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CES 2023

AFUR to Demo ‘Parso,’ Wearable Speaker That Only You Can Hear, at CES 2023

At CES® 2023 (Jan. 5-8), Tokyo-based tech startup AFUR will showcase “Parso,” a highly directional speaker to be worn around one’s neck. Parso, which uses ultrasonic elements to direct sound, is battery-operable and substantially smaller than conventional unidirectional speakers, thanks to AFUR’s proprietary circuit and structural designs that reduce power consumption while allowing transducers to be densely stacked. Because the…