http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/ Engadget Comments for Apple patents adaptive volume controls based on environment, not quality of your music http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Awesome!! I want in!]]>Jan 22nd 2009 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=applepatentlp6.jpg]]>Jan 22nd 2009 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 23rd 2009 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 23rd 2009 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 23rd 2009 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/"If I Had Eyes"
"Sleep Through the Static"]]>Jan 23rd 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/"Jack Johnson"
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163341.aspx]]>Jan 23rd 2009 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/]]>Jan 23rd 2009 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/
So remember kids, get a zune not an ipod for listening in traffic.
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I wonder what would happen if you put two of these computers next to each other...]]>Jan 22nd 2009 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 23rd 2009 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 23rd 2009 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/
As someone else noted, car audio has been doing this forever (with respect to road noise and vehicle speed). I fail to see how this is novel. Plus, a majority of people dont walk around with their iPods outside a pocket/case. Placing a mic somewhere practical will be challenging.]]>Jan 22nd 2009 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/
I'm wondering if sticking the mp3 player back into your jeans/coat/bag will muffle the sound going to the sound sensor, so it won't really adjust well?]]>Jan 22nd 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/
HAHA!!! +1,000,000,000 win!]]>Jan 22nd 2009 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/
kudos, brownie points, etc etc. :D]]>Jan 22nd 2009 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Ripper vs. SBD... Go deaf or die from the stench... what a choice.]]>Jan 23rd 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm&r=2&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&p=1&S1=(((adjust+AND+audio)+AND+output)+AND+ambient).ABTX.&OS=abst/(adjust+and+audio+and+output+and+ambient)&RS=ABST/(((adjust+AND+audio)+AND+output)+AND+ambient)
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Ouch, you must have some explosive flatulence experiences.]]>Jan 22nd 2009 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/22/apple-patents-adaptive-volume-controls-based-on-environment-not/Jan 22nd 2009 9:35PM