Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the xHE-AAC audio codec, is pleased to announce that Amazon’s recently launched Echo and Fire TV products support the world’s most efficient audio format right out of the box.
Work at Fraunhofer IIS
Our motto "Behind the sound" also includes a look behind the scenes of Fraunhofer IIS every now and then: in a short video about work and career at our institute, our colleague Max Neuendorf, heading the group Audio and Speech Coding, introduces the xHE-AAC technology, which he is working on, and also gives an insight into the benefits of being a Fraunhofer IIS employee (in German; English subtitles available).
