‘Audible enclaves’ could enable private listening without headphones.

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• unphazed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • embed_me@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No headphones!

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    • Mbourgon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      WHAT?!

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• Akrenion@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve found that bone conducting headphones work well for this. They are even secure enough for running and climbing.

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  • ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve always been very curious about this technology, but I imagine that they wouldn’t be as good at transmitting high frequencies. I’m no audio engineer so it’s only a hunch of course. Do they sound comparable to a decent pair of buds in the ear?

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    • Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Nah, or at least, not the ones I got, but then again i did spend a lot less on them than on my over ear ones. They’re about on par with in ear ones though.

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    • Akrenion@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’d say so yeah. I switched between headphones a lot recently and they don’t stand out. All headphones have their own sound anyway. I just embrace what they highlight and get to know my favourite songs again.

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    • OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Fuck no they don’t sound good as regular headphones. They leak raw sound it. I’ve tried many major brands and the top devices. Plugins to bluetooth and more all best brands and models. It was thousands but worth it. I learned a lot about technology along the way.

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    • Nalivai@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have Aftershokz, and for what they are, they’re better than most of the in ear buds I tried. Better quality, cleaner sound.

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    • morbidcactus@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The ones I have have some speakers aimed at your ear to fill in that part, actually works really well. I can’t stand the ear buds you physically insert into your ears, the rubber tipped ones, these have been good to replace my on ears for activity. Plus you can hear what’s around you which is why my partner gifted me them.

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  • futatorius@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Especially if you attach them to your mastoid with a couple wood screws.

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    • Cort@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You’ll actually want to use metal screws, as wood screws don’t conduct the ultrasonic waves as well, since they’re not as stiff

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• don@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Probably won’t do anything about those who actively want everyone else around to hear what they’re listening to.

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  • Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You’ve got it reversed, I think. Our friend there is talking about people who want to broadcast their musical tastes to everyone else on the bus.

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• alecbowles@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Induced schizophrenia anyone?

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• overload@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This could be very handy to be able to still be notifiable while not driving your family crazy.

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  • Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Bone conducting headphones work quite well for that, although the audio quality is generally not as good, so best used for audio books etc.

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    • overload@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That is true. There’s also the Sony link buds (without the noise cancelling) that work for that

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• dance_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Makes me think of the episode of Batman Beyond called “Shriek.”

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• rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I just took a short look at the JXTA specification ; JXTA is abandoned and this is the progress people are pursuing. So sad really.

  I mean, yes, comfort is good, yes, this is like a device from Asimov’s Foundation, but the problem is kinda solved by headphones already. And yes, it’s cool.

  (If someone doesn’t know what JXTA is - it’s Sun’s standard for p2p applications, of the “progress of the past that was left unfinished and forgotten” kind, and looking at ZFS, which is a similarly comprehensive thing for filesystems, I have no doubts the world would be better were it finished.)

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• AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  At wrk we have alcoves for more casual meetings or just getting away from your desk, that are surprisingly good at localizing the sound

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