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MEMS drivers are coming to open-wear devices like XR glasses, smart watches and earbuds


The company behind the "sound from ultrasound" micro speakers, xMEMS Labs, is taking aim at open-fit earbuds, AR glasses and smart watches with its new Sycamore driver.

Tiny MEMS ultrasonic drivers have already made a huge difference in sound quality for true wireless earbuds. Sycamore is based on the same platform as xMEMS' Cypress driver for active noise cancellation (ANC) earbuds. "Everything that you get out of our in-ear speakers translates to Sycamore," xMEMS vice president of marketing and business development Mike Housholder told Engadget.

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