AI headphones and clicky phone keys | The Vergecast

Today on the flagship podcast of canceled-out cricket sounds:
David, Andru, and Will react to prototype headphones that use AI to take noise cancellation to a whole new level.
Michael Fisher, aka Mr. Mobile, joins the show to discuss mobile phones with physical keyboards and his latest project, “Clicks,” an iPhone case featuring an integrated keyboard.
Further reading:
Hear how the best ANC headphones handle real world and lab tests: • Hear how the best ANC ...
We sent the top ANC headphones to a lab to test their noise-canceling abilities:
www.theverge.com/23852015/act...
The University of Washington’s Semantic Hearing project: semantichearing.cs.washington...
UW’s Mobile Intelligence Lab: netlab.cs.washington.edu/
Clicks is a BlackBerry-style iPhone keyboard case designed for creators:
www.theverge.com/2024/1/4/240...
BlackBerry kills Ryan Seacrest's iPhone keyboard: www.theverge.com/2015/6/1/869...
How to get great audio for podcast interviews: www.theverge.com/22652143/pod...
00:00 - Intro
02:19 - AI headphones and Semantic Hearing w/ Will Poor + Andru Marino
28:07 - Clicks keyboard w/ Michael Fisher
51:05 - Microphones w/ Andru Marino (The Vergecast Hotline)
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[@Metaverse-Marketer]

dude, I had transparency mode turned on and the jumpscare I experienced at 6:18 had my heart jump into my throat.

[@oyeeHunter]

It was scary😮

[@JAFFER3657]

thanks, I turned my headphone volume down just to be on the safe side😄

[@jonasking3670]

I was hoping that you guys would bring up the Seacrest keyboard company, and you didn’t disappoint me.

[@RAYDEEY17]

I thought I was the only one who hasn’t finished watching Oppenheimer 😂😂😂 At this rate, it’ll I’ll take 6 months to finish dune2 if it comes to streaming

[@erniecho]

I ordered Clicks Keyboard and still haven't got my keyboard yet. When I asked about it they just ignored me and said it got delivered.

[@thanos879]

I would pay an ungodly amount of money for a pair of headphones that separates the vocals and instrumental from music in real time. Using a dial.

[@theMostFamousMax]

Finally some more Noise Cancelling! WHOOOOHOOO

[@GadZookz]

Can too much ANC harm your hearing like like too much loud noise?

[@virtuerse]

Yes, always use moderation to be on the safe side.

[@snowballeffect7812]

@@virtuerse yes based on what? lol.

[@6cmh3]

Interesting question. I would assume no since it's cancelling wavelengths or at least reducing wavelengths of incoming sounds but I'm not sure

[@Sherv318]

@@virtuerseno that does make physical sense since it is simply producing anti-waves that destructively interfere with the ambient sound. It would be like asking if destructive interference due to two ocean waves cancelling out can destroy a boats side.

[@teradome.]

No. ANC literally produces waves to cancel out the incoming waves. It's not a psychological effect of hearing two sounds at the same time, there's a physical interaction being done that changes the waves that do finally make it to your ears.

[@jeyanthmandava992]

Need one case for z flip 5, it would be very nice and nostalgic

[@thomasraven]

After listening to this, I'd be very interested in buying some glottal fry-cancelling headphones.

[@RAYDEEY17]

So what’s “IKYKIKYK”

[@hearthing_dev]

I Know You Know I Know You Know.

[@foobar-xh5gs]

perhaps new ai gadget would bring physical keyboard back we don't need to type much on smartphone we can just using stt and let ai elaborate it

[@hatless]

Why dance around the surveillance applications of that selective ML-driven noise cancellation? Yes, this will absolutely find its way into accessibility devices and consumer earbuds, but there's probably bigger licensing money in the short term for workplace surveillance, mass policing, and authoritarian regimes, like so much university tech research. Who are the outside funders for that lab? You're good journalists, but sometimes you forget to journalist. 😂

[@GinsuSher]

complaining about not being able to finish a 3 hour movie. 😅😅😅😅. ffs.