Using the Noveto N1 smart audio device is like 'wearing invisible headphones'

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The Noveto N1, an immersive 3D audio invisible headphone, is making its debut at the international tech event, CES, in Las Vegas.

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"the N1 is “like nothing we’ve seen before and has the potential to change how we work and live."

There are multiple products using ultrasonic beamforming arrays for targeted audio, its an idea from the 1960's. Audio spotlight and sound shower spring to mind.

Here's an open source project from a few years ago.

Open Source Ultrasonic Phased Array

Since 2016 I've been fascinated by ultrasonic phased arrays. What looks like magic is basically all about manipulating air pressure in a 3D area using the interference of lots of ultrasonic speakers. In the last two years Asier Marzo posted some awesome projects about acoustic levitation. This...

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