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post #1 of 5
8/17/10 at 4:14pm
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First, before anything read this article at gizmodo : http://gizmodo.com/5614154/giz-explains-what-is-liquidmetal

 

Could this be used in headphones to improve the sound quality?

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post #2 of 5
8/17/10 at 4:21pm

Assuming it is still extremely strong when hammered into a thin driver, and not too brittle, this could possibly make an excellent driver.  I'm sure someone will experiment with this eventually :) 

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post #3 of 5
8/17/10 at 5:04pm

Well since the article says Apple bought exclusive rights to it, I don't expect to see it in any headphones unless they include it in the next iteration of apple iBuds.

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post #4 of 5
8/17/10 at 8:30pm

The first use was to make Sim card pullers. I don't see it being used in sound reproduction, but you never know. I'm banking on iPhone 5 being a liquid metal unibody (blown metal) that is much lighter than the current 4G brick (137g).

 

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/apple-purportedly-utilizing-liquidmetal-alloy-in-sim-ejector-too/

 

iphone-sim-tool.jpg


Edited by Maxvla - 8/17/10 at 8:31pm
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post #5 of 5
8/20/10 at 12:17am

It has been in use for awhile, in medical devices for example.  Apple has exclusive non-competing use.  Apple's first use was the part pictured above.  It isn't hammered but is cast, with little or no machining needed after, making it a savings in process over their current unibody machined aluminum.  

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