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Interactive Audio for Fitness

Combine music and conversation during workouts with Switchboard. Whether cycling at home, running outdoors, or hiking with friends, share playlists and talk seamlessly through your headphones.

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The Metaverse is Still Coming

Meta’s AR glasses and AI-powered tools are paving the way for the metaverse. Wearables and spatial audio will transform digital interaction, blending virtual and real-world experiences seamlessly.

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Audio in Healthcare

AI-driven tools analyze sounds like coughs, heartbeats, and baby cries to diagnose illnesses non-invasively. These technologies are transforming healthcare with accessible, privacy-conscious solutions.

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The Future of Automotive Audio

As cars go autonomous, interiors are becoming entertainment hubs with advanced infotainment systems like Tesla’s PS5-level setups. Companies like Synervoz are driving this shift with real-time audio solutions tailored for dynamic, multi-sensory travel.

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Audio AR, Wearables, and Emergent Platforms

Wearables like Meta Glasses, Bose AR, and Jony Ive’s Humane Pin highlight audio’s central role in AR innovation. With AI-driven voice interaction, these devices will redefine communication.

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Slack 2.0: What We’d Love to See

Slack could evolve with interactive channels, spatial audio, and virtual rooms to bridge the remote-work gap. Insights from Switchboard 1.0 show these features can make teams feel truly connected.

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An App to Listen to Podcasts Together: Why It’s Needed and How It Could Work

A podcast app with real-time voice mixing would let friends chat over shared audio seamlessly. With Switchboard SDK, developers can build tailored experiences faster than ever.

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Multiplayer Gaming Audio Challenges: Navigating Sound in Competitive and Social Play

In-game voice chat needs tools like Vivox for communication and WWise for sound design, but integration can be tricky. Solving issues like noise and performance is key to immersive gaming.

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Better Audio for Motorcyclists: Bridging the Noise and Communication Gap

As tech advances, integrating mesh networking, voice assistants, and selective transparency features will be key for safer, seamless communication on the road.

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Watch Party Challenges: Technical, Walled Gardens, and More

With advances in open collaboration and consolidation across devices, the future of watch parties looks promising, enabling more immersive and accessible shared media experiences.

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Engineering Listen Parties and Interactive Music Apps: The Technologies Behind Seamless Group Listening

This article explores the technology driving high-quality listen parties, from precise music synchronization and collaborative playlists to smart audio mixing.

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How AI Personas Will Start Participating in Voice and Video Calls Among Friends

AI personas are set to transform social voice and video calls, acting as digital companions who can joke, settle disputes, and help plan events.

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AI Agents in the B2B World: Enhancing Customer Service and Social Experiences

Discover how AI agents are transforming B2B customer service and virtual collaboration.

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The Future of Human-Device Interaction: Ears, Voices, and the Rise of Audio Graphs

In a world where we talk to our devices instead of type into them, flexible audio graphs are becoming increasingly important.

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Agentic Reasoning: Announcing Fusion

Announcing our Fusion business, which leverages the power of AI Agents by customizing them and connecting them with business processes.

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Unlocking the Full Potential of AI Agents with Switchboard: Going Beyond the API

AI Agents are a rapidly evolving opportunity, but solutions are not one size fits all. A flexible audio graph provides business flexibility.

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Building an SDK is Painful—But It Doesn't Have to Be for Audio Developers

Audio developers, you don’t have to build your own SDK. Switchboard is your SDK.

Switchboard is to Audio what Unreal and Unity are to Game Development

Switchboard is to Audio what Unreal and Unity are to Game Development

Switchboard is the Unity / Unreal of audio engine development.

Audio Graphs for Robots

Audio Graphs for Robots

In robotics, audio processing plays an important role in enabling machines to interact with their environment in more human-like ways.

Interview with Synervoz CEO Jim Rand

Interview with Synervoz CEO Jim Rand

Jim Rand, CEO of Synervoz, sits down with coLAB to talk about our history and marketing.

The Sound of Audio Programming - Developing Perfect Glitch

The Sound of Audio Programming - Developing Perfect Glitch

Audio programming mistakes can produce very interesting sounds. In this talk we are going to look at these mistakes and even listen to them.

How to Build a Karaoke App with Amazon IVS and Switchboard

How to Build a Karaoke App with Amazon IVS and Switchboard

Amazon’s Interactive Video Service (IVS) is a managed live streaming service for live streaming video and audio at scale. But what if you want to do more with that audio on a device...

Using the Switchboard SDK to Build a Guitar-Effect App (Video Tutorial)

Using the Switchboard SDK to Build a Guitar-Effect App (Video Tutorial)

In this video tutorial, Synervoz VP of Engineering Balazs Kiss shows viewers step-by-step instructions for how to build a simple guitar-effect app for iOS using the Switchboard SDK.

Exploring the Frontiers of Neural Audio: Insights from ADCx

Exploring the Frontiers of Neural Audio: Insights from ADCx

In a recent presentation at ADCx, Kieran Coulter, Senior Engineer and Lead Architect at Synervoz, delves into neural audio digital signal processing (DSP)...

The Evolution of Social Audio: Exploring the Pioneers and Future Trends

The Evolution of Social Audio: Exploring the Pioneers and Future Trends

In recent years, the digital landscape has witnessed a remarkable surge in social audio apps, revolutionizing the way people connect and communicate...

Exploring the Cutting-Edge Developments in AI and Machine Learning for Audio

Exploring the Cutting-Edge Developments in AI and Machine Learning for Audio

In recent years, the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have made significant strides in revolutionizing various industries, and the domain of audio is no exception...

The Fusion of Voice and Video Chat: Exploring Diverse Applications

The Fusion of Voice and Video Chat: Exploring Diverse Applications

In today's digital era, voice and video chat have become indispensable tools for communication, collaboration, and entertainment...

Overcoming Challenges in Audio Software Engineering: Mastering the Sound Waves

Overcoming Challenges in Audio Software Engineering: Mastering the Sound Waves

Audio software engineering is an intricate field that combines technical expertise, creative problem-solving, and a passion for delivering exceptional auditory experiences...

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