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i would also be worried about dust getting between that film and the actual display on any device (tv/montior/etc)]]>Sep 24th 2009 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/]]>Sep 24th 2009 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/home_av/tvs/0,39037594,62048372,00.htm

or am i misunderstanding something?]]>Sep 24th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
While I admit it's an excellent technology for things like portable games and laptops, it will never replace real speaker systems in terms of quality for the home theater market.]]>Sep 24th 2009 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
I'm excited :)]]>Sep 24th 2009 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
You're right, but there are many people who buy a TV & don't want a sound system (older folks, bedroom TV, kids room TV, etc). But as I've noticed, the quality of most flat panel speakers is dismal. If this produces good sound & volume it would be welcomed.]]>Sep 24th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
Apparently, sound doesn't matter a lot to him :S]]>Sep 24th 2009 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
Second: you should get an award for this, well done.

Thrird: I will never buy a TV with it, I like my home theater system, I spent a lot for the 7.1 audio system and love every bit of it and see no need for the price of TV's to go up simply to accomadate this technology. laptops could do with this not TV's]]>Sep 24th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/What i do think is that it will replace the crappy speakers that most TVs come embedded with, as well as laptops and other devices.
I'm curious as to what will happen when you touch the vibrating screen though, shouldn't it dampen the sound, making it impractical for touchscreens/handhelds?]]>Sep 24th 2009 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
I also don't believe you won't see vibrations in the screen at some volume levels so demos will always be carefully monitored to avoid those settings. ]]>Sep 24th 2009 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Also, he said sound really matters to him, if this was true he would have purchase an audio receiver and some speakers (he showed off some big speakers which I have not seen since the 80's) get smaller one. ]]>Sep 24th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Or you could just put them underneath the screen... Like some other companies... You know.. Fruit-based ones.]]>Sep 24th 2009 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
But these would likely do very well in replacing the center channel speaker for an entertainment system. That way, as the CEO said, you hear speech coming directly from the person speaking. Not even from a few inches above or below, like with a conventional center channel, but from the image itself. Bass response? Doesn't matter much; center channel speakers don't usually have great bass anyway - use a subwoofer. Stereo separation? Doesn't matter; this is only handling the (mono) center channel.

Now, you might want this thing to handle stereo anyway, as it's currently designed, so people can use it as a stand-alone TV with better sound, but most people with larger units (those who use a separate sound system) will use both sides together. You will want to have a software setting or separate input to feed both sides together. Or include a splitter, but that would introduce line loss. And it would work well with small, wall-mounted TVs like in a bedroom (or rich person's bathroom). But the kitchen info center will need a touchscreen.]]>Sep 24th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
If they can sell a frame for a 32" TV for $50 that has decent sound, and if they have decent distribution, they will sell a lot of units. Then the TV manufacturers will want part of that action, and Emo will take off. Unless the process is too simple and companies just do it for themselves...]]>Sep 24th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Bad product & company names are chosen all the time and people even get paid for that.]]>Sep 24th 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/



It is a pretty horrible company name though.]]>Sep 24th 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
(Max Headroom, anyone?)]]>Sep 24th 2009 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 24th 2009 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/Sep 25th 2009 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-emo-labs-invisible-speakers-visibly-demonstrated/
A solution for a problem that doesn't exist. Keep your current crappy laptop speakers, or use better externals.]]>Sep 25th 2009 6:24PM