Dolby Atmos is coming to an unlikely gadget and I am intrigued

In a joint announcement, Dolby, Lenovo, and Google have formally unveiled the world’s first Chromebook with Dolby Atmos: the Lenovo Chromebook Plus (14″, 10). Designed by the world’s largest PC maker, this Lenovo laptop computer runs Google’s light-weight ChromeOS working system, gives superior spatial audio tuning, and measures in at 14-inches of diagonal show actual property.

“The Lenovo Chromebook Plus (14”, 10), the primary Chromebook with Dolby Atmos, is a vital milestone in our long-standing collaboration with Dolby. We’re dedicated to bringing revolutionary firsts to customers in all places and, by way of working with Dolby, our Chromebook customers will now take pleasure in best-in-class premium audio,” says Benny Zhang, Government Director and Basic Supervisor of Chromebooks in Lenovo’s Clever Units Group.

Right now, there is no phrase on Lenovo Chromebook Plus (14”, 10) pricing or availability. Further product specs are additionally unclear, making it troublesome to foretell an approximate worth vary. Dolby Atmos itself requires ponying up for an official certification, which could finally be handed on to customers — although, Chromebooks do are usually on the extra reasonably priced aspect when in comparison with many Windows-based notebook PCs.

Dolby Atmos makes for an immersive sound expertise

Dolby’s Atmos know-how is a pleasant characteristic to have included on a tool, laptop computer or in any other case

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At its core, Dolby Atmos is a spatial audio technology that enables for extra lifelike, immersive, and dynamic acoustics when applied into shopper tech merchandise. Atmos depends on particular tuning at each the {hardware} and software program degree, and it requires multimedia information to be particularly encoded with Atmos in thoughts with a view to perform correctly.

Atmos is ready to produce a encompass sound-esque impact by making a 3D soundscape, which is achieved through a mixture of bespoke processing, extra top channels, spatial consciousness, and audio object identifiers, amongst different technical wizardry. The tech, which is proprietary and licensed by Dolby, will be discovered on every part from high-end cinema setups to tiny smartphone speakers.

In fact, not each Atmos implementation is equivalent, and a laptop computer’s variant of the tech will possible depend on some further software program magic to approximate a bigger multi-channel theater setup. Even nonetheless, the bespoke tuning and extra experience required to implement Atmos right into a cell gadget ought to end in superior audio when in comparison with an equal product that lacks Atmos certification.

Spatial and 3D audio tech is changing into more and more well-liked within the shopper house, with virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets benefiting probably the most from a extra immersive soundscape. Within the case of a laptop computer reminiscent of Lenovo’s upcoming Chromebook Plus (14″, 10), Atmos ought to end in punchier sound supply when consuming music, motion pictures, and TV reveals.

In fact, there are a ton of variables at play, together with the aforementioned want for media content material to help Atmos, in addition to compression attributable to internet streaming. Personally, I hope to see an increasing number of tech merchandise embrace the usual going ahead, which ought to hopefully end in an elevated quantity of Atmos-compatible multimedia within the years to return.

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Don’t be concerned — you will not have to improve if you happen to already like your present Atmos setup.