New tech claiming to "convert sound into high fidelity vibrations"

[Mrspiky4]

Just found this new tech on Amazon called the Subpac that turns sound from a game into vibrations on your body, it kinda remind me of that fan that blows hot air at you when it sees an explosion on screen or something. I'd love to see an LTT video on this because sadly I cannot afford a 350 dollar piece of possible garbage. But then again it could be cool, they have claims from Forbes and The Guardian, so it's anyone's bet.

 

Also they say that they're partnered with Andy Rubin, must've been very downhill since the Essential Phone haha

 

Link to website: https://subpac.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw583nBRBwEiwA7MKvoGqtG25I303dLEF0VSKvJXUCuY2MO_CXxVdc0tSErUbjm3Jp57KfTxoCw4QQAvD_BwE

 

Link to Forbes article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/julianmitchell/2016/05/05/timbaland-and-google-android-creator-set-to-redefine-how-fans-experience-music/amp/

 

Link to The Guardian: https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/21/subpack-s2-review-portable-mega-club-experience-vibrating

 

Edited June 3, 2019 by Mrspiky4
Capitalization errors and new tags

[givingtnt]

What is this ? some sort of musical vibrator ?

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, givingtnt said:

What is this ? some sort of musical vibrator ?

not that it wouldn't have an audience of course

[TempestCatto]

All sound is just changes in air pressure. I don't know what this thing is trying to accomplish other than high quality audio.

 

Read the headline, read the whole fucking post, still typed that shit out.

 

Kill me

 

[Taf the Ghost]

There was a PS2 era game & device like this. 

[Guest]

44 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

not that it wouldn't have an audience of course

 

I think of a different media when I think of a vibrator 

[Trik'Stari]

52 minutes ago, givingtnt said:

What is this ? some sort of musical vibrator ?

[DildorTheDecent]

>new tech

 

These daft things have been around for years.

[Soppro]

Sounds like that Razer thing which also did pretty much the same thing except "haptics"

[Nowak]

is

 

isn't computer audio just vibrations

[imreloadin]

The "audiophile" snake-oil salesmen strike again!

[Brooksie359]

1 hour ago, TempestCatto said:

All sound is just changes in air pressure. I don't know what this thing is trying to accomplish other than high quality audio.

 

Read the headline, read the whole fucking post, still typed that shit out.

 

Kill me

 

I mean if you have a big enough subwoofer then it will cause vibrations. It is sorta ironic because you look at most instruments and they are just the use of vibration to make sound. 

[TempestCatto]

15 minutes ago, Nowak said:

is

 

isn't computer audio just vibrations

Any sound you hear is just a change in air pressure. This device seems to harness sounds to give a sense of "feel" during gameplay. Kinda like the ButtKicker.

[Nowak]

Just now, TempestCatto said:

Any sound you hear is just a change in air pressure. This device seems to harness sounds to give a sense of "feel" during gameplay. Kinda like the ButtKicker.

ah, I see.

[Salv8 (sam)]

but...

sound waves are vibrations in the air...

my brain rn:

edit: just keep it on repeat, it's never going to stop hurting

[Froody129]

Tbh it looks like a pretty nice thing to play with. Not that I'd use more than once. It's just a subwoofer that you put on your back.

 

Does it do massages? 

[RejZoR]

You can always sit on a subwoofer lol

[Quadriplegic]

A must-have tech for desperate housewives.

[Jito463]

So......he made an expensive subwoofer?

[Thaldor]

Old news.

Uses contact speakers so actually works (unlike that wristband stuff that Linus made video about), but is still gimmick. Great back massager with full blast techno, but as a subwoofer for headphones, not so much.