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WIRELESS HEADPHONES [5 records]

Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
CONT

RF headphones transmit sound from [the] TV [television] using a stereo frequency modulation system. These wireless electromagnetic signals can range from 3 kHz to about 300 GHz, although most types of wireless headphones use 2. 4 GHz RF technology, which boasts a remarkable wireless range of up to 300 feet(~ 91 meters).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
CONT

Bluetooth headphones connect wirelessly to the sound source via Bluetooth technology and receive the electrical signal through the wireless connection established between the Bluetooth headphones and the sound source. Thus, the Bluetooth connection acts as an invisible wire and lets you listen to music wirelessly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
CONT

Although wired headphones are still quite common, more and more people are starting to buy wireless headphones that connect to an audio source using Bluetooth technology. [It is of note] that not all wireless headphones use Bluetooth technology to function. Some wireless headsets use Wi-Fi, infrared, or other radio technology to function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
CONT

Les écouteurs sans fil intègrent l'une des nombreuses technologies permettant d'éviter les fils classiques qui fixent le casque à la source audio. Tous les casques d'écoute sans fil utilisent un émetteur et un récepteur de casques intégré pour envoyer et recevoir des signaux audio dans l'espace sans fil. Les trois technologies utilisées sont les ondes radioélectriques (RF), les ondes lumineuses infrarouges (IR) et la technologie Bluetooth.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Bluetooth wireless technology is an international open standard for allowing intelligent devices to communicate with each other over short range wireless links. It allows any sort of electronic equipment-from computers and cell phones to keyboards and headphones-to make its own connections, without wires, cables or any direct action from a user. A distinctive advantage for Bluetooth wireless technology is its low power consumption, enabling extended operation for battery powered devices like cell phones, personal digital assistants, and web tablets.

OBS

A wireless communication standard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Technologie gérant les connexions sans fil de type onde radio, d'une portée de 10 m et offrant un balayage de 360 º, [qui] permet la communication entre différents périphériques et l'ordinateur.

OBS

Une nouvelle norme qui permet à presque tous les appareils mobiles de correspondre entre eux.

OBS

1300 constructeurs de la planète ont adopté Dent bleue, les plus grands en tête : IBM, Compaq, Alcatel, Palm, Nokia, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, etc.

OBS

«Bluetooth» n'est autre que le surnom (Blatand, «Dent Bleue») de Harald, roi de Danemark qui, à la fin du Xe siècle, christianisa et installa durablement - jusqu'à aujourd'hui - la monarchie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Tecnología de transmisión de datos para redes inalámbricas de corto alcance.

CONT

El estándar Bluetooth es una especificación abierta para la comunicación inalámbrica [...] de datos y voz. Está basado en un enlace de radio de bajo costo y corto alcance, implementado en un circuito integrado de 9 x 9 mm, proporcionando conexiones instantáneas para entornos de comunicaciones tanto móviles como estáticos.

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Record 5 1995-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Recoton develops breakthrough technology which transmits stereo sound through walls, ceilings and floor up to 150 feet. In June 1989, the Federal Communications Commission allocated a band of frequencies stretching from 902 to 928 MHz for wireless, in-home product applications. Recoton, a leading wireless speaker manufacturer, took advantage of the FCC ruling by creating a new speaker system that utilizes this frequency band to transmit clearer, stronger stereo signals throughout your home. You will be able to listen to your stereo, TV, VCR or CD player in any room of your home without having to run miles of speaker wire. The powerful transmitter plugs into a headphone, audio-out or tape-out jack on your stereo or TV component transmitting music wirelessly to your speakers or headphones. One transmitter, unlimited viewers.(En Route, Air-Canada in-flight magazine, June 1994, p. 24).

Key term(s)
  • wireless headphones

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

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