Date: 31st May 2011
SMSC is showcasing its digital wireless
audio tech at Computex ,Taiwan
SMSC said it is showcasing its Kleer uncompressed digital
wireless audio technology at the Computex event taking place
from May 31 to June 4 in Taipei, Taiwan. SMSC says Kleer
technology offers high quality HD wireless audio transmission,
low power consumption, strong interference robustness and
Wi-Fi(R) coexistence. This technology is designed both for
home, office and also on-the-go.
Main strength of this technology as per SMSC is, it is
interoperable across devices such as PC, tablet, home theater
and gaming applications. Using this technology, devices
can instantly connected to KleerNet enabled devices without
the need for special hardware or software drivers.
SMSC is recently launched a device called DARR83 supporting
KleerNet firmware targeting applications such as home, office
and portable applications. The DARR83 is the digital wireless
audio processor with tri-band frequency support and an embedded
multi-channel audio controller with USB 2.0 connectivity
for a wide variety of digital wireless audio applications
says SMSC.
"Consumers are looking to access their digital content
from any device, anywhere and at any time," said Gene
Sheridan, Senior Vice President and General Manager of SMSC's
Wireless Products Group. "We are meeting this challenge
with our new KleerNet technology which enables seamless
interoperability across all KleerNet-enabled devices - from
PCs and tablets to home theater & gaming systems - and
across all brands that utilize KleerNet technology. Consumers
get the access to their content they are demanding and we
deliver it with the HD audio quality and ease of use our
customers expect from Kleer wireless audio products."
"Astro selected SMSC's Kleer technology for its wireless
gaming platform due to its unparalleled high quality sound
with extreme low latency, absolute requirements for avid
gamers," said Robert Jetter, Vice President of Engineering
at Astro Gaming.
Tony Di Chiro, Director of New Technology at Monster Cable
said, "When choosing a wireless audio technology that
lives up to the high standards of our Monster audio products,
we needed a solution that provides easy connectivity and
best-in-class audio quality with the capability of streaming
audio to multiple zones in the home, which made Kleer the
wireless audio technology for Monster to use in our StreamCast
wireless audio ECO system."
For more details visit www.smsc.com
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