Powerful child speech

This young Lady sure says what's on her mind. It is well worth a listen. She speaks out more then most adults would. LINK: Youtube

Live X Loudspeakers by Electro-Voice

Clear, powerful and musical Electro-Voice loudspeakers command the stage at high-profile venues and major events worldwide. Born stage-ready, the Live X series includes powered and passive models that all feature EV-engineered components in solid wood cabinets. Wherever performance matters, Live X is serious gear for serious sound. LINK: Youtube

Speakers that Change Shape with the Volume

Carson Leong designed computer speakers that bellow out as the volume increases:

To turn the volume down, simple squeeze the skin to the desired volume. This creates a more tactile and visual experience for the user, where functions do not have to be operated by simply pressing buttons.

Link, Via: DVICE | Designer’s Website, Via: Neatorama

BEATHOVEN SPEAKER

“Not Beethoven but Beathoven, this classical speaker can be connected to a computer or MP3 player using the enclosed jack. Has a 2 watt output and variable volume, bass and treble, and can be powered by battery or USB.” photos. LINK

Robot Mouth Simulates the Human Voice

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Engineers at Kagawa University in Japan are developing a talking robotic version of the human mouth:

To enable the robot’s speaking abilities, engineers at Japan’s Kagawa University used an air pump, artificial vocal chords, a resonance tube, a nasal cavity, and a microphone attached to a sound analyzer as substitutes for human vocal organs. The robot not only talks, but it uses a learning algorithm to mimic the sounds of human speech. By inputting the voices of both hearing-impaired and non-hearing-impaired people into the microphone, researchers were able to plot the differences in sound on a map. During speech training, the robot “listens” to the subjects talk while comparing their pronunciation to that of subjects who are not hearing-impaired. The robot then generates a personalized visualization that allows subjects to adjust their pronunciation according to the target points on the speech map.

This video has already been used to create mashups currently circulating YouTube. In the links, you’ll find one that presents the robot mouth as Eduard Khil, the Trolololo guy.

Link | Robot Mouth as Trolololo Guy, Via: Neatorama

The Glass Speakers

“The 55.7″ tall, 227 pound Arabesque speakers are hand-assembled from large sheets 3/4″ facet-cut glass, carefully glued together to form a sound enclosure. The unconventional tear-drop shape of the glass isn’t just there for looks either – it’s actually precision-engineered to help create a wide dispersion pattern in a variety of room setups. Each tower has a 140mm ribbon tweeter, and three 180mm paper-cone mid/bass speakers. While they may look delicate, they’re designed to crank out some serious volume, with 115dB peak SPL, and frequency response from 27Hz to a ear-piercing highs of 100kHz at -3dB. Not too shabby for a speaker made out of glass. And according to the guys over at HiFi+, they really do live up to their specs.” LINK

Bandai Diorama Speaker

My hat is off to the folks at Bandai - the Japanese toymaker has created a speaker with a diorama of Tokyo’s Ginza district, back in the days (like 1955, dudes). Behold, the Bandai Diorama Speaker:

The 2×1W speaker comes with moving parts, sound effects and a bunch of LED lights. Only 2000 copies have been made and the price is ¥198,000 (about $2,200 USD).

Link - Via: GeekAlerts, Via: Neatorama