The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG), a non-profit organization that oversees Bluetooth technology, which is used in almost all smart devices, discussed a new standard for wireless communication at this year's CES. audio. It was named LE Audio and offers better music playback quality, adds audio sharing support, and also support for hearing aids. Specifically LE Audio will offer a high-quality, yet energy-efficient codec that can extract the full potential from even low-bitrate tracks. maximum. Thanks LE Audio Products that offer longer battery life should appear on the market. Wireless headphones will therefore be able to use even smaller batteries while maintaining the same battery life when using the codec, or the battery life will be extended even further by maintaining the size of the batteries.
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Together with audio sharing support, LE will Audio capable of transmitting audio to multiple devices at once. So at one moment you will be able to play the same and synchronized music on your computer, smartphone, TV, or headphones. This will also make it easier to move between multiple devices. In addition, LE offers Audio support for hearing aids, making Bluetooth technology accessible for their development. Other features also include Broadcast Audio, with the help of which LE can Audio stream one or more audio streams to an unlimited number of devices. The audio sharing features are perfectly explained, for example, on a school trip - together with LE Audio it will be enough for one person to start playing audio and other participants will simply be able to "connect" to this flow. At the same time, this advantage could be used for various monuments or places with a certain atmosphere, where people could be with the help of LE Audio and wireless headphones play information or thematic music.
Company Apple, which is a member of the Bluetooth SIG, already has its headphones AirPods Pro and Powerbeats Pro enabled the audio sharing option - however, this is an added value of the operating system and in addition it is not possible audio share on unlimited devices. LE Audio will bring this audio sharing option to all devices that will LE Audio support. ProHowever, for now, this is just a presentation of the entire technology, and we should expect further specifications in the second half of 2020. The deployment of LE Audio The first installations could therefore take up to two years.
