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On August 11, 2020 in All, Audio, Automation, Automotive, Computing, General, IoT, RF, Wireless by Tommy Cummings

The summit is a month-long series of virtual webinars on design challenges for 5G, Wi-Fi, radar, mobile, and motor control. The free webinar kicks off Aug. 12 and continues through Sept. 3. Mouser Electronics is among the sponsors.

Finding Solutions for Wearables and Hearables

On May 7, 2020 in All, Audio, Power by Jim Harrison

The demand for wireless hearable technology has grown substantially. Here, we’ll discuss some of the most promising applications for wireless earbud technology and explore a power management solution that simplifies the connection between charger and hearable by managing power and data transfer.

Tagged With: converter, interface, wireless, battery, device, devices, earbud, hearables, IC, max, maxim, pin, pins, power management, TWS

SSH Part 2: Configuring SSH from a Windows 10 Workstation

On January 17, 2020 in All, Audio, Computing by Jeff Fellinge

Microsoft’s support for the Windows Subsystem for Linux and the OpenSSH standard increases your options to manage Linux-based cloud environments and IoT devices. Use these tools to securely authenticate your devices and encrypt all communications.

Speakers: Instrumental to Listening

On January 10, 2020 in All, Audio by Tony Ives

With features such as wireless connectivity, digital signal processing, and multi-room capability, speaker design is advancing to the next level. In this blog, we investigate some of the key aspects of next-generation speaker design.

Using “Reversed Amazon Echo” Techniques on a Train Whistle

On December 19, 2019 in All, Audio, Computing by Charles Byers

Directional sound pickup using microphone arrays is being used in devices like the Amazon Echo. What if this technique could be reversed, controlling the sound fields of speaker arrays using digital-signal processing algorithms? This blog looks at a train whistle and how applying these techniques could prove beneficial to the application.

Tagged With: Array microphones, DSP

How the DSM™ Algorithm Delivers Louder, Richer Sound

On October 10, 2019 in All, Audio by Maxim Integrated

Consumers won’t sacrifice audio performance for form factor—they want both. Maxim’s patented Dynamic Speaker Management (DSM™) technology provides a way to safely drive micro speakers beyond their specified maximum power rating.

New Touch Encoder Technology Makes User Experience More Intuitive

On July 23, 2018 in All, Audio, Automation, Automotive, Dev Tools, Industrial, IoT, Maker, Medical, Robotics by Grayhill, Inc.

Industrial designers are always looking for ways to improve user interface controls by combining functionalities of rotary switches, pushbuttons, trackballs, potentiometers, and touchscreens. In doing so, they can save on component costs and streamline the user experience. Now, Touch Encoder technology is available that helps modernize and simplify designs, while also making it much easier to support applications with multiple languages or configurations.

Carrying an Intelligent Conversation with Chatbots

On July 2, 2018 in All, Audio, EIT 2018: Generation Robot, Robotics by Paul Golata

Have you ever knowingly encountered a chatbot? A recent experience left me frustrated, yet smiling when I realized that “Albert, the Customer Service Agent” was really “Albert, the AI Chatbot.” Even cooler is that “Albert, the AI Chatbot” was good enough to have fooled me into thinking I was talking to a human.

Biggest Tech Flops of All Time: The Picturephone

On January 19, 2018 in All, Audio, General, Sensors, Wireless by Barry Manz

Flops in technological development are nothing new, but how do they relate? They were led by bright minds who ignored customer sentiment.

Making Hearables a Hit

On April 27, 2017 in All, Audio, Wireless by Mark Patrick

Hearables—computing devices that fit into your ears and primarily use an audio interface—received a boost with the launch of Apple’s AirPods wireless earbuds last year. However, AirPods are just a tentative first step for hearables, which are a potentially huge market that still seems up for grabs for whoever can developer a killer product.

Tagged With: airpods, bluetooth 5, fitness tracking, hearables, nfmi

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