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Single Speaker Unit Delivers Surround Sound

Posted by simoniker on from the just-showing-off dept.

Makarand writes "A one-speaker home theater system that is able to deliver surround sound has been unveiled by Nirotek America (Torrance, CA). The single speaker unit actually contains five individual speakers packed horizontally into a single case. The surround sound effect is achieved by playing some sophisticated psychoacoustic trickery on the human brain. Realistic surround sound from movies and stereo CDs can be obtained as long as listeners are at least six feet away from the speaker unit and the unit stands near the front edge of whatever surface it is placed on. The unit is priced at around $799 and USA Today has a review."

5 of 231 comments (clear)

  1. Oww! My single speaker unit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'm not supposed to get jigs in it!

  2. Just imagine! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!

    etc...

  3. first psot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    howdy hoes

  4. Here goes... by CreatorOfSmallTruths · · Score: -1, Redundant


    I for one welcome our single sorround sound speaker overlords...

    In soviet russia the speaker sorrounds YOU!

    And the ever so popular...

    I wonder if SCO's version is going to be called "SCOround" ?
    </silly_jokes>

    (sorry all, I just had to do it, it takes the pain off :-~)

  5. Invasion of the carnies? by Jon+Abbott · · Score: 2, Redundant

    First we see motorized unicycles... now we are seeing single-speaker units that deliver surround sound. What is next in this circus show of singularity?!

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    Slashdot's first reaction to VMware