Elon Musk is likely to be designing some headphones, if a brand new Tesla patent trademark software is any indication.

The electrical automaker’s software covers a vary of audio merchandise, together with headphones, earbuds, microphones, and um, megaphones(?). Spotted by Electrek, the applying was submitted earlier this month and is at present pending.

It consists of:

Microphones, headphones, earphones, digital audio gamers, sound transmitting equipment, audio audio system, subwoofers, earpads for headphones, audio interfaces, audio equalizer equipment, horns for loudspeakers and megaphones.

We don’t know what Tesla is as much as, however the firm would have some choices ought to this software undergo. It could possibly be as apparent as making a Tesla-branded in-car speaker system, or we would see the EV maker broaden into the patron tech business with its personal headphones, earbuds, and audio system. Then there’s the point out of megaphones, which might in all probability be probably the most on-brand machine. But companies are sometimes granted logos they don’t find yourself utilizing for precise merchandise, so don’t be stunned if nothing comes of this.

Still, it’s price speculating given Tesla’s historical past of promoting every part from gags just like the “not a flamethrower” flamethrower to extra sensible merchandise which might be unrelated to automobiles, like surfboards, tequila, and moveable powerbanks.

Musk tends to make no matter is on his thoughts, and there’s no doubting his love for music (the CEO not too long ago launched his personal EDM single). It would additionally appear the corporate has the required expertise to place out merchandise that may compete in opposition to Bose or Apple. Tesla’s speaker methods, significantly the 22-speaker setup within the Model S, are broadly praised, and Musk has beforehand attributed the sound high quality to audio engineers who come from the posh model Bang & Olufsen.

As Electrek factors out, Tesla’s lead audio engineer, Markus Koch, beforehand labored for Harman and B&O, two manufacturers that make each in-car audio methods and shopper merchandise, and Tesla not too long ago poached from Jawbone and Amazon Lab126, a subsidiary accountable for Echo audio system.

So far, these people presumably helped make an obnoxious function that turns the exterior pedestrian audio system of a Tesla right into a boombox whereas letting you modify your horn sound to the sound of farting or a bleating goat. Perhaps this trademark software will give Tesla’s sound engineers extra helpful purposes to work on.

Whatever Tesla is pondering of constructing, one factor is for certain: People will purchase it. Much like Apple and its overpriced sharpening fabric, Tesla might promote vaporware on its model alone. With that in thoughts, we wouldn’t be stunned if the corporate partnered with a longtime audio model (perhaps an organization like Nothing?), fine-tuned the sound signature, and charged a premium for every Tesla emblem on the ear cups.

But then, why purchase Tesla headphones when Musk’s Neuralink is already engaged on streaming music directly into our brains?