We often drop the word “smart” when referring to various kinds of technologies: smartphone, smart car, smart house, etc. More often than not, the smart part isn’t that smart after all. A new Kickstarter project called the HiddenHUB claims it is the “first truly smart speaker” and based on the features they state to sell their product, they may very well be right. Apparently, a lot of people believe they’re right as they’ve already survived their target goal.
Basically, what HiddenHUB does is adapt itself to the shape of the room where you’ve installed it and brings you the best sound quality without having to compress it like a lot of speakers usually do. Using adaptive sound technology, it uses its intelligent sensors and a proprietary logic board to be able to determine the size and shape of the room and adjust its audio profile so that it can give you the best sound quality as befitting your surroundings.
When it comes to sound quality, instead of employing Bluetooth to stream your audio wirelessly, which causes 90% of generational loss so to speak, this device uses WiFi audio protocols so that 100% of the audio information is delivered, resulting in CD-quaity music. Add to this the “cutting edge acoustic design” and the previously discussed adaptive sound technology, then HiddenHUB can indeed make its case as a truly smart speaker.
This project has already gotten its $200,000 goal with 58 days still to go until the campaign ends. If you still want to back it up, you just need to spend $349 to get one HiddenHUB and $250 off the full retail price of $599. Delivery is expected by March 2016.
SOURCE: Kickstarter
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