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NTT DoCoMo develops new spatial audio transmission tech
Tech Ticker —
... DoCoMo will showcase its creation at Wireless Technology Park 2009 at Pacifico Yokohama from tomorrow.
How it works:
The processes are collaboratively performed on both the server and client sides. The server identifies the important sound components of each speaker’s voice, compresses them efficiently into a single stream and transmits it to the mobile phones. Each phone then decodes the received stream and simultaneously synthesizes spatial audio images.
Press Release
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NTT DoCoMo Spatial Audio Transmission Technology
SolSie.com —
... its new audio technology called “spatial audio transmission” at the Wireless Technology Park 2009 at Pacifico Yokohama (12 –13 May), Japan The technology would improve the listening experience of mobile phone user by having a simulated directional effect . According to NTT DoCoMo, this technology would “create a virtual face-to-face communication environment.” docomo-mobile-spatial-audio-transmission You can try the audio below to experience directional sound. Best with headphones. NTT DaCoMo Press release [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI ...
Spatial Audio Transmission for Cell Phones
textually.org —
NTT DoCoMo announced today that it has developed a spatial audio transmission technology for mobile phones that enables an user to assign a spatial position to each sound source when listening to multiple sound sources, such as during a game or a conference call. ...
NTT DoCoMo's spatial audio tech provides superhuman hearing
Engadget —
... Upon first read, we were inclined to believe that the words gracing our eyes here simply couldn't be true. But then we realized that this is NTT DoCoMo, and beyond the realm of feasibility is where this company resides. In a beautiful attempt to provide ...
Super-Hearing; Coming to a Mobile Phone Near You.
I4U News —
... The land of the rising sun gave us some new technology today. NTT Docomo Inc. just released the first information about its brand-new mobile spatial audio transmission technology. This allows a phone user to assign a 'spatial position' to each sound during a phone call. In essence, when you're talking on the phone (or online) with your friends, you can pick what direction and distance you hear their voices from. Docomo claims that this creates a "virtual face-to-face communication environment". I'm a little more skeptical. Having the power to choose how you hear someone is ...
NTT DoCoMo promises ergonomic audio with new spatial audio technology
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... and spatial processing of the audio sources. Future mobile phones and network servers will work hand-in-hand to deliver audio encoded with NTT DoCoMo’s spatial audio information.
Conference calls have the most to benefit from NTT DoCoMo’s breakthrough, but applications in tele-education and online gaming are intriguing possibilities for this audio technology. The tech will debut during the Wireless Technology Park 2009 at Pacifico Yokohama on May 12 and 13.
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