Surround-Sound Smartphones

The Audio Phones Amplify Your Music from Six Different Angles

A lot of great technology gets packed into the modern mobile phone, but a decent sound seems always to be missing. These Audio Phones have been developed as a proposal for improving musical projection so that volume, quality and emission are all optimized.

This project is the work of Wang He and it won a 2013 Red Dot Design Award. At six points around the edges of the slim smartphone concept you'll get a complete 5.1 multi-channel audio system that integrates a subwoofer plus high pitch, left rear, right rear, left channel and right channel speakers. Grooves in the smooth material of the backing open up for unimpeded delivery, whether the Audio Phones are placed facing up or down. There's even a mesmerizing visualizer and colorful LED tubes.

Smartphone Audio Enhancement
Developing smartphones with integrated surround sound audio systems to optimize volume and sound quality.
Multi-channel Audio Projection
Creating smartphones with multiple speakers strategically placed around the edges for a complete 5.1 audio experience.
Visualizer and LED Integration
Incorporating mesmerizing visualizers and colorful LED tubes into smartphone designs for an enhanced audiovisual experience.

Industries Being Reshaped

Consumer Electronics
Opportunity for consumer electronics companies to develop smartphones with superior audio capabilities.
Audio Equipment
Potential for audio equipment manufacturers to collaborate with smartphone companies to integrate their technology into smartphones.
Mobile Technology
Disruptive innovation opportunity for mobile technology providers to create advanced audio solutions for smartphones.
SCORE
3.1 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 33%
Activity 51%
Freshness 8%

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