Bluey Sound Design Marries DIY Flair With Professional Polish

• Bluey’s sound designer blends DIY and professional recording techniques. • Field recordings capture unique soundscapes from Brisbane’s real‑world locations. • Minimalist mic setu

Open Hardware · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 157 words
RA-QA: Towards Respiratory Audio-based Health Question Answering

RA-QA: Towards Respiratory Audio-based Health Question Answering

• RA-QA dataset: 7.5M QA pairs, 60+ attributes, 3 question types. • Curated 11 respiratory audio datasets, first multimodal QA resource bridging audio and natural language. • Bench

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 165 words
If You Can't Hear the TV Properly, You Need One of These Soundbars

If You Can't Hear the TV Properly, You Need One of These Soundbars

• Many TVs lack clear speakers, making dialogue hard to hear. • Soundbars boost audio clarity, reducing volume adjustments for shows daily. • Zvox SB500 delivers crisp dialogue and

Consumer Tech · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 177 words
How to improve your Sonos soundbar's audio performance - 3 easy and free ways

How to improve your Sonos soundbar's audio performance - 3 easy and free ways

• How to improve your Sonos soundbar’s audio performance - 3 easy and free ways Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. • ZDNET’s key takeaways Your listening room’s la

Probing a USB analog audio adapter

• How do engineers squeeze all the necessary circuitry (and what is it?) into one of these devices, and do so this inexpensively? • With the demise of analog audio line out, headph

Electronics & EE · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 386 words
New Performance Requirements For Audio

New Performance Requirements For Audio

• Home Systems & Design Low Power - High Performance Manufacturing, Packaging & Materials Test, Measurement & Analytics Auto, Security & Enabling Technologies Special Reports Busin

AOMedia Open Audio Codec 'OAC' Aims To Be The Successor To Opus

AOMedia Open Audio Codec 'OAC' Aims To Be The Successor To Opus

• AOMedia Open Audio Codec ‘OAC’ Aims To Be The Successor To Opus While the Alliance For Open Media ‘AOMedia’ is most known for developing the AV1 open video codec, the associated

OS & Internals · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 272 words
I tested Google Docs' new AI audio summaries, and they're a massive time-saver

I tested Google Docs' new AI audio summaries, and they're a massive time-saver

• ‘ZDNET Recommends’: What exactly does it mean? • ZDNET’s recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. • We gather data from the best ava

2.1-channel audio HAT for Raspberry Pi features Texas Instruments TAS5825M class-D amplifier

2.1-channel audio HAT for Raspberry Pi features Texas Instruments TAS5825M class-D amplifier

• Previously, we wrote about theLouder Raspberry Pi,an open-source media center that integrates the Louder Raspberry Hat based on a 25W TAS5805M Class-D amplifier. • Now, the devel

Open Hardware · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 307 words
Starting a podcast? Here's the all-in-one mic kit I recommend

Starting a podcast? Here's the all-in-one mic kit I recommend

• Shure MV7+ Podcast Kit Gen 2 offers broadcast‑quality sound for podcasters. • Includes USB‑XLR hybrid mic, headphones, and a stand for versatile use. • Price: $319, bundled with

The best wireless workout headphones for 2026

The best wireless workout headphones for 2026

• Beats Powerbeats Fit: 20% more flexible wingtips, 17% smaller case, improved comfort for workouts. • Key fitness headphone criteria: secure fit, water resistance, long battery li

Consumer Tech · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 191 words
These fancy headphones stick vacuum tubes in your cans for hi-fi audio

These fancy headphones stick vacuum tubes in your cans for hi-fi audio

• These fancy headphones stick vacuum tubes in your cans for hi-fi audio Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Lumberton, Texas-based startupEcoute Audiomade a splash wi

You're using your TV's HDMI port wrong: 8 tips to get the best image and audio quality

You're using your TV's HDMI port wrong: 8 tips to get the best image and audio quality

• Use high‑speed HDMI cables to avoid signal loss and ensure full resolution. • Enable HDR and set TV to the correct HDMI input mode for best color accuracy. • Disable HDMI‑CEC to

Apple's Podcasts app will let you 'seamlessly' switch between audio and video shows

Apple's Podcasts app will let you 'seamlessly' switch between audio and video shows

• Tech News Apple Apple’s Podcasts app will let you ‘seamlessly’ switch between audio and video shows A new way to watch video podcasts that isn’t just hopping over to YouTube. • A

Consumer Tech · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 269 words
How to Add a Loudspeaker to LiteWing ESP32 Drone for Wireless Audio Announcement

How to Add a Loudspeaker to LiteWing ESP32 Drone for Wireless Audio Announcement

• In this project, we upgraded LiteWing, an ESP32-based development drone by adding a lightweight Bluetooth speaker system to extend its capabilities beyond flight. • By adding a s

Electronics & EE · February 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 282 words
Play an Audio File in Voice Calls With PHP

Play an Audio File in Voice Calls With PHP

• Play an Audio File in Voice Calls With PHP Time to read: Facebook logo Twitter LogoFollow us on Twitter LinkedIn logo Play an Audio File in Voice Calls With PHP Audio can make an

Engineering Blogs · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 370 words

Updated Candidate Recommendation: Dubbing and Audio description Profiles of TTML2

• The Timed Text Working Group invites implementations of an updated Candidate Recommendation Snapshot of Dubbing and Audio description Profiles of TTML2 . • This specification def

Updated Candidate Recommendation: Dubbing and Audio description Profiles of TTML2

• The Timed Text Working Group invites implementations of an updated Candidate Recommendation Snapshot of Dubbing and Audio description Profiles of TTML2 . • This specification def