Product Spotlight
Level Home Introduces Level Lock+ (Matter)
World’s smallest and first smart lock to concurrently support both Bluetooth and Matter-over-Thread
Bluetooth
Product Spotlight
OliverIQ’s Universal Hub Enhances Smart Home Automation
Multi-protocol hub aims to simplify the smart home experience
Audio
OXS Launches Compact S2 Thunder Lite Gaming Soundbar
Featuring virtual surround sound, dual full-range drivers, a bass tube, and multiple connectivity options
Video
Boom Launches HALO Business Edition Videobar With Expanded Audio
New Business Edition features an additional microphone and speaker to fit wide range of rooms
Another View
5 Resolutions For Smart Lock Dealers In 2024
Smart lock dealer resolutions could lead to immediate reward of increased revenue for you and your business.
Industry
RCA Launches New Series of Audio Products, TVs, and Smart Home Devices
RCA showcased a number of new products this week at CES, including a new series of TVs developed in partnership with Treasure Creek....
Audio
Tivoli Introduces SongBook And SongBook MAX Premium Bluetooth Sound Systems
The newly redesigned SongBook and SongBook MAX feature a 70's and 90's inspired aesthetic
Accessories
Beyerdynamic’s Upgraded Neckband Earbuds Combine ANC With Built-In Alexa Control
With custom sound personalization and Bluetooth 5.2
Audio
beyerdynamic Introduces The SPACE MAX Speakerphone
The newest addition to the SPACE series is designed for hybrid workers.
Accessories
Bluetooth Is Getting Its Biggest Update In Years — Here’s What We Know
Get ready for widespread hi-res audio
The Wire - Press Releases
JAPAN AUDIO SOCIETY APPROVES A NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM MQA
SCL6 Codec Receives ‘Hi-Res AUDIO WIRELESS’ Certification
Accessories
Monoprice SYNC-ANC Bluetooth Headphones Review
Not perfect, but these headphones impress at only $60
Accessories
beyerdynamic Introduces Free BYRD Earbuds
The German audio company's foray into true wireless earbuds places an emphasis on sound quality
Products
Bluetooth Is Getting The Biggest Upgrade In Years
Get ready to stream to an unlimited number of devices
Industry
Bluetooth Devices Set To Hit New High By 2026
Hearables, low energy audio, and location devices to boost Bluetooth shipments
The Wire - Press Releases
Regional Vermont Chamber of Commerce Relies on Yamaha’s Portable and Easy-to-Use Conferencing Solutions to Conduct Clear Meetings Anywhere
Yamaha UC Speakerphone and Microphone System Boosts Meeting Efficiency, Satisfaction of Remote Participants SUDBURY, Mass. — Feb. 9, 2022 — Yamaha Unified Communications today...
The Wire - Press Releases
Atlantic Technology Is Now Shipping Premium Wireless Headphones That Do More Than Other Headphones Can; Work with 100% of all Media
Atlantic Technology Raises the Bar for Wireless Headphones with Launch of FS-BTWS582 Premium Wireless/Wired Headphones
The Wire - Press Releases
Yamaha YVC-330 Speakerphone Certified by Zoom
The Intelligent Speakerphone Received Zoom Certification to Deliver Frictionless Deployment and Superior Audio Experience in Today’s Collaboration Spaces SUDBURY, Mass. — Oct. 21, 2020...
Blogs
A Brief History Of Audio: From Mono To Digital And Beyond
What audio innovations await? You won’t believe your ears
news
Bluetooth Mesh Makes Its Official Debut
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that the Bluetooth LE spec now supports mesh networking, making the wireless technology an option for large-scale...
Audio
Amazon Adds Bluetooth Speaker Pairing To Echo
Amazon made no formal announcement, but after two years on the market the Amazon Echo can now stream audio to external Bluetooth speakers. Amazon...
