Samsung to come up with phone cases to simulate humans ears

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Whether you were into squishing foam or cutting soap, the strangely soothing sounds of ASMR [autonomous sensory meridian response] video definitely had a moment in 2018.

Now, research from Samsung may make those videos a lot easier to create. The company is previewing a new research experiment that uses AI and a phone case shaped like human ears to make it easier to create ASMR videos with just your phone.

It’s called the aiMo and the idea, according to Samsung, is to simulate the human ear. The combination of the case and AI is able to capture richer and more realistic sound, the company says.

ASMR is the strange phenomenon that causes some people to seek out videos with specific types of (usually soft, whispery) soothing sound. Over the last several years it's spawned its own niche of Instagram and YouTube videos.

But Samsung notes it will allow video creators to make ASMR videos even when they're outdoors, which would be a significant feat. Typically, ASMR videos require environments with little-to-no background noise in order to capture those strangely pleasing sounds.



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