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SKAA: Better Than AirPlay and Bluetooth for Premium Wireless Audio?

By / Personal Cloud, Wireless / September 28, 2015

Wireless audio speakers and headphones are growing as a consumer category.  Best Buy has 192 different “wireless speakers” on their website, Amazon, 400.  The growth in wireless audio was helped by the growth of the premium music headphone phenomenon, started by Beats Audio.  Of these wireless speakers, the clear majority utilize either Bluetooth or AirPlay to connect the device to …

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SKAA: Displacing Apple AirPlay As The New Premium Wireless Music Standard?

By / Personal Cloud, Wireless / September 28, 2015

Wireless audio is booming as a consumer category.  All one needs to do is walk into a retailer like Best Buy BBY -0.99%and see the multiple rows dedicated to it. Wireless audio benefited from the general growth of the premium music headphone phenomenon, and we have Beats Audio and Dr. Dre to thank for that.  The majority of the wireless audio products …

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RESEARCH PAPER: SKAA Wireless Audio Standard

By / Internet of Things IoT, Personal Cloud, Research, Research Papers, Wireless / May 1, 2020

Two dominant consumer wireless audio standards exist in the installed base today, Bluetooth and Apple’s Airplay.  In spite of their popularity, neither standard was developed to deliver minimal setup, high quality audio across a myriad of different products. SKAA is an alternative wireless audio standard that could challenge both Bluetooth and AirPlay. The two primary …

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