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Audience Extends Momentum in China With BBK vivo X1 -- The World's Thinnest Smartphone
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Dec 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Audience(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: ADNC), the leader in advanced voice and
audio processing for mobile devices, today announced that the
Audience earSmart eS305 processor was selected by BBK for the new
vivo X1 smartphone. The vivo X1 is the world's thinnest smartphone at
only 6.55 mm and offers a groundbreaking voice experience by
leveraging Audience earSmart technology to increase the accuracy of
mobile speech recognition with Audience's Automatic Speech
Recognition (ASR) Assist technology. As the use of voice interface
for hands-free operation of mobile phones becomes increasingly
important, the dependability of cloud or device speech recognition is
becoming a key differentiator for the leading edge of the smartphone
market.
"BBK has a technical powerhouse in the vivo X1 smartphone. They are
delivering an outstanding feature set in an incredibly sleek package
while responding to the consumer demand for a superior voice and
audio experience," said Andy Keane, vice president of marketing for
Audience. "The Audience earSmart advanced voice processor is the key
component in delivering that experience. By working with industry
innovators like BBK we are creating a far better ASR experience that
will be the key to realizing the promise of voice as the user
interface of the future."
"BBK chose Audience because we wanted to work with the leader in
voice processing technology," said Feng Lei, Director of Marketing
for BBK. "Delivering seamless ASR Assist capabilities as part of the
best voice experience is a key differentiator for the vivo X1
smartphone. Audience earSmart technology builds on and accelerates
the BBK vision of delivering the best smartphone experience to our
customers."
ASR Assist is a set of hardware-accelerated algorithms that isolate
voice energy to improve the accuracy of speech-enabled applications
regardless of surrounding environmental noise. These applications and
the ASR engines powering them are impeded by noise sources such as
background voices, music, street noise, and more. Without ASR Assist,
the result is often a poor user experience where the engine fails to
recognize the spoken words and the application fails to complete the
assigned task. The BBK vivo X1 uses Audience ASR Assist technology to
analyze the primary speaker's voice and surrounding audio
environment. The vivo X1 then processes this data for improved
application performance, accuracy and task completion -- even in
noisy, distracting environments.
About the BBK vivo X1
The BBK vivo X1 features the highest quality
voice and audio experience by leveraging Audience earSmart technology
with industry leading ASR Assist capabilities. It is also the world's
thinnest smartphone at a mere 6.55 mm thick. The BBK vivo X1 runs
Android 4.11 and features a 4.7-inch screen with a resolution of
960x540 pixels. It also features an ARM Cortex A9 processor running
at 1.2 GHZ, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM and dual front/rear cameras. The BBK
vivo X1 will retail for yen 2,498 ($400) and will be available
through both the BBK online store and SuNing Yi purchase.
About Audience
Audience is the leader in advanced voice and audio
processing for mobile devices. Its family of earSmart(TM) intelligent
voice processors is based on the processes of human hearing, to
suppress background noise and enhance mobile voice quality.
Audience's technology substantially improves the mobile voice
experience, while also improving the performance of speech-based
services, and enhancing audio quality for multimedia. Audience
earSmart(TM) processors are featured in mobile devices from leading
providers in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the U.S. The company is based
in Mountain View, California. For more information, see
www.audience.com.
For more information on earSmart(TM) Advanced Voice processors from
Audience, please go here.
ADNC-G
For more information, contact:
Diane Vanasse
Audience, Inc.
408-242-0027
Email Contact
SOURCE: Audience
http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct id=FCDFBBDE2D746D38
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