We asked a sampling of industry engineers and users for their perspectives on the evolution of codec designs and applications ...

In my August column, “The Audio World Without ISDN,” we looked at the impending demise of ISDN and the options available for those who can no longer get service. With telcos pushing everything into ...

In previous articles we have discussed several popular audio codecs in use today. In this installment we address advanced audio codecs currently in use. Designers employing audio codecs face a ...

Apple did its part in moving the world to wireless headphones. With the removal of the headphone jack with iPhone 7, the company made it clear that the future of audio is wireless. However, the ...

A variety of audio compression technologies are being used today, each having a distinct advantage over the other in terms of compression ratio, coding delay, coding complexity or legacy system ...

Wolfson Microelectronics plc today announced a new line of audio CODEC chips to address the increasing need for great sounding handheld multimedia. The new chips feature enhanced audio processing, a ...

Texas Instruments unveiled two low-power stereo audio codecs for battery-operated applications, including digital still cameras and portable media players... Texas Instruments unveiled two low-power ...

Four high-performance, multichannel audio codecs are available for use in home entertainment systems, DVD video and audio players, automotive audio systems, a/v receivers, and digital audio effects ...

Noble Audio's new Sceptre Bluetooth dongle can be used to upgrade almost any USB-C device to be compatible with advanced ...

One of the problems with most technologies is that they are jargon filled, and if you don’t know the secret handshakes, you won’t be welcomed into the club. The field of communications is certainly ...

Audio codecs dictate the quality, stability, and power use of a headphone's Bluetooth connection. But they're hide-and-seek champions on Android. That said, we’re not always shown our audio codec ...

This article originally appeared in TV Technology. In my August column, “The Audio World Without ISDN,” we looked at the impending demise of ISDN and the options available for those who can no longer ...