Dolby

Dirac and Polestar collaborate to create next-gen in-car audio system for the Polestar 3

Mobility, Player, Technology / By Peter Cooney / February 16, 2024 / Automotive Audio Amplifiers and Sub Woofers, Automotive Head Unit, Bowers & Wilkins, Dirac, Dolby, Polestar

Polestar have teamed up with audio brand Bowers & Wilkins and audio technology vendor Dirac to create a bespoke audio experience in the new Polestar 3. The Polestar 3 is a premium BEV, the audio system is described here – “With 1610 watts of power, 25 speakers, 3D Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos, the Bowers & Wilkins for Polestar audio system …

Dirac and Polestar collaborate to create next-gen in-car audio system for the Polestar 3 Read More »

OnePlus 12 Set to Launch Worldwide

Mobile Devices, Product / By Lachlan Cooney / February 6, 2024 / Dolby, Hasselblad, High End Smartphone, Low Cost Smartphone, Mid Range Smartphone, OnePlus, Oppo, Qualcomm, Sony

OnePlus, a subsidiary of Oppo, has released its latest flagship models, the OnePlus 12 and 12R. Unlike other recent smartphone releases, OnePlus hasn’t followed the trend of implementing tonnes of AI features in its new line of phones, but instead decided to focus on the basics. The OnePlus 12 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 …

OnePlus 12 Set to Launch Worldwide Read More »

Bose embraces LE audio and proprietary spatial audio

Technology, Wearable Devices / By Peter Cooney / September 28, 2023 / Bone Conduction Headphone, Bose, Dolby, Sony, True Wireless Stereo Earbuds, Wired Headphones Packaged, Wired Headphones Retail, Wireless Ear Cup, Wireless Fully Enclosed, Wireless Mono Headset, Wireless Tethered Earbuds

This piece of news touches on two significant points. The new Bose headphones and earbuds are coming LE Audio ready, also packed with an exciting proprietary 3D audio solution. SAR is seeing a steady uptake of the new LE Audio standard amongst vendors, however, there is some hesitancy for low-end TWS vendors to fully commit …

Bose embraces LE audio and proprietary spatial audio Read More »

Sunplus and WiSA Technologies Partner to Enable Cost-Effective Atmos Soundbar Applications up to 7.1.4 Configurations

Home, Player, Product / By Peter Cooney / June 22, 2023 / Dolby, soundbar, Sunplus, WiSA

This partnership between WiSA and Sunplus is significant as it speeds up development of Dolby Atmos soundbars by providing what the two stakeholders call the SPA300 SoC Software Development Kit. The development kit leverages WiSA’s expertise in immersive sound technology. There are several brands that supply WiSA certified equipment. The partnership between WiSA and Sunplus should …

Sunplus and WiSA Technologies Partner to Enable Cost-Effective Atmos Soundbar Applications up to 7.1.4 Configurations Read More »

Panasonic Avionics to partner with HEAR360 to bring Spatial Audio to the air

Buildings, Player, Technology / By Peter Cooney / May 10, 2023 / Airport, Dolby, HEAR360, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Sony

There is a lot of buzz in audio markets about ‘spatial audio’ at the moment and many companies are opting to benefit from the boost in interest by offering some iteration of the concept. If you’re not familiar, the biggest player within this market is Dolby Atmos, others include Sony 360 Reality Audio which is based …

Panasonic Avionics to partner with HEAR360 to bring Spatial Audio to the air Read More »

NuraTrue Pro earbuds offer custom sound and exceptional spatial audio

Product, Technology, Wearable Devices / By Peter Cooney / March 27, 2023 / Apple, Bone Conduction Headphone, Dirac, Dolby, DTS, Nura, True Wireless Stereo Earbuds, Wired Headphones Packaged, Wired Headphones Retail, Wireless Ear Cup, Wireless Fully Enclosed, Wireless Mono Headset, Wireless Tethered Earbuds

We hear the term ‘spatial audio’ being used a lot in in the tech world. It’s also sometimes referred to as ‘3D audio’, or ‘immersive audio’. It can get quite confusing, especially when there are two technologies which could both be referred to by any of these terms. As these technologies are relatively new, there are not …

NuraTrue Pro earbuds offer custom sound and exceptional spatial audio Read More »

World’s first beamforming soundbar tracks your head

Home, Product / By Joe Murray / February 16, 2023 / Active Room Speaker, Dolby, Razer, Smart Speaker, soundbar, THX

The soundbar market does not enjoy the rapid growth it once did. Even though this has been a market showing superiority to home theatre in box systems—and even AVRs—the trend is a slowing in shipment growth. The use of wireless (sometimes battery powered) speakers incorporated into a multiroom setup may be a good trade off as this …

World’s first beamforming soundbar tracks your head Read More »

New Netflix spatial audio powered by Sennheiser

Home, Technology / By Peter Cooney / February 14, 2023 / Active Room Speaker, Dolby, Netflix, Sennheiser, Smart TV, soundbar

What seems to be the follow on from an announcement in July ’22, it has been publicised for the second time that Netflix will be adding AMBEO spatial audio—powered by Sennheiser—to some of its titles on the streaming platform. After recent price hikes, it’s good to see Netflix adding additional value to the service. Albeit interesting …