new vinyl enthusiasts seeking a high quality turntable solution to enjoy their record collection without the cost and complexity of a traditional component system.

Let's Talk about Headphones

September 7, 2017 by Joao Martins

Let's Talk about Headphones

I know that the current trend is all about smart speakers, but since we have discussed that topic extensively in recent editorials, I thought the time was ripe to discuss what is happening with headphones, a still-growing market segment showing some signs that deserve attention. In this article I wrote for The Audio Voice newsletter, I address ongoing trends in design choices, user preferences, frequency response curves, and personalization.

Streamz Promotes Voice Controlled Headphones with Wi-Fi and Integrated Hi-Res Audio Player

July 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Streamz Promotes Voice Controlled Headphones with Wi-Fi and Integrated Hi-Res Audio Player

Virtually everything has been tried in the world of personal audio! Everything? Not yet... Streamz is promoting a crowdfunding campaign for headphones with an integrated player and SD card for internal storage, that are also able to stream music directly from Pandora or Spotify thanks to built-in Wi-Fi, all without needing a smartphone. After 4 years of development and promoting the concept, Streamz launched on Kickstarter.

Symphonica Acoustic Speaker for Smartphones Launched on Kickstarter Fulfilling Vision of Late Inventor

April 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Symphonica Acoustic Speaker for Smartphones Launched on Kickstarter Fulfilling Vision of Late Inventor

A wood speaker that naturally amplifies and enhances sound of iOS/Android smartphones without requiring electricity. That was the vision of inventor Freddie Kwoh, now being promoted on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, also signalling the launch of the new lifestyle brand Symphonica SoundWorks, now lead by a small passionate team of enthusiasts looking to breathe new life into the world of consumer audio.

Earin Shows Lessons Learned on True Wireless M-2 Earbuds

January 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Earin Shows Lessons Learned on True Wireless M-2 Earbuds

Earin is a new Swedish brand, founded in 2013 to create simple high fidelity audio devices that "fully explore the potential of sound and technology." The company is already on the market with their M-1 Wireless Earbuds, a first-generation product targeted at music listening without wires. At CES 2017, Earin introduced their new M-2 earbuds, scheduled to ship in late Q1, and featuring a combination of the latest Bluetooth LE technology with NXP's Near Field Magnetic Induction (NFMI) chip.

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