Now that the patents for the popular MP3 audio codec have expired, it’s unlikely that the format is going anywhere, despite many reports that misinterpreted what the end of the format’s licensing ...
It’s hard to believe that the first Internet radio broadcast took place just 20 years ago. Today, tens of millions of people stream Internet radio to their smartphones, tablets and other connected ...
The audio market for wireless Bluetooth headsets is growing rapidly. Audio devices using Bluetooth (BT) connectivity are more ubiquitous than ever. People have gotten used to wireless audio systems, ...
“High-quality sound and feature-rich products are becoming an important consideration in portable product design, which traditionally has implied increased engineering investment to solve complex ...
In this third part of Paving the way for the next generation audio codec for the True Wireless Stereo (TWS) applications whitepaper, the latency performance and how it impacts the ANC performance will ...
Suppose on the face value their claims are true about the compression ratio vs fidelity loss - "CD quality audio at 1/10th the current standard data size". That's an order of magnitude improvement. So ...
Microsoft is adding Dolby’s Digital Plus 5.1-channel stereo codec to Windows 8. The licensing cost will be borne by OEMs, who will pay a higher fee if their products contain an optical drive.
Wolfson Microelectronics has released the WM8777, the latest in its multi-channel audio codec family. When combined with a DSP, the mixed-signal device provides all the major audio functions for 5.1, ...