Chirp (company)
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Chirp (also known as Asio Limited) was a technology company based in the UK.[1] Chirp was originally a research project from UCL and was incorporated as a UK limited company in 2012.[2] Chirp specialised in data-over-sound software development kits,[3] which converted data into audio signals, which could be transmitted to other devices within hearing range[4]
Chirp had been involved in projects with EDF Energy,[5] Activision Blizzard, for the Skylanders: Imaginators game[6] and Creata, in toys for the Netflix Original, Beat Bugs[7]
On 13 February 2020, Chirp announced its IP and assets had been acquired by Sonos for an undisclosed amount,[8] and that Chirp's SDKs will no longer accessible to the public from 1 March 2020.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "ASIO LTD – Overview (free company information from Companies House)". Companies House, Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "WHEN PHONES SING TO EACH OTHER. – UCL Engineering". University College London. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Chirp | Send data with sound". chirp.io. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Chirp lets computers talk to each other with electronic birdsong". The Verge. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Nuclear power station sensors are literally shouting their readings at each other". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ Cellan-Jones, Rory (7 October 2016). "Chirp flies with Skylander deal". BBC News. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Netflix TV show gets interactive range of singalong smart toys | Trusted Reviews". Trusted Reviews. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ @chirp (13 February 2020). "We are excited to announce that Chirp has been acquired by @Sonos . We've loved seeing developers apply our SDKs to such an imaginative range of applications. Our thanks to everyone who has supported us on our mission over the last 9 years 🙌" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Chirp Website. 13 February 2020 https://chirp.io/.
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