Following its stretchy LCD panels, LG Display’s newest gadget is a super-thin speaker designed to be put in in automobile interiors whereas remaining “invisible.” The Thin Actuator Sound Solution was developed with a “global audio company” (LG did not say which), as a substitute for conventional audio system in vehicles. 

The system eschews the same old voice coils, cones and magnets present in most audio system, as an alternative using so-called film-like exciter know-how. That can vibrate off show panels and varied supplies contained in the automobile physique to allow a “rich, 3D immersive sound experience,” in line with the corporate. 

With the panels’ small dimensions (5.9 x 3.5 inches and only a tenth of an inch thick) and 1.4 ounce weight, they are often hidden inside automobile inside elements just like the dashboard, headliner, pillar, and headrests. That frees up areas usually occupied by audio system “without compromising sound quality,” in line with LG. 

The idea is not totally new, as we have seen comparable vibrating panels utilized in OLED TVs from Sony and LG itself. However, automobile interiors are a brand new utility with considerable advantages, if LG Display’s claims about sound high quality are correct. We might discover out for ourselves quickly, as LG is because of present the know-how off at CES 2023 (yep, it is proper across the nook). LG mentioned the audio system shall be commercialized within the first half of 2023.