Toward better house music

Qualcomm introduces new audio products At Qualcomm Technologies Inernational voice and music developer conference in Shenzhen, China, the company introduced a new Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform, which will enable the development of smart, net-worked speakers. The company is offering two SoC options based on the APQ8009 and APQ8017 and including them with software options to allow OEMs to build smart speakers. The SoCs will include processing, connectivity, voice user interfaces, and premium audio technologies. The new platform supports multimic far field voice capability with voice activation and beamforming technologies. It also includes echo cancellation, noise suppression, and barge-in capability. Add