CME 公布便携音箱计划:支持 iWA 无线音频技术 引领无线MIDI传输技术WiDi的CME公司于2个月前公布了无线音频技术iWA，而现在他们再次公布了利用该技术打造的首个iWA无线便携音箱的计划。
上图就是iWA音箱的设计图，跟iPad的大小对比。它内置了锂电池，通过赠送的变压器来充电，尺寸是243 (L) x 172 (H) x150 (W)（单位毫米）。 iWA技术的诞生就是为了替代现在通过蓝牙传输音频的技术，iWA比蓝牙传输音频强在可以直接传输无压缩的立体声24bit/48kHz精度数字音频，而且价格更低，功耗更小，设备使用时间更长（至少24小时），且延迟在5毫秒以内。 不过iWA音箱也内置了蓝牙5 LE音频传输技术，所以也可以作为普通的蓝牙音箱来用。通过购买单独的iWA发射器你就可以将无损音频发送给iWA音箱。 到官网可以了解更多iWA信息，并支持CME的iWA计划：https://www.cme-pro.com/lossless-iwa-instant-wireless-audio-by-cme/ Phase 2 iWA: Lossless wireless audio  Low latency wireless audio is getting real. After more than 1,000 people have registered for the crowd creation process, the first phase of project iWA has been successfully completed. It is time for wireless audio by CME. Many of you took the time to provide feedback and share your ideas through the first blog post. It has already been very helpful and has sparked a lot of discussion about the next step of this project. Now it's time to enter the next phase and make project iWA more real for you. Feel welcome to share your thoughts, invite your friends and activate your community. Help us build the technology you want! Wireless Speaker: First design concept! First of all, we would like to know what you think of this look. Keep in mind that this is just a concept. It is certainly not (yet) the final product. The speaker is designed to be super portable with power supply via AC power and a rechargeable Li-ion battery. For reference, an iPad is added to show the portable size of the speaker with dimensions in mm of 243 (L) x 172 (H) x150 (W). How does it feel to you? Is this the right direction? Or not? iWA Portable wireless audio speaker with iPad Separate transmitter/receiver (TX/RX) Many of you have pointed out that you prefer to keep using your own speaker system for making music. There is no immediate need to replace your monitors. At the same time, that doesn't take away from your need for low-latency wireless audio. We heard you about that. As mentioned in the first blog, our idea is to implement an alternative wireless technology to the currently widely used Bluetooth technology. This alternative technology is needed to deliver ultra-low latency 24-bit/48kHz wireless audio in stereo, without compression, with long battery life and accessible prices. Due to your request for a TX/RX solution, we have split the project into two parts. Basically, one speaker and separate audio transmission adapters. CME speaker with latest Bluetooth 5 LE Audio and expandable iWA receiver iWA TX/RX ultra-low latency adapter This allows you to use iWA technology when needed and easily play your favorite music from your mobile device with the convenience of Bluetooth. iWA ultra-low latency wireless audio As with WIDI, the goal of CME is to provide you with a new technology that is as widely applicable as possible. Following the input received from the community, the specifications can be best described as follows: Wireless technology: iWA ultra-low latency Audio latency: less than 5ms Audio quality: 24-bit / 48kHz, stereo, uncompressed Continuous playing time: 24+ hours When you use the iWA adapter(s) with the CME speaker, you can run backing tracks while playing live and take advantage of low latency audio while practicing or producing. Next goal is 3,000 registrants Now that phase 2 of project iWA has been announced, it is also time to set the stretch target. Feel free to share the post and participate in the project, it will be economically feasible to open for presale when there are 3,000 active registrations. It is very important to understand that we need your support in this. As of the publishing date of this blog, there were 1,000 active supporters. If you all invite one friend, and that friend does the same, we'll be over that goal immediately. |
