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# Smartphone Sound Effect Players
The 'Embi' Ambient Sound Player Adds Sound Effects to Your Calls

By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-06-12 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/embi
References: [thegadgetflow](https://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/embi-ambient-sound/) & [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1966460676/embi-ambient-sound-player-add-any-sound-to-phone-c)

Whether you're looking to prank a caller or get out of a responsibility, the 'Embi' Ambient Sound Player is a device that aims to help offer you the best way to enhance the calls you receive on your [smartphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-flipper-by-heineken). Connecting to your device via Bluetooth, the player works by enabling you to play a sound effect or add a soundtrack to the call for whatever reason you might have. This could include [ambient traffic noise](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-ambience), a barking dog and much more thanks to the over 300 different [sound effects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voicemod-key-usb-c) that the device can be programmed with.

Users of the 'Embi' Ambient Sound Player can also record their own sounds to be played during calls as a way to cause misdirection when on the line with someone.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.0/10
- Popularity: 8% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: Asia

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Enhanced Phone Call Experience:** The 'Embi' Ambient Sound Player is an innovative device that allows users to add sound effects or soundtracks to phone calls, offering a new way to personalize and enhance the calling experience.
- **Bluetooth Sound Effect Technology:** The use of Bluetooth technology in the 'Embi' Ambient Sound Player enables seamless integration with smartphones, providing a convenient and wireless solution for adding sound effects to calls.
- **Customizable Sound Effect Library:** With over 300 different sound effects that can be programmed, the 'Embi' Ambient Sound Player offers a wide range of options for users to choose from, allowing for personalized and creative phone call enhancements.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Telecommunications:** The 'Embi' Ambient Sound Player presents an opportunity for telecommunications companies to offer a unique value-added service to customers, enhancing the phone call experience with sound effects.
- **Entertainment:** The ability to add sound effects or soundtracks to phone calls with the 'Embi' Ambient Sound Player opens up new possibilities for entertainment companies to create interactive and immersive experiences for their audience.
- **Mobile Accessories:** The 'Embi' Ambient Sound Player provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for mobile accessory companies to develop and market new products that enhance the functionality and fun of smartphone usage.

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