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New Tech Bends Sound Through Space So It Reaches Only Your Ear in a Crowd

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Audible enclaves are local pockets of sound no one else can hearno headphones required. Newly published research from our team at Penn State introduces a way to create audible enclaves localized pockets of sound that are isolated from their surroundings. What Is Sound? Sound is a vibration that travels through air as a wave.

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Researchers devise a way to levitate small objects from reflective surfaces using sound waves

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Next, they employed an inverse filter to recreate sounds based on the acoustic waveform, which makes it easier to tweak the phase and amplitude of. As Science Alert highlights, engineers Shota Kondo and Kan Okubo from the Tokyo Metropolitan University split a transducer array into blocks, making it more manageable.

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Dodge will phase out gas-powered Charger and Challenger in 2024 to make way for EVs

The Verge

Now we know that they will be phased out as the company shifts resources over to EV production. Where they do differentiate, though, is the sound — or rather the absence of sound — as they accelerate. Dodge had previously announced its intention to produce its first EV in 2024.

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Sounds like the Halo Needler is finally getting the Nerf blaster it deserves

The Verge

The $100 Nerf LMTD Halo Needler follows the company’s Aliens Pulse Rifle and The Mandalorian Amban Phase-pulse blaster in asking the question: what if Hasbro built a cosplay-grade Nerf blaster for its biggest fans instead of something that needs to sell like a toy? What the current prototype looks like lit up.

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Apple AirPods Max with USB-C charging are back on sale for $480

Engadget

It's also worth noting that this is the updated model with USB-C charging , rather than the old Lightning port that Apple has phased out. We felt that the sound was excellent and balanced with solid active noise cancellation (ANC) and an excellent transparency mode so you can hear what's going on around you.

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H3X rethinks the electric motor to power the next phase of mobility

TechCrunch

The idea that no one else has gone this far in putting everything in the same box at scales that could be used commercially may sound suspicious to some. “No one is targeting the level of performance we’re looking at right now,” he said.

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Make your next trip super chill with the best noise-canceling headphones for flying

Mashable Tech

When you're flying, you'll inevitably be confronted by a multitude of unpleasant sounds, from crying babies to the roaring engine of the plane. Active noise-canceling technology is more accessible than ever nowadays, so it’s easy to find a variety of headphones with the ability to block out nearly all unwanted ambient sound.

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