Sony WH-1000XM3 Reference Guide leaks

It appears Sony accidentally or unintentionally uploaded the Reference Guide to its servers and thankfully a Reddit user caught it and saved a copy for all of us to see.  The leaked guide allows us to see what the differences are from the current mk2 model.

Sony to introduce the WF-SP900 Wireless Ear buds at IFA

Sony announced the WF-SP700N wireless ear buds back at CES 2017 back in January, and while a great device, it is still stuck on BT 4.1 and features rather dismal battery life, 3 hours.  In addition the price is a bit expensive and even the same price as the WF-1000X in some countries.

What is the Sony ICX-1291 and ICX-1300?

While browsing the Bluetooth cert pages for info on the new WH-1000M3, I ran into these 2 new portable audio player models. There appears to be 2 different models, the ICX-1291 and ICX-1300.  So what could these be?  At this moment in time I do not have that information but a guess is that one of those is the new NW-A50 walkman series and the other could be another high end model above the NW-A50.

Sony WH-1000XM3 coming at IFA 2018 with BT 4.2

There was no question if Sony would update the WI-1000X headphones but when.  I missed this certification on the FCC back in late May of this year but might as well post it.  The design appears to have changed a tiny bit with a minor redesign to the headband as seen in the photos from the FCC.  This is slightly similar to what the WH-CH700N headphones have.

Firmware update 2.0.1 for Sony WI-1000X/WH-1000XM2

Sony has released an updated firmware for the 1000X mark 1 and 2.  Sony released an earlier 2.0.0 firmware but some users have experienced problem where: "No sound from both sides" — a phenomenon that occurred following the update.  This new update fixes this problem. If your device updated without any problems, this update is not for your.

Qualcomm QCC3026 to Create both an Economical and Robust User Experience

Qualcomm Makes Truly Wireless Experiences Simpler to Design for a Broader Range of Earbuds and Hearables

Press release June 30, 2018

Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., introduced the QCC3026, a flash-programmable Bluetooth Audio System-on-Chip (SoC) that is designed to reduce power consumption by up to 50% compared to previous generation entry-level flash devices. The new SoC is also engineered to balance functionality and cost to help manufacturers simply and quickly develop and commercialize feature optimized truly wireless headsets, and extends the Company’s portfolio of low power Bluetooth audio solutions following the announcement of the flagship QCC5100 Bluetooth SoC series earlier this year.