Audio for acousticallychallenged devices and the web

Audio on mobile and other acoustically challenged devices such as tablets and laptops is coming of age, with dedicated signal processing options, optimized transducers and web technologies that aim to handle audio in a more consistent fashion across architectures and platforms. This goes hand in hand with the challenge of implementing efficient audio processing alongside low power consumption, while producing sound that is loud enough and while being able to monitor voice commands while in standby modes.