

Imagine having your own personal sound bubble. You listen to your favorite tunes or play loud computer games—and no one else can hear what you’re hearing.
That’s possible now with “sound beaming” technology. It’s a futuristic audio manipulation made possible by Noveto Systems. The Israeli company is debuting a product called the SoundBeamer 1.0. The desktop device beams sound directly to a listener’s ears without the need for headphones. The sound is so close it feels like it’s inside your ears while also in front, above, and behind them. The device looks like a speaker, but no one else can hear the audio.
Noveto says the device has plenty of practical uses. Office workers could listen to music or conference calls without interrupting colleagues. You could play games, movies, or music without disturbing the rest of your family. And with no headphones, you can still hear other sounds in the room clearly.
How does the device work? The technology uses a 3-D sensing module. First, the module locates, locks in on, and tracks your ear position. Then the device sends audio via ultrasonic waves (sound waves with frequencies higher than humans can hear) to create sound pockets just barely outside your ears. Sound can be heard in stereo (“layered” audio that seems to come from multiple sources) or a spatial 3-D mode that creates 360-degree sound around the listener.
One setting even allows sound to follow listeners around when they move their heads. Another makes it possible to move out of the beam’s path and hear nothing at all.
But even CEO Christophe Ramstein has a hard time putting the concept into words. “The brain doesn’t understand what it doesn’t know,” he says.
The concept of sound beaming is not new. But Noveto was the first to launch the technology as a branded consumer product. Ramstein says a smaller version of the prototype will be on the market by Christmas 2021.
This technology has some amazing uses. But as with every invention, there’s room for people to use it for ill. Because of our fallen nature, we humans often misuse good gifts. Imagine someone using the technology as a weapon to hurt or confuse others. It would be distressing to suddenly hear sounds or commands that no one else can hear. The technology itself isn’t bad. But we do need to think carefully about how we use these inventions responsibly and lovingly.
This is cool and i want one
This is cool and i want one lol. Thought 1: in a way telekinetic communication is a thing, because you could hook up your phone to the speakers, and then listen to someone else in another area. Thought 2: I wonder if there'll be personal size models like mobile tape players but cooler.
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Wow.
I wonder if it can cause ear damage...
Hmm
Seems like you could force people to listen to things. But if humans used it wisely I think it would be great! I wonder if two different people could listen to two different songs, both beaming from the same one. Also I wonder if deaf people could use these.
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this is cool I want one but it could be used badly yes. But I still want one my mom doesn't like my video game sounds I also wonder if they could use this technology in reverse so the person speaking could talk to someone else without being heard?
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Hello! I'm new on the world teen Commenting format but I have been reading the articles and comments for a while now,
As for the article, I have so many friends who would love this speaker, including myself.
IMAGINE
Imagine this beaming something interesting at you in your most boring class at school...
It is the end of the world!!!!
Is what i thought when i saw the headline! I thought it was Radio waves to Brain waves!! (And yes i listened to The Adventures in Odyssey "Nova-Com saga" so I'm a little paranoid) ;-)
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This could be amazing technology, but it could be used in bad ways. Although, imagine being in class and having one of these. That would be awesome!
My thought when i first saw the article headline and pictures
"WHAT?!?!"
my brain flew out of my head! Or ''my ears fell off my head" is more like it!!
@ Grace
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Huh. Interesting, but I think
Huh. Interesting, but I think this could cause cancer or something.
@ Titus Y
Lol, why, what do you play?
only 1 million dollars
Buy the sound beamer now! Only 1 million dollars!
I wonder if it's even affordable...probably not, since they didn't add the price in the article...
@ Johanna
I searched it and it said $95,000. Idk if it’s correct. But then again, it’s brand new, a lot of work put into it, you know all those things. Like connecting to your ears!! So it might well be the right amount!
Good and bad
this seems pretty cool i would like one but... Could probably be used as a weapon or make someone think there going crazy because they are the only people hearing things and that would not be good!
I feel...
I feel that humans are relying too much on technology. these days. I walk around the market and see 4 year olds playing with phones. (I personally can't have a phone until I'm eighteen. Good or bad?) It's kind of sad! (Although this speaker is really cool and I was one.)
@ Caden We just started that
@ Caden We just started that set of A. I. O. discs!!!!!!!!!!!
so cooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cant believe this is actually a thing! Pretty soon, we could achieve telepathy exept with technology! I want one so bad!
Thats. So. Cool!
Thats. So. Cool!
@ Scarlett
I don’t have a phone but virtually everyone I know has one, even younger people. I probably won’t get one till I’m at least 18 or maybe older. My parents say I don’t need one, so I guess it’s when I do.
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I don't have a phone but call and text on my ipad. This is interesting but kinda weird. I agree with Caleb A you could defintly trick people.
@Micah
That is cool!! What is your favorite odessy episode? Mine is " the spy that bugged me"