Adopting a new codec standard is a complicated task. The timeline for getting up to speed is so long that once you’re there, the industry very well might be looking at the next generation of codecs ...

H.267 should be finalized between July and October 2028. If history holds, this means H.267 won’t see meaningful deployment until 2034–2036, long after I hang up my keyboard. Here's a brief ...

Playing media files should be easy for any player in today’s times. But we still face problems while playing certain media files in some systems. This happens because the required Codec may be missing ...

The word Codec is an acronym of the words compressor and decompressor. Codecs are a program that compresses a video and later helps to decode it. So if you receive an ...

Have you ever overheard someone casually talking about their preferred audio codecs, or perhaps questioning the value of one model of wireless earbuds versus another because of the audio codecs they ...

As much as we love debating the pros and cons of new codecs like AV1, VVC, and LCEVC, independent premium-content publishers have largely ignored them. Take Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) founding ...

The market for audio applications and devices has significantly grown over the last couple of years. Applications such as smart speakers, Bluetooth speakers, smartphones, and voice-controlled ...

With the rise in popularity of wireless headphones and earbuds, a lot of technical terms have come along with them. From wireless charging to Bluetooth multipoint, wear sensors, ANC and transparency, ...

Smartphone manufacturers all but took away our beloved phones with headphone jacks. Now we’re left buying admittedly great wireless earbuds hand over fist. But listening to music is no longer a ...

Bluetooth is everywhere: in phones, headphones, speakers, TVs, games consoles and smartwatches, not to mention gloves, rings and soccer balls (yes really). If it is powered, the chances are it uses ...