Israeli company invents device that beams audio directly into your head - no headphones required

DiipuSurotu · Nov 13, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Imagine a world where you move around in your own personal sound bubble. You listen to your favorite tunes, play loud computer games, watch a movie or get navigation directions in your car — all without disturbing those around you.

That's the possibility presented by "sound beaming," a new futuristic audio technology from Noveto Systems, an Israeli company. On Friday it will debut a desktop device that beams sound directly to a listener without the need for headphones.

The company provided The Associated Press with an exclusive demo of the desktop prototype of its SoundBeamer 1.0 before its launch Friday.

Noveto expects the device will have plenty of practical uses, from allowing office workers to listen to music or conference calls without interrupting colleagues to letting someone play a game, movie or music without disturbing their significant others.

The lack of headphones means it's possible to hear other sounds in the room clearly.

The technology uses a 3-D sensing module and locates and tracks the ear position sending audio via ultrasonic waves to create sound pockets by the user's ears. Sound can be heard in stereo or a spatial 3-D mode that creates 360 degree sound around the listener, the company said.

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New device puts music in your head — no headphones required

LONDON (AP) — Imagine a world where you move around in your own personal sound bubble. You listen to your favorite tunes, play loud computer games, watch a movie or get navigation directions in your car — all without disturbing those around you.

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Watch some videos without waking up your sister if old

purseowner · Nov 13, 2020

This scares me

The thread was worth it for that classic reference though

Staab · Nov 13, 2020

Mmmmh, that sounds pretty dope!

Bitanator · Nov 13, 2020

DiipuSurotu said:
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Watch some videos without waking up your sister if old

Are the sound beams green?

PeskyToaster · Nov 13, 2020

i need a diagram of how this works. Preferably with the sound waves identified by color

jelly · Nov 13, 2020

Remember when those people at the embassy somewhere went deaf.

BWoog · Nov 13, 2020

Gernau Morat Gurgeh · Nov 13, 2020

DiipuSurotu said:
More at:

New device puts music in your head — no headphones required

LONDON (AP) — Imagine a world where you move around in your own personal sound bubble. You listen to your favorite tunes, play loud computer games, watch a movie or get navigation directions in your car — all without disturbing those around you.

apnews.com

Watch some videos without waking up your sister if old

Green beams?

Heynongman! · Nov 13, 2020

I haven't seen Scanners, but isn't this similar to Scanners?

Doggg · Nov 13, 2020

tsmoreau · Nov 13, 2020

jelly said:
Remember when those people at the embassy somewhere went deaf.

My first thought too

Dust · Nov 13, 2020

GenTask · Nov 13, 2020

Surely no one will use this for bad reasons, none at all. The NSA has their dirty spying hands everywhere, so I could see them using this.

Animus Vox · Nov 13, 2020

Imagine a world where ads can be beamed to your head as you walk down the street.

Googleplex · Nov 13, 2020

Staab said:
Mmmmh, that sounds pretty dope!

Sounds like a device for horrible torture though.

Dirtyshubb · Nov 13, 2020

Bitanator said:
Are the sound beams green?

BWoog said:

Bus-TEE · Nov 13, 2020

"Keep gaming."

What?

"Gambling, it means gambling. Keep gambling."

Homura · Nov 13, 2020

That's... dangerous

gozu · Nov 13, 2020

Cool. Can't wait to hear exactly what it sounds like in a store. I assume the quality would be "meh" and much worse than quality headphones. The article says the AP thought it was scifi so that's somewhat encouraging.

We shall see.

Sordid Plebeian · Nov 13, 2020

I think I'll pass

theLusitanian · Nov 13, 2020

I thought this was a thing for a long time now? The directed sound beams vibrate your skull hence you are able to hear things while no one else does?

Musubi · Nov 13, 2020

Finally. I can weaponize K-pop.

RadzPrower · Nov 13, 2020

purseowner said:
This scares me

Why? This is a known phenomenon of sound. It's similar to the idea of whispering across a room due to acoustics. The difference being that the "acoustics" in this scenario is just technological wizardry instead. Same or very similar technology to existing noise cancellation just in reverse from the typical method.

DiipuSurotu · Nov 13, 2020

theLusitanian said:
I thought this was a thing for a long time now? The directed sound beams vibrate your skull hence you are able to hear things while no one else does?

