For more than a year, Auracast™ broadcast audio – a new Bluetooth capability that will enable next-level audio experiences and help your world sound better – has been a hot topic of conversation for analysts, media, and market experts around the world. The promise of Auracast™ broadcast audio to deliver life-changing audio experiences – letting you share your audio, unmute your world… Source ..read more

A well-known and popular solution for audio streaming and wearable devices, Bluetooth® technology is now widely used as a device positioning technology to address the increasing demand for high-accuracy location services. By enabling one Bluetooth device to determine the presence, distance, and direction of another device, Bluetooth technology delivers flexibility unlike any other positioning… Source ..read more

From household appliances and fitness trackers to health sensors and medical innovations, Bluetooth® technology connects billions of everyday devices and enables the invention of countless more. Despite high market saturation, every year, millions of new Bluetooth low-power, data-transferring devices free consumers from wires. In the recently released 2024 Bluetooth Market Update… Source ..read more

Though more commonly associated with audio streaming and wearable devices, Bluetooth® technology also plays a key role in large-scale device networks. Whether connecting smart home devices and electronic shelf labels in large retail environments or supporting condition monitoring and networked lighting control systems in industrial and commercial settings, Bluetooth Device Network solutions… Source ..read more

Building on nearly 25 years of audio Bluetooth® innovation, Bluetooth LE audio and Auracast™ broadcast audio are having a significant impact on audio market trends. “ABI Research expects Auracast™ broadcast audio capabilities to become a standard feature in Bluetooth audio and assistive listening devices, enabling a variety of innovative audio user experiences ranging from personal audio sharing… Source ..read more

The Latest Bluetooth Market Research For the last few years, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has been working with ABI Research – a global leader in analyzing, tracking, and forecasting the transformation of the smart device and IoT markets – to develop a wide range of market research note that highlight recent and upcoming Bluetooth® technology trends and forecasts. Source ..read more

In an industry where innovation and accessibility intertwine, Panasonic has emerged as a pioneering force with their Auracast™ broadcast audio solution for the hearing impaired. I had the opportunity to speak with Yukio Mitsuno, a member of the promotion team at Panasonic Hearing Instruments Co., to discuss the transformative potential of Auracast™ broadcast audio and the pivotal role Bluetooth®… Source ..read more

Within the last year, Auracast™ broadcast audio has created quite a stir throughout the audio community. Through an interactive global showcase, The Auracast™ Experience, product developers, media, analysts, and more had opportunities to see firsthand how Auracast™ broadcast audio will deliver life-changing audio experiences, letting you share your audio, unmute your world, and hear your best… Source ..read more

As 2024 progresses, more and more Auracast™ receivers (earbuds, hearing aids, headphones, and speakers) are coming to market. However, there’s been some concern that the lack of widely available Auracast™ transmitters (phones, tablets, PCs, TVs, sound systems, and stand-alone systems) is slowing down full market adoption. Fortunately, there’s an interim solution. Recently… Source ..read more

V2X, or vehicle to everything, applies to wireless communication between a vehicle and a specific entity or network. V2X origins can be traced back to the 1970s, but, more recently, specific wireless standards for V2X communications have been defined. Most of the efforts with wireless vehicle communications have been driven by various advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) initiatives and have… Source ..read more