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Pinna
The human ear's pinna is the funnel shaped lobe of flesh that sticks out on either side of the head. It has several important roles to play not just in focusing incoming sounds into the ear, but also distorting, filtering and time delaying sounds. By understanding how the pinna affects the perception of sound, we are able to engineer more naturally believable auditory localization within virtual environments.
See Also: Pinna Filtering, Pinna Notch
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(07/03/2010)
Sonitus Medical out of San Mateo, California is a company that's betting on bone conducting dental hearing implant technology. The SoundBite Hearing System that the firm is developing consists of a unit that has a microphone and wireless t...