Was it? It's the first time I read anything about it

Deleted member 14377 · Nov 13, 2020

Might be a stupid question, but would this work with people who are deaf or hard of hearing..?

Castamere · Nov 13, 2020

I wonder if you could use these to listen to music under earplugs in a work setting.

RadzPrower · Nov 13, 2020

theLusitanian said:
I thought this was a thing for a long time now? The directed sound beams vibrate your skull hence you are able to hear things while no one else does?

Actually, this appears to be a version of noise cancellation rather than a direct interface like that. Those methods (unless I've missed something) still require a set of "headphones". This is a device that is attached to the computer and not the person listening...which means this isn't effective with a handheld device.

cwmartin · Nov 13, 2020

The technology uses a 3-D sensing module and locates and tracks the ear position sending audio via ultrasonic waves to create sound pockets by the user's ears.

How dare you talk to me this way.

Gestalt · Nov 13, 2020

this will be great news for schizophrenic people to read

RadzPrower · Nov 13, 2020

Frecklestein said:
Might be a stupid question, but would this work with people who are deaf or hard of hearing..?

No, this is still sound waves, just cancelled out for everyone put the listener.

Castamere said:
I wonder if you could use these to listen to music under earplugs in a work setting.

No, the ear is still required. You would need to look at a bone transmission system for that. I've seen sunglasses with that functionality.

Sirhc · Nov 13, 2020

Imagine using this to fuck with people making them hear noises and think they are going crazy/look crazy.

JeTmAn · Nov 13, 2020

Can't wait to prank the kid with this

"Little girl, this is Santa...you'd better shape up or you're getting coal this year!"

Deleted member 11008 · Nov 13, 2020

Sounds like a Black Mirror episode

Bradford · Nov 13, 2020

man said:
Imagine a world where ads can be beamed to your head as you walk down the street.

why would you say this out loud

they'll hear you

carlos · Nov 13, 2020

Rod, Todd, This is god!

This is from season 3 of the simpsons. From the episode, Radio bart

m.youtube.com

Like this, but straight into your head....imagine the possibilities :(

PlanetSmasher · Nov 13, 2020

I can't wait until this is weaponized by right-wingers to spread their ideology to people who don't want to hear it.

Oh wait, did I say I can't wait? I mean I'm fucking dreading it.

Soapbox Killer · Nov 13, 2020

Frecklestein said:
Might be a stupid question, but would this work with people who are deaf or hard of hearing..?

I thought about this too. I remember that we were very close to a "cure" for being deaf.

carlsojo · Nov 13, 2020

Tin foil hats bout to make a comeback

I am a Bird · Nov 13, 2020

PlanetSmasher said:
I can't wait until this is weaponized by right-wingers to spread their ideology to people who don't want to hear it.

Oh wait, did I say I can't wait? I mean I'm fucking dreading it.

PragerU can't escape the noise

theLusitanian · Nov 13, 2020

DiipuSurotu said:
Was it? It's the first time I read anything about it

This is probably the last time I heard of this.

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GYODX · Nov 13, 2020

PeskyToaster said:
i need a diagram of how this works. Preferably with the sound waves identified by color

*Sensible chuckle*

Katsyo · Nov 13, 2020

Immediately after reading the thread title, I thought of the brain vision news from the Bart to the Future episode. Somehow the catchy phrase from Kent Brockman got stuck in my head:

Kent Brockman said:
From around the globe to your frontal lobe. This is BrainVision news.

Nepenthe · Nov 13, 2020

Sirhc said:
Imagine using this to fuck with people making them hear noises and think they are going crazy/look crazy.

I will definitely use it for this purpose.

Freezasaurus · Nov 13, 2020

Fuck no, they're going to use this for advertisements.

Volimar · Nov 13, 2020

Unskippable ads in your brain.

effingvic · Nov 13, 2020

Freezasaurus said:
Fuck no, they're going to use this for advertisements.

Volimar said:
Unskippable ads in your brain.

First thing I thought of

Freezasaurus · Nov 13, 2020

effingvic said:
First thing I thought of

The technology must be destroyed now before it gains a foothold in this era. Kind of like Skynet.

EnlightenedMint · Nov 13, 2020

This could be wild, could especially be cool with VR.

Septimus Prime · Nov 13, 2020

Parthenios · Nov 13, 2020

So we'll literally be able to beam voices into people's heads that only they can hear.

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