Intel Patents an AI Filter That Stops Your Speakers from Haunting Your Microphone
Every time your laptop plays audio while you're on a call, a ghost of that sound creeps back into your microphone. Intel…
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Speakers, microphones, and the tricks that make small devices sound bigger than they are. Every audio hardware filing, in plain English.
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Apple Patents Smooth Audio Transitions When You Move Between Listening Environments
Anyone who has worn AirPods and walked through a doorway knows the jarring moment when spatial audio snaps from one acoustic setting…
Sony Patent Uses Ceiling-Reflected Sound to Track Game Controller Position
Sony wants to track where your controller is in a room by listening to how sound bounces off your ceiling. It is…
Samsung Patents Speaker Design That Guides Sound Through Two Separate Paths
Getting clean audio out of an increasingly thin phone requires some careful internal plumbing. Samsung's latest patent shows exactly how it wants…
Apple Patents a Single-Port Design That Fits a Microphone and Air Sensor Together
Apple is figuring out how to cram a microphone and an environmental sensor into the same tiny hole in a device's housing,…
Google Patents a System That Keeps 3D Surround Sound Smooth When Your Wireless Connection Struggles
Spatial audio sounds great until your Bluetooth wobbles and the sound cuts out. Google's new patent describes a system that switches headphones…
Sony Patents Headphones That Filter Out Your Own Voice While You Talk
When you wear noise-canceling headphones and start talking, your own voice can sound oddly loud or hollow in your ears. Sony is…
Samsung Patents a System That Splits Audio Across Your Devices Automatically
Instead of playing the same audio on every speaker in the room, Samsung's new patent describes a system that carves a single…
Samsung Patents a Microphone System That Learns Your Voice as You Speak
Most voice assistants struggle when you move from a quiet room to a busy street. Samsung's latest patent describes a system that…
Samsung Patents a TV That Picks Its Own Fix for Out-of-Sync Audio
You're watching a movie and the actor's lips move half a second before you hear the words. Samsung's latest patent targets exactly…
Sony's New Patent Fakes 3D Sound from Game Audio That Was Never Recorded That Way
Your brain figures out where a sound is coming from by noticing which ear hears it first. Sony has filed a patent…
New Patent Lets Speakers Amplify Audio Without Pairing
What if your Google speaker could pick up audio playing nearby — from a TV, a phone, or a laptop — and…
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