In a typical day, we each probably have dozens (and sometimes many dozens) of conversations. Part of the natural art of conversation is our ability to speak and listen to a single individual, even when there is background noise such as music playing or other conversations in progress. We instinctively focus our attention on the […]
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It’s Good to Be Understood – The Always Listening Home
The dream of having a truly “smart” home has finally started to materialize in a meaningful way. One aspect of the smart home concept which has been severely underestimated until very recently, though, is the emergence of voice-activated systems and their ability to make sense of spoken commands and requests from humans. Speech is a primary […]
Knowledge is (Reduced) Power…
Back in the good old days of semiconductors (meaning more than one to two decades ago), following Moore’s Law down the process geometry curve gave digital semiconductor companies not only increased logic density, but also lower operating voltages. Five volt supply requirements became 3.3 volts, then 2.5 volts and then 1.8 volts and so on. […]
The Voice…
With apologies to Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera fans, we’re not going to be discussing the latest results from the singing contest reality TV show. Instead we’re going to talk about the rise of speaking as a convenient and practical way for us to interact with our mobile electronics. Perhaps the best-known examples today are […]
EOS Sampling!
First shipment containing: EOS S3 Smartphone Evaluation System, and EOS S3 Device. […]
EOS Sampling Update
I returned Saturday from another productive trip to Asia, and wanted to take a minute to update you on our EOS sample schedule. Testing is going well, and since we are putting the final touches on the EOS evaluation boards this week, we decided to extend our testing to coincide with that release schedule. I’m […]
Always Listening Voice Recognition – Hype or …?
A reader response to our recent blog on the EOS S3 capability to do always-listening voice recognition with Sensory’s TrulyHandsFree product inspired me to share a personal experience where I can see a use case for the technology. First, let me share a recent picture from a short hike I recently completed. This breath-taking sunrise […]
Dawn of a New Generation
A few weeks ago QuickLogic introduced its new, revolutionary EOS Sensor Processing Platform. (In Greek mythology, Eos is the goddess of the dawn – symbolizing that this product represents “the dawn of a new generation of sensor processing systems”.) The announcement garnered a lot of attention in the editorial and analyst community, with over 200 […]
