All items tagged with smart speakers and voice (7)

Practical Test & Measurement: The Smart Way of Testing Smart Home Devices

June 12, 2019 by Hans W. Gierlich

Practical Test & Measurement: The Smart Way of Testing Smart Home Devices

In this article for audioXpress, Hans W. Gierlich, managing director of HEAD acoustics, explains how to test the different performance parameters of smart speakers and smart home devices under real-life conditions, how to deal with the challenges of optimizing systems for voice and audio quality, how to simulate environmental conditions, user behavior, and test the performance of the various functionalities. This article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2019.

Vesper Launches Ultra-High Acoustic Overload Point VM2020 Microphone for Smart Speakers

June 5, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Vesper Launches Ultra-High Acoustic Overload Point VM2020 Microphone for Smart Speakers

The world’s first MEMS microphone designed for loud environments is here. Vesper, a developer of advanced piezoelectric sensors, has just introduced the VM2020, an ultra-high acoustic overload point (AOP) differential analog output piezoelectric MEMS microphone. This is the first consumer product-ready in mass production, able to work in extremely noisy environments without distortion. The VM2020 is available in a standard form factor and package, such as smart speakers.

audioXpress December 2018 Addresses Connected Audio Products and Voice Recognition

November 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress December 2018 Addresses Connected Audio Products and Voice Recognition

For this last edition of 2018, audioXpress compiled a Voice Market Update that explores some of the latest developments and platforms for voice processing, with contributed articles from world-renowned experts in voice. The December 2018 edition reviews the ZOTL Ultralinear Power Amplifier from Linear Tube Audio; explains how to explore Soviet Germanium Transistors; and measures new SMT Low-Voltage JFETs. This is an edition you don't want to miss.

Smart Home Market Will Hit $15.75 Billion by 2023 According to Rethink Technology Research

September 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Smart Home Market Will Hit $15.75 Billion by 2023 According to Rethink Technology Research

Riot, the service of Rethink Technology Research a research and analyst company focusing on IoT, video and wireless, say that the revenues of Smart Hhome as a Service (SHaaS) will rise to $15.75 billion by 2023. The study is entitled “Smart Home as a Service – Awakened from Sleep by a Deep Voice - Forecast to 2023”. The analyst firm confirms Communications Services Providers (CSPs) will need to turn to consumer voice platforms to explore the full potential of the smart home market.

Maxim Announces Highly Efficient Plug-And-Play Digital Class D Speaker Amplifiers

May 15, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Maxim Announces Highly Efficient Plug-And-Play Digital Class D Speaker Amplifiers

Maxim Integrated Products announced new MAX98357 and MAX98358 compact and cos-effective audio amplifiers, ideal for a wide variety of applications, including a plug-and-play solution for portable and smart speakers. Despite their ultra-small form factors, the MAX98357 and MAX98358 digital-input 3.2W Class D audio power amplifiers require only a single power supply and auto configure for 35 different clocking configurations and 128 digital audio formats.

HEAD acoustics Launches Modular Multi-Channel Test and Measurement Front End labCORE

January 10, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Launches Modular Multi-Channel Test and Measurement Front End labCORE

A powerful and versatile all-in-one solution for a wide variety of applications, the new modular multi-channel front end labCORE from HEAD acoustics, introduces a powerful and versatile measurement instrument that expands the German company’s application scope. Due to its modularity, its wide selection of digital and analog inputs and outputs as well as its programmable interfaces, labCORE is an all-in-one solution for voice and audio quality measurements.

Voice Application Opportunities for the Audio Industry

July 20, 2017 by Joao Martins

Voice Application Opportunities for the Audio Industry

In previous editorials, I have highlighted the important role of smart speakers in promoting the user case for voice personal assistants (VPAs) and voice recognition applications - given the ideal combination of far-field microphone arrays with a complete audio ecosystem that encompasses digital signal processing, acoustic echo cancelation, noise cancellation, and many other technologies. This opens significant opportunities for the audio industry, given we understand the challenges.