Sony Patents a Dual-Coil Speaker Driver That Squeezes More Sound from a Small Magnet
Sony has filed a patent for a speaker driver that runs two coils simultaneously through a redesigned magnetic gap, a mechanical trick…
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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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Sony Patents Audio Tech That Sends Different Sound Layers to Each Ear
Sony has filed a patent for a technique that chops audio into frequency bands, flips the phase of some of them, and…
Samsung Patents a Way to Send Wireless Audio Over Two Separate Bluetooth Streams at Once
Wireless audio cutting out mid-song is one of those small annoyances that no one has fully solved. Samsung's latest patent filing takes…
Samsung Patents a Way to Steer Reflected Speaker Sound Away From You
Samsung has filed a patent that lets a speaker deliberately cancel its own sound at your listening position, so that audio bouncing…
Samsung Patent Teaches Smart Home Devices to Separate Commands From Casual Talk
Every smart home speaker that misfire-activates on background conversation represents a solved-sounding problem that still isn't solved. Samsung is now patenting a…
Qualcomm Patents a Sound-Wave System for Locating Tracked Objects
Your phone already uses radio signals to search for lost items, but Qualcomm thinks sound waves could do the job with greater…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Find Nearby Devices Using a Phone's Own Microphones
Your phone's microphones might do a lot more than record your voice. Qualcomm has filed a patent describing a way to use…
Google Patents a Way to Send Head-Movement Data Back Through Your Wireless Headphone Link
Most wireless headphones track your head movements but send that data through a separate channel. Google's new patent collapses the feedback loop…
Apple Patents a Way to Figure Out Which Way Your Device Is Pointing Using Sound
Your phone already has two microphones. Apple thinks those microphones can tell the phone which direction it's facing, no compass required.
Samsung Patents a Phone That Adjusts Nearby Speakers Based on How Far Away You Are
Samsung is working on a phone that doesn't just connect to a wireless speaker, it measures how far away that speaker is…
Samsung Patents a Speaker That Tunes Itself by Listening Through Multiple Microphones
Most speakers sound different in every room, and most people never bother to fix that. Samsung is filing patents for a system…
Samsung Patent: Audio That Automatically Adjusts to Your Custom Speaker Placement
Most surround-sound systems assume your speakers are in the 'right' spots. Samsung is patenting a way to automatically fix the audio mix…
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