At CTIA Dolby Laboratories showed off Dolby Surround support on the Nokia N95 8GB, dubbed Dolby Mobile.
Wait. What?
What is this, China? Are more-than-two speakers on a phone hitting mainstream?
No. It's an app, developed by Dolby Laboratories, that runs in the background and, I have to quote this, "takes plain, old stereo sound and give it a 3D feel and increased depth" (from IntoMobile).
According to the blogosphere (and especially the guys over at IntoMobile, who got some hands-on time with this at the Mobile World Congress in February), it's really useful and all.
I just can't believe this. An app that 'magically' turns stereo into surround, 3D sound? I remember now, I already have such a thing on my N95! And it's 100% useless! So hopefully the Dolby app will be better.
And now let's put this into perspective. Samsung have been constantly pushing dedicated Digital Sound Processors (developed by Bang & Olufsen) in their recent high end phones, including their S60 lineup. And according to Eldar from Mobile Review, one such Samsung smartphone, the i450, produces the best sound on the market right now.
And this... is... Nokia's... answer?! An app?
[Source and Image source: IntoMobile]
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