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A PC speaker is a loudspeaker built into some IBM PC compatible computers. The first IBM Personal Computer , model 5150 , employed a standard 2.25 inch magnetic driven (dynamic) speaker. [ 1 ] More recent computers use a tiny moving-iron or piezo speaker instead. [ 2 ]
A buzzer or beeper is an audio signaling device, [1] which may be mechanical, electromechanical, or piezoelectric (piezo for short). Typical uses of buzzers and beepers include alarm devices , timers , train and confirmation of user input such as a mouse click or keystroke.
A piezoelectric speaker (also known as a piezo bender due to its mode of operation, and sometimes colloquially called a "piezo", buzzer, crystal loudspeaker or beep speaker) is a loudspeaker that uses the piezoelectric effect for generating sound. The initial mechanical motion is created by applying a voltage to a piezoelectric material, and ...
Smaller speakers are found in devices such as radios, televisions, portable audio players, personal computers (computer speakers), headphones, and earphones. Larger, louder speaker systems are used for home hi-fi systems (stereos), electronic musical instruments, sound reinforcement in theaters and concert halls, and in public address systems.
The Digital Sound System 80, short DSS80, was a three-piece PC audio system co-developed by Microsoft and Philips.It debuted on the 1998 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) and is most likely the only speaker system ever released by the Microsoft Corporation.
HP announced that the device was available for purchase on 22 October 2010, initially costing US$799. [2] A month after launch, HP announced that the device was back ordered for six weeks due to "extraordinary demand," though Engadget claimed that a source said that HP had planned to build only 5,000 Slates, but received orders for 9,000, forcing the delay.
Tinnitus is a condition when a person hears a ringing sound or a different variety of sound when no corresponding external sound is present and other people cannot hear it. [1] Nearly everyone experiences faint "normal tinnitus" in a completely quiet room; but this is of concern only if it is bothersome, interferes with normal hearing, or is ...
Logitech International S.A. (/ ˈ l ɒ dʒ ɪ t ɛ k / LOJ-i-tek) is a Swiss multinational manufacturer of computer peripherals and software.Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, [1] the company has offices throughout Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas, and is one of the world's leading manufacturers of input and interface devices for personal computers (PCs) and other digital products.