On the shelf: Listening Tech
Apple ships HomeView Software 27.2 ahead of the November 13 launch
The software for Apple's HomeView is out before the device. It shows 20 wallpapers, face editing, automatic light and dark modes and a launcher called BreadBoard. […]
RTL News rebuilds a Cologne audio control room around Lawo mc²96
Control room TR 1 now runs 5.1 surround production on a Lawo mc²96 console and an IP signal chain, and has been on air since August. […]
WSA: asking about sound preference lifted hearing aid uptake 5 points
Studies in 42 clinics in Spain, Canada and the US tied a structured sound preference conversation to higher hearing aid conversion. […]
Google updates Nest Audio and Home speakers with seven fixes
New firmware for Google's smart speakers improves streaming and stereo-pair tuning and fixes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 7 and Google Meet bugs. A Gemini for Home update came the same day. […]
HomePod mini 2 reaches stores October 30 at $149
Apple's HomePod mini 2 starts arriving to customers on Friday. Siri AI is not part of the launch, and the speaker has three microphones instead of four. […]
iOS 27.2 brings Siri AI to five more languages and adds memory
Apple's iOS 27.2 lets Siri AI work in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish in beta. The assistant can now recall details from earlier conversations. […]
Google Home Speaker pulls huge background downloads, fix rolling out
Some owners of the new Google Home Speaker see tens of gigabytes a day downloaded while the speaker sits idle. Google says a fix is already going out. […]
HomePod 27.2 brings Sound Glow to older HomePod models
Apple's HomePod Software 27.2 release candidate adds Sound Glow to the second-generation HomePod and the original HomePod mini. It also adds Mac and Apple TV speaker options. […]