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If there is a drawback to smartphones and tablets is that their speakers can hardly be called powerful. Sure, some of them are pretty loud and there are some OEMs who are trying their best to do something about it, like HTC with BoomSound and BlackBerry with Natural Sound technology.

However it seems like Dolby wants in on the game as well with their Dolby Atmos surround sound technology which the company is hoping to introduce to smartphones and tablets later this year. (more…)

Dolby Atmos Surround Sound Technology Coming To Smartphones & Tablets original content from Ubergizmo.

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We’ve sad news to report today in the world of audio: Ray Dolby has passed on. His death comes relatively soon after losing both Dr. Fritz Sennheiser and Dr. Amar Bose, and as with those two gentlemen, Dolby’s legacy will continue to impact viewers and listeners around the globe for many years to come. Dolby founded Dolby Laboratories in 1965, seeking to provide a place for like-minded engineers to “push the limits of sight and sound,” as is stated on the outfit’s homepage.

He is perhaps best known for the Dolby noise-reduction system, and in more modern times, for his company’s iconic stamp on just about every major motion picture and piece of AV equipment known to man. Dolby’s surround sound magic continues to lead the industry, with Dolby 3D and Dolby Atmos as its latest contributions. Ray Dolby was 80 years old, and is survived by his wife Dagmar as well as sons Tom and David. A tribute video compiled by Dolby Labs can be found after the break.

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