Tag: bluetooth
Dirac’s spatial audio tech will soon be built into wireless headphones
Last time we checked in with Dirac, the Swedish audio company known for “digital audio optimization,” it had developed software for improving headphone sound quality. The key element with that app is that it was designed to run on a phone or media pl… Source
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Teenage Engineering’s next product is probably a Bluetooth speaker
When Teenage Engineering started teasing it was working on a "magic apparatus," people got understandably excited. After all, this is the company that has released some of the most offbeat but capable synths (and IKEA products) in the last couple of… Source
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Bluetooth update could turn wearables into COVID-19 trackers
Billions of people have smartphones, but not everyone has them, and they’re not the only smart devices folks have access to. Older people, and young kids, have valid reasons for not owning one, which excludes them from the phone-based contact-tracing… Source
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The first US COVID-19 exposure notification apps could arrive within ‘weeks’
In order to help fight the spread of COVID-19, Apple and Google quickly developed exposure notification technology for Android and iOS that that relied on Bluetooth technology in mobile phones. They initially released their platforms in May (via an u… Source
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Singapore offers Bluetooth COVID-19 trackers to smartphone-less seniors
It’s not a given that everyone has a smartphone. That’s usually all fine and good, but countries around the world are hoping to use the devices to track contact between those with COVID-19 and the rest of the public. To bring that functionality to se… Source
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Sony WH-1000XM4 upgrades detailed in early Walmart product page
Sony’s WH-1000XM3 headphones are due for an upgrade, and there are hints it might be worth waiting. Walmart has prematurely listed the WH-1000XM4 (via Laptop Mag) with multiple major feature additions. To start, it would finally support multiple devi… Source
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