22 news items tagged earphone
Bluetooth earphone sales to benefit from iPhone 12 series
Thursday 15 October 2020Apple's decision of not providing wired earphones for its iPhone 12 series is expected to create a wave of Bluetooth earphone demand, according to sources from the upstream supply...
IT component makers expect to see strong 4Q20 orders
Monday 12 October 2020IT component shipments are expected to grow in the fourth quarter of 2020 thanks to stable demand from stay-at-home activities and seasonality, according to sources from the upstream...
TWS earbud shipments picking up
Tuesday 1 September 2020Shipments of true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have started picking up with order visibility stretched through the end of 2020, according to industry sources.
Rising stay-at-home economy results in USB chip shortages
Wednesday 3 June 2020Owing to the uprising stay-at-home economy, Taiwan-based chip suppliers have seen increased orders from clients for USB chips used in peripherals such as earphones, microphones and...
USI may enter backend supply chain of AirPods Pro series
Friday 21 February 2020Taiwan-based Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a unit of ASE Technology, is likely to obtain system-in-package (SiP) orders for AirPods Pro Lite, which may also benefit Taiwanese...
TWS earphone market feeling the pinch of coronavirus outbreak
Tuesday 18 February 2020The global market for TWS earbuds and other devices has been expected to expand sharply in 2020, but certain component shortages due to the coronavirus outbreak are hitting its supply...
Inventec Appliances ready to land more AirPods orders with new capacity
Tuesday 21 January 2020Inventec Appliances is expected to obtain more orders for Apple's AirPods in 2020 thanks to the availability of additional capacity after the firm's new plant in Nanchang, China's...
AirPods 2 to drive growth at Unitech in 1H20
Wednesday 11 December 2019Taiwan-based PCB maker Unitech, having registered impressive revenues so far this year, expects stable shipments of HDI rigid-flex boards for AirPods 2 to persist into the first half...
Rigid-flex boards shipments for AirPods to stay robust
Monday 2 September 2019Despite the US tariffs on China-sourced wearable devices taking effect September 1, Taiwanese PCB makers are expected to see their shipments of rigid-flex boards for AirPods remain...
Synergy expects rising battery demand from true wireless earbuds
Friday 11 January 2019With the strong popularity of the Apple AirPods, and chip developers including Qualcomm and Realtek offering solutions for true wireless earbuds, more earphone brands are expected...
Inventec to see bright 3Q18, says paper
Monday 23 July 2018As Inventec's profitability is estimated to have improved in second-quarter 2018, some market watchers believe it will continue seeing revenue increases in the third quarter with...
Asustek to create gaming company in China
Wednesday 3 January 2018Asustek Computer's board of directors has approved a plan to invest a maximum of US$16 million to establish a subsidiary in China to focus on the e-sport business.
Smartening up Bluetooth earphones: Q&A with UnlimiterHear executives
Tuesday 19 December 2017With the growing popularity of smart speakers and voice assistance tools offered by first-tier Internet service providers, many have focused on the development of emerging home devices...
Earphone brand 1More achieves 40 million shipments milestone
Tuesday 28 November 2017China-based earphone brand 1More, a Xiaomi Technology-invested company, sold over 40 million earphones worldwide from August 2013 to July 2017 and is expected to be able to maintain...
Acer sees strong growth for gaming products in 1H17
Thursday 31 August 2017Acer has disclosed its sales for gaming products, including notebooks, desktops and monitors, hiked 61%, 51% and 103% respectively on year in first-half 2017.
Asustek unveils ZenEar earphones for smartphones, says paper
Thursday 26 March 2015Asustek Computer has unveiled the ZenEar S and ZenEar Plus earphones in cooperation with 1More and the two are planning to develop more smartphone accessories, looking to expand their...
Asustek seeking partnerships with Xiaomi supply chain
Monday 19 January 2015Asustek Computer reportedly is seeking cooperation with Xiaomi's upstream partners such as earphone designer 1more Design and software designer Cheetah Mobile, to strengthen its smartphone...
1 More aims to sell 7-10 million Xiaomi earphones in 2014
Wednesday 13 August 2014China-based earphone ODM 1More Design sold five million earphones for Xiaomi smartphones so far in 2014 and aims to sell 7-10 million units for the whole year, according to the com...
Foxconn aggressive on own-brand IT accessory products
Tuesday 15 July 2014Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is taking an aggressive approach to marketing its own-brand IT accessories such as transmission/power charging cables, earphones,...
Bluetooth earphone vendor Plantronics to enter wearable IT device market
Monday 9 September 2013Bluetooth earphone vendor Plantronics is planning to enter new consumer-related industries such as gaming headphones and wearable IT devices, and has recently established an R&D...
Taiwan market: Headsets, earphones sales estimated at NT$522 million in 2012, says GfK Marketing
Tuesday 23 October 2012There will be an estimated 646,000 headsets and earphones sold in the Taiwan market in 2012, with a sales value of NT$522 million (US$17.8 million), increasing 37.4% from 2011, according...
Thermaltake to launch new brand for e-sports market
Monday 25 May 2009Taiwan-based chassis, PC accessory and cooling module maker Thermaltake Technology will launch a new brand – TTeSports – to target the professional gaming (e-sports) market,...