Can
you hear me now? It's a common phrase in the mobile industry, but
if Kyocera has
its way, the saying could quickly become a thing of the past, thanks
to bone
conduction technology
that it plans to integrate into future handsets. Rather than
operating with a traditional earpiece, we were told the display
itself vibrates to create sound waves. The end result is an aural
experience that can be perceived with your facial tissues and bones,
and it's said to dramatically improves perceived audio quality within
noisy environments.
Bone
conduction technology was initially created for those with hearing
difficulty, and while Kyocera isn't the first to reveal an
implementation within mobile phones (a distinction that belongs to
KDDI), the technology is Kyocera's own. During our brief hands-on
demo, we were rather impressed by the noticeable difference created
by tissue conduction in comparison to a traditional handset -- this
applies to both quiet and noisy environments. In case you're curious,
no, the vibrations aren't jarring, and yes, we'd genuinely like to
see the technology take to the mainstream.
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