Accessories
JVC Adds Bluetooth To Gumy Headphone Line
JVC’s popular Gumy headphone line now has a wireless option with today’s announcement of a new Bluetooth model. The JVC Gumy HA-F250BT, available next...
news
Sales Of Bluetooth Headphones Surpass Wired For First Time
The rumored drop of the headphone port on the iPhone may not be as painful as some feared. According to The NPD Group, Bluetooth...
Home Automation
Bluetooth 5 Will Be Faster, Have Longer Range & Be Better For IoT
A new Bluetooth specification due late this year or early next will boost range, speed, and broadcast-message capacity to enhance Bluetooth’s capabilities in home-...
Audio
New Bluetooth Models Take Diverse Shapes
The latest round of Bluetooth speakers include a Fluance model that could double as a home’s main stereo system, while iHome plans a model...
Audio
Qualcomm’s aptX Codec For Bluetooth Gets Upgrade To Higher Resolution
Qualcomm’s aptX codec, designed to deliver CD-quality stereo over Bluetooth, is getting a resolution upgrade to 24 bits from 16 bits in a nod...
Audio
Audio On Key For CES
Audio retailers will head for CES with the wind behind their backs, though the wind might not be as gusty as it was last...
Accessories
Cleer Readies Two-Way Bluetooth Headphones
Cleer will go to next month’s CES to introduce what it calls the industry’s first Bluetooth headphone with two-way driver design. The dual-driver design...
Home Automation
Bluetooth Smart To Get Smarter In 2016
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) will increase the Internet of Things (IoT) functionality of its Bluetooth Smart standard in 2016 with longer range,...
Audio
Kicker Kicks Up Bluetooth Presence
Kicker hopes to kick up some dust in the portable audio and headphone markets. The company unveiled two portable Bluetooth speakers, expanding its selection...
Car Electronics
MB Quart Revs Up Power Sports Marketing
Lake Zurich, Ill. – MB Quartexpanded its selection of mobile-audio products for the power-sports market with the launch of speakers designed specifically for Polaris-brand all-terrain...
news
Bluetooth Prepares For Sparring Match With ZigBee, Z-Wave
KIRKLAND, WASH. – Hub-less home-automation systems incorporating standardized Bluetooth mesh technology could hit the market sometime next year, thanks to a Bluetooth Special Interest...
Audio
Yamaha HTiBs Get New Technologies
Buena Park, Calif. – Yamaha is bringing new technologies to its 2015 lineup of home-theater-in-a-box (HTiB) systems, including built-in Bluetooth, HDMI 2.0, HDCP 2.2...
news
DTS Headphone:X Appears In Samsung TVs
Calabasas, Calif. – Samsung is incorporating DTS Headphone:X technology in about 40 TVs to deliver surround sound to any pair of Bluetooth headphones. “It...
Accessories
SOL Unveils Shadow Wireless Headphones
San Francisco — SOL Republic introduced its Shadow Wireless in-ear headphones on Tuesday. The flexible Bluetooth headphones feature AptX, in-line mic and remote, multi-device...
Accessories
Sony Beefs Up Bluetooth Headphones
San Diego — Sony Electronics took the wraps off four Bluetooth headphones, including a model with a whopping 30-hour battery life. The top-of-the-line over-ear...
Audio
BenQ Ships TreVolo Bluetooth Speaker
Costa Mesa, Calif. — BenQ America has begun shipping its TreVolo portable Bluetooth speaker with electrostatic speaker technology for a $299 suggested retail. The...
Home Automation
Crestron Adds Bluetooth Proximity Sensor
Rockleigh, N.J. – Crestron shipped its first Bluetooth proximity-detection beacon for installed home-automation systems, enabling Apple smartphones and tablets to automatically display controls for...
Industry
Group Ratifies Bluetooth v4.2 Spec
Kirkland, Wash. – The Bluetooth SIG adopted the 4.2 version of the core Bluetooth spec to increase speed, security and data-transfer reliability and set...
Accessories
Logitech Extends Keyboard Line To iPad Air 2
Newark, Calif. — Logitech has welcomed the iPad Air 2 into its flagship Apple accessories line by unveiling the new Logitech Keys-To-Go, a slender...