Sound Bubble adds extra microphones to sense distance Filter unwanted audio by proximity Still very much in the future-tech ...

Researchers have created a headphone prototype that allows listeners to hear people speaking within a bubble with a programmable radius of 3 to 6 feet. Voices and sounds outside the bubble are quieted ...

In a restaurant or at a party, background noise can make it hard to hear people talking, even up close. But soon we could be ...

Imagine sitting in a noisy office or a bustling restaurant, wearing headphones that let you clearly hear the people nearby ...

You're at an office job, wearing noise-canceling headphones to dampen the ambient chatter. A co-worker arrives at your desk and asks a question, but rather than needing to remove the headphones and ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has created a headphone prototype that allows listeners to create a “sound bubble.” The team’s artificial intelligence algorithms ...

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Imagine you have hearing loss and are sitting in a restaurant with two friends. You’re straining to keep up with the ...