All items tagged with wireless multichannel audio (26)

January 11, 2024 by Joao Martins

Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces Wi-Fi Certified 7

To complicate an extremely busy week in technology news, the Wi-Fi Alliance decided to announce the release of its certification for Wi-Fi 7, which is the closest thing the organization offers as its official release. Although already implemented in a large number of products by many manufacturers, Wi-Fi 7 - or IEEE 802.11be - didn't exactly exist until this announcement. And this is a big one for wireless audio, bringing greater capacity, and less latency.

WiSA Technologies Partners With Fraunhofer and StreamUnlimited to Demonstrate Spatial Audio Rendering Solution at CES 2024

December 22, 2023 by Joao Martins

WiSA Technologies Partners With Fraunhofer and StreamUnlimited to Demonstrate Spatial Audio Rendering Solution at CES 2024

WiSA Technologies has partnered with Fraunhofer IIS and StreamUnlimited to demonstrate the possibilities of Fraunhofer's upHear spatial audio rendering solution in combination with wireless multichannel home theater systems, streaming over a WiSA E configuration. This makes use of Fraunhofer's upHear Flexible Rendering, which has been designed to bring immersive audio experiences into any room without restrictions of fixed speaker placements or audio source content.

December 20, 2023 by Joao Martins

WiSA Technologies Confirms Philips and Hisense TVs Transmitting WiSA E Multichannel Wireless Audio at CES 2024

Following the confirmation that Hisense would be introducing WiSA E wireless audio software on their TVs, WiSA Technologies announced an implementation of WiSA E direct from a Philips HDTV to external speakers. Transmitting high-quality multichannel audio direct from a TV enables a low-cost and flexible path for consumers to enhance the quality of their audio system. The 2024 Philips and Hisense TV models demonstrate the ease of implementing onboard high-quality multichannel wireless audio.

December 8, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

WiSA Technologies Reports Progress in Industry Support for WiSA E

WiSA Technologies, the multichannel wireless audio technology pioneer, announced the integration of WiSA E software technology onto the Amlogic S905X4 application processor. This advanced embedded SoC design is ideal for the OTT/IP streaming Set-Top Box market, and its availability follows the announcement that WiSA just confirmed the first WiSA E software licensing with a major global TV brand.

November 10, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

First Soundbar Powered by WiSA E Wireless Audio Software Now Available

The WiSA Association confirmed commercial availability of Platin Audio's first-ever soundbar and the first product in the industry to leverage WiSA Technologies's WiSA E wireless software. Supporting an impressive ten audio channels, including four channels of up-firing Dolby Atmos audio (two front and two rear), the Milan 5.1.4 Soundbar System ensures a robust, high-fidelity audio experience for just $799 MSRP.

Wireless Audio Will Stream from TVs - Why the Audio Industry Needs to Pay Attention

October 5, 2023 by Joao Martins

Wireless Audio Will Stream from TVs - Why the Audio Industry Needs to Pay Attention

The wireless home theater is close to go mainstream and needs wireless speakers. WISA Technologies and DTS Play-Fi are embedding its multichannel wireless audio technology directly into SoC TV platforms. But they need to support Dolby Atmos. Now Dolby decided to try it out as well.

WiSA E Development Kits Start Shipping Worldwide

July 31, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

WiSA E Development Kits Start Shipping Worldwide

WiSA Technologies is starting to ship WiSA E development kits to key tier 1 TV and audio customers in major markets, including Korea, Japan, United States and China. WiSA E enables HDTV/soundbar brands to transmit high-quality, multichannel audio, wirelessly. Creating an ecosystem of interoperable products using standard 5GHz and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, WiSA E offers high-performance, high-quality wireless audio transmission and reception at an affordable price.

July 25, 2023 by Joao Martins

WiSA Launches New Tools for Implementing, Managing and Testing WiSA-Enabled Products

WiSA Technologies announced two new tools designed to streamline the development and manufacturing of WiSA E (Embedded) and WiSA DS (Discrete System) implementations. The new WiSA Server, in combination with the new Product Support Engineering Tool (PEST), enable faster time-to-market as well as comprehensive management of testing and other aspects of the manufacturing process.

Sennheiser Promises to Revolutionize Wireless Audio Transmission in Large Events with WMAS

February 27, 2023 by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Promises to Revolutionize Wireless Audio Transmission in Large Events with WMAS

WMAS is the not-very-imaginative acronym for Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems, a technology and system approach that Sennheiser has been developing for over 10 years. The German company is currently having meetings with regulatory bodies, and promoting demonstrations to high-profile wireless users and decision-makers. Reasons enough for Sennheiser to decide to unveil details about the upcoming new type of wireless audio transmission technology.

February 6, 2023 by Joao Martins

WiSA Technologies Begins Shipping WiSA E Multichannel Audio Development Kits to Initial Beta Customers

WiSA Technologies, a leading provider of wireless audio technologies for home theater already adopted by Bang & Olufsen, Harman, Klipsch, Savant, LG Electronics and many others, announced its first shipments of WiSA E development kits to leading audio brands developing multichannel audio systems. Using the 5GHz portion of the Wi-Fi band, WiSA E offers high-performance, high-quality wireless audio transmission and reception at an affordable price.

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