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听力文本
New Device Puts Music in Your Head
Imagine a world where you move around in front of a personal computer in your own sound space. You listen to your favorite songs, play loud computer games or watch a movie — all without other people hearing the sound.
That is the possibility presented by "sound beaming," a new technology from Noveto Systems, an Israeli company.
On Friday, the company debuted a desktop device that sends sound directly to a listener without the need for headphones or a special receiver.
Noveto Systems gave The Associated Press (AP) a chance to test its SoundBeamer 1.0 before its debut. The AP's Louise Dixon writes that listening to the device is like something from a science fiction movie. The sound seems so close it feels like it is inside your ears while also in front, above and behind them.
Noveto expects the device will have many uses. Office workers could listen to music or conference calls without others hearing. People could play a game, a movie or music without waking up others in the same room.
Because the device does not use headphones, it is possible to hear other sounds in the room clearly.
The device uses a 3-D technology that finds and follows the ear position of the listener. It sends ultrasonic waves to create sound pockets by the user's ears.
Sound can be heard in stereo or 3-D. The 3-D method creates sound on all sides of the listener, the company said.
The demo version of the device included nature videos of birds on a lake, bees flying and a quiet waterway.
SoundBeamer Product Manager Ayana Wallwater enjoys watching the reactions of people trying the technology for the first time.
"Most people just say, ‘Wow, I really don't believe it,'" she said.
"You don't believe it because it sounds like a speaker, but no one else can hear it...it's supporting you and you're in the middle of everything. It's happening around you."
By changing a setting, the sound can follow a listener around when they move their head. It also is possible to move out of the sound beam's path and hear nothing at all.
"You don't need to tell the device where you are. It's not streaming to one exact place," Wallwater said.
While the idea of sound beaming is not new, Noveto was the first to launch the technology. Its chief executive officer Christophe Ramstein said a "smaller" version of the device will be ready for release to consumers next year.
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重点解析
1.headphones n.耳机
I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums.
我不愿戴耳机，因为它可能会使鼓膜穿孔。
2.version n. 版本
The second-hand version is a poor copy of the original.
盗版版本是对原版的低劣复制。
3.executive adj.行政的；执行的
Some executive members have called for his resignation.
一些执行委员会成员要求他辞职。
4.reaction n.反应
Ozone is produced by the reaction between oxygen and ultraviolet light.
臭氧由氧气和紫外线发生反应而产生。
5.Because the device does not use headphones, it is possible to hear other sounds in the room clearly.
it is possible to 做...是可能的
If it is possible to find out where your brother is, we shall.
如果能找出你兄弟在哪儿，我们就会去找。
It is possible to vacation at some of the more expensive resorts if you go in the off-season.
如果在淡季出游，就有可能去一些价格较为昂贵的旅游胜地度假。
6.It also is possible to move out of the sound beam's path and hear nothing at all.
move out of 移出；搬出
Maybe it's time we move out of the suburbs.
现在是我们离开郊区的时候了。
Tomorrow they will move out of this city.
明天他们将搬出这个城市。
参考译文
无耳机新装置可传输音乐
试想一下，你在自己的电脑前走动，沉浸在自我的音乐世界里。听着最喜欢的歌曲，玩着吵闹的游戏或者看一部电影，而外界听不到任何声音。
以色列一家名为“诺维托”的公司开发了“声音光束”新技术让一切成为可能。
上周五，该公司首次推出了一款桌面设备，无需耳机或特殊接收器即可向听众直接传送声音。
诺维托公司在其新产品“声束器”1.0版本首发前邀请美联社做了一次测试。美联社的路易丝·狄克逊（Louise Dixon）写道，聆听该新设备就像置身于科幻电影中一样。感觉声音像在耳朵内以及耳朵前方，上方和后方立体环绕。
诺维托预计该设备将会实现许多用途。上班族可用来听音乐或进行电话会议，并且不会打扰到他人。还可以在不吵到室内其他人的情况下玩游戏、看电影或听音乐。
由于该设备没有耳机，因此人们还可以清晰地听到室内的其他声音。
该设备采用3D技术可以发现并跟踪耳朵的位置。它会发出超声波在聆听者的耳朵旁形成声腔。
该公司称，使用者可以听到三维立体声，这种三维立体声会环绕着耳朵。
该设备的演示版是一段大自然的视频，能听到湖面上空的鸟鸣，蜜蜂飞行的声音和安静的流水声。
“声束器”的产品经理阿亚纳·沃尔沃特（Ayana Wallwater）喜欢观察第一次尝试这项技术的人们的反应。
“大多数人都很惊讶，‘哇哦，不敢相信。’”她说。
“令人难以置信的是它听起来像是一个扬声器，但其他人却听不见任何声音……你能听到声音，并且仿佛置身情境中。声音在四周萦绕。”
通过设置，声音可以跟着听众的头部移动而变化。还可以离开“声束器”的传播路径，避免听到任何声音。
沃尔沃特说：“无需向设备传达你的位置。它不会只盯着某一个确切的位置传声。”
虽然声束传播的理念屡见不鲜，但诺维托是第一个推出这项技术的公司。该公司首席执行官克里斯托夫·拉姆斯坦（Christophe Ramstein）表示，该设备的“迷你”版将于明年向消费者发布。
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