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01-12-2018, 08:01 AM
Google wants your phone screen to double as a speaker
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In the first few days of the new year, Google has its eyes on the future.*
The company, a division of parent company Alphabet Inc., has acquired Redux, a U.K.-based startup.*
The startup "creates products and bespoke systems that enable high-resolution haptic feedback and speakerless surround sound audio," according to Crunchbase (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/redux-st). In other words, its technology eliminates the need for speakers and buttons in smartphones.*
SEE ALSO: This smart lock is powered by the sun (http://mashable.com/2018/01/09/brinks-array-smart-deadbolt-ces/)
Crunchbase claimed the acquisition took place this past August. Regulatory filings confirmed the deal in December, Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/technology) reports.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/11/google-buys-speakerless-startup/)
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In the first few days of the new year, Google has its eyes on the future.*
The company, a division of parent company Alphabet Inc., has acquired Redux, a U.K.-based startup.*
The startup "creates products and bespoke systems that enable high-resolution haptic feedback and speakerless surround sound audio," according to Crunchbase (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/redux-st). In other words, its technology eliminates the need for speakers and buttons in smartphones.*
SEE ALSO: This smart lock is powered by the sun (http://mashable.com/2018/01/09/brinks-array-smart-deadbolt-ces/)
Crunchbase claimed the acquisition took place this past August. Regulatory filings confirmed the deal in December, Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/technology) reports.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/11/google-buys-speakerless-startup/)
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