Innovative new audio experiences in consumer electronics: Kyocera has received innovation awards at the CEATEC JAPAN 2013 tradeshow.
Bring innovation in audio ecosystem, this is not observed or experienced
every day. Today, at Connectikpeople, we have the opportunity to talk about Kyocera
Corporation and its new technologies and products.
These technologies have received innovation awards at the CEATEC
JAPAN 2013 tradeshow, one of Asia’s premier showcases
for pioneering
IT and electronics.
Include in this award: Kyocera’s ultra-thin, lightweight Smart
Sonic® Sound piezo film speaker picked up
the Minister
of Economy, Trade and Industry Award (CEATEC
Award 2013). The company’s ultra-rugged Torque smartphone , the first handset in the U.S. to feature Smart
Sonic Receiver® audio technology , took the CEATEC
2013 Innovation Award in the Mobile Technology
category.
Connectikpeople may recall that, the Smart Sonic technologies utilize a
piezoelectric ceramic actuator to create innovative new audio experiences in
consumer electronics.
The Smart Sonic Sound piezo film speaker contributes to:
·
Make digital devices such as
flat-screen TVs, PCs and tablets thinner and lighter,
·
Enhances audio quality for a much more
realistic audio experience.
·
Its audio characteristics
provide 180-degree sound quality and bring delicate and minute sounds to life
more clearly.
·
This innovative technology has
been utilized for the first time in LG’s new 55” curved-screen OLED TV.
Kyocera’s Torque 4G LTE Android smartphone is built to Military Standard 810G
(MilSpec) to withstand dust, shock, extreme temperatures and other elements.
Kyocera
Corporation the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group,
was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine
ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By
combining these engineered materials with metals and integrating them with
other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of mobile phones,
electronic components, solar power generating systems, printers, copiers,
semiconductor packages, cutting tools and industrial ceramics. During the year
ended March 31, 2013, the company’s net sales totaled 1.28 trillion yen
(approx. USD13.6 billion). The company is ranked #492 on Forbes
magazine’s 2013 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest publicly traded
companies.