Technology

Proprietary Battery

World-wide exclusive to EAR Micro for Hearables

  • T10 Bespoke

    Single EAR Micro cell in that allows up to 9 hours playback time.

  • Industry standard

    Standard Varta coin-cell, or Chinese with 4.5-6 hours playback time.

Min. Circuit Board Size

  • T10 Bespoke

    12.7 mm x 8.9 mm (1.13 sq. Cm). 

    A separate wing folds around the battery to support two mics, IMU, and multi-gesture cap-sense touch surface combined with patent-pending Micro LDS antenna.

  • Industry standard

    -2 to 3 sq. Cm. For the main circuit, plus wings for sensors, battery connections etc.

A.I.

Patents by EAR and Bragi

  • T10 Bespoke

    Supports on-board situational awareness, on-board gesture processing, and other fully customizable future features (workout detection, detection of reps for pushups/situps/other floor exercises, auto-transparency audio pass through during calls or when user is speaking, etc.

  • Industry standard

    None.

ANC

Feed Forward, Feed Back, and Hybrid ANC

  • T10 Bespoke

    Yes, T10's are Feed Forward.

  • Industry standard

    Yes.

Bluetooth Audio Streaming

  • T10 Bespoke

    24bit/up to 96kHz using Sony LDAC codec

  • Industry standard

    16bit/44.1kHz, some at 24/48 using APTx or APTxHD

min. electronics volume, including battery

  • T10 Bespoke

    1.38 cu. Cm (Nearly 1/2 the size of Airpod Pro)

  • Industry standard

    ~2 to 3 sq. cm for the main circuit, plus wings for sensors, battery connections, etc.

DSP’s

  • T10 Bespoke

    Twin Tensilica HiFi , open architecture, easily customized, integrated into SIP

  • Industry standard

    *Qualcomm Kalimba, severely outdated, only a handful of individuals in the world familiar with and capable of programming)

Head Gesture interface

Patent by Bragi, licensed by EAR Micro

  • T10 Bespoke

    Extended gestures through Bragi OS, initial T-10 includes head nod, head shake, and (later) software upgrade for 4D virtual menu integration (virtual mouse), plus Mouth gesture (patented by EAR) for click/selection of list items.

  • Industry standard

    Not available, would infringe Bragi IP and EAR Micro IP.

Microphones

(Per earphone)

  • T10 Bespoke

    T-10 uses 4 standard mems analog, custom keyword/key-phrase detection handled entirely through OS on the m4 ARM.

  • Industry standard

    2-4, generally external only, must use Knowles IA 610/611 smart-mic for (very limited) keyword detection, only "Alexa/Google/Siri" today.

Power Consumption

  • T10 Bespoke

    5.5. mA

  • Industry standard

    8-15 mA

Max On-board (stored) Audio playback resolution

  • T10 Bespoke

    24/48

  • Industry standard

    Few are 24/48

Built-in program-accessible RAM on SIP/SOC

  • T10 Bespoke

    64 MB

  • Industry standard

    0 MB

Processor

  • T10 Bespoke

    ARM M4, integrated into SIP

  • Industry standard

    *QC 51xx, very difficult to customize and program. No operating system integration, no a.i. integration

Multi-Gesuture Micro-Mechanical Deflection-Based Cap-Sense Touch

  • T10 Bespoke

    Supports touch, double touch, touch and hold, swipe forward, swipe rearward, swipe and hold forward, swipe and hold rearward, toggle forward, toggle rearward, toggle and hold (both directions), all gestures (for each ear) independently assignable in-app.

  • Industry standard

    QC 51xx, cap sense no longer supported on chip, must use separate chip and custom software to support multi-gesture, no pressure sensitivity.

Non-Verbal Mouth-Based Interface

  • T10 Bespoke

    Included: control hearable without voice, and without hands (click teeth, tongue snitch, etc.). Used in conjunction with Bragi 4D head-gestures to create virtual ‘point and click’ menu structure for the hearable, protected by EAR and Bragi IP

  • Industry standard

    Not available, would infringe EAR IP.

Operating System

Multiple Patents licensed from Bragi, who holds key IP

  • T10 Bespoke

    Bragi O.S. customized in partnership with EAR Micro, several pending Klipsch-exclusive hearables apps to debut alongside product.

  • Industry standard

    Qualcomm (firmware only), no ability to download hearables apps to upgrade or enhance the product.

MIDI interface

  • T10 Bespoke

    Yes in future software updates.

  • Industry standard

    Not available, would infringe EAR Micro IP.

SDK Available

  • T10 Bespoke

    YES (coming soon), allows outside app developers to write hearables apps and/or integrate hearables support to existing apps.

  • Industry standard

    NO.

Chassis Design

Patent Pending by EAR

  • T10 Bespoke

    YES.

    Fully utilizes exclusive EAR Micro Chassis Design. Klipsch Hearables chassis will be a viable platform for decades to come; just like the company’s famous Klipsch Horns; in continuous production for nearly 70 years.

  • Industry standard

    NO.

    All other hearables are mechanically fixed, cannot be opened or repaired easily. Not upgradable as tech evolves. Planned 2-3 year EOL means more end up in landfills.