The Apple company is constantly trying to improve its products and today we find out that the MacBooks could have implemented a surround sound system should this patent ever be reproduced. Apple proposes the implementation of a number of 4 speakers in Macs plus an audio transducer and the whole system should reproduce much better the sounds played by the Mac. Apple describes a method by which two speakers could be implemented in the case of the Mac screen and they would emit the high frequency sounds while two other speakers would be implemented in the case and would emit the middle frequency sounds and the audio transducer has takes over the task of emitting low frequency sounds.
...the transducer may output both low and mid-range frequencies, essentially performing as a "subtweeter." In such embodiments, the speaker may output not only bass range frequencies (eg, about 20-500 Hz), but also mid-frequencies (eg, about 500-1500 Hz or higher)... The audio transducer may be combined with other speakers in an electronic device such as a laptop, tablet or handheld computing device 10. For example, in one embodiment, two tweeters and one woofer may be combined with the audio transducer. The transducer may output the bass channel and, optionally, the middle ranges, while the tweeters handle high frequency outputs. The woofer may output its standard range of frequencies. Through the combination of the woofer and the audio transducer, more decibels per watt may be output, especially in bass frequencies.
Apple's idea is interesting because it would offer its Macs a powerful audio system and users might need something like that when watching a movie or listening to music. Current Macs can't boast speakers that great, but Apple is working on changing this, but it remains to be seen if its patents will ever be implemented in real products.
