All items tagged with wireless (83)
Worldwide Headphone Shipments Projected to Grow by 6.2% to 328.7 Million Units in 2015
November 12, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Worldwide Headphone Shipments Projected to Grow by 6.2% to 328.7 Million Units in 2015

According to the latest Futuresource Headphones Market Report, which provides a snapshot of the current trends in headphone technology, serving also as a guide for Christmas tech gadget shopping, aftermarket shipments of headphones are projected to grow by 6.2% this year to 328.7 million units. Wireless headphones is a major growth category, expected to grow by 63% in 2015 to reach 38 million units.
Read more...
Freescale Runs Thread and Bluetooth Smart from a Single Wireless MCU
October 20, 2015 by Joao Martins

Freescale Runs Thread and Bluetooth Smart from a Single Wireless MCU

Freescale Semiconductor introduced the new Kinetis KW41Z – the industry’s first multi-mode radio MCU to support concurrent operation of IEEE 802.15.4 Thread and Bluetooth Smart/BLE connectivity while hosting associated applications. With Bluetooth v4.2 support, the Kinetis KW41Z MCU helps transform simple devices into advanced connected systems.
Read more...
Headphone Engineering: A 10-Point Cheat Sheet
September 2, 2015 by Mike Klasco

Headphone Engineering: A 10-Point Cheat Sheet

These days everyone is getting into the headphone business. This 10-point “cheat sheet” provides a place to start product definition development efforts. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, July 2013.
Read more...
National Instruments Drives Down Cost of Wireless Production Test
August 5, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

National Instruments Drives Down Cost of Wireless Production Test

The new Wireless Test System (WTS) from National Instruments is driving down the cost in wireless production test. The WTS couples NI’s PXI vector signal transceiver (VST) and multicore processing technologies to deliver industry-leading test speeds. With faster measurements, the solution is optimizing manufacturing costs for testing wireless devices, such as mobile devices and infotainment systems, from major brands.
Read more...
Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019
July 15, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019

The 802.15.4 wireless connectivity market is set to continue its transition towards IP-enabled solutions, increasing from 6% of the market in 2015 to over 30% by 2019, says market researcher ABI Research. Alongside this, the market share of combo ICs from the total shipments of 802.15.4 chips is set to grow from 1% to over 12%.
Read more...
Parts Express Showcasing New Gear at InfoComm 2015
June 11, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Parts Express Showcasing New Gear at InfoComm 2015

Parts Express will join thousands of professional audiovisual enthusiasts in Orlando, Florida June 16-19 for the annual InfoComm show at Booth #535. Parts Express will showcase a range of new products from Dayton Audio, Talent Sound & Lighting and Talos Security, among several other brands.
Read more...
New Line 6 Relay G70 Digital Guitar Wireless Now Available
April 8, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

New Line 6 Relay G70 Digital Guitar Wireless Now Available

Following the NAMM 2015 presentation, Line 6 announced the availability of its Relay G70 digital wireless system. The new Relay G70 system solves many of the most common wireless concerns while providing hands-free support for multiple guitars.
Read more...
DPA Microphones Expands d:facto Vocal Microphone Range
April 8, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

DPA Microphones Expands d:facto Vocal Microphone Range

DPA Microphones is using the Prolight+Sound 2015 show to introduce a new model on its d:facto Vocal Microphone range. Already renowned for its audio quality and versatility on the live stage, this modular range now includes a new broadcast-quality capsule with low noise characteristics for presenters and reporters.
Read more...
Cambridge Consultants Demonstrates First All-Digital Radio Transmitter Design
March 12, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Cambridge Consultants Demonstrates First All-Digital Radio Transmitter Design

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (March 2-5, 2015), Cambridge Consultants demonstrated its Pizzicato all-digital radio transmitter. The technology innovation firm says this is the world’s first radio transmitter built purely from computing power - a turning point in radio design and a real enabler for the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) and 5G technology.
Read more...
STMicroelectronics STM32 MCUs and MEMS microphones Power Prizm Smart Audio Device
March 6, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics STM32 MCUs and MEMS microphones Power Prizm Smart Audio Device

STMicroelectronics has revelead its contribution to the innovative Prizm smart audio device, which automatically plays the perfect song, based on the number of people in the room, their music tastes and habits, and even the time of day and ambient noise levels. ST’s leading-edge microcontroller and sensor technologies enable Prizm’s smart audio and touch interactions.
Read more...