Apple AirPods With Camera for Better Spatial Audio Capabilities Said to Launch Soon: Ming-Chi Kuo

Apple is reportedly working on new AirPods that will come equipped with cameras. These new AirPods will feature infrared radiation (IR) cameras, similar to the ones integrated with the iPhone Face ID receiver. It is said that the new true wireless stereo (TWS) by the Cupertino-based tech giant will offer an enhanced spatial audio experience … Read more

Microsoft Unveils VALL-E, Audio AI That Can Simulate Any Voice From 3-Second Prompts

Microsoft researchers recently announced VALL-E, a new text-to-speech AI model that can accurately mimic a person’s voice when given a three-second audio sample. Once it has learned a specific voice, VALL-E can synthesise audio of that person saying anything—while attempting to retain the speaker’s emotional tone. When combined with other generative AI models like GPT-3, … Read more

Grok Vision, Multilingual Audio Support and Real-Time Search Features Roll Out to xAI’s Chatbot

Grok is getting a couple of new features, the AI firm announced on Wednesday. xAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is rolling out Grok Vision, a computer vision feature, to its iOS app. Additionally, the company is also shipping support for multilingual audio and real-time web search to the Grok app for iOS and Android smartphones. … Read more

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 Ends Soon: Don’t Miss These Deals on Mobiles, Audio Gear, TVs, and More

The Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 that kicked off on July 15 at 12am is about to come to an end. This years Prime Day sale saw plenty of discounts, new smartphone launches, exclusive deals, and offers. There are plenty of deals available across different categories and searching through all of them can be a … Read more

Beats Solo 4 Review: Good Audio Quality, But Expensive

Beats Solo 4 was launched earlier this year, and the company’s latest on-ear headphones made their way to India in August. They are equipped with audio features found on more expensive wireless headphones from Apple, including spatial audio with dynamic head tracking and support for lossless audio, but lack support for active noise cancellation (ANC). … Read more

Google NotebookLM App for Android and iOS Launched, Comes With Audio Overviews Feature

Google launched the standalone app for NotebookLM on both Android and iOS on Monday. Earlier this month, the Mountain View-based tech giant listed the app on both Google Play and the App Store and allowed users to pre-register for it. Nearly three weeks later, the app is now available on both operating systems and carries … Read more

YouTube Premium Rolls Out Experimental Features Including Higher Audio Quality, Faster Playback Speeds

YouTube on Wednesday introduced several new experimental features for its YouTube Premium subscribers. The platform says that the features are aimed at enhancing content consumption, with support for higher quality audio while watching music videos and the ability to toggle faster video playback. Meanwhile, YouTube Shorts for iOS now offers support for picture-in-picture and smart … Read more

PlayStation 5 September Update Brings SSD Expansion, 3D Audio Support for TVs, More

PlayStation5 is receiving its second major software update that brings 3D audio support for TV speakers, M.2 SSD storage expansion capabilities, Control Center customisation, new social features for Game Base, updated game titles in the Game Library, and network tests for PlayStation Now. Alongside, Sony has also announced updates for the PlayStation App, and the … Read more

Sony India Kicks Off Year-End Sale With Discounts on Bravia TVs, Audio Products

Sony has kicked off its year-end sale in India on Thursday, with discounts on its Bravia smart TVs and audio products. As part of the sale, the company is offering discounts, cashback offers, and a two-year warranty on specific Bravia TVs. Similarly, Sony has also discounted its audio products including true wireless earbuds, headphones and … Read more

Sony HT-S400 Soundbar With 330W Output, Dolby Digital Audio Launched

Sony HT-S400 soundbar was launched globally on January 25. The 2.1 channel soundbar from the Japanese tech giant comes with a wireless subwoofer and gets a total power output of 330W. It also features Sony’s S-Force Pro front surround technology along with Dolby Digital audio. Sony HT-S400 has a small OLED display that shows information … Read more